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A simple system for getting it right the first time.

Given that as a online marketing manager (who started out as a virtual assistant and event planner), my business depends on getting it right the first time, people are surprised to hear that I am a bit of a free spirit,  Given an choice between custom and systematic, I would choose custom every time. Lately…

Are You Making These Marketing Mistakes With Your Opt-In Box?

Are you getting a lot of traffic to your site, but not many opt-ins? Read this article to learn more about the three mistakes people that prevent them from creating an effective opt-in box.

Getting Things Done With Simple Mindmaps

This is the simple story of how I finally managed to come up with a task management system that works for me based on five simple principles and a great planning tool. Using this system, I had my most productive month ever last month. Here’s how I did it. My addiction to productivity systems goes…

Goals… I’m Up for A Challenge!

Ever just decided to go for something out of the blue? I was innocently reading my e-mail yesterday morning and I saw an e-mail from Dave Navarro – The Launch Coach offering his super-well written free e-book on how to make money selling products in three days.. I read it and thought — OK, Meredith…

Traffic Geyser and Become A Blog Consultant Are Both Good But Not the Same

I received an e-mail today from Lynette Chandler of complaining that the big gurus are launching a program that is *very* similar to the Become A Blog Consultant from Kelly McCausey.  She wasn’t accusing them of plagarism only that the idea the gurus are promoting isn’t exactly new or revolutionary. Only the “guru program” (…

Overcoming My To Do App Addiction (Time Management Boot Camp Week 1)

Here’s my report from week 1 of

DING A LING (Time Management Boot Camp)

I’m not sure that day one of Time Management bootcamp was such a huge success.    The system has you schedule all of your tasks over 30 minutes (most of mine are) – so I set them up in my google calendar.  The issue with that is that every time time was up I got reminders…

Time Management Boot Camp

Some people say that admitting that you have a problem is the first step to change.   So… I’m admitting that I’m a time management system addict.  If you look at my iphone, you’ll see no fewer than 8 different to do list apps… I have tried and failed to master the trendy GTD (and have…

Home!

I’m home from my big holiday road trip.  This was a big deal for me because it was my first solo road trip.  Suzanne came with me but she didn’t do any of the driving. If you know me at all, you’ll know that me driving the 600 miles to see family was a big…

The Food On My Table (30 Days of Thanks Day 7)

According to a Washington Post article I read today – nearly a quarter of children don’t have enough to eat.   I imagine the number is higher here is New Mexico — but still I was very surprised to read that.  I was even more disheartened to think about all the food that is wasted in…