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Great Author Tip: See What People Like in Your Book
The only good thing that came of my disastrous attempt to do a hangout on Google+ this week was that as a function of finally logging onto the platform for the first time in three months, I got some great information. When browsing the awesome updates of my friend...
How (Not) to Do A Google Plus Hangout
And the technology gods have struck again. Today, I had the fine task in front of me of presenting some work stuff for a small group via a Google Plus hangout. I do not have the best history with Google Plus, but was eager to work with her to put aside our differences...
Five Reasons I Haven’t Been Blogging
The worst thing to blog about is why you're not blogging and/or why you haven't blogged. {I bet you can guess what happens now.} Five (Great!) Reasons I Haven't Blogged Much of Late I traveled to too many places in too short of time. On such travels I had mere moments...
The Accidental Social Entrepreneur
I'm at the Skoll World Forum this week in Oxford, England, the premier event for social entrepreneurs. As I soak up the amazing world-changers here, I also wanted to add my own story of becoming a social entrepreneur (accidentally, of course), to the pot. Here's the...
How to Get a Job: A True Story (Part 2)
I've received a ton of emails about Part 1 of my three-part series -- How to Get a Job: A True Story. Amazingly, the vast majority of them have not been berating me for taking 3 weeks to post part 2. And now, without further ado, the scintillating saga continues. How...
Everything You Want to Know About #StopKony
Ready for a gross understatement? #StopKONY has taken the Internets by storm. If you want to learn more about the intricacies of the #stopKONY viral campaign and the charged debate that surrounds it, I've compiled some resources below. I've tried to present a balanced...
How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto
So I wrote a manifesto. And it's all about the rules of being social in life and work. How, why, when, and where. Want a free copy? Enter your email address below to download the PDF. (Or, buy it on Kindle here.) What's it all about?...
Why I Use Google Chrome
When I told my husband he's the one that convinced me to finally use Google Chrome as my search engine of choice, I lied. In reality, it was Delta. For over a year, my husband had been telling me that my browser speed sucked. Through research, he had identified the...
How to Get a Job: A True Story (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of 3-part series. See Part 2 here. When people used to ask me for advice on how to go about getting their dream job, I used to look off into the distance and look reflective. Really, I was likely re-calculating the exact age difference...
Book Reviews: A Homemade Life, Gluten-Free Girl, Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
So we've established the fact that I read a lot of books. At the prodding of some fine blog reader folk, I want to start sharing (a little bit) more in depth about some of my reviews of these books. I want to start with some of my favorite books read in 2011. Since...
Colored Baby Chickens, Pinterest, and Business. #nowords
I have lots of things to say about this picture. And I'm sure I would be able to use this picture to come up with a halfway decent funny-but-smart social media or marketing blog post if I spent five minutes thinking about it. The importance of getting people's...
Podcast #6: On Being A Twitter Newbie with Bob Jones (Episode 6)
Want to listen to my latest podcast? Go here. I'm chatting with Bob Jones, founder of Give.Mobi about what it means to be a newbie on Twitter (him, not me!) and how he's gotten the hang of things with serious speed;) We'll also talk about what his company give.mobi...
How to Interact With Your Blog Readers
In this post, you will learn about how interacting with blog readers builds relationships and loyal readers. You will also learn how interacting with blog readers sometimes does none of these things. People talk a lot about interacting with blog readers, and...
Why I Read My Spam
I am a big advocate that you should scan through your spam folder in Gmail (or whatever email program you use) every month (if you use Gmail, it is probably automatically erasing your spam every 30 days). I recently did my spam scan, and found the following useful...
How to Get Newsletter Subscribers to Your Blog
In this post, you'll learn the key to getting new newsletter subscribers to your blog or online cult (the good kind). Enjoy! I was having a chat with a bloggy friend today. The chat was about things, and then other things, but all devolved into a discussion of why...