A year gone by

Well, it has been a year since I bought the company. Been pretty busy and learned a lot. Had many ups and downs but mostly happy about the entire thing. Learning how to manage the day and all the different tasks has been big. A friend also told me that if you aren't spending a little time everyday going after new business then you are losing business. Today it makes perfect sense as current customers retire or go out of business they leave and you have to fill the bucket with new ones. I am excited that I have taken the company completely digital and gone green as it were. The new website is amazing and people are really using it quite a bit. Have smart phone apps and all the wingdings and gadgets. Next month is Pride here in Seattle, very excited and gearing up for a big gay holiday. Hope the weather will be nice as last year. Well better get back to it. Happy one year anniversary to me. Don't forget to visit glbtyp.com for great businesses. Tell them we sent you.

Don't we have enough to do...

As Marketing Professionals, don't we have enough to do. Why do we have to spend time figuring out a timeline on Facebook? Why is it mandatory? As a small business, we make calls for new business, keep up with current business, tweet, facebook, update websites and many other daily jobs. With all these hats in the air why are we forced to do something that really doesn't improve anything for anyone. Everyone has an opinion. Yes, some people like the new timeline some disagree. I don't really see it bringing more customers in the door. Maybe I am doing it wrong. Who knows.......

All sorts of color around town

Well Spring seems to have tentatively arrived here in Seattle. Or Mother Nature is really trying to confuse all the plants that have been trying to sprout and bloom since January. Lots of amazing color everywhere and birds chirping all over the place. We also have the "art terrorism" in full swing. We have "art terrorist" doing more yarn bombing (which I like heheheh), and now we have zip tie bombings. It's creativity on a rampage!! Is it like that old joke about being scared of a gay man breaking into your house because they might viciously redecorate? Came across rainbow zip ties at lunch today on Capitol Hill! Kind of fun and colorful. Maybe we can come up with biodegradable art installations that fade away and become gardens or something!

Marketing and Social Media

I seem to spend a lot of time on marketing and social media. It is necessary and helps promote www.glbtyp.com and our advertisers but sometimes it seems to take a big chunk of the day. As a small business there seems to be a big balancing act of managing your business, social media, clients, getting new business and just the evil bookkeeping and such. I love my job, love it. I do pull my hair out sometimes thinking ooh did I spend too much time on this or that. I also hope all the metrics I watch for are the best and most beneficial for my company and clients. Do other small business owners have the same issue? Ooh have to twitter again...... Please visit www.glbtyp.com for the best list of quality businesses and services for everyone.

A little about the GLBT Yellow Pages

The GLBT Yellow Pages has been in business since 2000. We are a Seattle, WA based and gay owned publishing company. We proudly serve the community every day by promoting quality businesses that know the rewards of acceptance no matter your race, creed, gender, handicap or sexual preference. We strive everyday to build our list of these businesses.

Here at the GLBT Yellow Pages, we are committed to connecting businesses of integrity to discriminating consumers. But it goes further and deeper than that. We also believe – with all of our heart - that a new kind of community is possible. The kind of community that comes together and celebrates its differences and depends upon the strengths of all of its members to create and fulfill ever-changing dreams and goals.

Visit our website at www.glbtyp.com, follow us on twitter @glbtyp and our blog glbtyp.blogspot.com.

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Who is Dave Mustaine? ...Oh a has been

Who is Dave Mustaine? ...Oh a has been

Not sure why we need Megadeth to make any comment on marriage equality. I guess at some point he was relevant and is trying to return. He even refers to it as gay marriage. Where I come from we just call it marriage. I am not going to call our new advertisers and plan my gay marriage. I will call them and expect amazing service planning my marriage. I am happy that sometimes celebrities can use their clout for responsible reasons but most of the time they should just pay attention to their own lives.

If you are fortunate enough to have met the right person and are planning any sort of ceremony, please take a look at our amazing advertisers. www.glbtyp.com

Marriage equality in WA state

Marriage equality might be right at our door steps here in Washington. Can you imagine? It is an amazing thought. When I moved back to WA in 2005 I would never have thought. Well coming back from Texas, who could imagine. Yes there are "those" people out there collecting signatures to put it on the ballot. Hmmm if it is a gay referendum should we spell it "ballet"? Heheheheh just kidding. Gov. Gregoire is set to sign Marriage Equality into law Monday, February 13th. So now all the happy boys and girls can get engaged on Valentine's Day. Watch out Tiffany's here we come.

Oh by the way, trying to be a good business man please look up all of your Valentine's Day and wedding needs at www.glbtyp.com.