check out my daughter with wings in her hair!

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This week’s challenge is Tricolors. Searching and searching for something I wanted to photograph for this challenge I looked up from my laptop and wham! there it was. The view i wanted to capture and share with you!
My daughter is brilliant at entertaining herself. She set up a little mini tea party in the window! The colors are just beautiful!!!

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Networking is important. People purchase from who they know and they want to know you. Let’s get some of your social networks connected so your sure to have several of them update with the same information.

For example, they way my social networks work is this: When I post a new blog, post a new photo to flickr, and even when I list a new item in my etsy shop a post is sent to my twitter. That twitter post in turn is sent to FaceBook.
This helps me cut down on time spent trying to be sure that when I blog, post to flickr, or update my etsy shop I don’t have to run around trying to get it posted to twitter and facebook.
How did I do this? I’m assuming you have twitter, facebook, a blog, and anything else with an RSS feed.

To hook up your twitter so that it updates your facebook follow these steps:

Install the twitter application on facebook. Visit the following link application for facebook http://apps.facebook.com/twitter/
go to application;
click allow;
login to twitter with twitter login,
then it will look like a FBized twitter page - at the top hit “allow twitter to update FB…” and should be done.

Test it out. Post a snazzy update on your twitter page and then check your facebook. YAY!!

Okay now on to setting it so that your blog, flickr, any place that has an RSS feed for you will update twitter.

http://twitterfeed.com/ Visit this link and sign up. Be sure to note your password and user name.

Now you might want to have several tabs open with your places you want to list here. Blog, Flickr, Etsy Shop, Artfire Shop, any place that has an RSS feed for you.

Now you want to create a new feed. Follow these steps
You want to authenticate at twitter. This will make sure you have connected correctly.

Give your Feed a name.

You want to go to your blog (or where ever you’re snagging your feed from) and snag your RSS link. Use your feedburner link if you can. Right click and save link target. You want to copy that link. Now you just past that link over at twitter feed.

I have noticed that some blogger templates remove the subscribe to posts link at the bottom of the posts section. If this happens then test out the following with your blogger link.

http://YOURBLOGGERLINK HERE.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Once this is done you can edit your settings. For mine I add a little prefix {blog} or {flickr} or {etsy} what ever you want to do. You set it how you want it.

When you’re done hit update.

Rinse and Repeat as needed.

Type a post, upload a photo, list something in your etsy shop and wait to check it out on twitter and then facebook.

See any errors in the info above? Contact me and let me know.

Today is about taking a few moments to celebrate what you’ve accomplished through out the week.

I survived the week without my husband.  Yes, he was teaching summer day camp all week which meant I saw him very little.

I survived my first week with out Allisa here with us.  She’s in Arkansas with her father for the summer.

I worked out 4 times this week.  I feel pretty darn good about that!

I have cut out 4 new sewing projects.

Celebrate with me!!  What are your accomplishments for this week!

I need to explain that my child is not actually missing.  She’s away at her fathers for the summer and I miss her.

Meet Ketty.  She runs a fabulous company called Detail Diva Events.

What region do you live in?
I live in the North East, in New York City.

What kind of items do you sell?
I don’t exactly sell items but I do sell my expertise as a wedding and event planner.

How long have you been in business?
I have been in business since January 2007

Who do you try to emulate in your business? Who inspires you?
My inspiration has always been my mother. She has always been extremely detailed when eve she had any event, even the smallest dinner she would make it very special. I also have a great source of inspiration through celebrity planner Samantha Goldberg. I absolutely love her demeanor and love the fact that she works with low and high budgets. I had the pleasure of meeting Samantha while attending one of her wedding planning seminars / course and she truly is very down to earth.. We both have one thing is common and that’s to try to create a dream wedding on even the smallest budget. It’s very challenging but everyone deserves a great wedding.

Do you work outside of the home?
Currently I am working from my home office and it has been a great experience.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What are your goals with your business?
Wow…five years from now I see myself in a location big enough where I can showcase all I can offer for everyones special moment. Having enough space and the right equipment for my network of vendors to come and showcase and meet my clients.

What is your education as it pertains to your business?
I am a Certified Wedding Coordinator with CAES and I also have an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts.

What is your favorite part of owning your own business?
Vendor, vendors, vendors! I have met with the most amazing people in the wedding business. Truly creative, dedicated and very hard working. I have created my list of vendors with whom I network with and have given my clients the choice of working with them. I must say, my clients have been extremely impressed and please to have chosen to work with them. Like they say, “It takes a village to create a memorable event.”

What do you do for fun?
For fun, I become MOM and WIFE again. I love my kids and I love my husband so anything they are up to doing I am there. If they just simply want to take a walk in the park, that to me is enough fun because it’s with my family.

What would you say to another woman in business?
Ladies, many times in the beginning it feels like your business is just an expensive hobby. Don’t give up! Pace yourselves and schedule everything so you can have enough dedication for both your home and your business.

How would you offer to help another woman in business?
This is going to sound bias but I am just being brutally honest here… JOIN SASSY SISTERS IN SALES! This is an amazing group of women who offer support, tips, expert advise and most of all friendship.

Website:  www.detaildivaevents.com
Blog:   www.detaildiva.blogspot.com
Twitter:  www.twitter.com/detaildiva

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