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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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To celebrate Mother’s Day, I asked several women who balance motherhood with owning a business. Here is a guest post by my friend and colleauge, Angela Wills: When I was 18 years old I went off to university. It was 1994 and I hadn’t even heard of the internet yet. I was told by my
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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
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Marketing is used as a way to make our advertising more effective. If you have the right audience identified, you can find ways to reach them. One such way that is growing by leaps and bounds is digital marketing. What is digital marketing? It is basically marketing tools that encompass everything but traditional methods. It
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A company has identifying markers. It is a way to begin establishing a brand for your product or service. One of those markers is the company logo. Let’s see how many logos you are familiar with: 1. The white swoosh on the side of a shoe? 2. The segment of white ribbon twisted on a
