When I was new to Affiliate Marketing, I totally psyched myself out of it. I signed up for a few affiliate programs, I don’t remember which, and I tried to promote them here and there and not surprisingly, I didn’t do well. (Meaning I didn’t make any sales.) I chalked it up to the idea […]
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Holiday Fun: Good Eats & Giving Back
My team and I had some impromptu fun reaching out to several Love People + Make Money Community Members over the last few days. Our holiday spontaneity resulted in Good Eats & Giving Back, a sweet little printable with favorite holiday recipes and blurbs about how we all like to give back at the holidays. […]
How to Power Up Your Blog by Being Opinionated
Many blogs today with high readership have one thing in common: Opinionated bloggers! It’s one thing to share news and information. It’s another thing entirely to share opinions. News–even important news–can be fairly dull when repeated across hundreds of blogs. Bold, spoken opinions about that news is engaging. It’s the difference between the six o’ […]
I Don’t Get Fluffed About Unsubscribes
I’ve been list building since 2004 and one thing I know to be true – unsubscribes are part of the process. People discover me, they optin to get something that intrigues them and then they either stay with me or go away. I actually want some people to go away. We all do. Not every […]
Are You Burned Out? A Quick Check!
A topic came up for me just today with a client who wonders if she is burned out. I honestly think, if you’re asking the question, you probably are – at least a little crispy around the edges. I was reminded of this blog post by Derek Halpern over at Social Triggers, he wrote about […]
Three Strategies For Breaking Through A Business Funk
After all these years I love my business more than ever but from what I can see, that isn’t true for everyone. Some of my solopreneur friends seem to get stuck along the way. Maybe technology overwhelms them. Maybe they get mired down by all of the different marketing skills they feel they need to know […]
I Love How Gini Loves Her Community
You all know I swoom for Community and so when I found this post I grinned so wide. I am thrilled to discover another business woman who so values her community she wants to brag about them. Clients, prospects, friends, acquaintances, and even foes often say to me: I don’t know why you do it. […]
How Watching Comedy Makes You A Better Speaker
James Altucher, one of my favorite podcasters, published a post recently about improving public speaking skills. I love how he started the post: I had to speak at TEDxSanDiego and five minutes before I went up I left the building and wasn’t planning on coming back. He shares how he is so often terrified before […]
Six Steps To Delete, Recycle & Up-cycle Your Blog Content
Have you been blogging for a few years now? Hurray for you! Now, how’ve you been doing with your content housekeeping? Our direction in business has likely changed over the years and if that’s true, your content marketing goals have certainly changed. Chances are you have older content that no longer serves you as well […]
A Livestream Look at WordCamp US 2018
I spoke at WordCamp US this past weekend and was tickled pink to find myself mentioned on this great recap of the event. This gal has been to #WCUS in person before and was attending via Livestream Ticket this year. I loved reading all of her thoughts. MaAnna Stephenson is very tuned into the world […]