"Another day, a whole ‘nother set of fresh possibilities" — MacGyver

I’ll never forget watching the TV show MacGyver when I was growing up.   The ultimate of brililant human beings, Angus MacGyver would always but ALWAYS save the day by devising creative dynamic usages of common household objects.

It taught me a lesson then, that’s stayed with me to this day - always be open to mastering any new challenge by thinking outside the box.

My name is Barbara Ling, and Owlbert has been my cartoon alterego since 1998.  Academic, creative and a wee bit zany, Owlbert has embraced new technologies as they come online and has turned "technical" into "common sense" for thousands of readers and customers over the past decade (with a little bit of help, I’ll admit, from me  .  We work great as a team.

Now, about me,

Short bio: Barbara Ling:

• Online entrepreneur who has authored 25 books/ebooks on various consumer and business related topics on the Internet
• Website design innovator since 1991
• Online trainer/motivational speaker
• Maverick mother to 4 children and 15 parakeets
• Martial arts enthusiast

Long bio: Barbara Ling has been consistently in the right place at the right time when it comes to demystifying the Internet for consumers across the globe. She:

• Authored the only Internet recruiting resource, The Internet Recruiting Edge, that received 5 stars from Inc magazine when it debuted
• Was a Microsoft Small Business Success Story
• Books/ebooks include::
  • Poor Richards Internet Recruiting
  • Avoiding The Contractor From Hell
  • The Safe and Smart Internet Weight Loss Edge
  • The Real Estate Pro’s Internet Edge
  • Make Them Beg To Hire You
  • New Client Profits
  • 7 Days To Your Auction Success
  • Lingstar Learning Teach Your Child to Read
  • Auction Search Profits
  • 24 Hour Digital Product Creation
  • Dynamic Affiliate Profit Linking
  • The Internet Marketing Edge
• Appeared on the Sallie Jesse Raphael Show and CNN
• Has been written up in the Wall Street Journal
• Pioneered the first Internet recruiting eSeminars series
• Traveled the country giving tailored, customized recruiting training seminars
• Broke the google code in 2004

You can learn more at my personal site,

BarbaraLing.com

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This site, AskOwlbert, is our personal view on successful blogging.  Here you’ll learn about:

• Blog Butterflies - that enable your posts to flutter about on the Internet, gaining you  visibility and  readership
• Blog Defenses - tricks and techniques to protect your blog from the Evil Dark Ninjas of the Night (and other assorted baddies like spam)
• Blog Hell - warnings of dangers to be avoided at all costs like the Mega Tunnel of Doom
• Blog Listeners - techniques and tricks that make your visitors hear your unique voice in their minds as they read
• Blog MacGyverisms - creative uses of blogs you never even considered!

and more. 

So sit back, grab a cup of coffee and give open your mind to the possibilities.

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert  (and Barbara Ling)