Ashley Graceless

Little but fierce. Digital strategist. Bird nerd. Music geek. Thirst for life.

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Commit to the Community for Networking Success

For small business owners, it’s never been more important to interact face-to-face with neighbors and residents living in their immediate community. With the continued rise in online business transactions, small business owners can further improve their local presence by being an active participant where they live, work and play.How can business owners do this? Through a BE PSA mentality: Be a Resource, Edify Others, Participate, Show Up, and Add Value. (Yes, I made this up--but hey, these are important points and the mnemonic device might just stick!)Be a Resource - You know people who provide goods and services. And you’ll meet people through networking and you’ll learn about their needs. Be the conduit between these and make introductions.Edify Others - Great leaders are …

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Atlanta Business Radio X Feature: Atlanta SEO Pro

Earlier this week, I was thrilled at the opportunity to be on Atlanta's Business Radio X show with Lee Cantor and Stone Payton.ABRX specializes in helping local business leaders get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. The show supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignores.The show also featured Cassie Fields, the Vice President of Sales and Business Development at FieldEdge and Dave Segur, the National Sales Manager at GreenSky.Thank you so much to Lee Cantor and Stone Payton for being great hosts! Here's the link to listen to the full interview:https://businessradiox.com/podcast/atlantabusinessradio/fieldedge-2/ …

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Eat This, Failure

Hi. Hello. It's me, the marketer who doesn't write in her own blog.It's something I think about just about every day, of course. I start the day with good intentions, and other things get in the way.Mostly myself.The last six and a half months have rocked me to my very core. I have been tested repeatedly, watching my parents separate, losing my job, issues within my own marriage, on top of the day-to-day struggles of being a full-time working parent of two active boys. Throw in financing an emergency appendectomy without insurance (so fun!), and one might understand my desire to stay in my bed and never come out.I have felt like a failure more times than I care to admit.As a parent, as a wife, as a daughter, as a friend. I try so hard to offer empathy and compassion to …

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