Archive for January, 2012

Jan 25 2012

Recognising The Dip

If you were wondering where I and my posts have been for the last few days, I think I’m currently going through (and slowly coming out of) what Seth Godin calls The Dip. It’s that time in all great plans, when …

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Jan 21 2012

Comment Section Now Working Again

G’day everyone, just a quick update to let you know that the comment section on this blog is now working again. Turns out there was more than one programme that didn’t like the upgrading I was trying to do at the weekend. Which, as if to justify my previously stated thoughts on upgrading, stopped the [...]

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Jan 20 2012

Picking a Good Name

A gentle reminder: Don’t forget to buy the domain name for your book, your name, your book series or whatever else you have in mind to create and consider important.

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Jan 19 2012

How to RSS this Blog, and Why You Should

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication and basically means that instead of you having to visit your favourite blogs every day to see if anything new has been written you’re notified when the blog is updated. It’s a great time saver, but it also saves you from missing posts and keeps you up-to-date.

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Jan 18 2012

Creating a Good Profile Picture

While it may not be the first thing you do when creating an account on these sites, it’s certainly something you should look in to early on. The importance of a good profile picture shouldn’t be underestimated, so here are some tips to help you stand out from the crowd.

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Jan 17 2012

This Year’s Plans

Well, it’s a sad fact that my weekend goal-setting time was spent fixing the blog.

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Jan 14 2012

Weekend Reading

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If you’re looking for some inspiring reading this weekend, check out my Book of the Month – John Locke’s ‘How I sold 1 million ebooks in 5 months’. It was this book, along with a couple of others, that convinced me I was capable and that it was worth the effort, to progress in to Ebooks.

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Jan 13 2012

Your Writing Goals for 2012 (and a disclaimer)

Today, as I sit here supposedly editing my Effective Goal Setting for Writers workbook (so that it will read well as an Ebook), I’m reminded that if I want to achieve success it would be helpful if I could define what my idea of success is.

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Jan 09 2012

Joining Facebook and Facebook Safety
(otherwise called, ‘if you aren’t on Facebook yet you really should be’)

It took me a while to get into Facebook, I was concerned about Facebook safety amongst other things. However, as a writer and future online success, you really can’t afford to overlook the benefits of being involved, just make sure you set your own terms.

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Jan 06 2012

Journey to Ebook and Online Success – Join me

Like many other writers, I’ve been paying close but nervous attention to the advancement of technology, ebooks and social media over the years. Nervous, not because I don’t think it will become the norm, or because I think it brings with it numerous advantages, but because I know it will require me to live in a world where I am actively involved in technology.

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