[caption id="attachment_1967" align="alignnone" width="540" caption="Copyright Webvantix, LLC"][/caption] When I was a kid and would sit in front of the TV for hours, then complain that there was nothing on, my mother would always say "Go read something."  Great advice! Here are a few suggestions for the weekend... Blogs The Secret to Feeding Your Family With A Blog, Problogger How Evernote Works For Moms, Business, and Everything in Between, Evernote The Fred Wilson School of Blogging, A VC Fred Wilson A Comprehensive Post on SEO, Problogger A Tool to Help Business Owners Struggling With Social Media, You're The Boss, The New York Times Books Social Media ROI: Managing and Measuring Social Media Efforts in Your Organization, Olivier Blanchard I literally just got this book and have started it.  The premise seems very interesting, that there are ways to begin to measure the return that social media gives your company. If you've read it, what did you think--the reviews are a bit mixed.  I got it on Kindle for $9.99.  It's also on iBooks, yet for some strange reason, it's literally twice as much.  When I've read it all, I will offer a much more comprehensive review, as this is an important topic for most business owners, right now. Have a great weekend everyone! Preston Ehrler, Webvantix

Here's a brief list of some items we are reading or have read that you may find interesting and helpful! Blogs Find the Rhythm of Blogging, ProBlogger, Stephanie Krishnan Modern Community Building, AVC, Fred Wilson The Pimp, the Grocer and the Hit Man: Magnetize Your Headings Using the Power of the Unexpected, Problogger, Aman Basanti In and Out of Office: Putting iPads to Work, All Things Digital, Walt Mossberg Check Out These Cool Startups, Scobleizer, Robert Scoble Books Why Now Is The Time To CRUSH IT, Gary Vaynerchuk This is a great little book that highlights what it takes to really get a business going and how much work it really takes to succeed. It's a quick read and I thoroughly enjoyed every page! I hope these links help and you find the content interesting...if you do, or if you don't, please let all of us know what you think! Have a great weekend! Preston Ehrler, Webvantix

Here's a brief list of some items we are reading or have read that you may find interesting and helpful! Blog Posts 20 iPhone Apps for Bloggers (Problogger) 4 Simple Ways You Can Get More High Paying Clients with Your Blog (Copyblogger) Introducing the +1Button (Google Webmaster Central) (*this post has a good video) Staying True to Your Brand (HMS Blog, Howell Marketing, Amy Howell, @howellmarketing) Books Tamar Weinberg's The New Community Rules, Marketing on the Social Web is an excellent primer for getting an overview of marketing your business online and it's a great book to help your business begin to get noticed online.  I read this is just a couple of days, and found it  very helpful. *The books I'll recommend are available for instant upload via Kindle or iBooks Of course there is always more to come, and if you would like to recommend a book or a blog post, please know you are more than welcome to participate! I hope this little bit helps, Preston Ehrler, Webvantix (@prestonehrler)