By christy | Published: August 23, 2010

What types of characteristics do you look for in a new hire or a co-worker?
Deb and I have been thinking about this a lot lately as we’ve been adding people to our team as freelancers. These are our top four:
Dependable/Reliable
Fast
Creative
Team Player
When you are looking to add people to your team, what are your must-haves?
By deb | Published: May 19, 2010

This weekend, we attended Big Omaha and had the pleasure of hearing from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos story and how Zappos approachs business. They take what they would spend on advertising and invest it into the customer experience. Because they know that word of mouth advertising will give you the biggest bang for your [...]
By deb | Published: January 26, 2010

This past weekend, Christy and I have been out in Anaheim at the CHA show announcing CraftyCon. It’s been a great and exciting time, and we are so pleased at the reaction. Everyone is pumped! And I can tell it’s going to be an incredible event.
And this Saturday marks Awesome Camp. And boy, are we [...]
By deb | Published: December 31, 2009

As 2009 comes to a close, we have a lot to be thankful for. Christy and I started Toolulu earlier this year and know we are going to see so many of our efforts pay off in 2010. We have several items we are hard at work on and can’t wait to announce the details. [...]
By christy | Published: December 23, 2009

This past year has been such a whirlwind for Deb and I. Toolulu was born this year so 2009 will always hold a special place in our hearts. We hope you’ll take the time these last few days of the year to enjoy them with your loved ones.
Thank you for all the support and we’re [...]
By christy | Published: November 25, 2009

image via flickr, copyright starmama
Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
By christy | Published: August 11, 2009

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
By christy | Published: August 5, 2009

Twitter has come out with its own twitter basics for businesses. You can find it at business.twitter.com. There are sections to help businesses get started, learn the lingo and gives some great case studies. My favorite section is Best Practices.
When I first started using Twitter, I could see that there were some people using twitter [...]