It’s Guest Post Wednesday, and here’s Ali! Quick mental fixes have always seemed a little cheap. I mean come on, how much can a blog post really help? How does putting more stuff in our head help us sort it out? Well here’s another very simple idea to keep you on the ball, moving and…
Monthly Archives: June 2010
If your content don’t got it, I’m outta here
That’s it, I’m done. I used to finish articles that failed this rule but NO MORE. Dear content producers, if your writing doesn’t do these two things I am hitting the back button so fast that the Flash would be all, “What happened?” You have to teach me. And you have to be engaging enough…
Epic Lite
I hope I’m not destroying the magic here by telling you that most of my progress and achievements are due to pretty elaborate tricks. I’m like the anti-Great-and-powerful-Oz, aren’t I? Hey, look over here… I did it with levers! photo credit: evelynishere Speaking of levers, here’s one of the best tricks I pulled on myself….
Writer’s block: an origin story
Last night in the Awesome Chat one chatterer was talking about writer’s block, which scares her a lot and has gotten in her way before. I gave her my bestest insight and advice, which is handy because… Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. photo credit: Aaron Jacobs I woke up this morning, checked my email…
Hooray for you!
Maybe there’s something in the electrons, but a number of my readers have had some big-huge breakthroughs and successes lately. photo credit: ansik (Laura Belgray got high-fives into my head with this hilarious confession.) LaVonne has launched her voice coaching website, AND included a wonderful new photo of her self so we can all admire…
A few thoughts from the last day of the Day Job
It’s happening. It’s really here. photo credit: tibbygirl I’m gonna miss these guys so much. (Well, except for him. And her, too.) I wonder if I’ll be back in four months, broke and unashamed? No. But it’s always good to know I have options. The Dude is totally cool with this. I cannot overstate how…
How to look professional (without going corporate)
Judging from the squillions of comments and tweets and such, a lot of you agree that corporate and professional aren’t the same thing. Many of us don’t want to be corporate… but all of us want to be professional. photo credit: ginnerobot Most people who flee into corporate-style (even when it’s not a great fit…
Being awesome means being yourself
It’s Guest Post Wednesday, and today’s slice of awesome pie comes from the super-spectacular Tara! When you’re first starting out online, you try to be all professional. You pay for a premium theme. You read the sites on making money online, building your web presence, creating quality content. You write helpful, informative posts on topics…
“Professional” does not mean “corporate”.
Professional and corporate are two different things. Let me say it again: professional and corporate are not the same. photo credit: Torley This has popped up a half-dozen times in the last couple of weeks and I have strong feelings on the subject. First, allow me to put on my RantyPants. *wriggle wriggle* *zip* Being…
Catherine’s toolbox: How to edit audio and video
Last time I told you how I record audio and video for the website. Now, here’s what I do next! photo credit: arvindgrover Editing video I often shoot in one long take, so I usually end up with either one video that just needs a teeny bit of trimming, or a number of sections that…