How to write a website RFP
So you’ve come to the conclusion you need a website! Whether what will enchant you the most is a brand new website or a complete redesign of your current homepage, Webpoppy.net has put together a list of bullet points to help you prepare an RFP (Request for Proposal). Having gone through this process more than once myself, I know the initial resistance that can emerge when taking on any new project. But taking the time to thoroughly evaluate where you are NOW and what you really NEED before your initial consultation will create a much clearer lens through which both you and your web...
Read MoreHow to Be a Great Leader-Lessons from the Dalai Lama
What an incredible treat it was to see the Dalai Lama in person in Washington, DC a couple years ago. I’m not sure what I expected, but simply being in the same room with this wise and kind master deeply moved me. He spoke of all the word’s religious traditions and how important it was for us all to be familiar with the beauty in all of them. Repeatedly, I have heard him tell students to stay precisely where they are in their own traditions; to glean wisdom from the 2500 year old Buddhist practices and allow what they learn to enhance–not detract from–their own teachings on love...
Read MoreSEO: How NOT to Shoot Your Eye Out on the Internet
Up until about the age of three, I had a bit of a compulsion to always be first. “Me foist!” is what I’d yelp out whenever a queue formed. I loved being at the head of the pack, forging new territory with a red balloon in one hand and a Golden Book in the other. That all changed, however, during the winter of ’68 when my family and assorted relatives took to a local snow-covered hill in an outlying burbs of Cleveland, Ohio.* “Me foist! Me foist!” I exclaimed over and over as my uncle dragged a gigantic toboggan to the crest of the hill. I distinctly remember my aunt and my uncle, both...
Read MoreHow to Shoot an Annular Eclipse
The moon passed between sun and earth last Sunday, casting a perfectly aligned shadow across a band of New Mexico stretching diagonally from Farmington to Roswell. According to the NASA website, a 90% alignment of the annular eclipse would be viewable in Taos–not quite precise enough for solar heating geeks like us, so we packed up and headed south in search of the perfect place to witness the Ring of Fire. As we wound our way through the canyon while eyeing river rafting tourists on the Rio Grande, Larry and I weighed our options–should we try Bandalier Park? No.. too many...
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