Businessman, Writer, Public Speaker
The Person
I’m a small business owner, writer, public speaker, and gadget lover. I write most often about the successful use of social media and blogging to grow a business online. I also like to share my experiences, good and bad, with technology and gadgets like my new iPhone 4s. A more complete professional biography is available on my company web-site.
Disclosures
I am an owner of ColorMetrix Technologies, LLC, but the views and opinions I express here are my own.
I’m married to Cheryl Raffel and at one time she edited the posts on this blog. She remains a sounding board for many of the posts you see here long before they turn into words on the screen. We are a team. Life works better that way. She’s @hawtwife on Twitter.
Shelby Sapusek partners with me to edit the posts here. Shelby also guests posts here from time-to-time and writes the other half of the “she said, he said” posts (I’m the he). Shelby has her own company that contracts with my company ColorMetrix to provide virtual marketing management services.
I have affiliate relationships with several products I write about and “advertise” on this blog. That means they pay me if you click and then buy the product. As a result of valuing my reputation more than money, I only represent items I use and purchased with my own money first.
The Blog
Inspirational small business story teller. Is the description which best describes the writing style of this blog. My public speaking style is similar and those who have met me face to face say when they read here it’s as if they are speaking with me. So, in short, I write like I speak when having a conversation with you. In many ways this blog is therapy for me. At the end of a long day, either on the road or at my desk, I can can come here and convert the thoughts in my head into the written word.
Writing is the doing part of thinking. I strive to live my life as I write about here. I write my thoughts here to create a roadmap for future and continued success in my own life. I sincerely hope that you also benefit from and grow because of the time you spend here.
Interviews with Jim
The Elephant in the Cloud – How Safe is Your Data? from Matt About Business
Real, Authentic and Sustainable with Jim Raffel from IAM Business Consulting
unGEEKing It with Jim Raffel from Jeffrey G. Allen
Jim Raffel on making brand color measure up from Nani Prints
