Kelly Duffort

By - kellyduffort
Posted on November 17, 2011August 28, 2012
Posted in Internet Summit

My Internet Summit 2011 Takeaways

For the third year in a row, I attended the Internet Summit (November 15-16) here in Raleigh, North Carolina. Each year, I have walked away from two days of non-stop learning with more information about what’s happening and what will be happening on the Internet than I can mentally process. And I love it. It

By - kellyduffort
Posted on February 9, 2011August 28, 2012
Posted in web strategy

Web Strategy? What’s that?

Not so long ago, a small business that wanted to “get on the web,” had a simple project list: Build a website. Today, a small business that wants to “get on the web,” probably has a checklist that looks more like this: Build a website. Answer the question: To blog or not to blog? Create

By - kellyduffort
Posted on January 10, 2011
Posted in Facebook

Facebook and The Jelly Bean Jar

Lots of buzz last week about Goldman Sachs’ estimation that Facebook is worth $50 billion. The investment firm paid $450 million for less than 1% of Facebook’s stock. $450 million. For less than 1%. Crazy, isn’t it? There’s talk of a possible Facebook IPO in 2012. Question is…what will the company be worth then? I’m

By - kellyduffort
Posted on January 2, 2011
Posted in Twitter

It’s 2011. Why aren’t you on Twitter yet?

Well, here we are in 2011 and despite what you might have thought in 2008, 2009 or 2010, Twitter is still around. In fact, Twitter seems to be gaining in popularity not just by what you see on the web, but by what we see at the end of TV commercials, hear on the radio

By - kellyduffort
Posted on May 25, 2010September 26, 2012
Posted in On My Own

Kelly Duffort is not a blogger, but here is my blog post about a blogging conference

If I’m not a blogger, why did I go to a blogging conference? Well…actually, I went to the WordCamp Conference, which was held this past weekend (May 22nd and 23rd) at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. (Many thanks to the conference organizers, volunteers, sponsors and speakers for a great event, by the way!) WordCamp is a

By - kellyduffort
Posted on March 16, 2010
Posted in On My Own

Three Pieces of “Going Out On Your Own” Advice

Real bloggers write all the time. I blog when the mood strikes. The mood struck me today after having coffee with a friend who has toyed with going out on her own over the past year, just like me. She is leaning toward a return to the corporate world and I wish her all the

By - kellyduffort
Posted on December 3, 2009
Posted in On My Own

Lemonade with the Kids

I know one of the top rules for a blog is posting fresh and new content on a regular basis. I realize that I haven’t posted an entry on this blog for 3 ½ months. I am still working hard to start my own business. I know that if I could work 40-60 hours a

By - kellyduffort
Posted on August 17, 2009
Posted in On My Own

Raleigh-Durham Entrepreneur Organizations: A Whole New World

The movie “Aladdin” is a favorite in my house with the kids right now. Actually, the movie is a favorite in my house and the soundtrack is a favorite in my car so there is no escaping it. Thus, the song, “A Whole New World” is often running through my head.After going to my first

By - kellyduffort
Posted on August 12, 2009August 28, 2012
Posted in On My Own

Dear Recession, You Leave Me No Choice

I give up. I give in. I’m giving it my all. I’ve been out of work for a long time (let me repeat L-O-N-G) and I have been looking hard for a job. Job hunting during the recession has been a roller coaster ride. I’ve come close to landing great jobs and I’ve gone months

By - kellyduffort
Posted on August 5, 2009September 26, 2012
Posted in On My Own

Getting Started

I’m looking forward to writing about my new adventure. Just need to collect a few thoughts before getting started – give me a few days. I’m glad to finally have a topic to explore and thus, a reason to try WordPress.