A little personal pep talk came in an unlikely place today. I was sitting in my living room watching the coverage of the Celtics victory parade. One of the announcers said that throughout the year, there was a light shining on the ceiling in the spot where championship banner number 17 would go. It was […]

Have you ever tried to promote something you knew nothing about? I have, and even though I find moderate success by doing so, I feel that I could be even MORE successful if I bite the bullet and pay for the products. Let’s do an experiment. Let’s see which one holds more weight:

You can make […]

It’s so easy to spend hours at the computer working with what I do - writing and internet marketing. But there is one thing that I learned - if I spend too much time at it, I plateau. No new ideas, losing my gusto for the ideas I do have… In order to get fresh […]

I had a fun and action packed weekend in the mountains. Now, it’s time to face the reality that I need to get back to work. That’s okay - I love what I do for a living. I have some exciting projects lined up, and some of them will benefit you. Stay tuned because I […]

When I first started out as a freelance writer, I had a hard time telling people what I did for a living. Looking back on that time, I have no idea why. I’ve learned that if I speak confidently about what I do, people will respond to that confidence. When I faltered people would stare […]

I’ve been really stepping up my efforts to getting traffic to my website. There are an absurd amount of things that I can do to get that traffic, but I chose seven of them to focus on.

article marketing - since I am a writer, putting together an article marketing campaign will be a breeze. My […]

I remember what it was like when I was in school. Summer hit, so that meant “summer job”. Back then, I worked in the heat at the local amusement park checking the seat belts on the roller coaster, or patrolling the Antique Cars to make sure people weren’t […]

Right now it’s taking me a lot of discipline to stay focused on my current project. I’ve been working on it non-stop and progress is a little slow. As I’m working through it, it’s easy to get frustrated, stop, and move on to something else. Too easy.
In the past few days I’ve found myself looking […]

I’m sure a lot of you can relate to this one. Have you ever signed up for something that you THOUGHT would bring in a substantial amount of traffic… only to realize that you may be lucky if it brings in one new reader a day.
I’ve been there.
I’ve signed up for social sites, participated in […]

I’ve been online for several years - first as a writer - now as a writer/internet marketer. I’ve made plenty of mistakes - and I keep on making them! And yes, I’ve done some things right, too. So I thought I’d take the time to reflect on what I’ve learned over the past year […]