QUESTION:  Would You Build a Successful Business and Then Allow a Random Person with NO Vested Interest Have Access to the "RED" Button?       The RED Button meaning the figurative switch that could be detonated and destroy everything you've built.  (That would be dependent only if you believe if "you built it" or not)   Here is the simple truth in bottom line format: Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets are relatively VERY new on our landscape.  Let's face it, mainstream internet was "dial-up" and "pay per minute"  as recently as the late 90's.  Most successful business owners (certainly not all) were likely to have been born PRIOR to the late nineties---- making the chance that they had "toddler laptops" with wifi access "slim to none" at best.  One of the main tenants of business followed by a successful business person is the necessity to delegate.  Business Owners may start out as the Lone Ranger, but in order to grow and expand, the business owner simply CANNOT do everything alone. Human nature says:  delegate based on what you don't want to do.  Let's look at a hypothetical example:  A 50-something business-person, born say in 1956, has been around the internet for 1/4 of her life and around mainstream social media for less than 1% of her lifetime. In CONTRAST, a 20 year old, born in 1992, has been around the  internet for 100% of her lifetime and has been around mainstream social media for about 1/4 of her life. QUESTION: Would you think the probability of the 50-something business person delegating or "outsourcing" social media duties would be high or low?!   We live in an age that we don't yet understand the gravity of an "online reputation," yet here we are playing "fast and loose" with it.  Seriously,... read full post »

Recipe Alert! Okay, for lunch today I tried something new.  I decided I wanted tuna salad, but a new kind of creation.  Here goes: -1 can well-drained can of tuna -very finely chopped onion-about 1/8 cup -montreal steak seasoning--just a dash -balsamic vinegar-about 2 TB -parsley-dried or fresh -mayonnaise-about 2 TB or so (to your taste) -garlic powder-dash -few red pepper flakes stir-place on Mrs. Baird's Bread (or any good white bread) add romaine lettuce--YUMMMMMMMMMM! It is really amazing to me how tasty and how different it tastes than normal tuna salad. Try it--I think you'll really like it!   Mari Montgomery Realty / Broker Associate, CRS, GRI        284 I 45 S Ste 1 Huntsville TX 77340 A Mega-Associate Office affiliated with KW Conroe/Lake Conroe/Huntsville Direct:  936-355-8889  Office: 936-291-8800   Fax: 936-291-8808 Copyright 2009-2012.© East Texas Property... read full post »

Voter Registration Deadline  LAST DAY to register to VOTE in the November 6th GENERAL ELECTION and special election is Tuesday, October 9th in the Walker County Annex in the Voter Registration/Elections Department, Room 114. PLEASE VOTE!!  Take the required steps before the deadline. Please note:  This date has been extended since Monday, Oct. 8, is a holiday. read full post »

Junior Service League Pie in the Sky Sale  Junior Service League members are selling "Pie in the Sky" pies for $20 through Sunday, September 30th. Come pick 'em up Thursday, November 15th and Friday, November 16th. Pie flavors: pumpkin apple streusel coconut chocolate silk pecan The monies raised fund local scholarships. Order from a member today!!! read full post »

Huntsville Community Theatre Performs ‘The Boys Next Door’  Performances of “The Boys Next Door” will be held September 29 at 7:30 pm and September 30 at 2 p.m at the Old Town Theatre, 1023 12th St. in Huntsville TX. The Old Town Theatre, located just off the town is a "must visit" stop when coming to Huntsville TX! For more information, please visit http://HuntsvilleCommunityTheatre.org  read full post »