You’ve probably heard that most people’s biggest fear is public speaking. It’s enough to make some people ill and others tremble in fear. However, giving a good speech can actually be quite fun. Here’s how to give a good speech, and maybe enjoy doing it. Step One: Make sure you’re comfortable with your topic. Ideally, [...]
When PowerPoint, a software product developed by Microsoft, was released in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s it was a huge boon to a presentation. Suddenly dull office meetings were interesting again. Because PowerPoint has now been around for several years, it’s still a great presentation tool however in order to have an impact it [...]
We’re visual people and we often make purchasing decisions based on an image alone. Our vision is our primary sense and we rely on it to make quick assumptions about people and products. This means image can play a strong role in both the branding of your business as well as your profitability. Here are [...]
Swag is a term that describes the promotional items that businesses give away. Swag is a great marketing tool for your business. (You can read about how you can partner with others on JV Swag give-a-ways in a post I wrote for CraftBoom! here) Not sure what kind of Swag to be giving away? Here [...]
You may have heard about the piece in last week’s BusinessWeek titled “Blogola: The FTC Takes On Paid Posts.” In this article, the magazine used the term “blogola” to describe the act of a blogger receiving compensation in exchange for blogging about a product or service. This term makes reference to “payola” which is where [...]
It’s Tuesday – and I am offering a special sale on TWO great products! If you would like to get featured in the press, but aren’t sure where to start, you will LOVE this combo! For today only, you can grab my workbook + video combo How To Get Great Press and my pack of [...]
Sydney Gavan is a cute and happy five year old little girl, who happens to be suffering from Biphenotypic Leukemia (both AML & ALL types) which accounts for only 5% of all Leukemia cases. Sydney has undergone chemo but her blast percentage has gone up to 10% so she is no longer in remission. Sydney [...]
If you’re on Twitter, then you know that Friday is the day to give shout-outs to the people you think are cool, noteworthy, or worth following. This is done by tweeting their Twitter handle and the hashtag #followfriday. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, it means that you post something like this [...]
I’m sure you’ve heard of musicians having “jam sessions.” According to Wikipedia, a jam session is “used to develop new material, find suitable arrangements, or simply as a social gathering and communal practice session.” Well, I had so much fun with the Indie Biz Chicks Conference, that I decided to keep it going throughout the [...]
I just wanted to take a moment to say “Thanks” to everyone who helped make The Indie Biz Chicks Conference a success! First of all, a big “Thank You” goes out to everyone who listened to a session. Without you, there is no reason to be holding the conference! Our speakers all did a wonderful [...]
