by Jim Stramler | 2025-04-25
I know I said earlier that I would try to blog more often. Well, I did, but … you know, life happens. I had developed several blog ideas before last summer ended. I had written partial drafts of some of them. I’ll begin trying to catch up now. But 2024 was...
by Jim Stramler | 2024-07-29
I announce the release of my new children’s picture book Sara and the Lonely Horse, published by Clavis. It’s a beautiful story in a beautiful book. Who knows what might happen when a young girl who has cancer and a horse meet and bond. A great story? Yes....
by Jim Stramler | 2024-07-23
A better beginning? There will be more blogs to come, but alas, I am like most writers. I love to write stories in various forms, but I’m not so much at consistently blogging, socializing, and marketing. I did some blogging on a previous site, but I found that...
by Jim Stramler | 2020-01-01
I had written several posts on my original website several years ago when I was spending more time posting and less time actually writing prose fiction. I’ve brought some of these to this website, using the publication date of record on that site. I’m dating this post...
by Jim Stramler | 2017-02-03
I see some business and personal websites where something isn’t right. Either: 1) someone in the business without a good grasp of English wrote the content themselves or: 2) they got the lowest bidder with the same or lower quality English to write something for...
by Jim Stramler | 2016-12-30
In keeping with my attempt to provide what I hope is interesting and/or useful information in my blogs … With winter weather, our homes tend to have drier air inside. Dry air can lead to respiratory discomfort and even medical problems. Static electricity...
by Jim Stramler | 2016-11-02
I recently presented suggestions for how to give a 60 second or 1 minute self-introduction speech to some group – whether business people or some other. I mentioned that there are at least three different types of introductory marketing speeches: – a...
by Jim Stramler | 2016-08-11
Many Chambers of Commerce and other business associations around the country have groups which help other members market products and/or services. The most common name I’ve seen for these is “Lead Groups”. They are basically networking groups...
by Jim Stramler | 2016-07-31
In the movie “Field of Dreams”, Ray Kinsella is walking through a cornfield when he hears a voice say: “If you build it, he will come.” This line from the script has apparently been misquoted as: “If you build it, they will come.”...
by Jim Stramler | 2016-06-30
It’s one of the most difficult things to do in running your business (This is a long post, but a good procedure I’ve learned through real life and research.) As the Owner, President, or Manager of a small company, you have many responsibilities. Your...
