Life is full of juxtapositions like good and evil, up and down, elated and deflated and oh my, I can go on with this example forever, but the point is simple. Just like life itself brings you the good and the bad, so will your life in business, so be prepared for the worst and […]
How to Power Up Your Content with Visuals
Here are some ideas for how to power up your content with visuals. The point is to make your content more enticing by adding visuals in your projects. Try breaking up blocks of text, making it more user-friendly, interesting, and memorable. You’ve read the stats, like these: visuals are more memorable than copy alone, tweets […]
Writing Roundup: Sue-Ann Strikes Out
Writing Roundup: Sue-Ann Strikes Out Out into the world, that is. And it has been a whirlwind. A whirlwind of writing and learning and exploring and sharing and so much more. And that’s why I’m so pleased to bring you a quick compilation of my recent Guest Writing experiences. I hope you’ll take the time […]
How to Cultivate Creativity One Idea at a Time
Some people think you’re either creative or you’re not. For businesses, you need to know how to cultivate creativity, every single day, as a standard business practice. It’s just that simple. I say creativity resides in everyone but, shows itself in so many styles and forms and ways that sometimes it may be hard to […]
Santa’s Checking His List, Are You?
He’s Checking His List It doesn’t matter if you’re naughty or nice. It’s the end of the year and nearly a new one, a perfect time to start fresh. My plan? Make a list and check it twice. A list can be an excellent tool for your use. Ask Santa if you don’t believe me! Aside […]
A Marketing SlideShare: Marketing is Easy
A Marketing Slideshare Based on a couple of recent posts, I thought I would present a Marketing SlideShare, to highlight some key points and ideas you can use in your business. SlideShare is still pretty new to me, so I am hoping to improve as I go, and already know I want to be able […]
Marketing is Easy, Straight Up
When I think about marketing, I think about almost every aspect of a business. I’ve said it in other articles I’ve written, but I think it’s true when I explain it like this: Business is marketing and marketing is business. They work best as one, and that’s a simple truth, in my experience. Marketing connotates […]
Caught in the Web of Being Self-Employed
I’ve got a huge problem. I’m stuck on being self-employed, just like a fly is stuck in a spider’s web. See, I was a mere kid last time I worked for someone else, and now I’m pretty convinced I’m just not cut out to start a job that I have to report to, ever again. […]
Finding the Formula: How to Craft Killer Content
Content Kills. Yep. It does. But here’s the problem. It can either kill in a good way, like sales through the roof, or in a not so good way, like dead in the water. Which way do you want to go? You need a content formula! Creating killer content is no easy task. In fact, […]
Identifying YOU in all the World
How will you be sure to find the fireball center so those glittering sparks will fly? All of a sudden it hit me. I was working on the next Newsletter issue of MIX, SIZZLE & SHAKE: A Process for Finding Your Fireball Core and was ready to introduce Exercises/Worksheets to help you go about finding your […]