When you're first starting out, the hardest part about writing is overcoming the fear of "putting yourself out there." The fear of sounding foolish. Will people read my work? Will they like ...
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Steal Like An Artist (Read This Book!)
Here's a book that challenges you to do something BIG! To find your inner creative, and use it to make art. Then, to share it with the world. It's called Steal Like An Artist, by Austin ...
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The NOW Revolution Book Giveaway Contest
Once upon a time, customer contact was centralized around the switchboard, and the phone was the preferred method for communication between companies and customers. When it rang, you answered, because ...
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LinkedOC Recap with Seth Godin – “Poke the Box” Edition
First of all, if you've never been to the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, the place is amazing! As usual, Bryan Elliott kicked off another great LinkedOC event and it was great to catch up ...
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Taking The Book A Week Challenge
Inspired by Julien Smith's Book A Week Challenge, I'm posting a list of the books that I intend to read throughout 2011. As I work on the editorial calendar and outline my blogging goals and ...
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Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps
Last night's #blogchat was co-hosted by the amazing Becky McCray and it was all about small business blogging. How do you know if a blog is right for you? How do you get started? How do you determine ...
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Book Giveaway Contest – UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging
Update: and the winner is... I used random.org to select a winner. Each individual's entry was only counted once. If you left multiple comments, I only assigned you one number. The winner of the ...
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On Managing Online Forums
We're launching a new forum soon... New Media Answers. The purpose is simple. We're aiming to create a space to answer your daily social media & technology questions. You ask the questions. And ...
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Enter to Win A Free Copy of @Berkun’s “Confessions of A Public Speaker
Scott Berkun is a full-time professional writer and speaker. In this book, Confessions of A Public Speaker (affiliate link), Scott does an excellent job of delivering solid advice to the aspiring ...
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Book Giveaway Contest: The New Rules of Marketing & PR
As you all recall, a couple of weeks ago Stacey Soleil and I interviewd David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR (Affiliate Link). On that call, David promised one of our ...
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Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook Giveaway Contest
I like reading good books. Duh! Who doesn't?! Well, the fine folks at No Starch Press have sent me two review copies of Darren Barefoot's and Julie Szabo's Friends with Benefits: A Social Media ...
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Creating A World Wide Rave – Book Review
I speak at a lot of events for REALTORS® and one of the questions I most often get asked is: What books do you recommend? Well, I read a lot of books so recommending any one book to start is ...
