#TuesdayTips: Nicole Shelby’s Reading Material

“Read, read, read. Read everything-trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out the window.” – William Faulkner In our busy lives… more »

Guest Post: Amy Reaman – Moments of Happiness

Confucius made it sound so simple… “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Although Confucius makes a good point, we all have bad days and moments of frustration (I’m no Confucius, but I call this being human). A year ago, I was in a much… more »

#TuesdayTips: 5 Tips for Social Media Marketing that will increase your SEO

When searching online, about 85% of clicks are on organic links (these are unpaid). This is why more than ever it is important to be on the first page of search engines. We have clients tell us all the time they want to be on the first page and we deliver the results they want…. more »

Nicole Shelby: What inspires you to grow?

I can’t believe it’s already March. Next month I will be celebrating my one year anniversary as an Account Executive for Caledon Virtual. This has been the best year professionally for me yet. I have grown every day and continue to grow. One of goals for 2013 is to find inspiration to grow every day. The other morning… more »

#TuesdayTips: Nicole Shelby – Breaker 1-9

I am the first to kick-off our next series for #TuesdayTips. Before I tell you what the topic is I want to start with a throw back commercial that started it all… If you haven’t already guessed it, our next series is about our favorite apps. I’ve already written about Instagram and Whatsapp in previous… more »

Nicole Shelby: Enjoy friends and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

When I realized that my blog would be our last post for the year I thought, what can I say that would recap the entire year of 2012? At first I thought I would write about social media in 2012, or new technology and how it has changed over the year. But here’s the deal, it’s almost… more »

#KimberTreats – Nicole Shelby

Nicole’s Mom’s Famous Chex Mix WARNING: This stuff is addictive. Ingredients: 2 sticks butter or margarine 2 ½ TEAspoons Seasoning Salt 3 TABLEspoons Worcestershire Sauce Crispex (I like it better than Chex) Cheese-its Pretzels Mixed nuts Melba toast Directions: Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Melt butter in large shallow roasting pan (about 15 x 10… more »

Nicole Shelby #TuesdayTips – Gadget I Can’t Live Without

When I discovered our next “#TuesdayTips” series was going to be “Gadget you can’t live without”, I was a little concerned my lack of interest in the newest and greatest gadgets would make this a difficult task. Usually when I hear the word gadget I think of electronics…I don’t own a lot of the latest and greatest, but… more »

WhatsApp VS. SMS Texting…is this the next big thing?

I recently downloaded an app called WhatsApp. I first learned about it from our foreign exchange student from Switzerland. She uses it to communicate with her family and friends back home. I just got back from Mexico for vacation and my husband and I used it to send pictures and messages to our family while we were gone…. more »

#Bucketlist:10 Things I Want To Do Before I Die

When I knew I would have to write this blog, I was very excited. I thought ‘this is going to be easy’. But I have to be honest, it was not. I want to do so many things before I die, how do I pick 10? I’m sure by the time this is posted, I will already… more »