I like how Penelope Trunk says you should learn something every time you write a blog post. That the process of writing a post should help you discover something you didn’t know before. So I’m hoping that writing this post — and maybe the insight I glean from your comments — will help me figure […]
Friday has arrived! Here are a few great reads from the week: Who doesn’t love Girl Scout cookies? Here’s why the young women who sell them tend to become entrepreneurs, from Inc. Outsourcing tasks for the first time can be nerve-racking, but the Young Entrepreneur Council has some great tips to get you going. Love […]
I finally jumped on the Kindle bandwagon! My new Kindle Touch — a holiday gift from the fam — accompanied me on my trip to Nicaragua and Costa Rica last month. While I’m thrilled to integrate this gadget into my reading life, it does have a few drawbacks specific to travel. So here’s my take […]
Want to take your social media efforts to the next level? Check out How to Create a Freakin’ Fabulous Social Media Strategy. Last week I spent an hour chatting with an author about the Facebook page she was using to promote her book. Our convo was supposed to be about ways to get more “likes” […]
Happy Friday! Here are some weekend reads: What if we dropped the clutter and traveled empty-handed? Leo Babauta of Zen Habits fills us in. Gmail shares why a message goes to spam — helpful! Celebrities and public figures who publish cookbooks aren’t working alone. Check out Julia Moskin’s semi-expose piece about what it’s like to […]
I’ve been thinking about writing Book No. 2. Thinking a lot. And outlining. Enough that it’s time to share this blossoming project with you. Here’s the idea — no, better yet, the working title: Creating Your Own Career: How to Make the Gig Economy Work for You. How now, more than ever before, it’s possible […]
Warning: This video may inspire wanderlust/desire to cross items off your bucket list/affect your ability to focus on whatever you’re supposed to be working on. It doesn’t quite do justice to how fast I was really going, but you can at least get a sense for the thrill of making time to travel:
Friday! Here’s to hoping you have a few relaxing days ahead. Reads to check out this weekend: If you’re self-publishing a book, give a look at Sean Ogle’s ideas for how to increase Kindle sales on Amazon. Thought-provoking description of “thin places” in The New York Times‘ travel section. The passionate Amber Rae included an […]
One of the best parts about being a solopreneur is having the freedom to experiment — with what you create, with your time and with your income. Over the last year or so, I’ve been experimenting with affiliate marketing: selling other people’s products and earning commission. If you’ve read much about making money online or […]
When I meet someone new, I tend to group them in one of two categories: those who are generally optimistic about life, and those who aren’t. It’s a strange way to categorize people, I suppose, since there are so many other less-subjective ways to classify. But the reason I judge people this way is probably […]