http://www.vanessafox.com Startup Life in Seattle Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.vanessafox.com/about/#comment-67 11 Awesome Resources You Can Learn SEO From « Fetchprofits.com Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:01:16 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?page_id=6#comment-67 [...] and well-segmented allowing you to pick on the subject of your choice. Most written and compiled by Vanessa Fox who worked with Google Earlier and now spends her time writing, speaking and training. She is also [...] [...] and well-segmented allowing you to pick on the subject of your choice. Most written and compiled by Vanessa Fox who worked with Google Earlier and now spends her time writing, speaking and training. She is also [...]

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/learning-how-to-say-no-isnt-the-answer/#comment-63 Aimee Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:10:42 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=246#comment-63 Great article. The new year is a good time to reassess all of my responses. What was the right response or action previously, might not be working anymore. Good stuff. Thank you. Great article. The new year is a good time to reassess all of my responses. What was the right response or action previously, might not be working anymore. Good stuff. Thank you.

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/learning-how-to-say-no-isnt-the-answer/#comment-62 Shannon Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:48:23 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=246#comment-62 I like how you boil this down to it's not just saying yes or no to things or taking on less it's reacting to new situations in a different way. I think that's a better way of looking at it. Sometimes we get so overwhelmed we might say no too much and miss out on an opportunity. Whatever happens, I hope you have a great year! I like how you boil this down to it’s not just saying yes or no to things or taking on less it’s reacting to new situations in a different way. I think that’s a better way of looking at it. Sometimes we get so overwhelmed we might say no too much and miss out on an opportunity. Whatever happens, I hope you have a great year!

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/learning-how-to-say-no-isnt-the-answer/#comment-59 There’s No Fun Here. Or Is There? - Monica Valentinelli - Website for Author and Game Designer | Monica Valentinelli Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:03:58 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=246#comment-59 [...] through words and e-mails and stumbled across this article from Vanessa Fox, who penned “Learning How to Say No Isn’t the Answer.” This phrase really got to me: The ability to do that — to say no to things you’re not [...] [...] through words and e-mails and stumbled across this article from Vanessa Fox, who penned “Learning How to Say No Isn’t the Answer.” This phrase really got to me: The ability to do that — to say no to things you’re not [...]

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/business-lessons-from-heidi-montag-and-spencer-pratt/#comment-43 Dan Martin Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:53:31 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=200#comment-43 I love this post, I often find myself looking like the cheap guy among my friends after spending the last 7 years scrutinizing the efficiency of my investments. Through the hard years of starting a business you obsess over these details with a microscope, and it is very hard to come out of that mind set once things are a little bit more relaxed. I felt a bit like George Costanza from Seinfeld reluctantly going to SMX NY last week in hopes of expanding my SEO knowledge, but fearing the flushing of money. My wife insisted on the taxi while we were there, rather than follow my Sergey-ish desire to take the cheaper subway. I love this post, I often find myself looking like the cheap guy among my friends after spending the last 7 years scrutinizing the efficiency of my investments. Through the hard years of starting a business you obsess over these details with a microscope, and it is very hard to come out of that mind set once things are a little bit more relaxed. I felt a bit like George Costanza from Seinfeld reluctantly going to SMX NY last week in hopes of expanding my SEO knowledge, but fearing the flushing of money. My wife insisted on the taxi while we were there, rather than follow my Sergey-ish desire to take the cheaper subway.

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/contact/#comment-42 Answers to Some of the Biggest Questions on Blogging & Social Media | Small Business Technology Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:02:29 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?page_id=16#comment-42 [...] be able to send you an invitation (if you don’t know anyone on Google+, contact me using the http://www.vanessafox.com/contact/ form on my site, and I’ll send you [...] [...] be able to send you an invitation (if you don’t know anyone on Google+, contact me using the http://www.vanessafox.com/contact/ form on my site, and I’ll send you [...]

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/stop-working-so-hard/#comment-37 Agent_99 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:54:51 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=230#comment-37 It's all about the water-wings ;) It’s all about the water-wings

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/stop-working-so-hard/#comment-36 Marc Perez Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:28:52 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=230#comment-36 This is a beautiful metaphor for a real business experience. You were given a job to accomplish, and you built yourself a team to get the job done (sister and niece). The objective was to go from point A to point B. You met with a few obstacles/bumps in the road :) like the pier, the shore, and the boat. With dedication, hard work, good intentions your team tried to control the situation before it got out of hands. In a way, you let your team grow on their own, and gave them the space they needed to learn. That is the role of a great leader, and how to build a healthy business. Knowing the strength and weaknesses and helping them improve them. With your great leadership, you showed them things are not always complicated as they seem, and that taking a step back to assess the situation. With a small gesture, you made a big impact. This is a beautiful metaphor for a real business experience.
You were given a job to accomplish, and you built yourself a team to get the job done (sister and niece). The objective was to go from point A to point B. You met with a few obstacles/bumps in the road like the pier, the shore, and the boat. With dedication, hard work, good intentions your team tried to control the situation before it got out of hands. In a way, you let your team grow on their own, and gave them the space they needed to learn. That is the role of a great leader, and how to build a healthy business. Knowing the strength and weaknesses and helping them improve them. With your great leadership, you showed them things are not always complicated as they seem, and that taking a step back to assess the situation. With a small gesture, you made a big impact.

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/stop-working-so-hard/#comment-35 David Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:19:51 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=230#comment-35 There is a great sense of drive in many sports where you find the way to work efficiently, and all of the sudden the burden is lifted, and you have this extra energy that wants to really go for it. I found the same thing in swimming and in ballroom dancing. You can struggle for weeks, months, or even years finding that "something" that makes it easy, and then you find yourself with this great sense of "awe". It feels good doesn't it? There is a great sense of drive in many sports where you find the way to work efficiently, and all of the sudden the burden is lifted, and you have this extra energy that wants to really go for it. I found the same thing in swimming and in ballroom dancing. You can struggle for weeks, months, or even years finding that “something” that makes it easy, and then you find yourself with this great sense of “awe”. It feels good doesn’t it?

]]> http://www.vanessafox.com/stop-working-so-hard/#comment-34 Bas van den Beld Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:16:20 +0000 http://www.vanessafox.com/?p=230#comment-34 I like the analogy. It is not specifically about working hard, but how you work hard. Good weekend post :) I like the analogy. It is not specifically about working hard, but how you work hard. Good weekend post

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