Good Info: How to respond to a legal threat about your blog, and more

Some blogs with information worth sharing:   How should you respond to a legal threat about your blog? First, congratulate yourself for creating a blog that is so successful folks are noticing and/or that’s bugging someone. Second, don’t panic — but don’t ignore the threat. Lior Levin explains what to do if someone either threatens to sue or actually does. … Read the full...

Good Info: Book Authors, Speakers, Blogging, Content Marketing

Some blogs with information worth sharing … Why Nonfiction Authors Should be Speakers: Joel Friedlander says doing live speaking engagements offers nonfiction authors a wide range of benefits, including: Increasing your authority and reputation Access to clients, sponsors and others you won’t meet online Opportunities to test ideas before you write about them A vehicle to use for repurposing your...

Networking Tip: Make an introduction

Here’s a great networking tip from Coach Jenn Lee: Have you ever been in a networking situation where you’re feeling a bit stuck for conversation? You’re in a crowd, you’ve introduced yourself to someone and neither one of you seems to have anything else to say? Or you want to learn more about a person you’ve just met, but you’re looking for a more effective way to do it than the usual Q...

Political Campaigns as Customers: Big Market, Big Risk

Political campaigns around the country will spend billions of dollars buying the goods and services necessary (and maybe not necessary but stuff they buy anyway) to get their candidates elected. We hear daily how much the candidates are spending and it’s not just on advertising. Campaigns buy other promotional items, food, transportation, computers, communication equipment, office equipment and supplies,...

How Safe is Your Home Office?

Your home may be your castle, but just how safe and secure is your home office? As the number of home-based businesses and telecommuting workers continues to grow, so do the number of homes with computers and other equipment that might be attractive to thieves or that could be destroyed in the event of a fire or natural disaster. Consider these tips for protecting your home office: Take a look at your home through...