I went to see a play last week, and had a very interesting experience, which I both wanted to share with you, and hear your opinion on. I do publicity for the production company of Capilano University’s theatre department, Exit […]
Today, in my second of a week’s worth of technical tools and websites that make my life easier, I’m introducing you to YouSendIt. In my line of work, I sometimes have to send or recieve really big files: photos for […]
Five months ago, I got a phone call from Mark Carter, Artistic Director of Down Stage Right Productions. I’d previously done publicity for his production of Bullshot Crummond last year. Mark had just gotten the rights to a new show […]
On June 21, I launched my first e-book: Guide to Getting Started with Social Media for Artists and Arts Organizations. I wanted to share with you some of the things that other people are saying about it. From Simon Ogden, […]
From an interview on Groundswell with Guy Kawasaki (by Josh Bernoff): You blog, you twitter, you’re good at it. How do you answer people who say “I’m too busy to do all that stuff.” Should they learn to do it, […]
Wow. What a ride it’s been. It all started a few weeks back, as I was starting prep work for doing publicity for our local Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Associations’ World Theatre Day celebrations. I thought–Hey, wouldn’t it be cool […]
On Tuesday, the Conservative government brought down it’s 2009 budget. Meant to boost our failing economy (we are now officially in a recession), they are going into debt themselves by pouring money into infrastructure, tax cuts, and boosting Employment Insurance […]
Hoo boy. You should have seen me in mid-December. I was a mess–making dumb mistakes, being forgetful, generally quite useless. I’m a little embarrassed to admit, it actually. Truth was, I was suffering from burnout. The last three very busy […]
In this, the third and final installment of Future Finances, I continue my conversation with Shelley, who is a financial planner with Investor’s Group. This post deals with personal insurance. TAoTB: I’m self-employed. What kind of personal insurance should I […]