Fun Ideas Make Work More Fun

Dizzying drone videos, those typical slide shows... I wanted to do something different and have some fun. Tyson was both game and talented. Real estate people are naturally out-going. Plus, Tyson's from Michigan, and the David Letterman inspiration was natural.

Playing around with video editing and really having fun with iMovie. Almost makes me want a Mac. Almost.

AdWords Certified, Yes, I Am

Just collected a couple certificates, because they make me feel accomplished.

Sweet partnership with mutual benefits

So, Ed Walsh, who writes these amazing, entertaining restaurant reviews for Port City Foodie, introduced me to Kirk Pugh. Kirk is a Wilmington realtor, who started his career in the hospitality industry. Kirk is creating a series of quick, one-minute restaurant video-reviews, titled Tasty Tuesdays. The videos help promote Wilmington, and Kirk's brokerage.

Kirk's video at PinPoint is one of my favorites:



Kirk and I talked. We share a passion: food in Wilmington. Kirk is graciously allowing Port City Foodie to feature and promote his videos as content on my site. And I'm giving him a display ad in return, as well as lots of social media promotion. That's win-win.

Taking Five Minutes with Foodies

Establishing a schedule for blog posts is task number one for bloggers, and sticking to it is a feat of both dedication and creative endurance.

For Port City Foodie, I'm doing flash interviews with Wilmington food personalities, one a week, and publishing them on the weekends. I've talked with chefs, cookbook authors, restaurateurs and foodies. Talk about fun, this is it. Doing what I love, meeting people, talking, writing.

Check out the series, Five with a Foodie.

Chef de Maison Carson Jewell | Rx Restaurant, Wilmington NC

Chatting it up for Cape Fear Living

In addition to editing and proof reading, cutting words and juggling topics, I get to sit down with some interesting people. All part of my new gig as editor of Cape Fear Living Magazine.

Here is the first interview I did for the magazine: Author Tony "A.J." Tata: Riding the Swell.

The best part-time-spare-time-when-do-you-sleep hobby there ever was.