November 4, 2018

The Best of Boyle (County) Basket

We would like to shout out a big “THANK YOU!” to those local businesses who donated to the “Best of Boyle Basket” to be a drawing giveaway at the recent Health Fair presented by Whitaker Bank. The Brown Center for aging presented and the event included a symposium on Alzheimers […]
July 28, 2018

BCTC Tour Was Impressive!

Our local Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC), here in Danville is a wonderful asset to the community. Steve and I took a tour this week and we wanted to share a bit of information about this resource. The school is planning a huge expansion to serve more students and […]
October 9, 2017

Screen Capture: Creating a Video of What’s On Your Computer Screen

Sometimes, when you are trying to explain what you see on your computer screen, things get a little frustrating. It’s ok, we have a great little tool for those of you who have a Windows 10 machine, that will make your life easier. Gaming DVR Tool In Windows 10 Win […]
April 19, 2017

Creative Ways to Save Money in Your Small Business

Sometimes the best way to grow your small business is to save money on the things that don’t matter to invest them in those things that do. I recently offered our readers some suggestions on How to Save Money on Web Hosting fees. Today, let’s look at some other ways […]
April 5, 2017

How to Save Money on Website Hosting

We recently did an audit of many of those accounts we take for granted — the ones we put on auto-pilot. One of the accounts we reviewed was our website hosting provider. Once you find an excellent website host, you don’t want to change things. Finding that provider is never […]
March 22, 2017

Preventing Burnout for Entrepreneurs

Burnout for entrepreneurs is not the exception to the rule… it IS the rule. When you are an entrepreneur it’s easy to end up being “always at work” and always on call. How you overcome burnout will make the difference in whether you are a successful entrepreneur or a statistic. Define […]
October 2, 2016

10 Marketing Tips for Bloggers

1. Select a clean theme Buying a theme doesn’t guarantee quality. Some premium or paid themes have “dirty” code that don’t do you any SEO favors. On the other hand, some “free” themes do a great job. Do your due diligence before selecting. Beware of poorly functioning/performing themes or those […]
September 16, 2016

Blogging Tips for Beginners

1. Begin with a self-hosted WordPress blog Period. Google loves WordPress. You will love it too. It will pay huge dividends over the course of your blogging career. WordPress is a great CMS with flexible options you can add as you need them. Self-hosting means you are in control of […]
August 27, 2016

Protect Your Laptop & Select a Great Laptop Bag

Laptops are getting smaller, lighter, and easier to carry around. So it may be tempting to just drop them down in a largish purse or a tote bag, along with your other necessities and hit the road… Don’t do it! Laptops, although a common piece of equipment, are still delicate. […]
July 19, 2016

Does Blogging Really Matter?

Still Not Blogging, Eh? Listen Up! I haven’t beaten the blogging drum in awhile, at least not publicly. Of course I believe in blogging. It works for me, it works for others. Like you, many of my clients come from referrals. The rest are a result of reading my articles […]
June 4, 2016

GABBF 2016: The Rain (and The Governor) Made it Better

The Great American Brass Band Festival of 2016 was visited by some rain (and the Governor) this afternoon, both of which made things a little more fun. We aren’t just sponsors of GABBF again this year — Steve is an original member of the Advocate Brass Band (started 30 years ago – which makes Steve […]
June 1, 2016

Change is Hard

We recently made some huge changes at Cool Jazz Web Design Studio which included moving our office space.  When we started looking for a new location, we dreaded the process. We hate moving. Hate it with a capital HATE. But it was time… so we began looking for the perfect […]