Update, What I Am Doing

Next week will officially be 4½ year anniversary of Georgianna Hardware Corporation. This means that once again I have been re-evaluating the procedures, processes and profits.

We'll call this the 3 P's for lack of a better term!

The first two P's have again been tweaked. My work procedures result in my keeping late hours. I doubt I'll change that but I am in process of adjusting my schedule to have more time to dedicate to GHC. 

The processes make me click where I should not click just so you aren't led astray. Sometimes it means I find something that you may have missed. I click because I know you don't have time to click and recover from that long, drawn out process. Those erroneous clicks really eat up the time! They don't make your IT people want to have lunch with you either. My computer locks up on a regular basis and I get stuck in a lot of loops but I don't share those so you don't experience that.

I finally had to review the profits. I don't like to review the profits, don't like to write about the profits and I have to adjust my thinking to force myself to consider the topic. Notice how I changed up the wording and referred to 'the topic'?

The profits from GHC quite simply are terrible. It has taken me a day to pull myself together to write about the topic of GHC profits! It's discouraging but I understand. My goal is to help you by serving as a virtual assistant that you have no obligation to. Whether it is to provide leads, news, advertising or employment opportunities I don't expect anything in return. We started GHC to help others and I remain true to that. I will be writing a blog some time in the next few days to expand on my thoughts about the GHC profit and loss report. 

The biggest problem I have is that this habit of mine has gotten somewhat out of control. I have had a 16 percent increase in followers in the last three months. This means that I have about 0.12 minutes of personal attention to give to each and every one of you! It's less than that because I didn't subtract any hours for sleep when I ran the numbers but don't worry, I do get my sleep. I am sure I have been filling my hours. Groups, forums, emails, text messages, social networks, snail mail and attending training sessions continue to consume my days but now at an increased level. Maybe you don't miss me and maybe you don't miss my blogs but I'm still around and I'm keeping out of trouble thanks to all of you.

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My Social Media Confession

My dad always told me that I made things more difficult than they had to be.  He was right and once more I can see that.

I currently do not have a opt-in page to create the email list that I should have created from day one for Georgianna Hardware and I do not have a "Lead Page".  I dislike email and sales lead pages so much that I do not want to share misery like that with anyone that follows GHC.  

Email is a problem for me because I like to read and I 

have opted in to receive so many emails that it is not

unusual for me to receive over 400 emails every day.

Dad was absolutely right.  I make it all more difficult because I am stubborn. 

I am not suggesting that you do not have email opt-ins, nor am I suggesting that you do not have a sales lead page.  When these things are set up properly they are wonderful assets!  

I would appreciate it if you would recommend my blog through the G+ button at the upper left or use one of the buttons at the left to be notified of new posts or just connect with GHC through Google. 

It almost seems too simple.  I started GHC four years ago believing that social media would work to the advantage of business and in this case, I believe I was right.  Dad would be proud but I still don't want to pester everyone with emails.  That's what I do!  I opt-in so my social contacts don't have to.

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I AM THE ONE TO KNOW

I'm working to get all of the parts and pieces of my life together because there are so many of them that are intertwined.  This was a challenge that I received from a friend that believes I should just mix business with pleasure.  I tried to explain that for me business is pleasure. "You leave people guessing!"  Then there were a lot of mumbles and grumbles but I ignored them.

Since I accepted the challenge I thought I should introduce myself to new followers properly and started a new social blog entitled,  'Kara said'.  I figure if people are going to take my advice they could preface it with my name!  It's a small way that I am poking the box to make a friend happy.   Please take a moment to visit Kara said.  I make no promises but hope it doesn't leave you guessing.

Blogging for GHC

Blogging for GHC has led to a little bit of trouble for me.  As I told you a while ago, I am currently alone in this venture.  It happens and I'm thrilled that I have been able to hear about the success of the people that chose to move on to greener pastures!  I know that some readers may think that I say that to be politically correct but those people are wrong.  I like to see other people succeed and it pleases me to see that happen.

Trying to stay well read on news regarding construction and manufacturing, keeping up with the GHC social pages, and maintaining the web site means that I am fairly busy.  Anyway, I have posted a blog on the GHC blog page and I would appreciate your sharing your thoughts about my changing the GHC web page host.

Thank you for sticking with me through thick and thin!

Greener Pastures

I posted the following on the GHC facebook page:

GHC was three,
two moved on to greener pastures,
that leaves me,
to write the remaining chapters! 

Come to find out people are not big on volunteering to help others make money.  Who knew?  

I can't blame anyone that wants to advance their education.  I'm excited to see young people wanting to improve their lives!  It's upbeat and positive and everything that I wish for everyone.  

It just leaves me being a little bit lonely around the office.  Take this as your warning that I will be talking about Anna and Prince as if they are humans.  (I know they are the dog and cat, but I have already caught myself talking to them!)  I will keep GHC in business and I will try to keep you up to date with construction news.

This will be a change for me and I will let you know how I'm getting along.  

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