Comments on: The Heart of Being a Chef…

By: Dolly Dickinson

Dolly Dickinson — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:23:32 +0000

Is this Sappho Gerrie’s daughter? I too was a marketing writer when I knew your mother.
Fun blog, but you’re right about any typos being off-putting.
You kindly wrote to inform me when Gerrie died in ’99, and I have a question for you. Are you at the same address?

By: Lois Geller

Lois Geller — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:26:57 +0000

Yes, write something!

By: Rick Hyman

Rick Hyman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:32:59 +0000

Amy, my mailbox is not qlogged enough
when I don’t get YOUR qulot occassionally.

Whassup? Enlighten us!

We need your special brand of knowledge,
attitude, and leadership out here.

Wirte something, Goddammit!!!

Rick

By: Lois Geller

Lois Geller — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:13 +0000

Slide Show idea is very funny! I am always buried under some PowerPoint I’m doing, so that would be perfect for me.

I can’t even get my posts up there…and get rid of the “goofy calendar that does nothing”, and a photo…

Thank you, Raffi.You’re right I need tech support, more like life support for my ailing blog.

And I appreciate that you came up with this great idea! Now, how ti implement it?

What do you do, Raffi? And how do you know Amy?

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:55:23 +0000

I LOVE THE SLIDESHOW IDEA RAFFI! That would be such a hoot and SO very Lois Geller. Thank you!

By: Raffi Darrow

Raffi Darrow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:10:23 +0000

I don’t think there should be a headshot at the top, I think there should be a photo slideshow at the top. If Lois’ personality is as hard to capture as described, let 8-10 photos go by of Lois being Lois in different contexts. And especially one of a tiny Troll in her palm.

Lois, Stick with WordPress. It’s great. You may need “tech support” to edit major layout items, but the available widgets will save lots of programming time in the long run. I’m happy to assist.

By: Debra Ellis

Debra Ellis — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:57:24 +0000

Amy,

You’re welcome to use my “heartbreak hotel” comment.

I have one thing to add for Lois –

Test, test, test. Everytime I test things on my site, I learn what works and what doesn’t. It is often surprising…

I’m looking forward to seeing the changes.

By: Leslie Noyes

Leslie Noyes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:59:27 +0000

I’m glad I could be of help. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with all of these comments.

Yes, I was at VCS. I left in 2005 to start my own business. I specialize in web design and redesign. Before I met Amy I was skeptical about design for the web (like many designers for print then and now). Everything Amy said made sense and connected to what I already knew about publication and direct marketing. Thus, I’ve embraced designing for the web, basing my work on what works rather than what is pretty.

This isn’t to say I can’t make a website follow best practices for getting clicks and also be pretty, just that I know how to mix the two based on the brand I’m designing for.

Now I hang my head and admit that busy designing websites, I haven’t designed my own! However, I’m finally working on it and plan to have my site up and running by the end of the year. I’ll let you and Amy know when it goes live. Until then I can be contacted at LmnCreate at myfairpoint.net.

If you want to see a couple of sites I’ve designed, visit:
benningtonpotters.com
zicandchacha.com
greatgardenplants.com

Meanwhile, I’ll look forward to your next post.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:58:35 +0000

Leslie, I love that you commented here because I know you value your free time in a BIG way and have little (no?) use for all this noise, er, social media stuff. You gave Lois some great suggestions and they are especially helpful because you have such a keen sense of design and how it impacts the buying/sales/action process. Needless to say, I know firsthand what an impact you’ve had on our clients so I really thank you. (I’d say from the bottom of my heart but I’m getting a lot of Tin Man comments as of late.)

By: Lois Geller

Lois Geller — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:52:39 +0000

Wow…Leslie, you blew me away with your comments. I love the preciseness of your recommendations.

“If rag right text is too wide in relation to type size, it becomes hard for our eyes to find the next line of text”….now that makes perfect sense! It even runs true for a direct mail piece. Amazing factoid right there.

Thank you Leslie! I think I remember your name from Vermont Country Store.

What are you doing now? Do you freelance?