Thursday, November 24, 2011
Beware of Yahoo! Hackers
Yahoo accounts are getting hacked. We suggest to all our friends and clients that you either shut down your account and any access to other applications, or reset all your passwords and security questions.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Attitude is Everything
You gotta hand it to the Minatare football coaching staff. Their attitude is certainly an admirable one. The Indians are 0-3, but according to the coaches... it's a great 0-3! Despite the scoreboard, that winning attitude seems prevalent around Minatare these days. The parents, alumni and fans were positive and supportive. The coaches showed amazing patience with the mistakes of their young team. I even heard the P.A. Announcer encouraging the kids.
If ever a team could say they are in a rebuilding year, the 2011 Indians can lay claim to that one for sure. Seniors Nate Garcia and Richard Mitchell and lone Junior Jorge Montelongo are the only upper classmen on the team. With four sophomores and seven freshmen, 6-man football fans should keep an eye on these guys in the future.
Minatare hosted the Hyannis Longhorns in Friday's Homecoming contest. The night was full of spirit and festivities as the fans filed in, which included dozens of MHS Alumni returning to show their support. The team is young and the town is small, but they filled the stands and lined the sidelines for what proved to be a close contest all the way.
The game started off slowly as both teams exchanged possession regularly. It was Minatare that caught the first break with 3:55 to go in the 1st quarter when Junior Jorge Montelongo recovered a fumble at the line of scrimmage. However, as was the case most of the night, penalties halted their efforts and the quarter expired with no points scored. 0-0
The second quarter was a little more exciting, but only if you were wearing blue and white (or sitting across the field). Hyannis Sophomore Travis Hoover returned a Nate Garcia interception for 6 points with 8:34 to go in the 2nd quarter. Minatare's Javier Guerrero blocked the extra point kick attempt to keep it at 6-0 Hyannis.
The determined Indians didn't just set back and relax, however. They came out strong with a drive of their own behind the running of Senior Nate Garcia. (This is the point in the game where the coaches were given the opportunity to display great patience with their young team.) The Indians had driven down fairly deep into Longhorn territory when a multitude of penalties began. First it was an offensive facemask, then a procedure call. Then, despite being backed up into his own territory now, Garcia wheeled around the left end for long TD... only to be negated by another holding penalty.
"That's ok guys, do it again" yelled the assistant coach from the sideline. So, Garcia did just that and took the ball into the end zone again for 6. Had it not been for that yellow marker on the field, we would have been tied. All for not though as his second TD of the drive was also negated. Minatare struggled on offense after that and turned it over on downs with 5:25 to go in the half still down 6-0.
A good defensive showing by the Indians gave them the ball back with another chance to get some points on the board before halftime. The enthusiasm was squelched when Minatare coughed up the ball on their own 17 yard line with 2:58 left. The Indian defense held tough, but Longhorn Sophomore Travis Hoover was able to punch it in with :10 seconds remaining for his second TD of the night. Minatare's Javier Guerrero blocked his second PAT of the night keeping it 12-0 Hyannis.
Halftime festivities included a performance from the award winning Minatare Cheerleaders, information about the alternative homecoming party scheduled after the game and a reading of the list of alumni in attendance; Jane Bauer (Shadle), 1952; Anita Duncan (Burry), 1958; Con Sanchez, 1963; Nestor Sanchez, 1965; John Chavez, 1966; Caryle Covalt, 1969; Mike Nuss, 1970; Maria Longoria (Molina), 1971; Jan Nuss (Covalt), 1972; Tom Case, 1981; Karen Koke (Lofing), 1981; Benny Garcia, 1984; Brian Hale, 1984; Chad Conklin, 1985; Ed Russell, 1985; Diana Kenagy, 1990; Eric Longoria, 1991; Brandon Sandoz, 1991; Yvette Chavez, 1992; Deb Valdez (Ramirez), 1992; Diane Fair (Helser), 1993; LeAnn Nuss, 1994; Darla Novotny, 1998; Lisa Quintanar (Nuss), 1998; Denasha Rickets (Wecker), 1998; Samantha Clause (Greene), 1999; Josh Lovato, 1999; Tonya DeWitt, 2000; Adam Koke, 2004; AJ Conklin, 2006; Justin Koke, 2007; Tyler McAllister, 2007; Nichole Martinez (Salazar), 2007; Tiffany Schleuning (Mitchell), 2008; Alicia Main (Dickey), 2010; Alicia Fibelstad, 2010; Armando Garcia, 2010; Abi Longoria, 2010; Anthony Longoria, 2010; Ryan Manka, 2010; Amber Shimek, 2010; Brittney Johnson, 2011; Xavier Longoria, 2011; Marissa Lucius, 2011; Elizabeth Mitchell, 2011.
Guerrero continued to shine in the 2nd half when he scored Minatare's first official TD of the night with 7:25 to go in the 3rd quarter. The PAT kick attempt was blocked by Hyannis making it 12-6. Minatare looked to be gaining some momentum when Sophomore Steven Juarez intercepted the ball with 5:32 remaining in the 3rd. Both teams then struggled with multiple penalties with all drives stalling and our score after 3 still 12-6 Hyannis.
Hyannis drove down the field to start the 4th quarter but a goal line stand led by Senior Richard Mitchell and another interception by Juarez and the Indians were back in it. Nate Garcia took the Indians to paydirt again scoring on the run and knotting our game up at 12-12. The ensuing PAT was blocked and we remained locked up with 4 minutes to go in the contest.
The Indians had the momentum and were poised to pull this one off when the Minatare 'D' had Hoover scrambling for his life. Unfortunately, in 6-man football, scrambling is a big part of the game. Hoover rambled back and forth and eventually down the field for his third touchdown of the evening with 1:57 remaining. Their PAT pass was good making our final score 19-12 as the Indians were not able to muster another drive of their own.
In line with recent tradition at Minatare, the Homecoming Royalty was presented after the game with Richard Mitchell and Sabrina Longoria named your 2011 MHS Homecoming King and Queen. Jr Prince and Princess went to Jorge Montelongo and Chyann Ross.
Despite the breezy and cool conditions, more dirty laundry on the field than a Don Henley song from the 80's and a game that ended up being one of the lowest scoring 6-man contests in history, it was an enjoyable evening watching the two young teams battle it out. Minatare's next contest is scheduled for this friday when they host a team from Central Nebraska, the 3-1 Arcadia Huskies.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Emergency Mobile Alert System
Hale Multimedia's Emergency Mobile Alert System provides a quick, reliable service that allows schools the ability to broadcast emergency notifications to parents via text messaging. Instead of a school having to develop its own notification infrastructure or paying thousands of dollars, they can use our infrastructure FREE to quickly and reliably broadcast notifications to parents!
When a school signs up for the Mobile Alerts System they receive a secure login and password to access the Mobile Alerts Platform. Whenever a notification needs to be sent out, the school's assigned administrator logs into the Mobile Alerts portal and enters in the notification.
Once the notification is entered, the notification is immediately sent to parents and students that have signed up to receive them.
If your school or organization would like to become part of the Mobile Alerts System please contact us to inquire about registering with our service.
Call toll free 1 (800) 783-1103 or locally in the panhandle of Nebraska at (308) 632-4653.
http://mobile-alerts.org
When a school signs up for the Mobile Alerts System they receive a secure login and password to access the Mobile Alerts Platform. Whenever a notification needs to be sent out, the school's assigned administrator logs into the Mobile Alerts portal and enters in the notification.
Once the notification is entered, the notification is immediately sent to parents and students that have signed up to receive them.
If your school or organization would like to become part of the Mobile Alerts System please contact us to inquire about registering with our service.
Call toll free 1 (800) 783-1103 or locally in the panhandle of Nebraska at (308) 632-4653.
http://mobile-alerts.org
Friday, August 26, 2011
Website Production Update
Big things are happening at Hale Multimedia. We have launched several great projects over the summer. Welcome aboard to our newest website customers: Black Gold Energy Transport (www.blackgoldenergytransport.com) and A Summer Afternoon (www.asummerafternoon.com).
We built a site for our local Never Forget! a 10th Anniversary Rememberance of 9-11 to create excitement and anticipation as well as gather volunteers for the big event.
Our full custom IDX integration is a great improvement on the way our customers real estate listings are found. Check out Century 21 Home Team (www.c21hometeam.net) and Premier Properties (www.wyo-realestate.com) for their new look and easy search capabilities.
We are very excited about our newest programming successes. Tempur-Pedic by Waterbed Showcase can now create and manipulate invoices on their phone or ipad and print it out for the customer all while they are on the sales floor.
The Ultimate Student Nurse Survival Guide is a full education site integrating textbook style articles, some including video; resources, interactive group forum and full testing module all behind a paid member login.
We are also building mobile sites. Our shining example is Gering Citizen's mobile site at m.geringcitizen.com which loads quickly on your Blackberry, iPhone, Droid or iPad.
Watch for our newest releases @ www.halemultimedia.com, Facebook, our blog or follow us on Twitter.
We built a site for our local Never Forget! a 10th Anniversary Rememberance of 9-11 to create excitement and anticipation as well as gather volunteers for the big event.
Our full custom IDX integration is a great improvement on the way our customers real estate listings are found. Check out Century 21 Home Team (www.c21hometeam.net) and Premier Properties (www.wyo-realestate.com) for their new look and easy search capabilities.
We are very excited about our newest programming successes. Tempur-Pedic by Waterbed Showcase can now create and manipulate invoices on their phone or ipad and print it out for the customer all while they are on the sales floor.
The Ultimate Student Nurse Survival Guide is a full education site integrating textbook style articles, some including video; resources, interactive group forum and full testing module all behind a paid member login.
We are also building mobile sites. Our shining example is Gering Citizen's mobile site at m.geringcitizen.com which loads quickly on your Blackberry, iPhone, Droid or iPad.
Watch for our newest releases @ www.halemultimedia.com, Facebook, our blog or follow us on Twitter.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Dowtown Scottsbluff Nebraska
We are happy to announce that we have been developing a fresh new website created specifically for Downtown Scottsbluff that is due to launch this Fall.
Our newest Website Designer, Kat Van Hoosear, has been working diligently on creating some really great looking free websites that will be featured on this new Downtown Scottsbluff website! We are not charging a dime for all these new websites but we are offering the opportunity to become a FEATURED Downtown Business for only $50 per year. Featured Businesses will be allowed to update their free website anytime they want in order to advertise any specials or sales. Also, like the rest of our websites, each individual business will be able to see exactly how many times their business is found PLUS how many times their store is visited! (All businesses will have open access to the statistics, not just the featured ones)
The Downtown Scottsbluff website will feature a Fine Arts District as well as Shopping, Eating and Entertainment to name just a few of the categories you'll find on this easy to use website directory. This interactive website will also include a section called BluffTalk - aimed at becoming the Social Hub for everything 'Bluffs'. We will have links and even some live feeds from local facebook groups and individuals, twitter feeds, blogs and lots of photos just to name a few of the exciting features that are on tap.
Follow this blog and receive updates as soon as they are published.
Watch for our new Downtown Scottsbluff website coming to a flatscreen near you!
Our newest Website Designer, Kat Van Hoosear, has been working diligently on creating some really great looking free websites that will be featured on this new Downtown Scottsbluff website! We are not charging a dime for all these new websites but we are offering the opportunity to become a FEATURED Downtown Business for only $50 per year. Featured Businesses will be allowed to update their free website anytime they want in order to advertise any specials or sales. Also, like the rest of our websites, each individual business will be able to see exactly how many times their business is found PLUS how many times their store is visited! (All businesses will have open access to the statistics, not just the featured ones)
The Downtown Scottsbluff website will feature a Fine Arts District as well as Shopping, Eating and Entertainment to name just a few of the categories you'll find on this easy to use website directory. This interactive website will also include a section called BluffTalk - aimed at becoming the Social Hub for everything 'Bluffs'. We will have links and even some live feeds from local facebook groups and individuals, twitter feeds, blogs and lots of photos just to name a few of the exciting features that are on tap.
Follow this blog and receive updates as soon as they are published.
Watch for our new Downtown Scottsbluff website coming to a flatscreen near you!
Custom Real Estate Websites
Did you know?... Over 80% of all home buyers begin their fact-finding using an MLS or IDX property search on a real estate website.
Those involved in Real Estate must certainly be aware of the rapidly changing environment around them. The buying and selling processes have completely evolved due to the increased use of computers and handheld devices. Those brokers and agents that are embracing and utilizing the new technology seem to be thriving and loving their jobs. The flip side is predictably true as well... those determined to resist change seem to be grumpy and not happy with much of anything. Could just be my observation, but there is a lot of truth to it.
We are embracing and even developing new technologies almost on a daily basis at Hale Multimedia. 1) because things change that fast and 2) it's our job to stay on top of things.
One of our most recent developments was the creation of our Real Estate Marketing Division to be spearheaded by Mr. Robert Jones of Gering. Robert brings years of direct sales and customer service skills to the company and is a welcome addition to the family at Hale Multimedia. His office is located in Suite 5 of 2013 Broadway in Scottsbluff.
Our Custom Real Estate Website Division focuses on assisting Real Estate Agents and Brokers with Full Custom IDX Integration. Most Agencies subscribe to, or utilize the MLS system through IDX but are only given the generic 'smart framing' instructions. This free, cookie cutter method offers very little customization and ends up being the norm on most real estate websites. We agree that it's very frustrating to both buyers and sellers. If you want true IDX Customization, then you must either learn to integrate it yourself or hire a professional website design and programming firm (preferably ours).
"To have an effective website, your property listings must be easy to find and your search easy to use."
For more information and pricing, visit www.CustomRealEstateWebsites.net
Those involved in Real Estate must certainly be aware of the rapidly changing environment around them. The buying and selling processes have completely evolved due to the increased use of computers and handheld devices. Those brokers and agents that are embracing and utilizing the new technology seem to be thriving and loving their jobs. The flip side is predictably true as well... those determined to resist change seem to be grumpy and not happy with much of anything. Could just be my observation, but there is a lot of truth to it.
We are embracing and even developing new technologies almost on a daily basis at Hale Multimedia. 1) because things change that fast and 2) it's our job to stay on top of things.
One of our most recent developments was the creation of our Real Estate Marketing Division to be spearheaded by Mr. Robert Jones of Gering. Robert brings years of direct sales and customer service skills to the company and is a welcome addition to the family at Hale Multimedia. His office is located in Suite 5 of 2013 Broadway in Scottsbluff.
Our Custom Real Estate Website Division focuses on assisting Real Estate Agents and Brokers with Full Custom IDX Integration. Most Agencies subscribe to, or utilize the MLS system through IDX but are only given the generic 'smart framing' instructions. This free, cookie cutter method offers very little customization and ends up being the norm on most real estate websites. We agree that it's very frustrating to both buyers and sellers. If you want true IDX Customization, then you must either learn to integrate it yourself or hire a professional website design and programming firm (preferably ours).
"To have an effective website, your property listings must be easy to find and your search easy to use."
For more information and pricing, visit www.CustomRealEstateWebsites.net
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Riverside Zoo Official Website
There have been several unofficial sites over the years and even some that are on the search engines still. However, the only official site sanctioned by the RDC is the one mentioned above. We are working on getting the folks who put up the unofficial sites to cooperate by either removing the old outdated sites, or by turning them over to the Riverside Discovery Center.
I have personally visited zoos from all over the world. Sure, the San Diego Zoo and Omaha's Henry Doorley Zoo are some of the best in the country, and I will never forget my trip to the Berlin Zoo in West Germany either. However, when it comes to small towns, The Riverside Zoo is so much better than most. The worst 'big city' zoo I have every been to was the one in Austin Texas. The Riverside Discovery Center Zoo blows them away - and Austin is the capital of a large, populated state!
One of my favorite features of the Riverside Zoo is their new Splash Pad. Your children will love it. Mine like to go to the zoo just to go to the Splash Pad sometimes when it's really hot. Check out http://www.riversidediscoverycenter.org today and click on the cool photos of the animals you will see there!
The Scottsbluff-Gering area has a lot to be thankful for. If you have been to other zoos in the country, you will understand and appreciate The Riverside Zoo and Discovery Center! By the way, our 17 year old daughter designed the new website under our direction at Hale Multimedia LLC. Our website portfolio can be viewed on our website at http://www.websiteportfolio.net.
Thanks for visiting, both virtually and physically!
Monday, July 18, 2011
AgMarketOnline sets new records
It's been alot of fun tracking the progress of AgMarketOnline.com as it grows. We started this Ag-focused online directory in 2004 and it has continued to break it's own records year after year.
This year we have seen significant monthly increases in traffic with our average visitor viewing 10 pages!
Records that were broken in May 2011 included;
As we have always taught, 'hits don't mean ....' Ignore companies bragging about how many 'hits' they get. What matters are unique visitors and pageviews.
More on this progress later. This transcript was prepared for our online radio broadcast at http://tobtr.com/s/2110479 each weekday from 7-8 am daily.
This year we have seen significant monthly increases in traffic with our average visitor viewing 10 pages!
Records that were broken in May 2011 included;
- Most Unique Visitors per Month : 11,600 old record : 9477
- Most Pages Viewed per Month : 100,671 old record : 78,150
- Average Unique Visitors per Day : 386 old record : 307
- Average Pages Viewed per Day : 3355 old record : 2520
As we have always taught, 'hits don't mean ....' Ignore companies bragging about how many 'hits' they get. What matters are unique visitors and pageviews.
More on this progress later. This transcript was prepared for our online radio broadcast at http://tobtr.com/s/2110479 each weekday from 7-8 am daily.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Riverside Discovery Center Re-Opens (www.riversidediscoverycenter.org)
The Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska has reopened following the flood of 2011. Show your support by purchasing a T-Shirt!
The old website address of www.riversidediscoverycenter.org will appear live soon! For now, visit www.riversidediscovery.com.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Jody Lamp co-hosting the Horseman's Corner Radio Program
Jody Lamp of Lamp Public Relations & Marketing recently appeared as a co-host on Howard Hale's radio program for equine enthusiasts. Her presence on The Horseman's Corner was a welcome addition.
You can listen to the program on more than 20 great radio stations in several states, or catch it online anytime.
http://www.halebroadcasting.com/realaudio/HORSE.mp3
The program changes daily Monday-Friday so listen in often!
Jody offers her clients more than 20 years of experience as a Daily Newspaper Reporter & Photographer; PR Agency Senior Writer to Account Executive; Senior Sales Director; Local Event Representative; Freelance Writer and Photographer; and Public Speaker in the following areas: Agribusiness, From Crops to Cosmetics, Special Event Promotion and Publicity, Travel/Tourism and Freelance Writer/Photographer.
You can listen to the program on more than 20 great radio stations in several states, or catch it online anytime.
http://www.halebroadcasting.com/realaudio/HORSE.mp3
The program changes daily Monday-Friday so listen in often!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Live online bidding
We are excited to work with Heartland Partners on their live online bidding.
We experienced the true spirit of live auctions and what it takes to tie all the newest technology into it. We were very pleased with it all, but are already implementing some much needed improvements.
Here are a few of the newest enhancements that you can expect to see at our next auction with live online bidding;
1. Bidders will be able to register anytime, even once the auction has begun.
2. The live bidding screen will refresh every 2 seconds rather than 5.
3. Bidders will be able to enter their proxy or max bid.
4. Auction company will have control over what lot number is currently up.
5. Auction companies will receive full written instructions for all areas
We will continue to improve this live online auction technology.
There is more to come, stay tuned!
Brian Hale
Hale Multimedia
We experienced the true spirit of live auctions and what it takes to tie all the newest technology into it. We were very pleased with it all, but are already implementing some much needed improvements.
Here are a few of the newest enhancements that you can expect to see at our next auction with live online bidding;
1. Bidders will be able to register anytime, even once the auction has begun.
2. The live bidding screen will refresh every 2 seconds rather than 5.
3. Bidders will be able to enter their proxy or max bid.
4. Auction company will have control over what lot number is currently up.
5. Auction companies will receive full written instructions for all areas
We will continue to improve this live online auction technology.
There is more to come, stay tuned!
Brian Hale
Hale Multimedia
Friday, May 13, 2011
dominic marquez of scottsbluff gunned down
Visit http://scottsbluffcountyscanner.com for updates on the Friday the 13th murder in Scottsbluff Nebraska.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Converting to a Business Facebook Page
Don't convert your personal page (that you accidentally setup for your business) into a Business Page UNTIL you read this and use this tool! This saves EVERYTHING.
This tool lets you download a copy of your information, including your photos and videos, posts on your Wall, all of your messages, your friend list and other content you have shared on your profile. Within this zip file you will have access to your data in a simple, browseable manner.
Read this article to learn how to convert your personal profile page into a Facebook Business Page.
This tool lets you download a copy of your information, including your photos and videos, posts on your Wall, all of your messages, your friend list and other content you have shared on your profile. Within this zip file you will have access to your data in a simple, browseable manner.
Read this article to learn how to convert your personal profile page into a Facebook Business Page.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Triple H Outfitting - Nebraska Hunts 2011
Triple H Outfitting offers a 5 nights 4 days guided hunting package for trophy Mule Deer and Whitetails. This package will include all lodging and transportation to and from your designated hunting areas. Triple H Outfitting has access to hunt 38,000 acres of privately owned land, abundant in wildlife, located between Valentine and Woodlake Nebraska. All animals are 100% wild and the hunts we provide include Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Grouse, Turkey, Antelope, and Coyotes.
Triple H Outfitting has a limited number of hunters per year to ensure quality trophy deer and proper wildlife management. Triple H Outfitting believes that every hunter wants to get their shot a truly magnificent trophy animal, and we at Triple H Outfitting will provide that on a first come first serve basis, as well as open portions of the hunting areas for handicappedaccessibility to allow all hunters a chance at a trophy animal. We have several locations to hunt, from wooded creek banks to the hillly plains to the deep canyon draws to vast meadows.
Over the last 20 years we have hunted, and guided throughout Nebraska with our family and friends and have harvested some beautiful animals. We at Triple H Outfitting will strive to make sure your time here is memorable.
Nebraska has many wonderful sites to be seen, great places to eat, and great conversations to be had no matter where you go. We want our hunters to have the time of their life while away from homes and in the wild.
At Triple H Outfitting, we want to make sure you have a wonderful time and that is why we only take a limited amount of hunters each year. This allows us to have one on one guiding and devotion to your hunt. This way, we can do our best to make sure you feel at home, relaxed, and have an enjoyable time while making some truly wonderful memories.
With spectacular views and abundant wildlife, your hunt with Triple H Outfitting is sure to be a wonderful and memorable experience.
Let the Hunt begin!!!!
Visit http://www.TripleHOutfitting.com today!
- website by Hale Multimedia LLC
Friday, April 15, 2011
Scottsbluff - Gering Area Rentals
List of available Scottsbluff - Gering area apartments, homes, mobile homes, commercial buildings FOR RENT at http://www.scottsbluffrentals.com. This is a service of RentalHistory.net where member landlords can post their rentals at no additional charge.
Bethel Baptist Easter Breakfast
Bethel Baptist plans Easter breakfast, celebration
Bethel Baptist Church will celebrate Easter Sunday morning beginning with an all-community breakfast, Pastor Dallas Powell has announced.
The breakfast, which is free and open to community members, will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by the church’s Easter Celebration at 10:45 a.m.
The church is at 1812 Avenue in Scottsbluff. Inquiries concerning the church or its Easter schedule may be made to Dallas Powell at (308) 225-3450.
Bethel Baptist Church will celebrate Easter Sunday morning beginning with an all-community breakfast, Pastor Dallas Powell has announced.
The breakfast, which is free and open to community members, will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by the church’s Easter Celebration at 10:45 a.m.
The church is at 1812 Avenue in Scottsbluff. Inquiries concerning the church or its Easter schedule may be made to Dallas Powell at (308) 225-3450.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Great News from Star-Herald
In Today's newspaper Star-Herald reporter Rick Willis published an article on " Faster Internet called key to rural development. This is great news for us here at Hale Multimedia. As a majority of our clients are Agricultural businesses, Access to faster broadband internet in rural areas will increase our business value and indeed allow us to be productive with increasing sales for our clients in these areas. Willis quotes Don Gray, a telecommunications technician/analyst with NPC, " If we can help Nebraska drive up the demand we can also drive up available services." Well Don Gray, We stand behind you on that quote. We are the only Internet Marketing Agency that cover the pan handle area of Nebraska, and it stretches even further than that. So this is great news to us! Two Thumbs up on announcing one of the greatest advancements in our community Star-Herald!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Why should I advertise?
Hale Multimedia LLC (@HaleMultimedia) has shared a Tweet with you: "HaleMultimedia: The man who stops advertising 2 save money is like the man who stops the clock 2 save time. - Thomas Jefferson." --http://twitter.com/HaleMultimedia/status/49978624568344576
Location : 47 S Terry Blvd, Gering, NE 69341,
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Steel Tread
Hale Multimedia LLC welcomes BB's Metal Works out of York, Nebraska to our growing portfolio of great American businesses! Their new website should be available within the next 24 hours at http://www.steeltread.com or right now at http://www.halemultimedia.com/steeltread
Steel Tread is the Pivot Tire solution... it's lightweight and reduces ruts. This replaces the old flat, fat, stuck-in-the-mud tires with an affordable, maintenance-free alternative! Website by Hale Multimedia LLC.
Steel Tread is the Pivot Tire solution... it's lightweight and reduces ruts. This replaces the old flat, fat, stuck-in-the-mud tires with an affordable, maintenance-free alternative! Website by Hale Multimedia LLC.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Minatare Wins Shootout 69-66
It was a wild shootout from the get-go when Minatare stormed out with their usual first quarter intensity, thwarting of the Coyotes 22-6 after the first 8 minutes. In the second, Potter-Dix climbed back a bit by outscoring the Indians by eight, 21-13, bringing our half-time tally to 34-27 Minatare.
Coach Russell said they have been working on maintaining that intensity for all four quarters by emphasizing team-play. So far this year it's been a typical scenario of early Minatare dominance with big leads slipping away later on as the game progresses. Coach Russell added that they don't play well from behind, so prolonging that early intensity is going to be their key to winning. Their coaching philosophy of team-play was demonstrated in the second half of this one Saturday night as Minatare was able to overcome an amazing 3pt shooting performance from Potter-Dix's Ty Ottoson. The 6'1 Junior hit 7 three-pointers of his own while the rest of the team pitched in another 7 from long range. The Coyotes total of 14 three's accounted for 42 of their 66 total points. Despite all that, the Indians prevailed behind 21 points and 20 rebounds from Senior Xavier Longoria, while Dakin Rummel added 20 via his hot-hand from the outside and Nick Sarnirand pumped in another 16 with his patented slashing moves to the hoop off the fast break.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Minatare Girls once again showed incredible effort and enthusiasm in their loss, but the JV Boys remained undefeated by downing the Coyote JVs in the first game of the day.
Even though the Indians appear to be a wild, scrappy bunch, it does appear that the coaching staff at Minatare has the program moving in a very positive direction.
Monday, January 24, 2011
2011 MAC Basketball Tournament
This year's Minuteman Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament had a little bit of everything for the high school basketball fan... a stage-like setting at the Cabelas sports complex, high-speed action, close games and a record blowout, amazing comebacks, surprising upsets of both #1 seeds and 3 Overtime games!
The tourney began on Monday with the girls action. Banner County flew past the Garden County Eagles 59-38 while the Blue Knights of South Platte quieted the Storm from Creek Valley 50-39 and record deficits were being set as Minatare fell to Leyton, 61-9. Top seeded Potter-Dix received the customary first round bye.
The boys bracket tipped off on Tuesday with Leyton defeating Banner County 50-39, Minatare reversing South Platte 52-25 and Garden County sneaking past Potter Dix, 53-46. The #1 Creek Valley Storm, with their tournament bye, awaited the winner of Garden County vs. Potter-Dix.
Round two of the MAC Tournament on Thursday spelled demise for both top seeded teams in the boys and girls brackets as the Banner County girls skated past #1 Potter-Dix, 55-42 and the Garden County boys surprised the #1 Creek Valley Storm, 39-37 in Overtime. The other two semi-finals pitted the Leyton girls against South Platte with Leyton winning easily 43-25 and the surging Minatare Indian boys over Leyton, 62-53.
In that late Thursday semifinal, Minatare jumped out to an 8-0 lead before the Warriors settled down and played the Indians even the rest of the way. The Indians never trailed by less than their initial lead until the Warriors made it interesting cutting it to 58-53 with 32 seconds to go with a flurry of last minute buckets of their own. Minatare's Wojo hit several key free throws going 6 for 6 from the line in the fourth quarter to secure the win while Dakin Rummel shot lights-out hitting 6 three-pointers en route to his game high 28 points advancing them to the MAC Championship on Saturday. Minatare improved to 8-3 on the season while Leyton dropped to 8-4.
In Saturday's first consolation game, the Potter-Dix Coyote girls found some redemption, earning third place in the tourney by upending the South Platte Blue Knights, 55-37. The second game of the night was the first of our two back-to-back OT games which proved to be an exciting comeback for the Leyton boys. The Warriors had to chisel away at an early Creek Valley lead to eventually tie it up at the end of regulation. Then, the Warriors continued their late momuntum by blanking the Storm 8-0 in the final stanza, winning the third place finish by the score of Leyton 54 Creek Valley 46.
The second exciting overtime game immediately followed when the Banner County girls, defending their MAC title, took on the Lady Warriors of Leyton in the final matchup. The Wildcats ran up a 27-13 halftime lead which should have put them in good shape. However, the scorebook was showing several key BC girls already in foul trouble... and it almost made the difference. The Lady Warriors came out on the warpath in the second half, erasing the Wildcat lead by outscoring them 30-16 to tie it up at 43-43 with 15 seconds left in regulation. Despite the fact that Banner County never trailed and the only time the game was tied was at 0-0 and 43-43... all the momentum had shifted to the Lady Warriors. The Lady Wildcats held on to win in OT 49-45 to claim their second consecutive MAC Championship.
The Lady Wildcats are led by Coach Brittany Cooper who gave credit to how the girls stuck together with key starters out. Assistant Coach Ms. Covell had this to say, "The second half was nerve racking with Leyton catching up quickly with a tie of 43-43. We lost Lindsey Soule 3rd quarter and Kaylea Stoddard 4th quarter from fouling out. With Brooke Wyatt having four fouls herself, the girls were at a tough spot, but Cody Muhr and Amanda Harrison managed to keep up. With the girls going to overtime, the girls fought hard and managed to win the game. Jessica Bruce, Brooke Wyatt and Ashley Harrison scored points during overtime. It was a great game!!"
The final game of the tournament ended up being a rematch from earlier this month in Minatare when the Indians defeated the Garden County Eagles in a low scoring affair at home, 32-28. At Minatare, the Indians found a way to claw back after being down by 7 late in the game to win by 4. This time, it was to be much different. It was the Eagles turn to play catch up, and they did.
Minatare was on fire early as Xavier Longoria and company hit several key shots off some really pretty passing from the Indians. Minatare took a 5 point lead into half 26-21, but it already felt as if the game was slipping away. It didn't take the Eagles long in the third quarter to erase the Minatare lead and secure a 10 point lead of their own at 35-25. Things seemed to be spinning out of control for Minatare when their sharpshooter was whistled for a technical foul. Minatare has scored over 70 multiple times this year, but in the second half of this one the Indians just couldn't hit any of their shots. One thing is for sure. When the Indians are hot, they're hot!... and when they're not, they're not.
The Garden County Eagles, behind solid inside play and hustle in the backcourt spoiled Minatare's hopes for a 2011 MAC Championship, 44-36 Saturday night in Sidney.
The tourney began on Monday with the girls action. Banner County flew past the Garden County Eagles 59-38 while the Blue Knights of South Platte quieted the Storm from Creek Valley 50-39 and record deficits were being set as Minatare fell to Leyton, 61-9. Top seeded Potter-Dix received the customary first round bye.
The boys bracket tipped off on Tuesday with Leyton defeating Banner County 50-39, Minatare reversing South Platte 52-25 and Garden County sneaking past Potter Dix, 53-46. The #1 Creek Valley Storm, with their tournament bye, awaited the winner of Garden County vs. Potter-Dix.
Round two of the MAC Tournament on Thursday spelled demise for both top seeded teams in the boys and girls brackets as the Banner County girls skated past #1 Potter-Dix, 55-42 and the Garden County boys surprised the #1 Creek Valley Storm, 39-37 in Overtime. The other two semi-finals pitted the Leyton girls against South Platte with Leyton winning easily 43-25 and the surging Minatare Indian boys over Leyton, 62-53.
In that late Thursday semifinal, Minatare jumped out to an 8-0 lead before the Warriors settled down and played the Indians even the rest of the way. The Indians never trailed by less than their initial lead until the Warriors made it interesting cutting it to 58-53 with 32 seconds to go with a flurry of last minute buckets of their own. Minatare's Wojo hit several key free throws going 6 for 6 from the line in the fourth quarter to secure the win while Dakin Rummel shot lights-out hitting 6 three-pointers en route to his game high 28 points advancing them to the MAC Championship on Saturday. Minatare improved to 8-3 on the season while Leyton dropped to 8-4.
In Saturday's first consolation game, the Potter-Dix Coyote girls found some redemption, earning third place in the tourney by upending the South Platte Blue Knights, 55-37. The second game of the night was the first of our two back-to-back OT games which proved to be an exciting comeback for the Leyton boys. The Warriors had to chisel away at an early Creek Valley lead to eventually tie it up at the end of regulation. Then, the Warriors continued their late momuntum by blanking the Storm 8-0 in the final stanza, winning the third place finish by the score of Leyton 54 Creek Valley 46.
The Lady Wildcats are led by Coach Brittany Cooper who gave credit to how the girls stuck together with key starters out. Assistant Coach Ms. Covell had this to say, "The second half was nerve racking with Leyton catching up quickly with a tie of 43-43. We lost Lindsey Soule 3rd quarter and Kaylea Stoddard 4th quarter from fouling out. With Brooke Wyatt having four fouls herself, the girls were at a tough spot, but Cody Muhr and Amanda Harrison managed to keep up. With the girls going to overtime, the girls fought hard and managed to win the game. Jessica Bruce, Brooke Wyatt and Ashley Harrison scored points during overtime. It was a great game!!"
The final game of the tournament ended up being a rematch from earlier this month in Minatare when the Indians defeated the Garden County Eagles in a low scoring affair at home, 32-28. At Minatare, the Indians found a way to claw back after being down by 7 late in the game to win by 4. This time, it was to be much different. It was the Eagles turn to play catch up, and they did. Minatare was on fire early as Xavier Longoria and company hit several key shots off some really pretty passing from the Indians. Minatare took a 5 point lead into half 26-21, but it already felt as if the game was slipping away. It didn't take the Eagles long in the third quarter to erase the Minatare lead and secure a 10 point lead of their own at 35-25. Things seemed to be spinning out of control for Minatare when their sharpshooter was whistled for a technical foul. Minatare has scored over 70 multiple times this year, but in the second half of this one the Indians just couldn't hit any of their shots. One thing is for sure. When the Indians are hot, they're hot!... and when they're not, they're not.
The Garden County Eagles, behind solid inside play and hustle in the backcourt spoiled Minatare's hopes for a 2011 MAC Championship, 44-36 Saturday night in Sidney.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Minatare vs Leyton
There's quite a shake up going on in the Minuteman Athletic Conference this year. At least there was Thursday night as the top seeded teams on both sides of the brackets in the boys and girls all exited early, creating some new matchups for our title games on Saturday.
Banner County toppled the Potter-Dix Girls 55-42 and the #1 seed Creek Valley Boys fell to Garden County 39-37. The Leyton Girls defeated South Platte to earn the right to face Banner County and the Minatare boys shot past the Warriors of Dalton/Gurley 62-53. This twist of fate creates a rematch of last weeks game at Minatare where the Indians defeated the Eagles in a nail biter 42-38.
In Thursdays semi-final, Minatare jumped out to an 8-0 lead before the Warriors settled down and played the Indians even the rest of the way. The warriors tried to make it interesting by cutting it to 58-53 with 32 seconds to go with a flurry of last minute buckets, but Wojo hit several key free throws to secure the win, going 6 for 6 from the line in the fourth quarter. Dakin Rummel shot lights out hitting 6 three-pointers en route to his game high 28 points advancing them to the MAC Championship on Saturday.
Minatare improves to 8-3 on the season while Leyton drops to 8-4.
Location : 2013 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE 69361,
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Banner County toppled the Potter-Dix Girls 55-42 and the #1 seed Creek Valley Boys fell to Garden County 39-37. The Leyton Girls defeated South Platte to earn the right to face Banner County and the Minatare boys shot past the Warriors of Dalton/Gurley 62-53. This twist of fate creates a rematch of last weeks game at Minatare where the Indians defeated the Eagles in a nail biter 42-38.
In Thursdays semi-final, Minatare jumped out to an 8-0 lead before the Warriors settled down and played the Indians even the rest of the way. The warriors tried to make it interesting by cutting it to 58-53 with 32 seconds to go with a flurry of last minute buckets, but Wojo hit several key free throws to secure the win, going 6 for 6 from the line in the fourth quarter. Dakin Rummel shot lights out hitting 6 three-pointers en route to his game high 28 points advancing them to the MAC Championship on Saturday.
Minatare improves to 8-3 on the season while Leyton drops to 8-4.
Location : 2013 Broadway, Scottsbluff, NE 69361,
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Wildcats Surprise Minatare Boys
The 3 pointers started raining early in Harrisburg saturday night as the Banner County Wildcats at 1-9 on the year played host to the 6-2 Minatare Indians. The Wildcats took an early 7-0 advantage before Minatare's Nate Garcia hit a 3 pointer to get the Indians on the board before the Wildcats reeled off 5 more points to increase their lead to 12-3 after one quarter of play. One quarter down, three 3 pointers in the books.
In the second quarter the Minatare boys fought back to record a 13-4 advantage of their own to take the lead for the first time at 2:30 left in the half. Our halftime score ended up locked at 16-16.
The second half was a lot faster as both teams scored more points in the third quarter than they did together in the whole first half. Banner County held on to a 33-31 advantage after 3 quarters of nearly foul-free play as both teams to this point had only recorded a total of 5 fouls through 3 quarters. A tribute to the referees, the coaches and the players.
The fourth quarter saw several ties and lead changes. Minatare held the advantage late into the fourth quarter until just under a minute to play when Banner County took the lead 47-46. After several missed shots and late fouls by the Indians, the Wildcats added a late free throw to get the win 48-46 over the Minatare Indians who fall to 6-3 on the year. The Wildcats improve to 2-9 behind their seven 3 point buckets.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Miss America's Reason for Competing
Teresa's own words (from her blog at www.teresascanlan.net)
"Over the years, my parents have had two main reasons they supported my involvement in this organization.
One was of course, the scholarship money. The Miss America Organization is the largest provider of scholarships for women in the world, and because I’m planning on attending law school, we’re looking at seven years of college; so scholarships are very important! The second had to do with the rules of the competition. In order to compete in the Miss America system, you must be between the ages of 17 and 24… and you cannot be married. When they saw that I had my heart set on competing as long as I could, possibly until age 24, they found that as their security that I would not get married until I was at least 25. I guess I ruined that plan by winning at 17. Oops!
As I continued my involvement in pageants however, I found my own reasons for competing. For years, I had been searching for a place where I excelled; a place where I felt I belonged or was meant to be. As a dancer, singer, pianist, guitarist, gymnast, speaker, and actress, I found that although I did well in each area, I wasn’t willing to completely dedicate myself to any one area as many others were. When I found pageantry, I realized that God had prepared me for this competition by creating me to love diversity, and here was the place I could use the talents He had given me.
During Miss Nebraska week in North Platte, I began a journal in which I recorded not only the events of each day, but also a passage of Scripture and my thoughts and prayers. At the end of the week, on June 5th, 2010, just hours before the final competition, I was reading 2 Timothy and chose chapter 2, verse 15 as particularly applicable to me. It reads: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” As I thought about that verse and how it applied to me, I wrote the following prayer:
Dear God, please help me to be a diligent servant not only today but from here on out. Give me the strength and wisdom to accurately handle your word of truth and the diligence and perseverance necessary to be a worker who is not ashamed. I wish to be a shining light for you, a glowing example of who you are, and a grain of salt in a tasteless world. Whether or not this is achieved through a position, crown, title, or job, please place me exactly where you need me to be an effective ambassador for you. I am clay in your hands, your humble servant, willing to do whatever you wish for me in your perfect plan. I love you so much and thank you for blessing me so tremendously and bestowing such outstanding opportunity on me. My greatest wish is to exemplify your love through my words and actions in order to bring others to you.
Your Loving Daughter, Teresa
That night I won the title of Miss Nebraska. From that, I know that this is exactly where God wants me to be, and He has a plan for each and every day of my life, not only this year, but every year. That was my prayer then; it has been my prayer these six months; it will be my prayer these next weeks at Miss America; and it will continue to be my prayer for the rest of my life. If I win the title of Miss America, I will know it is His will. If I do not win, and continue the next six months as Miss Nebraska, I will know it is His will. How incredibly calming it is to know that my life is in His hands!
No matter what happens, my prayer continues to be simply that I will fulfill His purpose in everything that I do. If you had not previously known my reasons and purpose behind why I do what I do, I hope you now understand what I believe my calling to be. Why am I competing in the Miss America competition over the next ten days? Because God has placed me in this position to show His love. Please pray that I might be able to accomplish this, and as always, please feel free to share your thoughts and comments as to how I might better achieve these things."
We can all learn something from this young lady. How incredibly calming IT IS to know that our lives are in His hands. Thank you for these precious words Teresa. From all of us in Gering, Scottsbluff and the state of Nebraska... CONGRATULATIONS and enjoy your walk with Him!
"Over the years, my parents have had two main reasons they supported my involvement in this organization.
One was of course, the scholarship money. The Miss America Organization is the largest provider of scholarships for women in the world, and because I’m planning on attending law school, we’re looking at seven years of college; so scholarships are very important! The second had to do with the rules of the competition. In order to compete in the Miss America system, you must be between the ages of 17 and 24… and you cannot be married. When they saw that I had my heart set on competing as long as I could, possibly until age 24, they found that as their security that I would not get married until I was at least 25. I guess I ruined that plan by winning at 17. Oops!
As I continued my involvement in pageants however, I found my own reasons for competing. For years, I had been searching for a place where I excelled; a place where I felt I belonged or was meant to be. As a dancer, singer, pianist, guitarist, gymnast, speaker, and actress, I found that although I did well in each area, I wasn’t willing to completely dedicate myself to any one area as many others were. When I found pageantry, I realized that God had prepared me for this competition by creating me to love diversity, and here was the place I could use the talents He had given me.
During Miss Nebraska week in North Platte, I began a journal in which I recorded not only the events of each day, but also a passage of Scripture and my thoughts and prayers. At the end of the week, on June 5th, 2010, just hours before the final competition, I was reading 2 Timothy and chose chapter 2, verse 15 as particularly applicable to me. It reads: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” As I thought about that verse and how it applied to me, I wrote the following prayer:
Dear God, please help me to be a diligent servant not only today but from here on out. Give me the strength and wisdom to accurately handle your word of truth and the diligence and perseverance necessary to be a worker who is not ashamed. I wish to be a shining light for you, a glowing example of who you are, and a grain of salt in a tasteless world. Whether or not this is achieved through a position, crown, title, or job, please place me exactly where you need me to be an effective ambassador for you. I am clay in your hands, your humble servant, willing to do whatever you wish for me in your perfect plan. I love you so much and thank you for blessing me so tremendously and bestowing such outstanding opportunity on me. My greatest wish is to exemplify your love through my words and actions in order to bring others to you.
Your Loving Daughter, Teresa
That night I won the title of Miss Nebraska. From that, I know that this is exactly where God wants me to be, and He has a plan for each and every day of my life, not only this year, but every year. That was my prayer then; it has been my prayer these six months; it will be my prayer these next weeks at Miss America; and it will continue to be my prayer for the rest of my life. If I win the title of Miss America, I will know it is His will. If I do not win, and continue the next six months as Miss Nebraska, I will know it is His will. How incredibly calming it is to know that my life is in His hands!
No matter what happens, my prayer continues to be simply that I will fulfill His purpose in everything that I do. If you had not previously known my reasons and purpose behind why I do what I do, I hope you now understand what I believe my calling to be. Why am I competing in the Miss America competition over the next ten days? Because God has placed me in this position to show His love. Please pray that I might be able to accomplish this, and as always, please feel free to share your thoughts and comments as to how I might better achieve these things."
We can all learn something from this young lady. How incredibly calming IT IS to know that our lives are in His hands. Thank you for these precious words Teresa. From all of us in Gering, Scottsbluff and the state of Nebraska... CONGRATULATIONS and enjoy your walk with Him!
2011 Miss America - Teresa Scanlan
Scanlan, 17, was crowned moments ago in the final stage of the pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
The daughter of Dr. Mark and Janie Scanlan of Gering, Scanlan was the youngest contestant in this year's Miss America Pageant. She was named Thursday night's preliminary talent winner for her piano performance of "White Water Chopped Sticks" during the third night of competition.
Scanlan will receive a $50,000 scholarship for winning the title of Miss America, in addition to a $2,000 scholarship for winning the talent competition and other prizes and benefits.
Article used by permission : The Gering Citizen http://www.geringcitizen.com/
Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan in the Oregon Trail Days Parade in Gering, Nebraska.
Photo by Brian Hale, Hale Multimedia LLC
Photos below are from the Scotts Bluff County Fair website by Hale Multimedia. These pictures show Teresa in her preliminary steps to eventually achieving the Title of 2011 Miss America! For more information on the wonderful program Teresa came up through, visit http://www.scottsbluffcountyfair.net/
Saturday, January 15, 2011
How Much Does a Franchise Cost? | Franchises from AllBusiness.com
We are considering franchising several of our ideas. Here is a great article on franchising...
How Much Does a Franchise Cost? | Franchises from AllBusiness.com
How Much Does a Franchise Cost? | Franchises from AllBusiness.com
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
AgMarketOnline.com Update
AgMarketOnline.com is an Agriculturally-focused Business Directory developed by Hale Multimedia LLC out of Scottsbluff, Nebraska. AgMarketOnline recently received a beautiful facelift and some other important upgrades. Get YOUR business FEATURED on this premier listing service for only $20 per month! Call or email us today! 800 783-1103 www.agmarketonline.com
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Gering Native Wins World Title
Gering native Dean Gorsuch won his second world title in Steer Wrestling this year. Dean is the national spokesperson for a great local company out of Alliance, Nebraska - Vitalix, Inc.
Congratulations Dean, from all of us at Hale Multimedia and AgMarketOnline.com!
Congratulations Dean, from all of us at Hale Multimedia and AgMarketOnline.com!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Jeremiah House Ministry
Let's begin by giving God the credit. What an incredible honor it is to serve Him through feeding the people!
We hosted our 12th annual Jeremiah House Thanksgiving Dinner Tuesday evening November 16th, 2010 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Dozens of volunteers from several area churches came together to serve more than 200 meals to the JHouse community and their families.
This year we had a very special 'Magic Show' delivered by Pastor Mike of Sharp's Corner from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He put on a great show while delivering a strong message of salvation. We are blessed to be serving the Lakota people side by side with servants like Pastor Mike!
We also want to thank the wonderful student leaders that continue to serve with us from Frontier Scool of the Bible out of LaGrange, Wyoming. They have been so faithful and willing to serve year round year after year. Thank you Mr. Koester and everyone at FSB!
Special thanks also to Melody Leafgreen. She has been our Kitchen Director from day 1. She does an incredible work coordinating our supporting churches each week. Currently we have volunteers from Bethel Baptist, Plymouth Congregational, Scottsbluff Zion, Grace Chapel, Lakota Lutheran, Hope Congregational Bayard, Frontier School of the Bible and others from time to time. Thank you to everyone who serves with us!
Blessings to all,
Brian Hale
Jeremiah House Director
308 220-8260
Location : 1812 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361,
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
10 Biggest Website Mistakes
By Sandi Smith
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year, your website is presenting your company's image and message to prospective clients all over the world. With this phenomenal reach, you want to make sure your best image and best message are coming across.
Perhaps your website is not generating the interest you'd like it to and you'd like to find out why. Maybe you're just getting started in your new business and know you need a website, but don't know where to start. Possibly your website is doing great, and you'd simply like to take it to the next level.
Whether creating a new site or updating your existing site, here are some common pitfalls to avoid.
1. Unprofessional writing. It's easy to get so wrapped up in the web design portion of a website and forget about the words that go on the pages. Maybe the web designer does the design but not the writing. You might even find yourself writing the content at the last minute. Good writing is far more important than bling, and great copy from a professional copywriter will get your phone ringing.
2. Looking like all the other sites out there. Your business has something unique and different to offer its customers. Is that evident on your website? If not, you could be attracting the wrong type of customers, or worse, none at all.
When you hire a Webmaster, you'll want to make sure that s/he will design your site for you and your customers and not for himself/herself.
Your website will shine when it emulates your company's personality.
3. Not maximizing the eight seconds you have. web visitors - your potential prospects - will give you only eight seconds to wow them. Do you have your best stuff at the top of your home page? I mean the really good stuff, not just the stuff your mom is proud of!
You'll want to capture the attention of potential customers using the item that brings out the best in you. It might be a great tag line, a killer testimonial, a big award, a blue chip client list, or the like.
4. No credibility. Can web visitors check out your reputation on the web? You'll want to make sure your website comes as close as possible to feeling like a warm, personal visit with you. Do this by posting content that is designed to build your credibility.
As an example, this can include content that shows you have a track record of success: testimonials, case studies of current clients, and a client list.
If you have been mentioned in the press, include a press page on your website that lists the newspapers, magazines, radio talk shows, and other places where you've been mentioned.
5. No way to capture interested leads. People warm up slowly. Your web visitors might be interested in you but are not quite ready to call you or buy anything yet.
You'll want a way to keep track of these warm leads who will be ready to buy a few months down the road when they've gotten to know you better. There are several ways to gather leads from your website, depending on what you're willing to offer them. One method that is completely ineffective for capturing leads is to ask for information on your contact page. Just don't do it!
6. Not marketing your site. If you've spent all your money doing everything right, but you don't market your site, you may not get any visitors.
You'll need to spend at least a little time marketing your site through offline and online methods. For example, add your web-site name to the bottom of every email that you send. You can do this automatically by modifying the signature file in your email software.
You may also want to delve into the more advanced fields of search engine marketing and optimization.
7. Under construction. Many people's pet peeves is to click on a page and see an "under construction" message. It's inconsiderate of people's time to lead them down a dead-end alley, plus your website screams the message, "This person can't finish what they start." I'm sure that's not the message you wish to send.
8. Too much bling. In the name of being cute, many websites display obnoxious moving parts, flashing signs, or vacuous videos. Did you know most people hate that stuff?
Bling doesn't impress clients, except in three cases: kids' sites, sites that sell luxury items, and entertainment sites. If you have one of those sites, then you need bling. Limited bling is OK, timeless style is better, and meaningful, benefits-filled content is best.
9. Nonworking links, typos, or other mistakes. A site filled with errors tells people that its owner probably makes a lot of mistakes when delivering services. Even if the message is compelling, the red flag is there for people to see. People's intuition will tell them not to do business with you. A quick and thorough testing of the site will avoid this pitfall.
10. No goals. A lot of people come to me saying, "I want a website." I ask them, "What do you want it to do?" And they don't really know.
It's important to think about what you want your website to accomplish because that goal should be integral to the design of the site. The best sites lead their visitors to a certain outcome that is beneficial for both themselves and their customers.
When you can overcome these 10 common problems, your website can start to become a powerful and effective marketing tool for your business.
About the Author: Since 1993, Sandi Smith has helped individuals grow their businesses and live their dreams. She has made her clients millions by sharing her marketing methods, her entrepreneurial formula, and her millionaire mindset. Visit her website at http://www.sandismith.com.
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Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year, your website is presenting your company's image and message to prospective clients all over the world. With this phenomenal reach, you want to make sure your best image and best message are coming across.
Perhaps your website is not generating the interest you'd like it to and you'd like to find out why. Maybe you're just getting started in your new business and know you need a website, but don't know where to start. Possibly your website is doing great, and you'd simply like to take it to the next level.
Whether creating a new site or updating your existing site, here are some common pitfalls to avoid.
1. Unprofessional writing. It's easy to get so wrapped up in the web design portion of a website and forget about the words that go on the pages. Maybe the web designer does the design but not the writing. You might even find yourself writing the content at the last minute. Good writing is far more important than bling, and great copy from a professional copywriter will get your phone ringing.
2. Looking like all the other sites out there. Your business has something unique and different to offer its customers. Is that evident on your website? If not, you could be attracting the wrong type of customers, or worse, none at all.
When you hire a Webmaster, you'll want to make sure that s/he will design your site for you and your customers and not for himself/herself.
Your website will shine when it emulates your company's personality.
3. Not maximizing the eight seconds you have. web visitors - your potential prospects - will give you only eight seconds to wow them. Do you have your best stuff at the top of your home page? I mean the really good stuff, not just the stuff your mom is proud of!
You'll want to capture the attention of potential customers using the item that brings out the best in you. It might be a great tag line, a killer testimonial, a big award, a blue chip client list, or the like.
4. No credibility. Can web visitors check out your reputation on the web? You'll want to make sure your website comes as close as possible to feeling like a warm, personal visit with you. Do this by posting content that is designed to build your credibility.
As an example, this can include content that shows you have a track record of success: testimonials, case studies of current clients, and a client list.
If you have been mentioned in the press, include a press page on your website that lists the newspapers, magazines, radio talk shows, and other places where you've been mentioned.
5. No way to capture interested leads. People warm up slowly. Your web visitors might be interested in you but are not quite ready to call you or buy anything yet.
You'll want a way to keep track of these warm leads who will be ready to buy a few months down the road when they've gotten to know you better. There are several ways to gather leads from your website, depending on what you're willing to offer them. One method that is completely ineffective for capturing leads is to ask for information on your contact page. Just don't do it!
6. Not marketing your site. If you've spent all your money doing everything right, but you don't market your site, you may not get any visitors.
You'll need to spend at least a little time marketing your site through offline and online methods. For example, add your web-site name to the bottom of every email that you send. You can do this automatically by modifying the signature file in your email software.
You may also want to delve into the more advanced fields of search engine marketing and optimization.
7. Under construction. Many people's pet peeves is to click on a page and see an "under construction" message. It's inconsiderate of people's time to lead them down a dead-end alley, plus your website screams the message, "This person can't finish what they start." I'm sure that's not the message you wish to send.
8. Too much bling. In the name of being cute, many websites display obnoxious moving parts, flashing signs, or vacuous videos. Did you know most people hate that stuff?
Bling doesn't impress clients, except in three cases: kids' sites, sites that sell luxury items, and entertainment sites. If you have one of those sites, then you need bling. Limited bling is OK, timeless style is better, and meaningful, benefits-filled content is best.
9. Nonworking links, typos, or other mistakes. A site filled with errors tells people that its owner probably makes a lot of mistakes when delivering services. Even if the message is compelling, the red flag is there for people to see. People's intuition will tell them not to do business with you. A quick and thorough testing of the site will avoid this pitfall.
10. No goals. A lot of people come to me saying, "I want a website." I ask them, "What do you want it to do?" And they don't really know.
It's important to think about what you want your website to accomplish because that goal should be integral to the design of the site. The best sites lead their visitors to a certain outcome that is beneficial for both themselves and their customers.
When you can overcome these 10 common problems, your website can start to become a powerful and effective marketing tool for your business.
About the Author: Since 1993, Sandi Smith has helped individuals grow their businesses and live their dreams. She has made her clients millions by sharing her marketing methods, her entrepreneurial formula, and her millionaire mindset. Visit her website at http://www.sandismith.com.
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Entrepreneurs - 5 Things You Must Do
By Joshua Black
If you are an entrepreneur there are a few critical tasks that you need to turn into a daily habit in order for your business to keep moving in a positive direction and to make you money. Read on to find out those key items and how you can add them to your daily routine.
Entrepreneurs have to wear many hats when a business is just starting. Many things need to be delegated to others in order for the business to run smoothly and there are a few things that you must do yourself. If you can create a habit of performing these 5 things every day, some for just a few minutes, then you will see your business grow right alongside your dreams:
1. Plan for the future a few minutes each day. Assume that your product has stopped selling all of a sudden. What direction will you take your company next? What new income stream can you add? This is a time for day dreaming and recording notes in preparation for the future. You don't necessarily have to take action on these items, but you need to think about them daily in order to bring out the golden ideas.
2. Work on your marketing in some aspect every day to get new customers. If your prospective customers don't know about you they won't buy from you. Work on getting your message out every day even if it is just for a few minutes.
3. Work on closing a sale every single day. Whether you are doing this online, on the phone, through the mail, or face-to-face you need to be selling every day. Without the close of a sale there is no business. This is not something that you can delegate all the way. even if you have a sales force you need to be out there looking for deals.
4. Develop or strengthen your business network. You need to join or create a business network where you can help others and they can help you back. This is a great place to get free customers through referrals and an excellent mentoring opportunity using the mastermind principle.
5. Contact your current customers. Don't ever forget about the people that have already purchased from you. These are your best customers. They already like what you have to sell and they don't cost anything to acquire. Contact your current customers frequently, even if you are just saying hello. They need to know what you have to offer and they need to know you are still breathing. They won't seek you out. You must go to them.
About the Author: Joshua Black is an on-line infopreneur, marketing consultant, small business owner and copywriter dedicated to helping the bootstrapping small business owner succeed. Visit his flagship resource site for entrepreneurs at http://www.UnderdogMillionaire.com for the free Underdog Millionaire Wealth Pack: including 5 FREE e-books and daily wealth building tips for the bootstrapping small business owner- in the areas of sales, marketing, motivation, product creation and more.
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If you are an entrepreneur there are a few critical tasks that you need to turn into a daily habit in order for your business to keep moving in a positive direction and to make you money. Read on to find out those key items and how you can add them to your daily routine.
Entrepreneurs have to wear many hats when a business is just starting. Many things need to be delegated to others in order for the business to run smoothly and there are a few things that you must do yourself. If you can create a habit of performing these 5 things every day, some for just a few minutes, then you will see your business grow right alongside your dreams:
1. Plan for the future a few minutes each day. Assume that your product has stopped selling all of a sudden. What direction will you take your company next? What new income stream can you add? This is a time for day dreaming and recording notes in preparation for the future. You don't necessarily have to take action on these items, but you need to think about them daily in order to bring out the golden ideas.
2. Work on your marketing in some aspect every day to get new customers. If your prospective customers don't know about you they won't buy from you. Work on getting your message out every day even if it is just for a few minutes.
3. Work on closing a sale every single day. Whether you are doing this online, on the phone, through the mail, or face-to-face you need to be selling every day. Without the close of a sale there is no business. This is not something that you can delegate all the way. even if you have a sales force you need to be out there looking for deals.
4. Develop or strengthen your business network. You need to join or create a business network where you can help others and they can help you back. This is a great place to get free customers through referrals and an excellent mentoring opportunity using the mastermind principle.
5. Contact your current customers. Don't ever forget about the people that have already purchased from you. These are your best customers. They already like what you have to sell and they don't cost anything to acquire. Contact your current customers frequently, even if you are just saying hello. They need to know what you have to offer and they need to know you are still breathing. They won't seek you out. You must go to them.
About the Author: Joshua Black is an on-line infopreneur, marketing consultant, small business owner and copywriter dedicated to helping the bootstrapping small business owner succeed. Visit his flagship resource site for entrepreneurs at http://www.UnderdogMillionaire.com for the free Underdog Millionaire Wealth Pack: including 5 FREE e-books and daily wealth building tips for the bootstrapping small business owner- in the areas of sales, marketing, motivation, product creation and more.
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5 Questions To Ask Your Customers
By Deborah A Taylor
If you seem to be throwing lots of time and money at advertising with dismal results then these five questions could save you money and build customer loyalty.
Most business owners steer away from asking their customers what they really think about their products or services for fear that they may find fault. This is a "bury your head in the sand" mentality that limits your potential and your opportunities to stay ahead of your competition.
How do I know this? Because I have worked with dozens of small businesses, and most of them have never asked their customers what they think. When I work with businesses, one of the first things I do is call some of their customers because if the product or service is not up to scratch, bringing in more customers will do more damage than good.
So here's my top five questions and why you need to ask these.
1. How did you hear about us?
It is important to understand what marketing channels are working for you. If the majority of your new customers are coming from word of mouth referrals, create opportunities for more referrals. Don't spend your hard-earned cash on advertising to people who don't know and love you.
2. What was your main reason for choosing us?
I am constantly reminded that price is not the main reason people choose to do business with you. Consistently across the 70 industry sectors I have surveyed, trust that you can provide the right product or service is the No. 1 reason. But there are others and you need to know the reasons why customers choose you, because this is essential to your communication with existing and potential customers.
3. What is one thing we do really well for you?
This question gives you clues about why you are better than your competitors--and this creates opportunity to exploit your strong points in your marketing. Customers will tell you why you are better than the guy down the road. Your job is to make sure that you keep delivering well on your strengths.
4. Is there anything we could we do better?
This is the number one reason why business owners don't do customer surveys, yet this is vital information that you need to know. You need to know where the gaps are so you can plug them. Don't allow your weaknesses to be your competitors' advantage.
5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to refer a friend or colleague to us, where 1 is not likely at all and 10 is extremely likely?
Those of you who are familiar with net promoter score will know that a customer who scores 9 or 10 is a strong referral source. You also want to ask them why they have given you this score so that you can understand what is important to your best customers and be sure that you continue to meet their expectations.
So there you have it. With the answers to these questions, you can create marketing plans that have a balance of strategies for attracting new customers as well as retaining existing ones. You will know what areas you need to work on and what you need to constantly keep on top of to avoid losing customers.
As I mentioned before, I have conducted dozens of surveys for my customers, and it has been very rare that a customer's customer does not want to participate. Any feedback about your business is great. It is not about you but what you can do for your customers to have a sustainable business.
About the Author: Debbie Taylor works with small and medium sized businesses to transform their business results. Her expertise is in marketing, business planning and sales and she has worked with clients in over 70 different industry sectors. You can find out more about Debbie, her business services and the results she has achieved for clients at http://www.insightbusiness.co.nz.
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If you seem to be throwing lots of time and money at advertising with dismal results then these five questions could save you money and build customer loyalty.
Most business owners steer away from asking their customers what they really think about their products or services for fear that they may find fault. This is a "bury your head in the sand" mentality that limits your potential and your opportunities to stay ahead of your competition.
How do I know this? Because I have worked with dozens of small businesses, and most of them have never asked their customers what they think. When I work with businesses, one of the first things I do is call some of their customers because if the product or service is not up to scratch, bringing in more customers will do more damage than good.
So here's my top five questions and why you need to ask these.
1. How did you hear about us?
It is important to understand what marketing channels are working for you. If the majority of your new customers are coming from word of mouth referrals, create opportunities for more referrals. Don't spend your hard-earned cash on advertising to people who don't know and love you.
2. What was your main reason for choosing us?
I am constantly reminded that price is not the main reason people choose to do business with you. Consistently across the 70 industry sectors I have surveyed, trust that you can provide the right product or service is the No. 1 reason. But there are others and you need to know the reasons why customers choose you, because this is essential to your communication with existing and potential customers.
3. What is one thing we do really well for you?
This question gives you clues about why you are better than your competitors--and this creates opportunity to exploit your strong points in your marketing. Customers will tell you why you are better than the guy down the road. Your job is to make sure that you keep delivering well on your strengths.
4. Is there anything we could we do better?
This is the number one reason why business owners don't do customer surveys, yet this is vital information that you need to know. You need to know where the gaps are so you can plug them. Don't allow your weaknesses to be your competitors' advantage.
5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to refer a friend or colleague to us, where 1 is not likely at all and 10 is extremely likely?
Those of you who are familiar with net promoter score will know that a customer who scores 9 or 10 is a strong referral source. You also want to ask them why they have given you this score so that you can understand what is important to your best customers and be sure that you continue to meet their expectations.
So there you have it. With the answers to these questions, you can create marketing plans that have a balance of strategies for attracting new customers as well as retaining existing ones. You will know what areas you need to work on and what you need to constantly keep on top of to avoid losing customers.
As I mentioned before, I have conducted dozens of surveys for my customers, and it has been very rare that a customer's customer does not want to participate. Any feedback about your business is great. It is not about you but what you can do for your customers to have a sustainable business.
About the Author: Debbie Taylor works with small and medium sized businesses to transform their business results. Her expertise is in marketing, business planning and sales and she has worked with clients in over 70 different industry sectors. You can find out more about Debbie, her business services and the results she has achieved for clients at http://www.insightbusiness.co.nz.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The FenceMaster Trailer
The Prairie Star: Montana Ag Newspaper
New ATV trailer FenceMaster goes through rough country, carries tools, spraying system
The FenceMaster is a versatile Montana designed and built trailer that helps producers get more out of their ATVs. Photo courtesy of Tom Spika.
New ATV trailer FenceMaster goes through rough country, carries tools, spraying system
Building fence in rugged country just got a whole lot easier; so did checking and doctoring livestock, spraying hard to reach areas, and a lot of other jobs. The reason is a new ATV trailer capable of carrying a day’s worth of fencing materials, tools, medicines and more.
The FenceMaster is a four-foot wide aluminum and poly trailer built on tandem axles. Compact and maneuverable it has a 1,500 pound payload capacity. Spika Welding and Manufacturing, of Lewis-town, Mont., designed and manufactures the innovative trailer.
“We called all of our production people and all of our engineers. We said, ‘let’s figure out what we can do, what we are good AT, and what we know,” Spika said.
The crew at Spika knows agriculture and they know fencing. They designed the FenceMaster to carry a full day of fencing supplies. It has three rotating wire spools on the back and self-closing staple and post clip bins.
The FenceMaster is a four-foot wide aluminum and poly trailer built on tandem axles. Compact and maneuverable it has a 1,500 pound payload capacity. Spika Welding and Manufacturing, of Lewis-town, Mont., designed and manufactures the innovative trailer.
“We called all of our production people and all of our engineers. We said, ‘let’s figure out what we can do, what we are good AT, and what we know,” Spika said.
The crew at Spika knows agriculture and they know fencing. They designed the FenceMaster to carry a full day of fencing supplies. It has three rotating wire spools on the back and self-closing staple and post clip bins.
"It pretty much is ideal for fencing", says Tim Crabtree of Denton, who should know...he spends the majority of his time building fence.
"Everything you could want for making fencing faster and easier is there in the design.”
"Everything you could want for making fencing faster and easier is there in the design.”
That is because SPIKA went the extra mile. After they came up with the initial design they built a prototype then asked ranchers, fence contractors, and implement dealers to come in and evaluate the trailer.
“We asked them what they liked and didn’t like about the trailer,” Spika said. The result is a fine-tuned workhorse. Their trailer organizes supplies and can be pulled behind an ATV over rough terrain or down a freeway at 70 miles per hour. The FenceMaster is freeway stable and comes equipped with lights and all necessary features to be licensed and street legal - a great solution for stockmen who must travel to pastures several miles apart.
Crabtree is thrilled. “I knew as soon as I saw it that it was just what I needed. It will save me a ton of work carrying posts and wire where my pickup can't get. Four-wheelers are cheaper to operate and a lot handier, but they just can't carry much by themselves."
Spika also said the trailer is safer.
“When you have to use a four-wheeler for fencing you strap a handful of steel posts to the rack, tie a fence stretcher across the handle bars, bungi-cord on a roll of wire and try to go. It’s dangerous and can get top heavy that way. You also loose stuff halfway down the trail yet there are places with fences that you just can’t get a pickup to easily. This trailer is designed to go almost anywhere an ATV can go and you can take enough supplies to cover several miles of fence repair. There’s no going back to get something else. You have everything right there with you,” he explained.
The FenceMaster retails for $4,995 which may give some producers initial sticker shock but Spika said once they see what the trailer is designed to do, they realize it has tremendous value and versatility and get excited to own one.
“When you think about contracting $8,000 for a mile of fence or investing $14,000 in a post drive, the cost of the FenceMaster is more justifiable,” he said.
The whole concept of the trailer is to expand the capability of the ATV’s most producers already own. Available accessory packages, such as the hydraulic power pack allows producers to run hydraulic post hole diggers, tampers or other hydraulic equipment far from a power source.
“It’s far more versatile and handy than trying to run that equipment off a skid steer.” Skid steer's hydraulic systems have to be modified and most people don’t want to mess with that, he explained.
The power pack kit is equipped with a 9-horsepower Honda engine that attaches to the back deck. You get up close to where you need to work, start up the engine and plug in whatever tool you have.
Spika explained that the trailer can be positioned close to where you need the power so long hydraulic lines aren’t needed. Also, it’s far easier to get on and off a four-wheeler to move than into and out of a skid steer, especially a hundred times a day.
The weatherproof trailer is also great for calving season. A calf rack can be secured to the trailer and multiple storage compartments make it easy to carry calving tools, ear tags, medical supplies, even record books.
“It is great for checking your herds. If you’re out in the field with this and you see a calf with scours, you have the medicine and syringes right with you. If a cow is having difficulty calving, you have your calf puller and ob chains right there. You can even weigh the calf and carry your record books so you can record that information right in the field. You have all this capability where you need it, not back in the barn,” Spika explained.
There is also a powerful spraying system accessory kit, complete with a 110-gallon tank. The pump can run up to 300 psi, deliver four gallons per minute and spray vertically as tall as a 35-foot tree. A boom-less nozzle bar can cover a 30-foot swath for range or cropland weed treatment or liquid fertilizer application in places where regular sprayers cannot go.
Four-wheelers are a vital tool in agriculture. The trailer expands the ability of the four-wheeler.
“This is really another important tool, an implement like a tractor, and has been built to work hard and last for years,” explained Spika.
The design allows producers to keep all their tools and supplies in one place, ready to go. If cows get out, “you just hook it up to your four-wheeler, run out to get the cows in, and have what you need to fix the fence right with you. You don’t have to return home to find and retrieve the tools and supplies. It’s all ready,” he said. Whether it’s taking out salt or protein blocks, using it as a parts and tool cart during haying or harvest or just general farm work, the FenceMaster helps producers master more than fence work.
“The more they think about it, the more they see where it will be justifying itself almost every day. It's kind of like a skid steer; once you have one, you don't know how you ever got along without one," said Tryg Williams, Spika's sales rep for the northwestern region.
“This is an investment that makes sense,” Spika said. “Producers will use it for so many different operations that it will become extremely valuable. They will soon feel lost without it.”
Spika will have a FenceMaster trailer and accessories on display at the NILE. Producers will be able to see how it works and what the FenceMaster can do for them. Ag and livestock equipment, implement and ATV dealers in Great Falls, Havre, Lewistown, Geraldine, Fort Ben-ton, Roundup, Billings, Butte, Missoula and Kalispell are already handling the FenceMaster with more being added weekly.
For more information, stop by their booth at the NILE, contact Spika at 888-915-5678, or through their Web site at www.spikawelding.com.
“We asked them what they liked and didn’t like about the trailer,” Spika said. The result is a fine-tuned workhorse. Their trailer organizes supplies and can be pulled behind an ATV over rough terrain or down a freeway at 70 miles per hour. The FenceMaster is freeway stable and comes equipped with lights and all necessary features to be licensed and street legal - a great solution for stockmen who must travel to pastures several miles apart.
Crabtree is thrilled. “I knew as soon as I saw it that it was just what I needed. It will save me a ton of work carrying posts and wire where my pickup can't get. Four-wheelers are cheaper to operate and a lot handier, but they just can't carry much by themselves."
Spika also said the trailer is safer.
“When you have to use a four-wheeler for fencing you strap a handful of steel posts to the rack, tie a fence stretcher across the handle bars, bungi-cord on a roll of wire and try to go. It’s dangerous and can get top heavy that way. You also loose stuff halfway down the trail yet there are places with fences that you just can’t get a pickup to easily. This trailer is designed to go almost anywhere an ATV can go and you can take enough supplies to cover several miles of fence repair. There’s no going back to get something else. You have everything right there with you,” he explained.
The FenceMaster retails for $4,995 which may give some producers initial sticker shock but Spika said once they see what the trailer is designed to do, they realize it has tremendous value and versatility and get excited to own one.
“When you think about contracting $8,000 for a mile of fence or investing $14,000 in a post drive, the cost of the FenceMaster is more justifiable,” he said.
The whole concept of the trailer is to expand the capability of the ATV’s most producers already own. Available accessory packages, such as the hydraulic power pack allows producers to run hydraulic post hole diggers, tampers or other hydraulic equipment far from a power source.
“It’s far more versatile and handy than trying to run that equipment off a skid steer.” Skid steer's hydraulic systems have to be modified and most people don’t want to mess with that, he explained.
The power pack kit is equipped with a 9-horsepower Honda engine that attaches to the back deck. You get up close to where you need to work, start up the engine and plug in whatever tool you have.
Spika explained that the trailer can be positioned close to where you need the power so long hydraulic lines aren’t needed. Also, it’s far easier to get on and off a four-wheeler to move than into and out of a skid steer, especially a hundred times a day.
The weatherproof trailer is also great for calving season. A calf rack can be secured to the trailer and multiple storage compartments make it easy to carry calving tools, ear tags, medical supplies, even record books.
“It is great for checking your herds. If you’re out in the field with this and you see a calf with scours, you have the medicine and syringes right with you. If a cow is having difficulty calving, you have your calf puller and ob chains right there. You can even weigh the calf and carry your record books so you can record that information right in the field. You have all this capability where you need it, not back in the barn,” Spika explained.
There is also a powerful spraying system accessory kit, complete with a 110-gallon tank. The pump can run up to 300 psi, deliver four gallons per minute and spray vertically as tall as a 35-foot tree. A boom-less nozzle bar can cover a 30-foot swath for range or cropland weed treatment or liquid fertilizer application in places where regular sprayers cannot go.
Four-wheelers are a vital tool in agriculture. The trailer expands the ability of the four-wheeler.
“This is really another important tool, an implement like a tractor, and has been built to work hard and last for years,” explained Spika.
The design allows producers to keep all their tools and supplies in one place, ready to go. If cows get out, “you just hook it up to your four-wheeler, run out to get the cows in, and have what you need to fix the fence right with you. You don’t have to return home to find and retrieve the tools and supplies. It’s all ready,” he said. Whether it’s taking out salt or protein blocks, using it as a parts and tool cart during haying or harvest or just general farm work, the FenceMaster helps producers master more than fence work.
“The more they think about it, the more they see where it will be justifying itself almost every day. It's kind of like a skid steer; once you have one, you don't know how you ever got along without one," said Tryg Williams, Spika's sales rep for the northwestern region.
“This is an investment that makes sense,” Spika said. “Producers will use it for so many different operations that it will become extremely valuable. They will soon feel lost without it.”
Spika will have a FenceMaster trailer and accessories on display at the NILE. Producers will be able to see how it works and what the FenceMaster can do for them. Ag and livestock equipment, implement and ATV dealers in Great Falls, Havre, Lewistown, Geraldine, Fort Ben-ton, Roundup, Billings, Butte, Missoula and Kalispell are already handling the FenceMaster with more being added weekly.
For more information, stop by their booth at the NILE, contact Spika at 888-915-5678, or through their Web site at www.spikawelding.com.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Recovery Church
I am embarking on a new venture this evening... doing something I've done hundreds of times, but tonight it becomes official. I have my church's blessing to start a new church at the Jeremiah House on saturday nights focusing on helping others to recover from the mindset of alcoholism and homelessness. I was once there. I remember exactly what kept me alive and turned my life around... I will give my testimony in person to anyone who wants to hear about the incredible power of Jesus Christ anytime. Come as you are tonight and each Sat. Night at 7pm. Corner of 12th ave and 12th street in Scottsbluff. Jeremiah House Director Brian Hale.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Designer Water Bottles
Are you looking for designer water bottles by Rive? We really enjoyed working with the great people behind Rive LLC and highly recommend you check out their BPA Free Glass Designer Water Bottles!
We designed a site for them at http://www.rivellc.com
Their new official site is http://www.riveusa.com
Some of you may find that our old site comes up higher in the search rankings than does their new website. This is not uncommon and is a great example of the search popularity of websites we build and optimize for our customers.
If you would like to know more about how we can give your website an advantage over your competition, give us a call or contact us online!
Brian Hale
Hale Multimedia LLC
800 783-1103
brian@halemultimedia.com
We designed a site for them at http://www.rivellc.com
Their new official site is http://www.riveusa.com
Some of you may find that our old site comes up higher in the search rankings than does their new website. This is not uncommon and is a great example of the search popularity of websites we build and optimize for our customers.
If you would like to know more about how we can give your website an advantage over your competition, give us a call or contact us online!
Brian Hale
Hale Multimedia LLC
800 783-1103
brian@halemultimedia.com
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Social Marketing Companies
The time has come that businesses need to take a serious look at hiring a professional to help them with Social Marketing.
Call (308) 632-4653 or (308) 220-8260 or toll free 800 783-1103. We will help you understand how Internet Marketing, specifically Social Marketing can give your business a huge advantage over your competition. Visit http://www.halemultimedia.com today and browse our portfolio, our products, our service... and then contact us. Let's see just how much more business we can generate for you! Give me a call or stop by.
Enthusiastically,
Brian Hale
Hale Multimedia LLC
2013 Broadway
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Call (308) 632-4653 or (308) 220-8260 or toll free 800 783-1103. We will help you understand how Internet Marketing, specifically Social Marketing can give your business a huge advantage over your competition. Visit http://www.halemultimedia.com today and browse our portfolio, our products, our service... and then contact us. Let's see just how much more business we can generate for you! Give me a call or stop by.
Enthusiastically,
Brian Hale
Hale Multimedia LLC
2013 Broadway
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Chuck Wagon Church
I dug this up on the internet somewhere... What a blessing it is to have the Chuck Wagon Church right here in Scottsbluff! We know so many people you have fed. What a blessing you are to the community. Thank you Pastor Al!
Now here's a letter I found on the internet from Pastor Al ;
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Dear Friends of Chuck Wagon Church
Time to report in on what the Lord has accomplished over the summer. Last year we sent 45 kids to camp. This year we sent 54. The best part of this equation is that last year we had only two from Pine Ridge. This year that figure was 19. For the first time ever we did a camp exclusively for the Reservation kids. Seven or eight gave their hearts to the Lord, and nearly all dedicated themselves to getting their family saved, and praying for their family and friends. There is a sense in which the old Passover still applies. They had to take a lamb for each house and the lamb was sacrificed for the family. Someone in the family has to intercede and witness to the family. Has to be the lamb for the house. I told them the true story of a woman I knew who was saved when she was only eight years old. Her family wasn’t Christians, and she had no church upbringing. She had no idea about prayer or how it worked, she just knew she was saved and that her family needed to be saved. She would go home and go upstairs to her room, open the window, lean out and yell up at God. (That was her method of praying.) “God, save my mom and dad.! Save My brothers and sisters! Save my neighbors!) Needless to say God answered her prayers. In her teens she began bible studies, and gathered in the neighbors. When the group got to 20 or 30 she would enlist a preacher. By this method she started seventeen churches. I told them that someone had to be the one to pray, and lead them to Jesus. The next night I had a rapper from Denver sing and give his testimony. He had been a major druggie, and had gotten so bad that he thought he was dying. Satan appeared to him and demons were trying to drag him down to hell. He was screaming, and trying to break away, but couldn’t. He saw Jesus and that scared him even worse because he knew Jesus wasn’t pleased with the way he was living. But he cried out to Jesus and Jesus saved him. His twin brother was also a druggie, and he began to pray and witness to him and to his family. He now ministers to others. He told the kids the same thing that I had the night before. You have to pray for your families and witness to them. You have to be the messenger of Jesus to them. He had the children lift their hands and pray for their families. Almost every child had both hands up praying for their families. Here is a neat follow up on that same story. We dropped two of the children off in the country because they lived out of town. A man happened to be visiting when they arrived home and told us this story. He said the little guy came into the house raised his hands and said “Praise the Lord!” Went over to the CD player took out what they were playing and put in his Christian rap CD and said “We’re going to listen to Christian music.” We are now planning a rap concert in two high schools on the reservation, one at Pine Ridge and one at Allen. We are hoping the teens will attend because of the testimony of the teens who went to camp. Thank you for all your help. We did all this at no cost to any of the children.
Had a guy fresh out of prison that needed food and a place to stay. People referred him to our church, and we talked a bit. He had no religious background, but wanted to get right with God, and get his life straight. We prayed together for his salvation. Then I got him some food and got him a place to stay while he looked for a job. The dinner count has gone up this past month to around 95 each Saturday. The Sunday count is still over 200. I think October will start our 11th year. It is amazing to me that we have probably fed over 150,000 free meals, and gave out enough boxed food to feed an additional 24,000 people without taking an offering, and without government help. That is the Lord! All our needs are being met, and the Lord doesn’t seem to be affected by the sluggish economy.
Again, my thanks to you for your gifts, and I ask God to bless you richly for all you have done, and all you are doing, and all you will do.
We have a teen living with us and are scheduled for our first parent teacher meeting in nearly a quarter of a century. I sort of slipped into the twenty First Century through the back door having lived on a farm most of my life. I am familiar with teeth of all kinds and could give a good guess at a horses age by looking at its teeth. I’ve eaten berries of every description, and raised gardens and done construction, but lately have found out that a blackberry is not edible, blue tooth is not a disease, and I-Pods are not used in construction or found in a garden. This does tend to make a person a little apprehensive when you realize you are part of a triangle ( teacher, student, parent) responsible for some lads educational progress. How he came to be at our house is a story that started nine years ago when he was only eight. Harry and I were going door to door calling on people. We stopped at a house where there was an old man and old woman and the old man’s middle aged daughter. The old man was sitting head down slobbering on his shirt. The old woman was almost blind, and the daughter was suffering from kidney failure. The house was mess, and filthy. Food and older food was on the table among a mixture of parakeet droppings, and used bird seed. Cigarettes and ashes filled ash trays and tin cans. We talked to them and prayed with them and led them to Christ. They started coming to church except for the old man. He went into the hospital and hovered near death for several weeks. We and the church continued to pray for him. He recovered and became a regular church attendee. He quit slobbering got his mind back and attended until he went into the veterans home four or so years later. The old lady became so special to all of us that we still talk about her respectfully to this day. She would come up after services and say, “May I have the list of prayer requests?” I said, “Blanche, you can’t see well enough to even read this list, and my writing is so bad you couldn’t read it if you could see.” She said, “Oh, I don’t read it, I just hold it up to God and pray over it. He knows what’s on it.” She would take that list week after week. The daughter, Vivian, was on dialysis and was weak a lot of the time, but she helped us do puppet programs and was very faithful to do all she could. In addition she went to her neighbors and invited them to church. It was she who invited the eight year old Ben to church. She died a few months before her father, Ralph, but when I went to visit her at her home, it was clean, her bible was open on the table, and Christian music was playing on the radio. (She didn’t know I was coming or I might have expected that.)
Ben was from a dysfunctional family with a history of drug abuse and alcoholism. He came to church and gave his heart to the Lord. He always helped in any way he could. He helped my wife with the children’s church and still does. He helped serve in the kitchen, and still does. Recently one of his brothers died from alcohol at age 24. Ben couldn’t even inform his mother because they had not heard from her in years, and had no idea where she lived, or if she lived. He said this, “If it hadn’t been for Vivian, I don’t know where I’d be today.” If there is a lesson in all this, its that if someone blind and someone dying can find a way to serve God and make a difference in a life, then surely we can do something.
When the boy’s father and stepmother moved away, he wanted to stay here and finish school. His sister who also came to church was the first in a family totaling fourteen to finish High School. Ben will be the second. When they first came to church they were both failing every class. Now he is a B plus student and plans to go to college. There were many weeks when he was the sole support of his family. He went to school, worked full time at Taco Bell, and slept when he could. Many times he would get home after 1:30 A.M. It is hard to imagine a family where income is more important than education, and the head of the house would put the burden of supporting the family on a sixteen year old. Sometimes it is humorous. For instance, we had a storm, and it knocked out our electricity for a while. When everything went black, he immediately asked if we had paid the electric bill.
We feel privileged to be able to help him. Maybe we can finish up what Vivian started.
Thanks again for all you do!
Sincerely! Al
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We will continue to pray for you and your wonderful ministry Al!
Brian Hale
Now here's a letter I found on the internet from Pastor Al ;
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Dear Friends of Chuck Wagon Church
Time to report in on what the Lord has accomplished over the summer. Last year we sent 45 kids to camp. This year we sent 54. The best part of this equation is that last year we had only two from Pine Ridge. This year that figure was 19. For the first time ever we did a camp exclusively for the Reservation kids. Seven or eight gave their hearts to the Lord, and nearly all dedicated themselves to getting their family saved, and praying for their family and friends. There is a sense in which the old Passover still applies. They had to take a lamb for each house and the lamb was sacrificed for the family. Someone in the family has to intercede and witness to the family. Has to be the lamb for the house. I told them the true story of a woman I knew who was saved when she was only eight years old. Her family wasn’t Christians, and she had no church upbringing. She had no idea about prayer or how it worked, she just knew she was saved and that her family needed to be saved. She would go home and go upstairs to her room, open the window, lean out and yell up at God. (That was her method of praying.) “God, save my mom and dad.! Save My brothers and sisters! Save my neighbors!) Needless to say God answered her prayers. In her teens she began bible studies, and gathered in the neighbors. When the group got to 20 or 30 she would enlist a preacher. By this method she started seventeen churches. I told them that someone had to be the one to pray, and lead them to Jesus. The next night I had a rapper from Denver sing and give his testimony. He had been a major druggie, and had gotten so bad that he thought he was dying. Satan appeared to him and demons were trying to drag him down to hell. He was screaming, and trying to break away, but couldn’t. He saw Jesus and that scared him even worse because he knew Jesus wasn’t pleased with the way he was living. But he cried out to Jesus and Jesus saved him. His twin brother was also a druggie, and he began to pray and witness to him and to his family. He now ministers to others. He told the kids the same thing that I had the night before. You have to pray for your families and witness to them. You have to be the messenger of Jesus to them. He had the children lift their hands and pray for their families. Almost every child had both hands up praying for their families. Here is a neat follow up on that same story. We dropped two of the children off in the country because they lived out of town. A man happened to be visiting when they arrived home and told us this story. He said the little guy came into the house raised his hands and said “Praise the Lord!” Went over to the CD player took out what they were playing and put in his Christian rap CD and said “We’re going to listen to Christian music.” We are now planning a rap concert in two high schools on the reservation, one at Pine Ridge and one at Allen. We are hoping the teens will attend because of the testimony of the teens who went to camp. Thank you for all your help. We did all this at no cost to any of the children.
Had a guy fresh out of prison that needed food and a place to stay. People referred him to our church, and we talked a bit. He had no religious background, but wanted to get right with God, and get his life straight. We prayed together for his salvation. Then I got him some food and got him a place to stay while he looked for a job. The dinner count has gone up this past month to around 95 each Saturday. The Sunday count is still over 200. I think October will start our 11th year. It is amazing to me that we have probably fed over 150,000 free meals, and gave out enough boxed food to feed an additional 24,000 people without taking an offering, and without government help. That is the Lord! All our needs are being met, and the Lord doesn’t seem to be affected by the sluggish economy.
Again, my thanks to you for your gifts, and I ask God to bless you richly for all you have done, and all you are doing, and all you will do.
We have a teen living with us and are scheduled for our first parent teacher meeting in nearly a quarter of a century. I sort of slipped into the twenty First Century through the back door having lived on a farm most of my life. I am familiar with teeth of all kinds and could give a good guess at a horses age by looking at its teeth. I’ve eaten berries of every description, and raised gardens and done construction, but lately have found out that a blackberry is not edible, blue tooth is not a disease, and I-Pods are not used in construction or found in a garden. This does tend to make a person a little apprehensive when you realize you are part of a triangle ( teacher, student, parent) responsible for some lads educational progress. How he came to be at our house is a story that started nine years ago when he was only eight. Harry and I were going door to door calling on people. We stopped at a house where there was an old man and old woman and the old man’s middle aged daughter. The old man was sitting head down slobbering on his shirt. The old woman was almost blind, and the daughter was suffering from kidney failure. The house was mess, and filthy. Food and older food was on the table among a mixture of parakeet droppings, and used bird seed. Cigarettes and ashes filled ash trays and tin cans. We talked to them and prayed with them and led them to Christ. They started coming to church except for the old man. He went into the hospital and hovered near death for several weeks. We and the church continued to pray for him. He recovered and became a regular church attendee. He quit slobbering got his mind back and attended until he went into the veterans home four or so years later. The old lady became so special to all of us that we still talk about her respectfully to this day. She would come up after services and say, “May I have the list of prayer requests?” I said, “Blanche, you can’t see well enough to even read this list, and my writing is so bad you couldn’t read it if you could see.” She said, “Oh, I don’t read it, I just hold it up to God and pray over it. He knows what’s on it.” She would take that list week after week. The daughter, Vivian, was on dialysis and was weak a lot of the time, but she helped us do puppet programs and was very faithful to do all she could. In addition she went to her neighbors and invited them to church. It was she who invited the eight year old Ben to church. She died a few months before her father, Ralph, but when I went to visit her at her home, it was clean, her bible was open on the table, and Christian music was playing on the radio. (She didn’t know I was coming or I might have expected that.)
Ben was from a dysfunctional family with a history of drug abuse and alcoholism. He came to church and gave his heart to the Lord. He always helped in any way he could. He helped my wife with the children’s church and still does. He helped serve in the kitchen, and still does. Recently one of his brothers died from alcohol at age 24. Ben couldn’t even inform his mother because they had not heard from her in years, and had no idea where she lived, or if she lived. He said this, “If it hadn’t been for Vivian, I don’t know where I’d be today.” If there is a lesson in all this, its that if someone blind and someone dying can find a way to serve God and make a difference in a life, then surely we can do something.
When the boy’s father and stepmother moved away, he wanted to stay here and finish school. His sister who also came to church was the first in a family totaling fourteen to finish High School. Ben will be the second. When they first came to church they were both failing every class. Now he is a B plus student and plans to go to college. There were many weeks when he was the sole support of his family. He went to school, worked full time at Taco Bell, and slept when he could. Many times he would get home after 1:30 A.M. It is hard to imagine a family where income is more important than education, and the head of the house would put the burden of supporting the family on a sixteen year old. Sometimes it is humorous. For instance, we had a storm, and it knocked out our electricity for a while. When everything went black, he immediately asked if we had paid the electric bill.
We feel privileged to be able to help him. Maybe we can finish up what Vivian started.
Thanks again for all you do!
Sincerely! Al
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We will continue to pray for you and your wonderful ministry Al!
Brian Hale
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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