Feeling a Bit Stir Crazy at Home?

Here’s a little humor for everyone who has been spending too much time at home…

I read a story the other day about being people going stir-crazy from staying home or being in quarantine that I thought you might get a chuckle from reading.

“I was just talking about going stir crazy the other day with the microwave and toaster while drinking coffee, and we all agreed that things are getting bad. I didn’t mention anything to the washing machine, since she puts a different spin on everything. I certainly didn’t mention anything to the fridge, as he is acting cold and distant. In the end, the iron straightened me out and said everything would be fine; no situation is too pressing. The vacuum was very unsympathetic, and told me to suck it up, but the fan was more optimistic and hopes it would all soon blow over! The toilet looked a bit flushed when asked its opinion and didn’t say anything, but the doorknob told me to get a grip. The front door said I was unhinged, and so the curtains told me to, yes, you guessed it… pull myself together.”

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A well-planned search engine optimization (SEO) strategy can help you increase organic traffic and boost sales. However, many old-school SEO best practices can do more harm than good. Here are a few SEO habits to avoid:

• Keyword stuffing (including keywords that don’t read naturally) is widely condemned by search engines and could cause a Google penalty that removes your page from search engine results pages.


• Limiting your content to newsjacking (sharing articles relevant to your business) or content sharing, rather than creating original content.


• Using similar content on several pages results in poor quality and low rankings.


• Skipping posts or posting irregularly makes it challenging to build a loyal audience. The more you post fresh, relevant content, the more the search engines will give you favorable rankings.


• Ignoring on-page elements, such as title tags, which are important because it gives a sneak peek into the page’s content.

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Newsletters have a proven track record for establishing and maintaining credibility, announcing new products and promotions, and keeping businesses in touch with customers and prospects. Why not think outside the box and design your newsletter as a door hanger?

Door hanger newsletters are a great way to break through the clutter of e-mail overload and stay in touch with a local community. Because door hanger newsletters must be physically removed from the doorknob, they are more likely to be read and make a lasting impression.

When designed as a door hanger, newsletters are typically brief, with specific landing page URLs or QR codes to read more. You can also track your newsletter results by providing a tear-away coupon or special offer. You may also consider a folded door hanger to increase your marketing real estate.

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While it has gotten easier to add images inside of Google Sheets, here is a way to add an image with descriptive text that can easily be moved together as a group:

Rather than clicking Insert>Image, go to Insert>Drawing, and then click the Image icon to add your image or images. Click on the image and drag the blue edge to make the image larger or smaller.

While in the same popup box, click the Text icon to add your text. Create the text box by clicking and dragging in the drawing area, and then release the mouse for the text box to appear. Highlight your text to change the font, color, and other text styles. You may also layer your text over the image(s).

When you’re done, click the blue Save & Close button at the top right side of the drawing area. This enables your image and text to be grouped together, allowing you to easily move the box around, between, or within documents.

If you need to change your grouped image and text, after inserting it into a Google Sheet, simply double click on the image, and the Drawing box will pop up, allowing you to edit and move text, as well as your image(s).

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