Sue Sutcliffe’s Blog

"Group of Seven Bed & Breakfast" Open House and Garden Tour

Coming up soon on Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 is the “Group of Seven Bed & Breakfast” Open House and Garden Tour from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. This is a Free event and everyone is invited! There are over 18 exciting stops…..including the 9 Bed & Breakfasts which will be showcasing artisans, local produce, beautiful … Continue reading “"Group of Seven Bed & Breakfast" Open House and Garden Tour”

2007 — Shopaware: “Superstar” local business wins first annual ShopAware

Award: Shopaware

“Superstar” local business wins first annual ShopAward (DURHAM REGION, ON) April, 2007 – The people have spoken and the name on their ballots is aWEBthatWORKS.com. The Durham website design and web-marketing experts took top honours in the first annual ShopAwards, designed to recognize superlative customer service. President Sue Sutcliffe was thrilled to receive the award. … Continue reading “2007 — Shopaware: “Superstar” local business wins first annual ShopAware”

Networking for Dollars

Business Professional Women – Durham Region ChapterIt was a pleasure delivering “The Power of Networking — With a Little Help from my Friends” and sharing the podium with illustrious Gary Polonsky, founder of UOIT, who headlined this event. At last count this BPW Durham fundraising conference called Roadmap to Success: Making Connections raised over $600 … Continue reading “Networking for Dollars”

Business & Professional Women of Durham Bursary Fund

Gary Polonsky

BPW – Durham fundraiser feeds bursary fund WHITBY, ON FEB. 10, 2007: They pay for groceries or diapers or car repairs. Small amounts, really: seldom more than one or two thousand dollars. Nonetheless, the bursaries given by the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Durham represent last hope funding for young, underprivileged women attending Durham … Continue reading “Business & Professional Women of Durham Bursary Fund”

Ticket Name Syntax

AWTW’s ticketing system depends on tickets being created with the correct subject line syntax e.g. “MMDD—DOMAINNAME—concise description” where: MM/DD = month/date due. DomainName = full domain name Concise description Describes the charge on the customer’s invoice Describes the charge on the subcontractor’s invoice Contains all information in subject line that one might need to search … Continue reading “Ticket Name Syntax”

Keeping all the threads

Each time you take any action with regards to a ticket, you need to append the latest version of the ticket, and forward to both tickets @ awebthatworks.com and subcontractorname@awebthatworks.com. CAUTION: Tickets are intended to capture all actions/communication with regards to a project so please ensure you respond to the latest ticket, to ensure threads … Continue reading “Keeping all the threads”

What is a WEBRING (Web Ring)?

A webring (or web ring) is a collection of similarly themed websites connected in a circular structure — a traffic building technique made popular in the 1990s by amateur websites. Webrings are managed on a central website and are managed by a moderators responsible for: adding/removing pages to the web ring website and supplying web … Continue reading “What is a WEBRING (Web Ring)?”

E-mail Procedures

Subcontractor agrees to: Communicate using the e-mail address that ends in @websitetalent.com whenever conducting business on behalf of aWEBthatWORKS.com answer/acknowledge all email messages within one business day include the domain name in subject line of all email messages sent

CANCELLATION POLICY

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ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL While we do not refund your ticket price, we will allow the transfer of the ticket to another attendee with 48 hours written notice. REFUNDS If training cancelled, event holder will be refunded in full.

PIPEDA: An Executive Summary

Canadian Internet Law

PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) requires that organizations covered by the Act adhere to its ten basic principles: (source: http://www.privcom.gc.ca/information/guide_e.asp) Accountability – an organization must clearly identify a person within that organization who is their in-house PIPEDA compliance officer. This individual will re responsible for ensuring that the organization in is continual … Continue reading “PIPEDA: An Executive Summary”

2003 — Durham Home & Small Business Association “Betty Penny Award”

Betty Penny Award

June 11, 2003 –Bowmanville – For the first time ever, on June 11, 2003, the Durham Home & Small Business Association (DH&SBA) presented the Betty Penny Award. The honoured recipient was Sue Sutcliffe. The DH&SBA noted that Sue Sutcliffe and her team had moved to the next level of criteria for their usual business of the year award and created..

What is Personal Branding?

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The conscious and intentional effort to create and influence public perception of an individual by positioning them as an authority in their industry, elevating their credibility, and differentiating themselves from the competition, to ultimately advance their career, increase their circle of influence, and have a larger impact.