TGIF! Some great content for you to read this weekend: Think LinkedIn is just for connecting with employers? Problogger shares tips on how you can use the social network to grow your blog. Entrepreneur Sean Ogle offers questions to ask yourself before taking the plunge into product creation. Just in case you’re looking for an […]
Don’t you love when an online friend becomes an in-person friend? That’s what happened when I finally had coffee with Lisa McKay, face-to-face, during her recent visit to Washington, D.C. Lisa lives in Laos, but we’ve been following each others’ blogs and corresponding via email about our memoirs for years. When Lisa told me she […]
Happy Friday! Start your weekend with some great content from this week: Think raising children and building your own company is impossible? The New York Times highlighted several women doing just that. Time to fill that Google Reader! The Daily Muse shared 10 websites for entrepreneurs. An honest post from Beth Fenger on the fears […]
Years ago, when someone wrote a book, you knew it was probably decent. Just because of the mere fact that it existed, that a publishing house had bothered to put it on shelves, you knew it had merit. Now, with the ease of self-publishing, anyone can publish a book. This is fabulous for so many […]
Happy Friday! Here are a few helpful blog posts and articles from this week: Looking for ways to showcase your career and your work? Steve Buttry covers a few digital tools, from Pinterest to Pressfolios. Learn to love who you are, says blogger Therese Schwenkler. So important! It’s easy to get overwhelmed by feeling like […]
Tonight I opened my manuscript, my travel memoir, my baby. The date stamped on the Word doc told me the last time I made edits to Please Send Pants was nearly a year ago, in July 2011. I can hardly believe it’s been a YEAR since I looked at my book. I opened it because […]
Is it already June?! I’m off the grid this weekend for my sister’s wedding (eeeeee!), so I leave you with these reads: Ready to be inspired? Entrepreneur Tom Ewer dishes out the stories of 22 incredibly successful individuals who have made the decision to exceed the norm. If you’re feeling stuck in your current job, […]
Happy Friday! I’m headed off the grid for the long weekend. If you can’t get outside, here are a few reads to keep you entertained: Should you leap into working for yourself or build your biz on the side first? From author Jonathan Fields. If you decide a side biz is the way to go, […]
Speaking of ebooks, I’m offering a pre-launch sale on my next two ebooks to my newsletter subscribers tomorrow. One’s about how to create a social media strategy, the other’s about finding freedom in your life by working for yourself. If you’re not already on the newsletter list and want access to this discount, you can […]
I’ve neglected my Google Reader this week! That — and Twitter — is the first thing to go when I’m swamped, which is exactly where I’ve been for the last two weeks. But it will all be worth it when my next two eguides launch, right? Here’s what I’ve managed to skim this week: Author […]