If you’re writing a book, this may be the podcast for you. In it, I’ll talk about the importance of finding good endorsers for your next book, and how you can maximize their support for marketing gold. I share ten key tips on how to best approach endorsers, how to guide them to a good [...]
This week brought a bunch of changes on Twitter, and the most commented on change of all is the new functionality to create a more awesome Twitter profile page. Specifically, you can now upload a header image alongside your handy avatar. The way your bio is displayed is also cooler, too. After much debate on [...]
The launch of the new Twitter profile page has taken the angst over choosing a profile image to new heights — now prompting you to choose an awesome, snazzy background image as well. Thanks to your help on my plea for help choosing a background image for my Twitter profile, I’m all set. If you’re [...]
The news of the new Twitter profile pages broke this morning, and it’s been a fun day of trying to decide which image to use for my Twitter profile page over @claire. I’ve got a few potentials, but, as usual, suffer from being a wee bit indecisive. Which do you like best? 1. Qatar, and [...]
Recently, I had an (organic) experience that perfectly clarified to me why disappointment makes you feel bad, and what you can do to mitigate that bad feeling. Here’s what happened: I have been desperate for lazer eye surgery for years. In recent months, though, this desperation has grown to fever pitch as I finally neared [...]
If you need to know anything about my history as a blogger, it’s this: I started as a travel blogger in 2006. A somewhat successful one, at that. Travel blogging is the art of moving, moving, moving, and sharing the absurdities that occur along the way. Travel blogging also includes useful information for readers, [...]
A friend who knows well how much content I consume sent me a great tip the other day. If you’re sick of actually reading all those articles you find throughout the day (or that other people send you), just forward the articles to your free account on Sound Gecko. It’ll turn those written words [...]
Following my recent post on how audiobooks are changing my reading life, I received a few questions about when I find time to listen to audiobooks. As my best friend simply wrote: when do you listen to these? i can’t think of anytime except exercise when i wouldn’t just whip out a book/kindle instead? [...]
As I’ve said before, I read a lot. In 2012, the goal is 150 books, and I’m right on track. Amazingly, though, until this year I’d never really taken much of an interest in audiobooks. At least for the last 15 years or so. When I was younger, and I went on long, boring (!) [...]
