Archive for February, 2009
How to Have a Stress-Free Freelance Writing Business
We have talked a lot of times about the advantages of starting a freelance writing job. But only a few really tackle on the challenges of it. Perhaps you don’t know that there’s a huge chance that you may be spending countless nights trying to finish off a project. You may also be working with [...]
Write Smarter – 3 Strategies For Content Development
One of the biggest complaints I hear from my clients is that it’s hard to come up with fresh content for their blogs and articles week after week, or to develop their ideas into workable content. To help, I’ve put together some strategies designed to help you write smarter!
In addition to giving your creative muse [...]
Helping Individuals Achieve Their Goals
Those looking for a career change may want to consider becoming a coach–a life coach.
In much the same way a sports coach helps athletes achieve their goals, a life coach focuses on deepening a client’s self-awareness so he or she can achieve life, career, spiritual, business or executive goals. A life coach also helps clients [...]
Creating New Sources of Income
A growing number of consumers are finding that developing an extra source of income can be one way to reduce the stress that often accompanies an uncertain economy.
For example, when the economy weakens and the future seems uncertain, many Americans begin to look to direct selling, or sales made on a one-on-one basis away from [...]
Are You Using the Power of the Squid?
What the Heck is Squidoo?
Squidoo is a hand-built collection of nearly 900,000 web pages built by everyday folks like you and I — on topics that range from how to grow a perfect bonsai, to how to crochet a tea cozy.
Squidoo is the creation of the brilliant mind of marketing guru Seth Godin, author of [...]
An Easy Way to Write a Nonfiction Book – Start With a Nonfiction Book Proposal
Are you ready to write a nonfiction book? It is easy to do when you start with a nonfiction book proposal. You need the book proposal anyway if you are going to submit your nonfiction book to a literary agent or publisher.
Also it is helpful to have one so you can submit your ideas to [...]
Advertising Copywriter – Get Paid to Persuade
Advertising copywriters write the ads that millions of people watch, read, or listen to every day. Their words move people, and sell billions of dollars worth of products every year.
As an advertising copywriter you will have a job that is creative, stimulating, often glamorous, and generally just a lot of fun every day of the [...]
Collaboration is Key In Today’s Workplace
For years, the corner office was a status symbol, representing the top of the corporate ladder. However, just like typewriters and rotary telephones, the corner office is a rare site in most workplaces today.
“Previously, office hierarchy was demonstrated with executive offices circling the perimeter windows,” said Rod Vickroy, design director -; workplace interiors at Smith [...]
Become a Wizard at Creating Content
Private label rights articles provide a helpful timesaver for webmasters that need content. But, what if you want to create your own content?
The primary barrier for most webmasters is TIME. They have no time to create original content. Original content requires research, time to plan out your article, write it, edit it, and so [...]
Your Own Business: All Sewn Up
For people looking to sew up some extra income, a lucrative, home-based embroidery business can be a terrific option. And with the right equipment, getting started is even easier than it may “seam.”
In addition to the added cash flow, benefits include:
Choose your hours–Work part-time, full-time, mornings, evenings, weekends, after the kids have gone to bed [...]
How to Become a Book Editor – Have the Book Lover’s Dream Job
If you love to read, becoming a book editor is probably the most exciting job you can imagine. Book editors are the people who shape what the world reads. They decide which manuscripts are worthy of becoming published books, and then they turn those manuscripts into masterpieces.
Editors generally fall into two categories: copyeditors and [...]
Gain Expert Status & Increase Site Traffic With Squidoo
What the Heck is Squidoo?
Squidoo is a hand-built collection of nearly 900,000 pages built by everyday folks like you and I — on topics that range from how to grow a perfect bonsai, to how to crochet a tea cozy.
Squidoo is the creation of the brilliant mind of marketing guru Seth Godin, author of [...]
Movie in a Month Course
It’s the dream of every writer and it can become YOUR reality!
Over the past ten years, James Lamberg has written (and ghost-written) over fifty screenplays that have been produced both in the States and the UK.
He knows the industry.
He knows how tough many people SAY it can be but….
He also knows how EASY it can [...]
Not All Truckers Feel Economic Pinch
Gas prices may be down, but that hasn’t made life easier for most of America’s truckers.
The transportation industry proves especially vulnerable to economic ebbs and flows. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the amount of freight for shipping dropped 4.3 percent in August and September. That number – 4.3 percent – might not seem [...]
Self-Publishing Secrets
How would YOU like to see your manuscript available in bookstores…RIGHT NOW?
Getting into print is every writer’s dream. But the unfortunate truth is that getting published is TOUGH.
The publishing houses are slow and cumbersome. They use cheap editors only interested in ripping your manuscript to shreds (because they know best!). And the publisher [...]
Film Industry Struggles to Hold Steady on Shaky Ground
Most associate the movie industry with red carpets and multi-million dollar paychecks. But in reality, few industry workers see large paychecks or even have full-time employment.
Major and independent studios know that they will lose money on 80 percent of the films produced. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, in 2007, the average studio [...]
Increase Your Visibility, Credibility and Profitability by Becoming an Author!
If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, consultant, coach, or business professional of any type, your success depends to a significant degree on how well you are known and respected in your field. One of the best ways to increase your visibility, credibility, and profitability is to become an author.
“I tell virtually every self-employed [...]
