At times it seems like search engines are getting more and more friendly to users while less and less friendly to businesses and organizations in general. Many of us ask ourselves how is it possible to show up on the front page within search results? Depending on the niche you are trying to rank for it can be almost impossible to have users find you on the internet, but local results such as Google Maps can help small business to show up in Local Search results. When it comes down to it most businesses are not selling widgets on their websites, no most businesses websites are just sources of local...

Like many people I have read and listened to numerous authors talking about organizational my time to get the most out of it. Some talk about quadrants, some lay out complicated processes that include filling out two or three sheets or graphs everyday in order to manage your time. I’ve tried some of these time management techniques though if I’m honest I have to say the effort I put in to the more complicated ones was at best half-hearted. But what I found in most of these time management courses and books was an unnecessary level of complication. Many assume I have a huge life map residing...

Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup have held a prominent place in my memory since childhood, it wasn’t just my mother who served this delicious combination but one of the first girls I had a crush on served Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup from behind a lunch counter that she worked at. So you’ll understand why even today I stop and read those web pages and articles mentioning grilled cheese. I also spend time trying new combinations and cooking techniques still looking for that perfect grilled cheese sandwich. Over at Squidoo there is a page titled just that Grilled Cheese Sandwich that is so...

Today I took a look at the lens Micro-Blogging and what I found surprised me. The lens talks about how Micro-Blogging allows you to get your message out to tons of readers without having to write articles or posts consisting of hundreds and hundreds of words. The lens points out that micro-blogging starts with well known services Twitter and Plurk and moves all the way up to services like Tumblr and Posterous, you can even include audio blogging or podcasting services such as Cinchcast into the mix. The audio sites allow you to quickly record a message and then upload it with just a click and your...

Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is one of those books that might best be read for the first time as a child would listen to a parent reading her a fairy tale. Hearing each word as if for the first time and letting the words paint a narrative that is both amazing and without expectation. The child lets the words flow over her and transport her attention deeply into the moment. Together Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki have collected dozens of stories that show both the wonderful humor and stark simplicity that are Zen.They have taken four distinct volumes and made them into...

Jokusho Kwong came back to the Zen center, came back to study with the little Japanese monk whose thick accent made understanding all the harder and, he did start the journey that led him to many different insights he could not have possibly foreseen at the start. Starting is really what the book is about, a reflection of his journey as told from within his many lectures that make up the book.