Jeff, That is amazing. I used to work at 275 Madison Avenue in Suite 1400. Your building must be over the KFC? Or has it changed? Mine was across the street over what was a Chemical Bank at the time. I think it changed to a cafe around the time I left, in 1995. Excellent Chinese restaurant on the north side of 40th between Mad and Lex. Seinfeld used the location once on his show. I moved my office to 23rd and 6th on the 4th floor, which was a very noisy location (fire dept on 23rd always tried to turn right onto 6th in heavy traffic... horns blasting for long periods, crazy) and in 1997 I moved my family to Montague. The first week I was there I saw a woman walking her llama for excersize right outside my window. The contrast was extreme. I have never looked back. Mik At 04:17 PM 8/3/2006, Jeff Rutherford wrote: > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > >I would agree with what Jeanne said. > >I've been telecommuting from Western Mass for the last 4 years while >working for a NYC-based PR firm (hence the mailing address below). But, >all of my clients know that I telecommute and that I'm emailing and >speaking with them from my home office. > >As long as I deliver the media and press coverage that they want, and >the PR strategy that they're looking for, they don't care where I'm >physically working. > >Jeff > >------------------------------------ >Trylon SMR >Jeff Rutherford >Account Director >jeff at trylonSMR.com >274 Madison Avenue >Suite 1401 >New York, NY 10016 >tel: 413 369 4128 >------------------------------------ > >-----Original Message----- >From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net >[mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of >Jeanne Yocum >Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 12:47 PM >To: Hidden Tech Discussion List >Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] How to Spin Living in a Small Town > > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > >Hi, > >I moved to the Valley in 2002 after 32 years in Boston and its environs. >I >haven't found my "country" location to be an issue at all in terms of >attracting clients from Boston (or even from other parts of the country >via >my Web site), so "spinning" has not been required. I believe people are >far >more interested in whether you can help them solve their business >problem >than in where you do your work. (Certainly, I do realize that being able >to >rattle off a long list of current and former Boston clients helps.) > >I'm not sure what it would be like if I had spent my entire career in >the >Valley. However, turning Marcia's question around somewhat, when I first >moved here Valley people strongly advised me to make sure local >companies >knew I had just arrived from Boston. I was told this would be a big >factor >in my favor. I heard a lot about the tendency of local firms to look to >the >eastern part of the state for talent while ignoring the considerable >amounts >of talent that can be found right at their doorstep. > >So in some ways, it seems "spinning" is more necessary for potential >Pioneer >Valley clients than for big city prospects. > >Jeanne Yocum | Principal >____________________________ >Tuscarora Communications, Ltd. >Granby, MA >www.yourghostwriter.com >Member: National Writers Union > > > >On 8/3/06 5:56 AM, "Marcia Yudkin" <marcia at yudkin.com> wrote: > >> ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post >. >> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> >> >> If you love living in the Valley, as I do, how do you "spin" your >location >> to big-city clients? >> >> Here's an article I recently wrote that contains reflections on this >topic: >> >> http://www.yudkin.com/spinning.htm >> >> Comments welcome! >> >> Marcia Yudkin >> Goshen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion >list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion >list. >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >_______________________________________________ >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------- Michael Muller Muller Technologies 24 3rd Street Turners Falls, MA 01376 work: (413) 863-0030 cell: (413) 320-5336 fax: (518) 713-1569 skype: michaelBmuller email: michael at mullertech.com Eschew Obfuscation