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So lately these “what I actually do” info graphic memes are popping up all over the web. My youngest son, who just turned 11 over the weekend, in all his brilliance said, “You need one of those for your whatever you do on a website thing. People don’t get it, mom.” He’s a smart cookie that child of mine…

And Ethan says “Don’t forget to pin it!“ == Pin It

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I think we’re all guilty of overestimating what we can get done in one day, and the number of projects we can work on at any given time. Writing a book in a week sounds fine, for example, until you realize that you’ve got a million other projects on the go at the same time! On the flip side, some projects can look so huge that you just never get started. You keep putting it off and putting it off until you decide you’re just never going to get around to it. (I know I’ve done that a few times myself.)

There is one way to feel like you’re making progress even when you don’t have much time to work on a project: by dedicating just 15 minutes a day to doing something that’ll take you closer to your goals.

This is enough time to actually see some progress each day, but not too much time that you won’t be able to fit it into your already busy schedule. Read the rest of this entry

a guest blog post by Chrissie Cole

I’ve been a work-at-home mom and wife for more than a decade. Within the last year I’ve also become a single mom. In that time I’ve had many experiences with friends and family and most were unfavorable. Some were envious, while some just didn’t understand that I was busy working and it often lead to feeling isolated from my friends and family (or annoyed).

My mother-in-law was the worst offender of just not getting it. On many occasions she made comments about getting a “real job” and not playing house. I left the corporate world to be home with my last child. As much as I love being a mom, I was going crazy. I wasn’t used to not working or having my own money that I earned.

My husband quickly became annoyed that I was online so much because naturally, it took time to build up my income. If everyone could get online and instantly get rich, wouldn’t most everyone jump at the chance? Read the rest of this entry

So my February goal is to get one (or maybe even two) of my ebooks published for Kindle.

I’m working on the first step right now, which is writing an update to my transcription course product. The meat of the product is already there, I’m just going through the whole thing and adding a few extra tidbits and changing a few recommendations, like the hosting company I recommend, since I’ve made those changes in my own business.

I’ve got a few pages done and changed some of the formatting. Why on earth did I use bright green to highlight in the original report? I don’t know. Read the rest of this entry

The beautiful and brilliant Traci Knoppe shared this video last night and about a million light bulbs exploded in my head. They didn’t just light up, they exploded. This is super easy and a really creative way to merge all these tools together to make something with lots of potential.

I have been working on two small niche websites and trying to figure out a fun and creative way to use Pinterest and Tumblr – and Traci’s idea here is perfect. I’ll definitely be putting it to good use.
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