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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Normally, I wouldn't do this (and I apologize to those of you who read my legal blog on a regular basis, since I just posted this there too). But it's too important to all of you for me ...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I don't always participate in conversations that take place here on STS, but I watch what seems like most of them (though I'm sure that's not true).
I see a lot of discussion of Facebook fo...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Whoever said it was right. It's not what you know, it's who you know.
No, really. It is.
When I was in my 20's, I remember distinctly thinking that being smart should be enough to get...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Today isn't the day I was born. That's in February (in case anyone's interested).
Today is the one year anniversary of me launching my law firm. Hooray!!! On July 7, 2008,...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I went to a NYC Entrepreneurs event/conference last week mostly because I thought it might be a good place to find business. That turned out not to be the case.
Oh well, you win some,...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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When you're a service business, all you have is your reputation. And part of the way that you gain a good reputation is your level of professionalism.
You would think that this would be comm...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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As many of you know, I'm in the middle of my Inertia Project Challenge, which is meant to get me out of the galloping inertia that I've been experiencing.
I've started a café for all...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I need to ‘fess up.
I have a gigantic case of galloping inertia. I don't feel like doing anything. Except sleeping.
I spent weeks running at 100 miles a minute getti...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I hate pictures of me.
No, really. I do. So, I don't have any.
All of the pictures that you see of me in my profiles here, on other boards, on Facebook, Twitter, etc. ar...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I know, I know.
You're probably thinking... Why is a lawyer talking about green office policies?
Well, other than the fact that today is Earth Day and I like to try to be relevant, I think...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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My ebooks are finally for sale! My new site (http://www.why-the-heck.com) is finally up and running! I'm so EXCITED!!!
Ok, calm down, Deena. Breathe. Whew!
Now expl...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I know that this is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, particularly to you life coaches and other eternally optimistic folks out there, but I hate change.
I think it sucks. Truly.&nb...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I know, I know, I usually give legal advice. Today's post is going to be advice of a more practical nature... (Ok, well it's kinda legal, but I can't help myself. Sad, really. It'...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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As the Small Business Superhero that I am (LOL!), I often consult with potential clients that are just starting up. I go through all of the various issues that could confront a business like ...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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In case you didn't know, I take requests. I'm always looking for new ideas for blog posts both here at STS and on my legal blog.
So, this one comes to you thanks to our very own Angel...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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You're so careful about making sure your business is legal. I know you are. You don't cut corners; you don't fly by the seat of your pants.
You can't. If your business fails, it ...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I grew up in a retail family. My mom's family started and ran a retail business for three generations and my dad ran the business for over 20 years. I started working for the company wh...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Over the past couple of weeks, I've been thinking about how connected I am. It's annoying to me that I can't seem to go more than 20 minutes without checking my email.
Whether it's by my web...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Not too much time today, though if you keep your customer database online, I highly recommend that you go read my legal blog on what to do if it's stolen...
But that's not why I'm writing. I...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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How many of you have a data retention policy?
Raise your hand if you have one.
That's what I thought...
If your first question when reading the headline is, "What's a data retention polic...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I'm going to say that since the concept of the shoemaker's children having no shoes has been around for, well, forever, I'm not the first person to have the problem. But I think it's time for...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I don't have much time today, so this is going to be brief. Important, but brief.
I just finished writing a legal blog on the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (“CPSIA&r...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Sorry folks, I've fallen off of the radar for the last week. To say I've been under the weather would be a gross understatement.
We've been having a lovely bout of a most disgusting g...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I finished my first book. YAY! It's a great first step, but I'm not where I need to be yet. My goal is to do 10 or more ebooks so that I can eventually compile them into a "r...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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As you probably know, I’ve been doing the Phenomenal Year workshop. I’m enjoying it. It’s really helped to give me some ideas of how to increase business and I’m...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Ok, OK. I get it. No logo for me. Sheesh! All I wanted was a couple of jackets for my husband, dad and brothers. Though I'm not really sure that anyone makes their dec...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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So, I don't have a lot of time today but I have a quick question for everyone. I want to order some embroidered jackets and stuff for my family (heck, if you can't have them advertise fo...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Ordinarily, I write these blogs about what's going on with me, what's going on with my business and how I'm getting closer to my goals. And I am.
But I'm not having a good couple of da...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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So, I have a bit of an odd question. How do you know if you're charging enough? I understand how you do it when you have a product to sell. But when you sell a service like mine, ...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Things don't always happen how or when we expect them to. As John Lennon famously said, "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans."
Before anyone jumps to conclu...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I'm Simply Brilliant! I always knew I was wicked smart (just kidding), but being named Simply Brilliant by the SitePoint newsletter made my week.
We all work really hard. I've be...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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In the last episode of this program we found our intrepid lawyer trying to dig out from under the pile of rubbish that had piled up on her desk... So, did she succeed? Did she dig out from un...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Liam just loves that Rubik's Cube. Yes, I'm geeky enough that I know how to solve it...
I don't know why, but the traffic on my site has dropped off in the last week.&n...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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I try to take every PR opportunity that presents itself, even if it doesn't look like it'll get much traffic. You know why? Because you never know what could happen.
Great PR comes fro...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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This week, I've been doing an unintentional experiment. It's not one I ever intended to try, but my level of swamped this week has kept me from doing any of my usual marketing.
...
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Law Offices of Deena Burgess / Just1Group, Inc.
New York, NY
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Project: Getting my law firm off the groundGoal Date: February 1, 2009
Hi. I'm Deena Burgess and I'm a lawyer in NYC who recently started her own firm. A bit on me -- I worked for 5 years a...
