I typically use this blog to write about business news with my company Advokate, which provides web and graphic design and publicity for small businesses in the Glens Falls area. However, I'm lucky to have my hot little hands on the answers to a bunch of...
Forty degree weather in February is like a heat wave, so my husband Cory and I ventured out for a walk to The Shirt Factory with our son Henry to drop some stuff off at my studio. On our way out, we encountered a couple wandering...
This morning I presented a seminar on Developing Your Brand. I was fairly terrified, but I think it went pretty well. I got some chuckles and good feedback afterward. If you were there, thank you so much for coming, and I hope you got something out...
This morning, two hours ago, Advokate won the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce's Independent Business of the Year award. I think it's a story about how nothing goes to waste; that cliché of everything happening for a reason. If my life didn't go exactly the way...
So, hi. Things are rolling along here in the Advokate office. For a while there it was too busy to breathe (that's a good thing!), and now finally there is a moment to catch up here on the Advokate blog. We are doing okay. 2012 was up 40%...
Rock Hill Bakehouse Cafe holds a special place in my heart. It's where I met my husband Cory for the first time, back even before he hosted their open mic, which he did for more than two years. Rock Hill and Wallabee's Jazz Bar is where...
Avoid any advice with a guarantee. Different companies have different customers who want to be treated...
I know what you're thinking. "Two blog posts in one week!? Madness!" But I'm realizing that I haven't announced that I'm back to work after my maternity leave and perhaps ought to say something about that. Like, for example, "Hello! I'm back from maternity leave!" So: Hello!...
Erika Austin (www.erikaaustin.com) is a consultant for Advokate. We asked her to write a blog post about Google Places. Google Places is a free way for businesses to verify their businesses location and provide more information to their customers. You are able to edit your business...
And we're off! For those of you just tuning in, Advokate owner/operator Kate Austin-Avon is nine months pregnant. The latest development is that he's breech (stubborn little bugger). So now we're talking about a scheduled C-section, likely for August 22, which is just exactly two weeks...
