Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. Powerful name, powerful idea, even more powerful messages inside. About 2 weeks ago, I mentioned that I would be reading Groundswell. I am slowly working my way through the book and wanted to share some thoughts on a section that caught my attention. On page 44 of Groundswell (for those of you who have the book),...
Last week, I had a proposal for a new website design turned down. Unfortunately, it was because of the size of my portfolio. Since I have only been doing freelance work for a few months, my portfolio is rather limited. It doesn’t mean my talent is, it just means that I have not had enough clients to really show off my talents. Frustrating? Yes. Surprised?...
Today’s challenge from problogger is to write a ‘review’ post. He includes some great suggestions for what to review and how to make the reviews relevant to your readers. At the end of the day, the point of a review is to share something with your readers that can help them. Don’t review a product that only a limited group could ever own (like a...
This morning I was reading a post about spring cleaning your website from my friend Kyle Reddoch. He is currently helping me to code the new design of my website and it got me thinking back to when I first started this site. Initially, I started it for 3 main reasons:I was frustrated with having to stifle my gorgeousness and creative spirit to design simple...
WOOO HOOO!!!!! Yup, I am just a little bit excited! And why shouldn’t I be? But, why keep that excitement to myself? I want to know what YOU are excited about too! Sharing excitement with others is natural and healthy. Being excited gives you endorphins, and makes your day better. But, it doesn’t always have to be just the big things. So shout from the hilltops and write...
So I thought about writing a serious list of 9 things you can do in under 9 minutes each to boost your creativity…but the snark got the better of me. So, here are 9 things, that take less than 9 minutes, to boost your creativity. Some are actually serious, some are crazy, some are hysterical but all work (tested by me, of course!): 1. Turn on a song like...
