Meet Dina

Hello!

I’m Dina Lima. I enjoy helping small businesses create a strong brand and professional image online. I personally handle all the projects and enjoy working directly with each business owner to gather information, discuss their needs and concerns, and learn about the requirements of their target audience so that I can bring the best solution to their business.

My goal is to help small business owners learn about the huge potential to maximize their profits and productivity using social media tools and technologies. I believe that your website should do something for you. I also believe that if you want your business to be recognized in everything that you do online and offline, you must keep your branding consistent, and I can show you, and help you, do that.

Helping small businesses

I like to help small business owners represent their business image as grand and professional as they really are. I have walked into some of my customers’ stores and their appearance is absolutely grand! But I learned that their website, and sometimes their marketing image on print, did not do justice to their image. You may be starting out or have only a few employees, but this does not mean that you can’t portray a professional business image like the big boys do.

Why small business owners?

I chose to work with small business owners because I am one myself and I can relate to your concerns, constraints, needs, and wants. As an entrepreneur you know that there is always so much to do, we have very little time, and know the importance of continuing our education to learn new things to improve our services and profits.

When we work together, you will experience that I truly put my heart into my work by providing suggestions, and most importantly, by listening to your needs and offering you the options available for your particular project.

You will learn that I am upfront and honest in telling you what will work and what won’t. You will feel equipped with the right information to make wise and informed decisions that will ease your pain and give you the peace of mind you deserve.

Whether you are local to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX or have your business across the nation, we can work together.

So, if you’re thinking of contacting me, please do! I would love to learn about your needs and how I can help. You can find me on Twitter and Facebook. Please feel free to connect with me and say hello!

My Bio

I am a green home educator and social media marketing trainer. My background is owning and operating a successful green home building company in Texas. Prior to building homes I was an IT professional programming for over twelve years after graduating with a master in computer science from NY Institute of Technology. I love God, my family, children, books, education, chocolate, Italian and Mexican cuisine (in that order), quietude, classical music, and yes, a nice hot cup of tea…even in the hot summer days (indoors, of course).

A business blogger for GreenBuildingAdvisor.com, I co-authored two white papers: Stand Out From the Pack: How to position yourself as an expert eco-builder and Thinning the Herd: How to pick the best eco-builder.

I am a lifetime learner and enjoy continuing my own education with the changing times. View my endorsements and home industry experience.

Specialties:

• Social Media Marketing Trainer
• Green Home Educator
• Blogger at www.LivingGreeInstitute.com and www.GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
• Consultant/Developer of Wordpress and Joomla Websites

Where I grew up

• Part of my life in El Salvador, Central America and partly in Long Island, New York

Places I’ve lived

• Long Island, New York; Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Places I’ve enjoyed visiting

• Israel, Canada, Scotland, Wales, Paris

Places I’d love to visit

• Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Spain, Italy

Companies I’ve worked for

• Living Green Institute, Trainer & Founder (current)
• GreenBuildingAdvisor.com – Green Building and Business Topics Blogger (current)
• Local HBA’s – Instructor of NAHB Green Building and Business Classes (current)
• North Lake College – Instructor of Green Home Design and Building continuing education courses (current)
• Emerald Luxury Homes, Inc. – Home Builder, Founder/President
• EDS, Sabre, New Data Strategies, Adair Advisory Group, Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories – Database programmer

Colleges/Universities I’ve attended

• New York Institute of Technology
• State University of New York/College at Old Westbury
• University of Manchester, Manchester, England, U.K.