mariyadelano

mariyadelano, 4 days ago to random

I admit I do often feel a bit weird as a leftist that lives near Wall Street

Then I think “I occupied Wall Street” and chuckle to myself

waldoj, 4 days ago to random

Agencies have figured out that "customized COTS” means "expensive custom software that you don't actually own,” so vendors have started calling it "configured COTS." The problem is that some commercial software is extensively configurable by customers, and it can be tough to know which is which.

Here's the test to apply: Can the software be "configured” by the customer or any vendor of their choosing? If "yes," it's legit. If "no," it's just expensive custom software that you don't own.

mariyadelano, 5 days ago to ghost

Y’all, I am so happy that #Ghost will be federating with #ActivityPub!

Full disclosure: I’m a paying customer of Ghost and have spoken to @johnonolan directly multiple times - he and his non-profit fully share our vision of the open independent web and I genuinely think we should be welcoming them to the #Fediverse with open arms 🤗

https://activitypub.ghost.org

mariyadelano, 6 days ago to random

Husband and I were sick enough over the weekend that we slept for 18 hours yesterday.

We’re both attempting to work from home today. Wish us luck 🥲

mariyadelano, 11 days ago to random

Basically everyone I know in marketing is at a conference here in NYC today and I’m just playing video games on discord with my team hahaha

mariyadelano, 11 days ago to random

Half the inbound leads we get these days just leave me with my jaw of the floor.

I would have never dared to send outreach to any of these companies because I thought we were too small for them. And here they are, one inbound call after another.

Our future seems very exciting aaaah

mariyadelano, 16 days ago (edited 15 days ago) to nyc

Mastodon friends… important poll (please boost for reach!)

The tables in our nearby #NYC deli have literal dried beans as decoration (see first reply to this thread for pics)

So…. beans? 🤔

mariyadelano, 20 days ago to random

Take the time to grieve lost business relationships.

Colleagues, collaborators, partners, customers - all of these are still people who make a mark on us when we spend time together.

When those relationships end, it’s okay to feel sad.

Don’t shame yourself for hurting.

MikeBlazer, 21 days ago to SEO

This is one of the best travel sites I used: visitingvienna.com

I read it over and over again before and during my New Year's trip to Vienna, Austria last winter. And this site made my family vacation brilliant.

You can call it a niche site.

But it's not made to rank, it doesn't use the same tricks of over-optimizing to death. No fluff, no lame intros.

Check it out, folks.
What do you think of it? #seo

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mariyadelano, 21 days ago to business

Don't start an agency if you hate service-based businesses.

It won't be your path to "passive income", endless riches, fame, or whatever else you're imagining.
You can't build a great company if you hate your own business model. No amount of productizing your services, outsourcing, playing voodoo with your margins, or pretending you're happy on social media will make up for your disdain of the very business you're creating.

Service-based businesses aren't a toy. Stop acting like it.

#business

mariyadelano, 22 days ago to random

Something I haven’t talked about publicly because I’m scared someone in my family will see it:

In trying to heal my #BPD and #cPTSD I’ve had to dig deep into my childhood and look for the roots of my #trauma.

And this time… I found them. Or rather - “it”. There is just one root for all of my many many many mental health troubles and life issues for as long as I remember.

It’s my mother.

My mother, who I still maintain contact with. She was my abuser.

I don’t know what to do.