Collection Of Articles And Neighbourhood Stories
Websites That Stand Out
Author: Erin Mogul
It used to be that just having a website made you stand out from the crowd. Now, practically everyone has one (both personal and professional). Read more…….
The Ramblings of a Clayton Resident (September)
Author: Juliet Sullivan
Do we know how lucky we are to live here in Clayton? Being a realtor, I see many houses in many areas, and I honestly feel that I have yet to find an area that matches this one. Read here…..
The Ramblings of a Clayton Resident (August)
Author: Juliet Sullivan
Life in Clayton Village is just about to get a whole lot better for a few of our inhabitants. Read here
As summer approaches (someone please tell me it IS coming…as I write this, a steady drizzle is falling from a bleak, grey sky, and I have just read that this is the coldest June day in decades), a tiny seed of panic is starting to take a hold of me. Read more……..
True Neighbourhood Story
Author: Britta Greenwood
Last year was one of the most challenging years that I have had to learn to endure. My husband left me and my three children. Not only did he leave, but so did the security of his income. I am a stay at home mother with limited skills and a disability. During the hardest days, and there were many, it was the friends and neighbours of Clayton Village that helped pull me through. As I struggled through each day, I was blessed daily by the gifts and unselfish acts of kindness brought forth by the people that live in this neighbourhood. Neighbours who I now call my angels were the ones there for me and my children.
Marketing For The Home Based Business
Author: Erin
It wasn’t that long ago when there was a stigma attached to owning a home based business. Regardless of its convenience, practicality, or low overhead, there was a certain connotation attached to it; often a negative one where people assumed that “home-based” equaled “less quality”. Those of us that have been home based for a while, have all helped to change the stereotype.
The Biggest Logo
Author: Erin
You’re a small business, competing with other small businesses, on a relatively small budget, right? How can you possibly stand out from your competition? Do you need a bigger logo than the guy next to you? Better signage? Neon lights? Full page ad? They are all good ideas in theory but not as effective as a really tight brand. Lesson one ? Bigger doesn’t mean better.
My life is here
Author: Juliet Sullivan
I often meet people who are amazed that I left England to come and live here; they sometimes look at me with a kind of bewilderment, as if I have made some strange and questionable decision. Read now….
