RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

Last spring, a new college graduate sent me a Linkedin “connection” request. As soon as I responded, he followed up with a friendly note formally introducing himself and asked if I knew about any job opportunities in his area. He gained his moving experience (and industry interest) while working with his Dad for three summers. [...]

It was the first time I'd noticed my wife paying attention to my butt so intently for awhile.  As she watched me dress for work, however, the deep frown showing in her sun-drenched reflection in the mirror suggested she didn't really approve of what she saw. “What's wrong with your leg”, she asked casually. “Nuthin'”, [...]

The following is a fictional account based on a true story. Some of the names and details have been changed to protect the innocent. It's up to each reader to decide what's real and what's not! They told us when we got out of the military that gettin' a job might be sorta hard – [...]

If you're a regular subscriber, you may have noticed a few changes around here. They started just after the site's third birthday in January. The slow but consistent growth in search engine queries and recent spike in pageview traffic indicated it was time to enter the next phase of development. Recently RELORT entered into an [...]

I have a personal favor to ask. On December 7, 2011, Readers Digest (RD), a well-known general interest family magazine that's been a part of my life as long as I can remember, invited subscribers to get their town on the map when they announced their “We Hear You, America: Main Street, USA.” contest. WARNING: [...]

Hey movers! In case you haven't noticed, there's an elephant in your front room. And that big pink pachyderm sitting on top of your industry interests is squishing the profitability out of your business. What's worse is that he's got a whole lot of relatives standing in line waiting to invade the same shrinking piece [...]

RELO Roundtable WILL NOT BE publishing any new moving and storage industry content or updating any of site's more than 450 relocation related articles on Wednesday, January 18th. This action is being taken as personal protest against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) (HR 3261) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT [...]

Before we tuck 2011 into the record books, I want to take just a minute to thank everyone who drops by for your interest and involvement in this website. Next week RELO Roundtable will turn three years old. I started the undertaking as a business idea and networking tool to find a new job. Little [...]

Analyzing last week's traffic results, I was absolutely amazed at the number of both first-time and repeat visitors who dropped by on Christmas day. And it wasn't just to share holiday wishes! Most of the keyword searches used were the same as those used throughout the year. Sometimes the term 'movers' is used interchangeably by [...]

Enjoy!   "Deck the Halls" Arrangement by Francisco J. Núñez and Jim Papoulis from "Coolside of Yuletide"