Instead of publishing in 5-steps, he said the real world journey may circulate a dozen times among the steps back-and-forth before the process is complete. Musing what Leo da V would do triggers a meandering tour through unconnected feelings, thoughts, ideas, memories and fragments of story ideas. I’m cursed. I find it very difficult [...]
There’s Nothing in your Spam Queue at the Moment
Comment: “Post writing is also a fun, if you be acquainted with afterward you can write if not it is complex to write" My Response: Greetings Alysa. I’m pretty sure Siri said it best. “There is no AI in team!” Yours in SPAM Akismet has protected your site from 67 spam comments already. There’s nothing in your [...]
What happened on your journey so far?
You need to build a platform to establish your authority and visibility, but what works and what no longer does? Maybe the original estimate of how many patrons or fans it takes to succeed just doubled. Final Installment in a three-part series. Part One: What's Going On? Why? Part Two: Where Are You [...]
Where Are You Going?
I strongly feel you have to stay relevant and more marketable than your competition. Periodically I revisit my approach for creating new (for me) knowledge that I can apply more efficiently and productively. My approach unfolds in three phases: What's Going On? Why? Where Are You Going? What Happened on Your Journey So Far? [...]
What’s Going On? Why?
Even though it's a cliche I hear frequently from almost all of the mentors I've recruited over the last decade, I too want to give back. "... I would suggest trying EVERYTHING and testing what works for you. This is what works best for me.” Time Out. Can we talk? About what's going [...]
Bill from Colorado Springs, You’re on the Air!
I have to admit for an amateur like me, it felt good when LinkedIn analytics showed I reached 487 views of "Are You Ready for Natural Beauty and Awesome Adventures" . "Akismet has protected your site from 40 spam comments already. There’s nothing in your spam queue at the moment." WTF?! Apologies to Marc Maron. [...]
Skip These 6 Self-Publishing Truths at Your Own Peril
FREE ignites your WOMB. Is it just "Phake Gnus" picked up and circulated by unsuspecting wannabes like me? So far I've made it through Day Fifteen, halfway through AnyWired’s 30-day plan for building a viable freelance business. Then I nearly lost it when I found out I was 180 to 365 days behind in my [...]
How To Choose the Best Crowdfunding Platform for You
I Wikipedia-ed "crowdfunding" and stepped into a fire hose of choices. There were a gazillion. Oh, okay maybe not a gazillion. But a half a gazillion. Luckily, Jamey summarized the pros and cons of nine in addition to Kickstarter On Day Fifteen, halfway through AnyWired’s 30-day plan for building a viable freelance business, [...]
Day Eight with Two Yogis at a Fork in the Road
Oh, and if you come to a fork in the road at Jellystone Park, be sure to take it! "Work online, work anywhere, live free’ ... will be a blog for anyone who works through the web (freelancers, entrepreneurs, bloggers, webmasters, telecommuters etc)." AnyWired's Day Eight: Write your portfolio's "About" page. "When you come [...]
Is It Worth All Those 3 am Wake Up Panics?
Here’s what WordPress describes when they say a theme is a system to “skin” your weblog, but so much more. Luckily, the new WordPress theme, Twenty Seventeen, was announced and launched just in time to make my progress less like 3 am and more like 2 am. Anywired’s Day Seven: Choose a WordPress Theme. [...]