Freelance writing is the number of writers making money. Writing books is also great, but the income may not be steady enough to live on or may not be enough. That’s why many writers turn to freelance writing to ensure that they can earn a full-time income from their writing. The “trick” to working this way is to make sure…
What allows one hotel complex to thrive while another lapses into the background, even when both are in the same neighborhood? A lot has to do with your target marketing efforts and the accuracy of your ad campaign. While targeted advertising may attract some potential business, the most effective method that produces greater market appeal is group-targeted campaigns. counseling groups…
At some point, if you’re serious about being a spoken word poet or storyteller, you’ll find yourself in front of an audience performing. Some people, no matter how often they perform in front of an audience, still get nervous or stage fright. Here are some helpful tips I’ve learned about public speaking to help you fight your nerves and stay…
As most photographers already know, selling your work has never been easier with the multitude of online microstock agencies eager to represent your images. Things were very easy and sales were abundant for any contributor during the first years (2002-2007), as the market was still in its infancy and agencies were in a hurry to fill their files. Unfortunately, the…
In a strong real estate market, such as the one currently in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA), it’s easy to imagine that one simply needs to throw up a sign and the offers will come. But it rarely (if ever) works that way. Eagle Rock real estate and Highland Park homes are in demand, but that doesn’t mean a seller doesn’t…
People start a blog for many reasons, personal satisfaction, a way to keep friends and family informed about what they are doing, ie keep in touch, as a way to make money, a creative challenge. However, most of them have one thing in common: they want traffic. And most experience the same maddening frustration, the same rubix cube challenge, how…
The entertainment industry is now going through a transaction period, and the speed of transformation is faster than we thought. In reality, this transaction is triggered by the rise of the Internet as another viable alternative to television media, which has long been touted as the best platform for entertainment. The Internet is offering a wide range of options for…
We live in an age of efficiency and time constraints. Everything we do has to be fast and with incredible precision. There seems to be no room for mistakes or for a person who slows down in maturity. It seems as if we live in a society that wants to treasure the young and devalue the old. The ability to…
How to navigate the latest Google May 2021 update I know how important Google Rankings are to small business owners, because I am a small business owner myself. I also know that while the web development world has been in an uproar over Google’s anticipated algorithm update, most of the small business owners I deal with have no idea what’s…
It is difficult to be faithful when two people are so far apart, that maintaining communication becomes increasingly difficult the longer the relationship lasts, that insecurities often arise because one person cannot be around to see what the other is doing, etc. But the truth of the matter is that long distance relationships can work just like other relationships. The…