Keaton’s expression in that image exudes confidence. Perhaps this is a clue to why I like the term. Mom, and honestly – they simply fail to conjure up that image of Michael Keaton holding up his baby’s bottom to a hand-dryer. While stay-at-home dad is a fair description of my role, as is the shorter at-home dad, they lack the wordplay of Mr. Dad’ being a stay-at-home dad doesn’t make you a male mother what’s wrong with just calling us dads?Īnd yet… When I became a stay-at-home dad in 2012, I relished the moniker of ‘Mr. Well, fairly valid ones: Working mothers are not called ‘Ms. What are the arguments against calling a stay-at-home dad ‘Mr. So much so that it was changed to ‘ Modern Parenting: Stay Home Dads Rock‘, which I think is a shame. Lots of fellow (blogging) dads while complimentary about the post were less so about the inclusion of ‘Mr. Her husband was a stay-at-home dad to their daughter for 2 1/2 years. I read a nice piece by Nicole Shanklin called ‘ Modern Parenting: Mr. Mom, and I have no reason to believe it to be significantly better or worse than its 80’s comedic peers, such as Police Academy, Bachelor Party, and Stripes. Well, when I say us, I don’t mean me – I’m fine with it. Take time to proof and everything you do effects your brand and lives on beyond the “initial send, save or click”.It seems a lot of us stay-at-home dads don’t like the term ‘Mr. In a nutshell, be very aware of what you are doing, your tendencies (we all have them), be consistent, and professional. Graphic Designers would like say that it drives a designer nuts when anyone uses these two fonts: Comic Sans …and Papyrus.General inconsistencies in grammar (dashes and phone numbers etc.) and capitalization of headlines.
This especially on the phone is awful because it takes up a lot of space on the screen. Some will scroll with your page so it will never leave and has no close button on it. Pop-up ads that get in the way of reading on a website.I’m ok with it as long as there is a skip or close button. I usually always leave the site and find another resource. When a website makes you sign-up/make an account to see or get more information on a product/service without having a skip option.Having to search for phone number or email on website (not in footer and contact page).Explosion of color, fonts, sizes, capitals and all over the place/inconsistency.No quick contact information in the email signature.Emailing large files/not checking with your recipient in advance to see how she would like to receive the file.Set up an email auto-response… and then respond.Newsletters with ten million fonts, colors, sizes.Explosion of color, fonts, sizes, capitals and all over the place.Email to tons of people reply all spam.Using content or photos that aren’t yours, without permission.Long URL’s on Facebook that are not deleted or shortened.It’ll take a half a second to actually type out the word. They use u, r, o or other short ways of spelling words. When people don’t properly spell out words.Brands setting up Facebook pages as a personal profile.Poor spelling, typos and wrong words “there, their” “your, you’re”.Cryptic Facebook posts that make people comment “Is everything OK?”.So what made the list of bad online etiquette? Social Media How you represent yourself online (and offline) reflects directly on your business whether you like it or not. When it’s your business at stake, it’s worth having happy people interacting with you.įor many small businesses and organizations, the owner or leader IS part of the brand. In Jack’s mind he was dropping his kids off on time and not breaking any traffic laws, yet to everyone else he was doing it wrong.
It’s not realizing that can cause the issues. It’s possible to feel like what you are doing is the right thing, but if everyone else doesn’t agree or is irritated, you may need to shift your actions.Įverything we do has etiquette whether we realize it or not.
Mom in 1983 with Michael Keaton and Teri Garr? It’s one of my favorite movie scenes that is timeless. If it offends or annoys people, it’s probably an etiquette faux pas.ĭo you remember the “You’re doing it wrong!” scene from Mr. It’s a broad topic that boils down to the simplicity of “you’re doing it wrong”. What’s Social Media and Online Marketing Etiquette?Įtiquette can encompass laws, individual platform rules, best practices, and usability standards. As it turns out, people are passionate about online etiquette.