I got a question from a fan named Laura – who also happens to be my cousin – about her need to express herself.  Her question goes a little something like this:

“Dean, I need my own blog…….STAT! I have things on my mind that I need to get out! Help a sista out!”

Needless to say, helping a sista out is where I excel.  Okay Laura, you want to enter the 21st century and hop on the web 2.0 bandwagon, girlfriend?  Well, here is how you are going to do it. Read the full story

I am sure you want to hurt me after reading such an inane title, but lately I have been thinking about how it would be possible to save money at parishes, while at the time improving the entire parish organization.  My solution would be to hire a staff with superior expertise in business administration, design and media, and web development.  Oh, and they would also happen to live in another country.  Don’t believe me?  Well, by using Elance or Guru to outsource, you can make a marketing and administrative team that is comparable to a Fortune 500 company.  In most cases – because the labor is so inexpensive – you wouldn’t even need to let go of your current staff. Read the full story