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 Welcome to our last e-news of the year!
November was another great month for LuckyDuck. We were delighted to be contacted by Ian Smith & Lea Nicholas - two terrific entrepreneurs who wanted us to completely re-do their website. Be sure to click on their link in our lead story and learn about their remarkable service!
We also kept busy working on a number of websites including one for a Nova Scotia icon (!), another for one of Canada's top photographers - and a third for a very fine woodworker.
Visit our updated website - don't forget to "refresh" when you click on the link (hit the F5 key as each page comes up to ensure you have the latest version).
Check out this month's festive Nova Scotia Photos. Also our updated LuckyPals - we're saluting four remarkable Nova Scotians who make a difference here and further afield - in alphabetical order: Anna Davison; Jeanette Reynolds; Rosmarie Bradley and Sharon Rhyno.
until next time, wishing you Health, Happiness & Peace
Jodie Turner
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 New LuckyDuck website! |
S.M.A.C. - Start Making Abilities Count!
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NEW GLASGOW - Changing one mind and one heart at a time. S.M.A.C. Workshops are an innovative series designed to transform attitudes. Participants are inspired to take new approaches to daily interactions. To move beyond labels and live in (pos)abilities.
These thought-provoking and inspiring workshops are developed, and led, by S.M.A.C. co-founders Ian Smith and Lea Nicholas. They share life experiences that shock and inspire workshop participants. After years of analyzing these situations, they decided to make a difference.
The enthusiasm of their participants demonstrates they're doing just that.
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| Intelligent Choice Computers - Help! |
| Identity theft - an online hazard |
 BRIDGEWATER - This month the ICC tech team are talking about Identity Theft - and what we can do to reduce our risk.
This month's Help! column cautions:
From pharming to phishing to smishing, to just plain wishing, the criminal mind is always looking for ways to get your personal information. The more connected we become, the more accessible is our valuable data.
Should we be scared to conduct business online? The answer is no, just be aware of the threats and take care to not get caught. There are many ways to protect your identity online, here are some of the most common . . .
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| Charles Lantz Cabinetry - another fabulous kitchen! |
CLC cherry wood kitchen
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MAHONE BAY - Two years ago, full-time residents Cathie and Kelly Nelson built their dream home. They called on Charles Lantz Cabinetry for his expertise, vision and strong design-sense. They wanted a cherry wood kitchen, as well, CLC created an elegant mantel for their living room fireplace.
"The crew was great," recalls Cathie. "Very polite, very customer-friendly, they aimed to please and were pleasant to have in the home. They're always very helpful - even at the shop. Good customer service - that's from Charles and his staff."
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| Phil Creaser - 1st Nova Scotia builder to use "Inspire" shingles |
| From pop to roof top! |
 LUNENBURG COUNTY - Phil Creaser of Philip Creaser Custom Homes (PCCH) and his four-man-crew are using a new product: Inspire Roofing shingles made out of recycled pop bottles. In fact, they're the first in Nova Scotia to do so.
"No glue, 50 year guarantee, withstands 120 mph winds. No waste," says Phil. The left-over, partially used shingles are returned to the Ontario manufacturer where they're turned into new shingles.
Phil's impressed. "I'm thinking they'll out-last their guarantee," he says. "You know how long a pop bottle will last - you'll see it 20 years later and it's still the same."
PCCH used Inspire on their latest project - a 3500 square foot log home. The huge logs, harvested in Northern Ontario, filled two tractor trailer loads weighing in at 55,000 pounds/load.
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| Lucky's enews archive launched! |
August 2006 - November 2007 - and growing!
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Thanks to Constant Contact, we were able to do the entire page within a couple of hours.
Super product - and service - thanks CC!
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| December LuckyPals are 4 great women! |
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NOVA SCOTIA - What do Anna Davison, Jeanette Reynolds, Rosmarie Bradley and Sharon Rhyno have in common? They're hard-working, creative, gifted And generous with their time.
These women give of themselves to benefit women at home and abroad; retired greyhounds (and the people who adopt them) and children in need of hospital care.
How about a round of applause for these terrific gals - and all volunteers who give of themselves on behalf of others?!
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| LuckyDuck goes on festive photo shoot |
MAHONE BAY - Despite a bitterly cold North wind, Allan & I enjoyed our photo shoot last weekend at Mahone Bay's Father Christmas Festival.
Many thanks to the merchants who went all out to make their town such a festive destination! Our photo of this wonderful Father Christmas was taken at Amos Pewters.
The Festival is continuing this weekend with plenty of indoors and outdoors activities.
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| Lucky talks web design - look first! |
| Look before you Leap! |
 Before launching a new website, take a long look at your future. Where do you see yourself in three years? You could be surprised.
One of our clients started with three pages two years ago. Gradually, over the months, we've added more content/pages until now we've come to the time where we need to re-develop her entire site . . . and are looking at 36 pages!
Set up your website navigation and structure so you can easily and quickly build on it when the time comes - and it could come much sooner than you think!
We always recommend using cascading style sheets (CSS) but especially if your product/service changes frequently, for example, with the seasons. By using CSS you can apply a new colour scheme throughout your entire site by keying in the six-digit code of the new colour - doing so once - it's like magic!
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Read some testimonials regarding our detailed, written critique and re-new strategy of, and for, a website . . .
Do you have a web design question? Don't hesitate to drop us a line! |
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| Christmas potluck! |
South Shore Women in Business
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 UPPER LAHAVE - Have you ever considered joining South Shore Women in Business? Now's a perfect time to meet the members for a trial run. You're wholeheartedly invited to join our Annual Christmas Potluck 6pm, Tuesday, December 11.
Small business plays a key role in enabling women to compete in local, regional and in some cases, global markets. SSWBA is committed to assisting women working in business and the not- for-profit sector to equip themselves with the capabilities and skills to grow and prosper.
Monthly meetings cover topics such as Strategic Planning, Partnerships, Marketing and Technology. And they deliver a great networking opportunity!
Please RSVP to me by email (by December 9) if you are planning to attend. Hope to see you there!
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| Rory 's Greyt GPAC news |
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Bred to Run, Born to Love!
Save a life - adopt a Greyhound! $275 - includes needles, shipping from U.S, and spaying/neutering | | | |
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Jodie Turner
LuckyDuck web design
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