Burnout? But the Year Just Started! Five Steps to Being More Productive

We’re firmly entrenched into the New Year—the stress of the holidays is over, we’ve marketed like crazy to get to all those new device owners and the last thing we want to do is look at another social media tweet, blog, post or anything—especially, if you have to generate the content.

Burnout is serious business. It can kill your motivation and even leave you with a negative attitude toward the things that are an integral part of your overall writing/publishing career. So today, here are a few tips to avoid and even attack social media burnout. Continue reading “Burnout? But the Year Just Started! Five Steps to Being More Productive”

Turning Pro in 2013

As the year winds down, every blogger, media outlet, television show, and radio program looks back at the past year and reminisces about the best and worst of 2012. If they are not doing that, they are hammering you with Resolutions. I’m here to wish you a Happy New Year and avoid doing those things.

With the sun setting on 2012, many of you have achieved the success that you’ve been wishing and working toward, and for others, you may not be where you want to be, yet. Continue reading “Turning Pro in 2013”

Merry Christmas!

Photo by Jim Devitt

I’ll leave you with a few thoughts from some famous and not-so-famous people to think about this holiday season.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of ChristmasCalvin Coolidge

Christmas gift suggestion: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, an example. To yourself, respect Oren Arnold Continue reading “Merry Christmas!”

Is it Time to Get Socl?

It’s that time of year again! Snow is falling, shoppers are bustling and a new social media platform has surfaced.

Just what we needed, right?

Well, since it’s the holidays and you might have a little down time, here’s a new one for you to play with … Socl.

Pronounced social, this new platform allows you to express and share your ideas through collages of images, links, captions and videos. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Continue reading “Is it Time to Get Socl?”