Email Changes

We’ve recently done a little housecleaning!

Please note: Emails ending in @blogmoxie.com have been discontinued and are no longer in effect. We were just getting too much spam.  If you would like to reach us, please drop us a note here. 

Thank you!

Hooray for Boobies!

As you probably know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Robyn of Shutterblog has been raising money for Susan G. Komen by organizing a fundraiser every October in which bloggers (and non-bloggers alike) take tasteful photos of their breasts and share them.  Dubbed the Boobie-Thon in it’s 2nd year, most photos are free (please give anyway!), but donations of over $50 will grant you access to the “uncovered gallery” where it’s a little bit more naked!

While some consider it lewd, (as Robyn says they get the “same complaints every year”), it’s truly a wonderful, fun and motivating way to celebrate the breasts we’re trying to protect. All photos not in the “uncovered gallery” are anonymous, cover their “unmentionables” either with wet t-shirts, bras or other ... *ahem* creative means (like food, toys, Post-Its…).  Submissions are accepted from both men and women and those who have been affected by breast cancer are encouraged to participate… to remind us all why we’re doing this. 

Boobie-Thon is in it’s 4th year and has been featured in various press and last year, raised $8696.00 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This year, partial donations will also go toward victims of Hurricane Katrina. To read more about the Boobie-Thon, please visit their site (this link IS work-safe).

Moxie proud to be a supporter of Boobie-Thon for our 3rd year in row.  We hope you will be, too.  Now… show us your tips!

Interview With Anne Ferguson

It isn’t enough for us to tell you how much blog software can enhance your business website.  Sure I could go on all day about the benefits of using it and about the affordability, but we thought letting you hear it from clients would pack more of a convincing punch.  I spent some time chatting with Anne Ferguson,  a Certified Professional Virtual Assistant who is working with the authors of Market Busters.  Together we launched the Market Busters website this spring.  Using MovableType we developed a website that provided Anne easy access to the site’s content for updating and keeping it current with news, press, and events to aid in promoting the book.  Here is what she had to say:

Q: How has your clients website benefited from using blog software as a way to manage their content?
A: Ease of use comes immediately to mind.  I was able to (with some patient coaching by Kathy) to maintain the website within a short time of its launch.  My client is able to blog without having to learn a whole new skill.

Q: What do you think your clients can benefit from adding a blog to their business web site?
A: Blogs are a convenient, less labor-intensive way to market a site and a client.  There are no problems w/avoiding spam-blocked e-mails, the posts are noted by search engines, blogs can be shorter and posted randomly, rather than on a set schedule.  Clients love it because they don’t become slaves to a weekly or monthly eZine.

Q: As the industry grows, do you think blogging will become an important way to communicate to potential customers?
A: Absolutely.  I think the popularity of blogs will increase exponentially. 

Q: As a Virtual Assistant, how has blog software made your job easier? or harder?
A: Certainly easier.  Kathy introduced me to blogging software when she designed my clients website, because we specifically requested a design that would be easy to maintain.  It has proven to be that, and more.  Blogging software has not detracted from the overall appearance of the website which itself has received many compliments. 

Q: What advice do you have for business owners/clients who want to enhance their site using a content management system such as blog software?
A: It’s state-of-the-art software and well worth serious consideration.

About Anne Ferguson:  VA Anne (Anne Ferguson) is based in San Francisco, California and is a Certified Professional Virtual Assistant trained through AssistU.com.  VA Anne has been in full-time practice for more than 5 years and her clients include authors, academics, coaches and consultants.  The best part of being a VA:  contributing to the success of my clients’ businesses and constantly being challenged to learn new skills and trends.  To learn more VA Anne and virtual assistantship, visit www.va-anne.com.

Thanks Anne!

PHP 4.4 and Expression Engine

Currently, there may be challenges with sites running Expression Engine with web hosts running PHP 4.4.  Some hosts recently upgraded their PHP to 4.4, which is somewhat unstable.  If you are running Expression Engine and are encountering errors on your site, time-outs or other login or error challenges out of the blue, pMachine (the makers of Expression Engine) has informed me that an upgrade to version 1.3.1 (build 20050812) should hopefully remedy this issue (if that is truly the cause of the errors).  So if it’s time to upgrade your Expression Engine (the new version has all kinds of neat features!), check out pMachine today!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns that we can assist with, please drop us an email. We’ll respond as soon as we can.

Mail Bag

From time to time we get email from people telling us where they’ve seen our work published somewhere, or they send in photos of places and things with the name “Moxie” on them.  We love those emails!  We’ve gotten a couple of photos of cans and bottles of Moxie Soda which you can still buy at some beverage distributors around the country, although I myself have yet to see one in person. A while ago we received a photo of a restaurant called Moxie’s Classic Grill sent in by Carla while she was visiting Vancouver, B.C.. According to their site they have locations all over Canada.

Most recently, Missy from Indianapolis wrote in to us after finding our site.  She has an adorable little dog who happens to be named… Moxie! Missy so graciously sent us a photo of her precious little pup. 

Thanks Missy!  Keep them coming folks!