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Tag: marketing

Clockwork, Marketing, Me, Uncategorized

The Squirrel and Marketing

Frank Jan 9, 2026 Tagged with business, marketing, squirrel

I have been acquainted with the squirrel for a long time. In the 1960s I am fairly sure it once ate my homework. Some of my friends who have been diagnosed with ADHD, ADD or are “on the spectrum” have …

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Life, Me, Uncategorized

Happy New Year 2026!

Frank Jan 5, 2026 Tagged with marketing, New Year planning, new years

The past year has been a mixed bag… it started well, but I kind of got sidetracked by yet another new project. This one was not exactly chosen by me, instead I ended up with a bunch of used equipment …

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Sales and Marketing

Why Start a Podcast? The Benefits (and Pitfalls) of Social Media

Frank May 29, 2025 Tagged with marketing, Mastering the Machine, podcasting, social media, Social Networks

Well, as if I don’t have anything else to do, I am starting a podcast. What makes people need to express themselves on social media, even if no one is listening? I can’t speak for others, but here is where …

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Sales and Marketing

Relative Value

Frank Aug 20, 2023 Tagged with marketing, relative value

No, this is not about the comparative value of your family. This morning I was thinking about the worth of things. I receive lots of e-mails and messages trying to convince me to purchase services from people or companies. Some …

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Business, Me, The Automation Academy, Thoughts, Website

Happy New Year! (Help Wanted?)

Frank Dec 31, 2022 Tagged with admin, content creation, contracting, marketing

Wow, it’s been a crazy year! As with most years, I generally use the holidays to take stock of what the previous year or years have brought and make plans for the upcoming year. I have mentioned the changes that …

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Anatomy of a Website

Frank Aug 30, 2020 Tagged with Automation Academy, marketing, Membership Academy, Online Training, website, Wordpress

Actually as you can see above, this is the anatomy of two websites. Platforms I started the Automation Primer in 2011. It has been on the WordPress platform from the beginning. It has also always been hosted on GoDaddy. When …

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Me, Website

Video

Frank Mar 2, 2013 Tagged with graphics, marketing, video

A friend of mine made this video for me for this site. Allie Small and I were in a rock band from 1983-1985, he now owns a company called Signature Media Group near Atlanta. We only recently got back in …

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