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Biggest Business Lessons of 2011

Posted by Tea Silvestre on Feb 28, 2012 in Carnivals | 1 comment

The wheel of life (and business) is constantly turning. One day you’re up on top, the next you’re on your way down. Hopefully, along the way you learn a few things so you can avoid those rough patches when they show up again in the future. (And they will.) This month, our fabulous carnies share their biggest lessons learned during 2011: Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online: Writing Life Lessons: The Biggest Thing I Learned Last Year @SHurleyHall https://www.facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Nick Armstrong, The Business Storyteller: The Five Things The Bachelor Can Teach Us About Marketing @WTFMarketing https://plus.google.com/+NickArmstrongWTF/ Annie Sisk of PJ Productivity: Masterminding Your Success @pjproductivity http://facebook.com/pajamaproductivity Emily Suess of Suess’ Pieces: Five Tax Tips for Freelance Writers @EmilySuess http://facebook.com/SuesssPieces Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: The Truth About Being Alone @virtuallyassist http://facebook.com/virtuallydistinguished Clare Price of 5 Easy Pages: The Power in Learning to Receive @clarestweets Eugene Farber of Reality Burst: Biggest Lesson of 2011: The Secret Ingredient of Business Success @EugeneFarber https://www.facebook.com/RealityBurst Nicole Fende, A.S.A. of Small Business Finance Forum: Unusual Assets – Taking Stock of the Past Year @BizFinanceForum https://www.facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: Be Still and Inspire @whyyoumustblog https://www.facebook.com/whyyoumustblog And of course, Tea Silvestre, aka the Word Chef: Biggest Business Lesson of 2011: Be (Gasp!) Human @teasilvestre http://facebook.com/mywordchef (become a fan to get more info on these blog carnivals/Twitter parties) Be sure to read as many of the blog posts as you can. We’ll be chatting about the topic on Facebook most of this...

Bartering in Business: Who, What, Where, How & Why

Posted by Tea Silvestre on Jan 25, 2012 in Carnivals | 4 comments

Just because you’re short on cash, doesn’t mean you can’t get what you want. This month, our fabulous carnies tackled the topic of Barter — a great way to “rocket” your business forward: Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online: Will Write for Barter @SHurleyHall https://www.facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall evan austin of Graphics (and more!) by evan austin: Barter Smarter: Opportunities & Cautions @graphicsbyevan https://www.facebook.com/eadesign.me Nick Armstrong, The Business Storyteller: What Gets Nick to Shut Up for 3 months — and also Bartering @WTFMarketing https://plus.google.com/+NickArmstrongWTF/ Annie Sisk of PJ Productivity: Barter Your Way to Biz+Life Brilliance @pjproductivity http://facebook.com/pajamaproductivity Emily Suess of Suess’ Pieces: ABCs of Freelance Writing: T is for Trade @EmilySuess http://facebook.com/SuesssPieces Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: Bartering Increases Business Opportunities @virtuallyassist http://facebook.com/virtuallydistinguished Eugene Farber of Reality Burst: The Archaic Solution to Growing Your Business @EugeneFarber https://www.facebook.com/RealityBurst Ilana Rabinowitz of Marketing Without a Net: How to Barter Using LinkedIn @ilana221 Nicole Fende, A.S.A. of Small Business Finance Forum: Is Your Biz Cash Low? Use Bartering to Grow! @BizFinanceForum https://www.facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: Master barter and become a key person of influence @whyyoumustblog https://www.facebook.com/whyyoumustblog And of course, Tea Silvestre, aka the Word Chef: Build Your Brand and Your Business without Cash (a True Story!) @teasilvestre http://facebook.com/mywordchef (become a fan to get more info on these blog carnivals/Twitter parties) Be sure to read as many of the blog posts as you can. We’ll be chatting about the topic on Twitter tomorrow at noon (Pacific). Find us via:...

Our Next Topic

Posted by Tea Silvestre on Jan 5, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Coming up…BARTER! Who, What, Where, How and Why you might want to (or not) use barter in your small business. Join us on the last Wednesday of the month (click here to sign up for an email reminder) to get all the juicy goodness on this topic from our fabulous carnies!

Your Creative Juices: How to (Re)Connect

Posted by Tea Silvestre on Nov 30, 2011 in Carnivals | 8 comments

Being a small business owner requires you to think creatively. And not just so you can innovate. Nope. There are plenty of other reasons, too. (Like finding ways to get it all freakin’ done.) This month, our carnies tackled the topic with their usual relish. Here are their offerings for your enjoyment: Clare Price of NewBizStrategists: Creativity: The Gift that Keeps on Giving @clarestweets https://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-Your-Online-Voice/143198439085321 Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online: Creativity Alone is Not Enough! @SHurleyHall https://www.facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall evan austin of Graphics (and more!) by evan austin: Naked Creativity: What it is and How to Get it @graphicsbyevan https://www.facebook.com/eadesign.me Nick Armstrong, The Business Storyteller: Steal Like an Artist @WTFMarketing https://plus.google.com/+NickArmstrongWTF/ Annie Sisk of PJ Productivity: 101 Easy-Breezy Ways to Get Your Creativity On @pjproductivity http://facebook.com/pajamaproductivity Michelle Church of Virtually Distinguished: Create Balance and Harmony Through Creativity @virtuallyassist http://facebook.com/virtuallydistinguished Eugene Farber of Reality Burst: How to Be Creative: Multiplying Your Ideas by Dividing @EugeneFarber https://www.facebook.com/RealityBurst Nicole Fende, A.S.A. of Small Business Finance Forum: Creative Finance That Won’t Get You Arrested @BizFinanceForum https://www.facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog: The right brain, left brain thing and content curation @whyyoumustblog https://www.facebook.com/whyyoumustblog And of course, myself: Tea Silvestre, aka the Word Chef: Brainstorming 2.0: 15 Juicy Ways to Use the Internet @teasilvestre http://facebook.com/mywordchef (become a fan to get more info on these blog carnivals/Twitter...