purge /pərj/ verb 1. rid (a thing or person) of an unwanted quality, feeling, or condition. “It felt so good to purge pointless marketing emails I was stupidly saving, many from over 10 years ago” 2. remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt way. “she purged the … Read More
Author: Lorrie Thomas
The Power of Equal Partnership
I was about to set my phone to sleep mode on Friday, September 18th and before I did, had one last check on email and social media. I read the sad, sad news about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. My Instagram feed was overflowing with gorgeous RBG quotes and photos of her (a sign I’m following … Read More
Rethink Your Personal and Professional Approach to Social Media
The more I manage social media for clients (living and breathing the wonders of web marketing work!), the more aware I find a critical need to put practices in place that don’t serve myself or my business. My stand on social media isn’t about being righteous…it’s about using social media with purpose so it enhances … Read More
Five Factors for Marketing Success
There are five factors for marketing success that you need to have in place to make your marketing click. I had so much fun working with M-O to get them captured on video! If you are interested in putting these factors to work to elevate your marketing, visit webmarketingtherapy.com/audit to download a free guide to … Read More
Turn Gratitude Into an Action, Not a Hashtag
It’s easy to run across the word “gratitude” during the holidays. It’s even easier to forget about it. Under the deluge of emails, phone calls, and life and work demands we face daily, gratitude often gets relegated to a f-ing hashtag trickling down the overloaded social media feeds of your 2,500-plus contacts. But gratitude as … Read More
Wild, Wonderful Web-Based Business
Web-based business (work-from-home, work-from-anywhere) is so wildly wonderful. So wonderful, I talked about this in depth in my first Wild Web Women newsletter. While the flexibility and limitless nature of having a business without walls is wonderful, having other women to share your experiences, challenges, questions and ideas with takes success to new levels. In the 10+ years … Read More
Gourmet Web Marketing
Last year, I had a long-time client doubly “should” on me saying 1.) I should create a discounted web design and web marketing package offering and 2.) I should make his niche my niche. He wasn’t trying to get a discount- he suggested this because he wanted to refer his clients to a quality web marketing … Read More
Easy Self-Management Mantra
These simple questions help make decision-making/steering so simple: Does it work for me? If not, how could/would it work for me? I shared these questions and my #1 self-management mantra for the first time last year when I was speaking to a group of amazing businesswomen in Chicago. In the Q/A session, lots of business issues were coming … Read More
More Than a New Website
This website design was years overdue. My last site had a photo that didn’t look like me (I cut all my hair off a few years ago), it wasn’t responsive (meaning it didn’t automatically adapt to tablets and mobile phones) and the messaging was totally off brand and off purpose. The guilt of living the … Read More