Asking for testimonials is a weird thing. I'm not talking about asking clients to give you a nice quote to slap up on all your marketing materials, online and off. In those cases, you've already provided your service or product and hopefully the whole transaction/process was a fairly smooth one. What I'm referring to are the testimonials ...
It's been a busy, busy, busy couple of days here at the TinaMc Writing Emporium. Remember my post on how to prevent idea theft? Uh...yeah...the irony....I was a victim of such an occurrence just in the past week. (I became aware of it yesterday). But you know, there's so much more to that story, that ...
Okay...I didn't, really. But I got your attention, right? But I did have a dream last night. And in it, John and I (I think you can call someone by their first name when you're noshing on fast food with them...even if it's only in your dreams) were hanging out in a no-name greasy spoon and ...
Over at WAHMBizTips.com I am on a serious telecommuting post kick. When you're working outside the home and you really, really, really want to work at home...before you do anything stupid (like quit your job if you're living paycheck to paycheck) then you should really evaluate whether your current job is something that you ...
Have you ever exchanged your services for other services (or goods, perhaps) rather than money? Obviously both parties involved in the barter need to feel that they are receiving something worth as much (if not more) than what they are giving. But it can be a cool way of getting something (anything from a logo ...
In life, we make assumptions all the time. Even when we shouldn't. But you know what? In business, making assumptions is even worse! You can make a client feel stupid or clueless or crappy (insert a naughtier word here). Why the rant? When I went to pick up my son from my parent's house today ...
Back in June I mentioned that I needed to come up with a term for the type of writing I do. It's creative. But it's typically business related (real estate, mortgage and credit industries). I came up with a couple wacky names...but nothing has taken hold. I also mentioned that I know I need a ...
Your kid being sick too. It's bad enough when you feel icky. But add a sickie preschooler to the mix and it's all sorts of crappiness. We're a household of sickies. I'm surprised the dogs aren't sick. Back to the regularly scheduled blog on writing, marketing, business stuff galore soon. Real soon.
Well, I was hoping to go to Vegas next month. But it's not happening. Between the puppy and the kid and scheduling conflicts...I'd be looking at popping into the BlogWorld Expo for a day. Literally flying up there Saturday morning and coming home Saturday night. And really, there are workshops that I really ...
Congratulations, Arizona! You were numero 4 in foreclosure rates for the month of July!! Woohoo!!! Bad news for us homeowners who know we're living in homes completely upside down. Bad news for those of us living next to vacant homes that are being vandalized. But great news for current real estate investors and anyone interested in becoming ...