LaVonne Ellis

The Complete Flake Lives!

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Well, hello there! I’ll bet you thought this blog was dead. I thought so too, because I couldn’t decide what to do with it after I moved on to other things. But I finally figured it out, just this morning. Think of The Complete Flake as my sandbox. This is where I’m going to play [...]

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The Sum Total of My Advice About Flakiness, and Why I Won’t Be Writing About It Any More

I’ve been trying to figure out what to do here on The Complete Flake ever since — oh, I don’t know, forever? But really, since I decided to move the #customerlove challenge to its own site. Because I gotta say, I fell in love with Customer Love — not just the concept but the people, [...]

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My Interview With Robin Williams

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I have been asked to share the fabulous story of the day I “interviewed” Robin Williams.

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Tutorial: How to Add a Photo Above the Post Title in Thesis

My friend, Birdy Diamond, is writing a daily column for the new #customerlove site, and she wanted to know how I put the photos above the title there, and here at The Complete Flake. So I made a quick tutorial that I thought you might like as well. Obviously, if you don’t use Thesis, it [...]

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Interview: Natalie Peluso & Ashley Sinclair

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Does this sound familiar? You’ve been learning lots of great marketing lessons from the pros, and you’re starting to get that stuff down, so now it’s time to sell a great product — only you don’t have one. Or you have two or three products, but you want to kick your business to the next [...]

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OMG, Another #CustomerLove Challenge!

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One week from today, we start another four-week round of delightful insanity. Except the #customerlove craziness has already begun Chez Flake.

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How To Add Custom CSS To Your WordPress Blog Without Knowing CSS

A lot of us flakes have a secret feeling that we’re not very smart about some things. Maybe it’s math, or being organized, or tech stuff. We see someone else who’s better at something and we can’t help comparing — and feeling like shit. Flakes aren’t the only ones who fall into that trap.

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#CustomerLove The eBook Is Here!

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Sorry it took a little longer than expected, but David Crandall has worked his ASS off to make the CustomerLove eBook truly awesome — you’re going to love it.

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