Writers’ Roundup: May 11

May 11, 2012

I hope you’re excited for the weekend! I know I am — a good mix of work and fun ahead. Here are a few reads to check out in your spare time: Kelly Gurnett offers a guide to taxes for first-time freelancers. Your jaw will drop at what you didn’t know you didn’t know. Also […]

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Kicking Your Own Butt Into Gear

May 10, 2012

Last night Chris Guillebeau’s new book, The $100 Startup, arrived in the mail. Naturally, I got all excited because I love Chris’ stuff; it’s all super applicable to my own entrepreneurial and life goals. Yet I also kind of groaned to myself. I’m trying to meet a deadline this month (finishing How to Create a […]

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The Serendipity of Twitter

May 9, 2012

It can be difficult to explain the magic of Twitter, which is why I like to provide anecdotal evidence whenever I can. And last night was a perfect example. I was at D.C.’s monthly WordPress Meetup, checking in on Foursquare. I tagged my check-in with the event hashtag, #wpdc, and posted it to Twitter. If […]

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Treating Your Career Like a Startup

May 7, 2012

You know I believe the key to career success is experimenting. And that risks are worth taking if you want to live a life that truly makes you happy. And that to accomplish your career goals, you’ve gotta surround yourself with go-getters. So you probably won’t be surprised to hear that I picked up a […]

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Writers’ Roundup: May 4

May 5, 2012

Happy May! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: Got a boring life story? Joel Runyon tells us how to tell a better one. Does the word “deadline” make you cringe? Author Judy Hedlund Tells you how to embrace setting your own deadlines. Pat Flynn shares what he’d do differently if he could start his […]

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The Key to Career Success: Experimenting

May 1, 2012

Speaking of experimenting, check out my guide to figuring out how to work for yourself: How I Surpassed My Day Job Income in Just 6 Months of Self-Employment. If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my first six months of working for myself, it’s this: experimentation is the KEY to figuring out how to make […]

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Q&A: Blogger Srinivas Rao on Juggling Online Projects

April 30, 2012

Before we get started, check out Only72’s semi-annual sale (affiliate link). This is that mega-offer where you pay $100 for $1,000 worth of products on entrepreneurship. And this round includes a hard-cover copy of Chris Guillebeau’s soon-to-launch book, The $100 Startup, delivered to your door. Doesn’t get much better than that! Oh, except it DOES. […]

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Writers’ Roundup: April 27

April 27, 2012

Hope you’re as excited this week about your writing projects as I am! (And if not, let’s think about how we can get you there.) Here are a few posts to inspire you over the weekend: What I learned from building five popular blogs, from DIYThemes’ Derek Halpern. Helpful post from Problogger about beating the […]

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Want to Quit Your Day Job and Work for Yourself?

April 26, 2012

Was that a YES? A HELL YES I want to make money doing what I love? Then you’ll be interested in this ebook… COMING SOON!  

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Use Social Media Strategically to Reach Your Goals

April 25, 2012

One of my big goals for this year is to create and launch more digital products. And I want them to fit under one theme: creating the life you want to live. That’s why I’m SO excited to offer my social media course, Make Your Own Luck, again next month. Because readers and new acquaintances […]

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