We recently decided to switch our video service provider to wistia.com, as of about 1 hour ago... What a great decision. There was really nothing wrong with our old service provider, Brightcove.com. Read on to find out why we switched... Read more
Even when someone has all the money and resources, it takes something special to be remembered and gain loyal followers. Last weekend, thanks to one of our senior executives, Kevin, I came across a video that explains why. It’s not specifically related to starting a nonprofit, or a business, but has everything to do with your success no matter what your passion is. The video was shared with me on TED and felt I had to share it with our followers, especially since we have so many small businesses and nonprofit organizations alike that read our blog. Read more
Notice something different about our website this month??? Yep, it's PINK!! Payline is helping promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month and helping them celebrate 25 years of making a difference. Read more
Payline Data’s Co-Founder and CEO, Jeff Shea, has been honored with a Young Entrepreneur of the year in conjunction with the Daily Herald Business Ledger’s 2011 Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards. Jeff was recognized at an awards dinner sponsored by the Daily Herald on September 22 at Danada House in Wheaton, Illinois.
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By Gini Dietrich
You’ve likely heard by now that Google+ launched last week in super-secret beta form. They’ve twice, now, opened invites for a couple of hours and then closed them quickly because the demand is so high. So if you’re not in yet, don’t despair.
There are some things you need to be thinking about before you jump to the newest shiny penny.
The past couple of years have been focused on building community and engaging through Facebook and Twitter. But you don’t own those platforms, which means you don’t own your fans and followers.
This is why it’s so important to build community on a platform that you own. Sure, you need all the social tools and the content curation and the fun apps that make your stuff look cool, but they all should drive people back to something you own.
In this case: A database.
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