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James Holloway

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Business Owner, Blogger, Professional Multitasker, South East Installation Solutions

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Having worked nearly every variety of dead end job after leaving college, I ended up working for a company that teamed up with local interior designers and provided installation services for them. Stayed with them for nearly 8 years before starting my own business.

Oct. 16, 2011

James Holloway recommends this answer by Dan Waldschmidt

Why is Dan Waldschmidt so fervently against paid sales training(and what is the alternative)?

.....a business culture that fuels high performance. Enough with the quick tricks and sassy tips... more

General Management

Human Resources

Oct. 2, 2011

James Holloway recommends this answer by Ed Cochran

How do you fight procrastination?

Let me get back to you on that.

Procrastination

Time Management

Oct. 2, 2011

James Holloway recommends this answer by Steve Weed

Should a business ever design their website for a tablet first? When would this be beneficial?

Practically speaking this is mostly a rhetorical question.
Tablets will continue to grow in use. If you really understand how to design websites according to how people use the web and you write good code, there should be very little difference in design.
Good usability includes:
- A ... more

Information Technology

Sept. 25, 2011

James Holloway and 25 other people answered this question

How would you handle the situation if an employee told that you were the worst boss he has had?

We'd all like to THINK we would use it as a point of reflection and introspection but all of us would likely be insulted by it and would take it in the same tone that we would take it if our child said we were ... more

Human Resources

Aug. 26, 2011

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Do you use a bookmarking website (like Digg.com)? If so, which one? If not, why not?

Information Technology

Online Services

Aug. 24, 2011

James Holloway answered this question

How do you source customer testimonials for your business?

We send handwritten thank you cards after the successful completion of a project. We include a note asking them to take 3 minutes to fill out an online survey. We also collect comments/testimonials from our Facebook page. We then include them on a "Testimonials" page ... more

Customer Service

Business Growth

Customer Feedback

Aug. 18, 2011

James Holloway and 2 other people answered this question

What should President Obama put in his new jobs bill?

Don - I think it is unfortunate that we find ourselves in such a "global" economy especially when it comes to manufacturing.
I remember when I was a kid the big marketing push for Wal-Mart was "Made In America" or it wasn't in their stores. ... more

Manufacturing and Trading

Aug. 18, 2011

James Holloway answered this question

What are some other popular online influence sites besides Klout?

Peerindex.net is another site, but I'm not sure any of them really have it "right"
Klout seems to think I am an influencer of photography. Other than posting a few pics on Facebook, etc I don't have anything to do with photography. I'm not a photographer, ... more

Online Influence

Aug. 7, 2011

James Holloway and 104 other people answered this question

What do you think successful people do that others don't?

I'm sure several people have mentioned this but you first have to define what success means to you as an individual.
I won't go into the whole thing, but I just (last night as a matter of fact) wrote an article for my blog talking about ... more

Aug. 7, 2011

James Holloway and 52 other people answered this question

How much does correct spelling and grammar matter when blogging?

In addition to owning and operating a company here in town, I write for two different blogs (one personal and one business).
On the personal one (but especially on the business one) I feel that spelling, grammar, and proper sentence structure are extremely important.
Really, in any ... more

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