Article in the Philadelphia Business Journal
The Philadelphia Business Journal’s article all about DonnaTechDesigns came out today! It was such a surprise! I got a call from a very nice woman asking me if I would like her company to preserve the article for posterity in a beautiful ebony frame… and I was like, “HUH?!?” “Don’t you know? There’s an article about your company in the Philadelphia Business Journal!” “Wowsers!” Yes, it’s true. I did indeed exclaim, “Wowsers!” I hung up with her and immediately ran out to buy a couple copies. I was happy to...
read moreAn interview?
Something very exciting happened to me last week. I got a call from a journalist with the Philadelphia Business Journal. She had heard about the work I am doing and wanted to interview me for an article she’s writing about young entrepreneurs. I think the surge of joy I felt at that moment had more to do with being considered young than an entrepreneur! We met at the local Starbucks and she asked me a ton of questions like why did I start my little business and how was it working out for me. She asked about challenges I faced and what were my plans for growth. Some of the...
read moreDomain Registry of America SCAM
Over the past two weeks, I’ve had a couple customers contact me with questions regarding a letter they received from Domain Registry of America. The document looks like a very official invoice. It says that if you act now, you can renew your Website’s domain registration and SAVE MONEY! This gets me so angry. I do not like companies trying to FOOL my customers! Yes, ladies and gentleman, THIS IS A SCAM! There are NO SAVINGS here. The Domain Registry of America wants $30.00 to renew your registration for one year. This is not savings! The typical cost of domain...
read moreMarch Newsletter Vol.2
I made a pact to publish a monthly newsletter with myself back in February. March was quickly coming to an end and I couldn’t let it pass without a newsletter! I mean, how would that look? So I sat down Sunday night and started writing. By Monday morning around 10:30, I pushed send and my little newsletter traveled down the information highway to all the emails on my verified list. Check it out: DonnaTechDesigns Newsletter: Social Networking in 3 Minutes or Less. I know the email gods say you really shouldn’t send out a newsletter on Monday morning but I figured it would be...
read moreLower Bucks Business Expo!
It was a last minute decision to rent a booth at the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce’s Expo. Originally my plan was to just walk around and talk to people but the more I contemplated doing that, the more I began to feel like a cheap jerk who wants to sell but doesn’t want to buy. And so I ponied up and got a table. I am glad I did! I met some great people, many of whom I know I can help grow their business! I also did something I never thought I would do… I printed brochures! It’s true! I often brag about being paperless and not giving prospects anything...
read moreDonnaTechDesigns Newsletter Vol. 1
I just sent out my first newsletter today! It was quite an undertaking. I wrote all the content myself! It was important to me that the newsletter was well-written and interesting to the reader. I get so many newsletters delivered to my inbox but there are very few I read or look forward to reading. My favorites are Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Caffeine and Dreamhost’s monthly newsletter. I took A LOT of inspiration from both of them. So what did I take from them? I wrote the newsletter in a very conversational tone so the reader would feel as if I was there talking to them. I...
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