3 Steps to Simple Blogging Everyday!

I found this article by Chris Brogan very helpful and convicting. He outlines in 3 steps the process he uses when he blogs - and he blogs a lot! That last part is what convicted me. Some would say I blog a lot but actually I don't. I should and that is what convicts me. Review his thoughts and share yours...

clipped from www.chrisbrogan.com Let’s go through the formula: Step 1: Decide WHAT the Post Should DO for You To get a call to action. To attract business. To promote someone else. To get links and bookmarks and reblogs. To get a conversation started. Step 2: How Can I Be Helpful? tips and advice and ideas that you can use for yourself. Step 3: The Actual Writing start with a headline find a picture on Flickr under their Creative Commons area My first paragraph is always a personable lead-in, usually with a question

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9 Money Saving Tips from the Great Depression

Why don't we follow these simple rules about spending anymore? What other tips can you share to add to this list? Leave a comment...

clipped from carrieanddanielle.com Live Under Your Income budgeting your expenses and then just getting enough cash out every week to cover your needs and put those credit cards all away. Less Focus on Wants, More Focus on Needs If it’s clearly not a need you should put the purchase off for 24 hours before you complete it so you have some time to think about it carefully. Stay  At Home Eat At Home Pass Over the Alcohol Shirk the Latte Shopping and Entertainment Are Different, Don’t Confuse Them Keep the Car Use All of It, Wear It Out, Make Do with It, Do Without It This is the motto that ruled the depression era. Keep this in mind and use it before you purchase something. Its tips like these that can get you through the worrisome times and help you save some money in the good times.

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How can authors make promote via web/social media?

If you are an author looking for ways to promote your new book, here are just 5 ideas to get going. Read the entire article for more tips and tools...

clipped from www.chrisbrogan.com An Author’s Plan for Social Media Set up a URL for the book, and/or maybe one for your name. Need help finding a URL? I use Ajaxwhois.com for simple effort in searching. Set up a blog. If you want it free and super fast, WordPress or Tumblr. I’d recommend getting hosting like Bloghost.me. On the blog, write about interesting things that pertain to the book, but don’t just promote the book over and over again. In fact, blow people away by promoting their blogs and their books, if they’re related a bit. Start an email newsletter. It’s amazing how much MORE responsive email lists are than any other online medium. Build a Facebook fan page for the book or for bonus points, build one around the topic the book covers, and only lightly promote the book via the page.

How do you keep referrals coming into your business?

There are a few people that are simply must-reads. John Jantsch is one of them. It has been a while since his book the Duct Tape Marketing came out and this one is worth the wait. Pick up a copy and pump up your referrals today...

clipped from referralenginebook.com Download a free chapter – Chapter 1 The Realities of Referral Marketing expert John Jantsch offers practical techniques for harnessing the power of referrals to ensure a steady flow of new customers. Keep those customers happy, and they will refer your business to even more customers. Some of Jantsch’s strategies include: Talk with your customers, not at them The sales team is the most important part of your marketing team. Educate your customers The secret to generating referrals lies in understanding the “Customer Referral Cycle”—the way customers refer others to your company who, in turn, generate even more referrals

Do you doodle?

I am one of those not-so-rare types that like to doodle. It has nothing to do with attention deficit, drawing skills or boredom. OK, sometimes it has to do with those things for me but as you can read below, it may have a greater reason too... Do you doodle? Leave us a comment, link or tweet.

clipped from www.creativity-portal.com What do you think when you see someone doodling during a class lecture or a department meeting? Are they paying attention or mindlessly daydreaming? Do you ever wonder if doodling helps them in their learning process? You may be surprised. Here's the old thinking and new wisdom Wenner shares about doodling: Old Thinking: "Scribbling circles on a notepad while your company's chief inspiration officer drones on about synergy means you have trouble focusing." New Wisdom: "Doodling can boost your mind's ability to notice and remember mundane information by nearly 30 percent, according to research from the University of Plymouth. The theory is that the act of drawing makes use of visuospacial processes in the brain that might otherwise be used for daydreaming, thereby preventing your mind from wandering."

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Is your brain operating at its creative best?

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This article sounds like the old left brain/right brain discussion that has been around for a long time. I guess it is still of interest to everyone in trying to increase personal and professional performance. Take a look at the book for more in-depth exercises and creativity tools.

clipped from www.problogger.net At a recent conference, Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson spoke on harnessing your brain state for optimum creativity. Carson is an expert on creativity research and the author of Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life (aff). The Deliberate Pathway The deliberate pathway handles problem solving, planning, reasoning. You use this pathway when you’re actively focused on a problem or task. For those interested in brain anatomy, this pathway primarily uses the prefrontal cortex, the most frontal portion the brain. The Spontaneous Pathway The spontaneous pathway, on the other hand, comes into play during idea incubation, immersion, and free association. You’re in this brain state when you defocus your attention: when you’re sleeping, in the shower, in a boring meeting, etc. The spontaneous pathway uses posterior portions of the brain.

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