March 8 Daily Directions
The following is presented on behalf of today’s proclaimed International Women’s Day. Click the green calendar to read the adjoining content. And enjoy!
Today in Context
Ideas for a Women’s Blog: “Start your free blog at LiveJournal.com, WordPress.com, Blogger.com, Multiply.com, or Tumblr.com. The goal of this blog will be to document your progress through solving a women’s problem.”
Interview with a Director of Marketing: ” I work in a very male-dominated industry and women are not always given the respect they deserve. Coming out of college this was a bit shocking.”
Women Prove It’s Not Just A Man’s World: “Women-owned businesses account for 28 percent of all businesses in the United States, and they represent about 775,000 new startups per year, and account for 55% of new startups.”
Blogs That Matter: “http://womenentrepreneur.com http://womma.org/word http://searchenginemarketingblog.zunch.com http://bloggingtips.com”
Format Your Email Professionally: “Using office protocol when communicating, (correct spelling and grammar, addressing men as Mr., women as Ms., etc.) is certainly an acceptable approach as well.”
Outsourcing Creates Jobs: “Here, you’ll learn what compelled one woman to seek online employment from the comfort of home. You’ll also learn what keeps her motivated in a job-stressed society.”
Multisourcing Online Requires Skillz: “Multisourcing through a middle-man (or woman) significantly reduces the amount of time you have to spend juggling n costs, n tasks, and n providers.”
Outsourcing Gone Bad (What Went Wrong II): “According to the report, ” A spokeswoman for JCPenney, Darcie Brossart, told the New York Times, ‘JCPenney did not authorize, and we were not involved.”
Business Quotes: “Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor. -Wilma Scott Heide, NOW Official Biography, 1971.”
Outsourcing Online Provides Discrimination Immunity: “Can you tell which one of these profiles belongs to an African American? A female? A 75 year old? A Muslim? A transgender? If you guessed either one of them, you would have been wrong.”
Is Your Idea Worth The Gamble?: “Avoid friends and family as they usually just tell you what you want to hear. If your target customer is a 35 year old female, pitch your idea to every 35 year old female you meet and gauge their response.”
