Self Confidence Thoughts
Spending the day writing for myself and clients. Thought I’d share this graphic I created at Piktochart.com with some great affirmations for boosting self confidence. Feel free to share it.
Connecting to Real Life
Just a little personal thoughts to help you get to know me. And maybe a little marketing thrown in the mix as well? This all came about from Tiffany Dow’s comments about putting yourself out there and personalizing your blog. I love most of the things Tiffany teaches. Even though she can be a little (lot) tough, I know she is doing it because she loves us all and wants us to succeed.
Day One: Book Writing and Kindling Review
Well, I went through the newbies section on Geoff Shaw’s Kindling. Some great stuff to start my self-publishing career with. The first thing he tells me to do is to pick a type of book, either a short story fiction piece or a summary book. I will do the short story fiction. Already have a short outline done and started writing.This is in the contemporary romance genre. The next step is research. He suggests we check the bestseller’s in the category we have chosen to get an idea of what is selling. This is something I talked about in this post. Look at the covers, read the reviews and list the tags customers used to find the book. The third step is to choose a pen…
Kindle Publishing: Where Do You Begin?
Many of you know one of my goals this year is to get several books self published both in Kindle publishing format and through CreateSpace or some other self-publishing format. The writing and creation stage of this is the most fascinating part of the venture for me. But I am looking forward to the technical phase as well. The marketing and promotion, not so much. But I am going to persevere and face those demons when I get to that phase.
5 Content Writing Tips for Awesome Web Copy
5 Content Writing Tips for Awesome Web Copy Web Copy is what makes or breaks, so to speak, the amount of time your visitors stay on your site. Having a successful website is necessary for every Online business. Creating the site is both an art and a science. You need graphics that look good. You need the site to flow easily to the eye. And your web copy must keep your visitor on the page so you can persuade them to buy your offer or take some kind of action. Your website is a map and compass that guides your visitors to whatever outcome you both want — a sale. You need to provide detailed steps to keep them from getting lost or losing interest…
Daily Dose of Inspiration Graphic
Enjoy this infographic for a daily dose of Inspiration:
Unlock Your Success By Finding Your Passion
Unlock Your Success By Finding Your Passion To truly be successful you have to follow some kind of passion. Many people have simply lost their passion for their job, their career and may be living day to day, going through the motions, simply because they have to. This was the case for me a few years ago. I hated my job at a local print shop. The smells were overpowering, the noise deafening and there was no opportunity for advancement. I was stuck. I had to drag myself to work everyday. One day, I couldn’t do it any longer. I quit. I had no idea what I was going to do. then I discovered I could sell my writing talents online and my passions for the…
Change is Good
Sometimes things happen even though we think we are prepared. A few weeks ago, my computer crashed and a virus attacked my websites. Even though I thought I had everything backed up, and downloaded all the posts from my blogs, I still lost a big part of my data. It was a nightmare trying to get everything back the way it should be. I recently started using an online backup service, Carbonite.com. Although it isn’t a free service, it is still very reasonable. So lesson learned. … backup everything weekly! So while I was doing all this rebuilding, I sat down a really examined my goals and how they fit into what I wanted my lifestyle to be. Since it is a new year, it is…
Six Business Tips for the Creative Hobbyist
Six Business Tips for the Creative Hobbyist Is a Business the next step for you? Are you constantly working on your creative hobby, spending every spare moment creating fun new products? Craft people, artists, writers, and others who are creative find they are spending more time with their craft than they do anything else. Maybe it’s time to think about turning that sideline hobby into a business you can enjoy and profit from. I was one of those creatives. I would spend my spare time sewing, writing and creating beautiful things for my family and friends just because I enjoyed doing it. A while back I was encouraged by several to turn my hobby into a business.
Create. Learn. Thrive.
