Tag: "Gwen Bell"
The Phrase That Captures My Year: Make Good Blood.
I was perusing Twitter when I saw a Best Of 2009 Blog Challenge prompt that Gwen Bell, an internet pal & great person to follow on Twitter, had posted. The question was “What’s a word that encapsulates your year?” That question was very easy to answer. It wasn’t a single word… it was a phrase. [...]
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Gwen’s Secret To Success!
The secret to success… It’s a mystery that people have been looking for and searching out for ages. There are some people who just “have it” – things seem so easy for them! But of course, we all know that things are always what they “seem” to be. My pal, and Indie Biz Chicks Contributor, [...]
View PostSites I Like – And Why I Like ‘Em!
I’ve seen a lot of websites. I’ve seen some great ones, and I’ve seen some terrible ones. Everyone has their own opinion of what a “great” website is, of course. But I can tell you that, for me, there are several things that great websites have in common. Instead of just writing out what I [...]
View PostWelcome Our New Contributors!
I have some BIG news! Indie Biz Chicks now has several regular contributors! You may have heard of some of them before, you might follow them on Twitter, but even if you don’t… I know you will LOVE their advice! All of the contributors are entrepreneurs. They know what you’re going through and will be [...]
View PostMy Thoughts On “Blogola” And Mommy Bloggers
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 [...]
View PostWhat I Learned From The Indie Biz Chicks Conference
Wow! What an awesome couple of days! The Indie Biz Chicks Conference was AWESOME! I know I’m biased – but I thought we had some amazing sessions! I learned so much! For example, Amy Schroeder’s session gave me some great ideas about starting an intern program (watch for that soon!) and Jenny Hart definitely taught [...]
View PostPersonal Branding: It Starts With A Nugget
Yesterday, Gwen Bell wrote an excellent blog post on personal branding. In The Chicken Bucket Personal Brand Theory: What’s Your Nugget?, Gwen compares the levels of personal branding to a chicken nugget, bucket of chicken, and the full course chicken dinner. I think that branding is something a lot of people get tripped up on, [...]
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