How Many Angles Can You Come Up With For One Topic?

Remember that old word game where you write down as many smaller words as possible from one larger word? Whoever comes up with the most words from the one larger word wins the round. Take that same concept, twist it around a bit, and you’ve got a great content strategy. Here’s how it works. Let’s say you have a site about cupcakes. We’ll pretend you are writing blog content about... read more

Act Upon Motivation

For quite a while now, even before the latest design change to this site, I’ve been rotating motivational quotes – first in the sidebar and now in the footer. Go ahead, scroll down to the bottom of this page and look for them. You’ll see in the footer, a column in the middle called “Motivation”. Below that will be two random motivational quotes by someone famous –... read more

Is Your Site Easy On The Eyes?

I like to tell people that I’m no designer, but I know what looks good. Of course, each of us has her own opinion about “beauty” but over the years, scientific research suggests that our individual ideas on beauty aren’t so far apart. Simply put, we often find beauty in things that are symmetrical and harmonious; things that are easy for our brains to process and assess, and that... read more

Finding The Image Of You and Your Business

A small one-person business can often be a reflection of the business owner’s personality. A lazy, do-nothing-productive personality may result in a do-nothing business. A peppy, multi-tasking personality may result in a business that roars forward at a breakneck speed. Of course, many factors play into a business’s “personality”, but the personality of the owner can be a major... read more

Do You Recognize Yourself?

I’m a big Reality TV fan. I love watching people carry out their daily lives for all the world to see. I often think, when she sees the playback of how she acted, she’ll realize what a jerk she was. What would happen if each of us could rewind our days and watch the playback of everything we said and did? What would we learn about ourselves? I’d bet we’d learn a lot! In fact,... read more

Finding Inspiration In Almost Anything

I’m sure you’ve noticed over the last 5 days, that I’ve been writing posts based only on finding Flickr photos that inspired me. This was a little experiment that I wanted to try, and I was very happy with the results. Each day I glanced at the “most recent 100 Flickr Creative Commons By: photos“. Of course, depending upon what time of day I chose to go, would determine the... read more

Harnessing Creativity

from StuSeeger Every day this week, I’ll be posting based upon a random Flickr image that inspires me. Here’s one now. Today is the final day of my random Flickr inspirational posts, and I will sum up the experience this weekend. Until then, I’d like to explain what this photo of a wind farm brings to mind for me. I’ve always been amazed at the idea of “capturing”... read more

Life Is A Series of Snapshot Frames

from zackreddy Every day this week, I’ll be posting based upon a random Flickr image that inspires me. Here’s one now. I love this photo because it’s reflective in nature. It requires one to look at it and reflect upon it, rather than merely appreciating it for its beauty. The message you receive from it is very likely different than the one I receive from it, but that’s what... read more

The Art Of The Explanation

Is there anything you’ve done lately that I probably don’t know how to do? Do you routinely do things that would require “how-to” explanations to those who’ve never attempted it? I’m talking about “normal” activities, not rocket science. For example, maybe you recently baked a pie, hung a tire swing, cut down a tree, or changed the oil in your car. None... read more

Start An eBook Today Just For The Experience

Recently, I showed you how quick, easy, and free of cost it could be to create your own eBook. The problem, of course, is the content! You have to actually write something in this eBook of yours, now don’t you? Part of the procrastination process is fear. We are afraid to try something new. We are fearful that what we attempt to create will be inadequate. I say, SO WHAT? Do it anyway. Start... read more