Archive for February, 2010
I have no time for marketing!
How can I market my book? I have no time! This must be the hands-down, number 1 excuse people give for not marketing their book. (It’s also the reason they don’t exercise or eat right, but that’s another topic.) I have a lot of sympathy for this excuse, as it’s one I’ve used for years [...]
February 22, 2010
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Tags: David Allen, Getting Things Done, Making It All Work, no time for marketing, time management · Posted in: marketing, small business
Marketing online: “I gotta be me!”
A lot of your success in marketing online depends on whether your prospects think there’s a real person behind the website, the blog, and the Facebook profile. They also have to like that person, but that’s another topic. Today I want to talk about being genuine in your online interactions. I’ve seen several of my [...]
February 17, 2010
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Tags: Add personality to your posts, be genuine online · Posted in: blogging, social networking
Social Media Marketing: It’s not about you
You can usually tell a newbie on Facebook or Twitter by how often every day they make a pitch about their book or their business. Something really heavy-handed like: “Looking for that special birthday gift? Buy my book!” That deafening silence you hear is everybody ignoring your pitch. There’s a few things wrong with selling [...]
February 9, 2010
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Tags: Facebook, How not to act on Facebook and Twitter, social media marketing, twitter · Posted in: Facebook, marketing, social networking
My life decaffinated
I decided to start my spring cleaning early by cleaning up…myself. I started a 30-day cleanse on Saturday to detoxify my body and hopefully drop a few pounds. The diet part is relatively easy. Lots of fruits and vegetables and protein shakes and very little else for the first two weeks. But the real killer [...]
February 3, 2010
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Tags: 30 day cleanse diet, caffeine, coffee · Posted in: Just me
