Writing Tips-It’s Okay To Stop Writing If You Get Stuck
I hear this from writing experts all the time, “If you get stuck writing just write gibberish until you get something that makes sense.” That doesn’t work for me. What usually works for me is if I just stop and do something else. Maybe I’ll go for a walk or play a video game or talk to a friend. Usually giving my brain a rest helps me come up with fresh ideas.
January 5, 2012 0
Aspiring Authors-Read This Before You Pay To Self Publish Your Book
I know some of you may have a book in the works and that’s great. You may be approached by a company offering to publish your book for a fee. Don’t do this. You can self publish your book for a lot less than what these companies will charge you. Just go to lulu by clicking on the banner in this post (my affiliate link). You only pay when books are printed.
Click on the lulu.com banner for more details.
November 20, 2011 0
Book Review-How To Become Your Own Boss In 12 Months
I won a copy of the following book:
during a twitter chat with @smallbizlady (Melinda Emerson) and @vzsmallbiz.
So here’s what I think of this book. Buy it! Borrow it! Steal it (okay well maybe not steal it)! You simply must read this book if you are trying to run a small business. This book gives you a practical step by step plan to follow if you are trying to start a small business. Melinda tells you exactly what to do during each phase of developing your business. She also draws on her own experiences (good and bad) throughout the book. You can pick up a copy today by clicking on the icon below (affiliate link)
September 11, 2011 0
Interesting Post To Read-10 Differences Between Freelancing And Running A Brick And Mortar Business
Hi. I found this blog post on one of the Facebook groups I belong to. It describes ways running a freelance business is different from running a brick and mortar business. Enjoy.
August 9, 2011 0
Interesting Social Media Tool-Fully Follow Me
If you are on multiple social media networks, this tool is something you want to take a look at. Basically it is a page that allows you to put almost all of your social media profiles on one page. They don’t have Google+ yet. It does have Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Here’s mine as an example:
https://www.fullyfollow.me/deannatroupe
So if you’re not following me in any of those places, use that link to follow me. You can also create your own account. Pretty cool, huh?
July 29, 2011 0
Are you on google+ yet?
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I’ve been playing around with google+ lately. Basically Google+ is Google’s latest attempts to get into the social media realm. This one looks promising. It has all of the good things Facebook has and none of the annoying things (like poking). So if you want to follow me on Google+, here is my url: http://gplus.to/deannatroupe. When you get there, just post a message saying where you found me so I can add you to the appropriate circle.
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July 21, 2011 0
Write for magazines
I know most of the time I focus on online writing opportunities. However, today I found a site that lists freelance opportunities with magazines. It’s over at http://workersonboard.weebly.com/write-for-magazines.html. Now I’m aware that this is a weebly site, but don’t judge. The site really has a lot of leads for writers so check it out.
June 29, 2011 0
Building a Highly Targeted Opt in List: When Money Lies Beneath The Lists
Even freelancers need to have opt in lists. Having your own opt in list will help you market your writing. You will have a ready made audience for your work. Read the rest of this article for information on building your opt in list.
Building a Highly-targeted Opt in List: When Money Lies Beneath the Lists
Are you successful with your Internet business? Better yet, do you think you are successful with your online business? When most online entrepreneurs are asked with these questions, they often brush it off. This is because most of them, who have not yet realize the right way to succeed in Internet Marketing, continue to believe that the mere fact that they have a website is already enough to succeed on the Internet.
The truth is, they all end up very upset because they fail to realize the secret behind the success in Internet Marketing.
Having a website is not a guarantee that your online business will succeed. How will you succeed if people will not realize that your business exist online? The key to Internet marketing is to get your business noticed.
An effective way to do this is to build an opt-in list. In fact, most of the people who are already experts in Internet marketing will tell you that building a highly targeted opt in list is the most effective and important tool in Internet marketing.
Basically, an opt in list is a list of email addresses of people who have agreed to obtain any kind of information from online businesses like you. The term “opt in” means that you have their permission to send to them whatever newsletters, brochures, or promotions that you have in your online business.
It is extremely important that you have their permission first before you send them information because unsolicited emails will be regarded as spam, and spamming is an illegal activity in the Net.
Because of the feasibility of building an opt in list on Internet marketing, most of the online entrepreneurs consider it as the most treasured tool online. They need this list in order to get the consumer’s attention and sustain interest.
By creating an opt in list, you will be able to maintain solid contact with your previous buyers at the same time boost your sales because of the fact that you have a sure target market always ready to purchase items from you.
Opt in list is considered to be the most important item in an Internet marketer. In fact, if in case something bad happens like emergencies and catastrophes and they could only save one item, it would be their opt in list saved on a backup disk.
Just imagine how these people value their opt in list. If this is the case, then it must be really something, right?
So, for people who are not yet aware of the importance of building a highly targeted opt in list and would like to know how to build them, here are some tips that could be very useful.
1. Decide on your niche market or your target market.
It is extremely important to know your target market in order to focus on something. It would be really confusing and time consuming if you will build an opt in list with no particular market in mind.
Moreover, having a niche market would bring more focus on your marketing campaigns and would derive better results because you have direct you emails to people who would most likely be interested in them.
2. Be sure that your selected target market is available in the Internet.
The mere acquisition of a niche market is not a guarantee that you can already start building your opt in list. Since, the concept of opt in list is specifically generated to aid in the growth of the Internet market of a particular entrepreneur, it is important to have a niche market that is available through the Internet.
The concept is basically simple, how can you promote your online business if your niche market is not available in the Internet? Hence, it is extremely important to verify if your target market is available online.
3. Verify if your chosen target market is income-generating market.
Building a highly targeted opt in list will just go to waste if your niche market is not generating any income at all.
Try to verify their income-generating potential through the search engines, wherein you will find some paid ads related to the keywords you have searched. This would only mean that if somebody is willing to pay to advertise focusing on the same target market that you have in mind, chances are, you will be able to reap positive results on your target market.
4. Generate solutions to the problems of your target market by using Internet forum.
Creating this type of forum will initiate the underlying solutions that will answer to most of your target market’s problem.
Through their posts and threads, you will be able to identify your target market’s problem and will be able to come up with a great solution. In turn, it will be very handy when you make your opt in list.
Indeed, the success of an online business or Internet marketing greatly depends on the opt in list. It is where the online businesses could come up with newsletters that would allow them to promote their products at the same time create the need for it. In turn, it will generate more income and make more money.
As they say, money is in the list that’s why most businesses consider opt in list as valuable as gold.
June 22, 2011 0
My Freelance Writing Career-Janis Bennet
I found a really great blog for freelancers while I was checking things out at wahm.com. It’s called My Freelance Writing Career and it is Janis detailing her life as a freelance writer. I thought you would be interested in hearing from someone other than me about becoming a freelancer. It’s nice to see people going through some of the same things you are going through. It lets you know that you are not crazy. Here’s the link again although you can easily get to the blog by clicking on My Freelance Writing Career: http://freelancewriterroad.com
June 7, 2011 0
Tommie Divorced Google…
I saw this funny post that illustrated the love-hate relationship most of us have with google. It’s called “I’m divorcing Google”. Read the rest of it here: http://tommiepowers.com/im-divorcing-google/
June 7, 2011 0
