Many experts, authors, and gifted people around the world are starting new businesses with the start of the New Year. If this is your path, here are tips from my own 11-year journey as an entrepreneur to guide you to bigger success faster. My business anniversary is...
Glee. It’s a wonderful TV program that my husband Steve, 13-year-old son Kyle, and me watch together. It’s “must see TV” for Tuesday nights. Last Tuesday, the program got us talking about how important it can be to get involved in a school...
For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy Juetten, nancy@nsjmktg.com, 425-641-5214 Bye-Bye Boring Bio Author Nancy Juetten Shares “Expert Status Readiness Reality Check” to Guide Solopreneurs, Authors, and Experts to Prepare and Share Their Stories to Welcome...
Do you ever wonder if your ezine list is really working for you and what to do to make it work better for both your business and your followers? I am happy to share an excellent blog post by Viva Visibility Founder Nancy Marmolejo. Her post entitled, “I...
What a fabulous group of aspiring authors I met at Patrick Snow’s Best Seller Publishing Institute, held last week on Bainbridge Island. Randy Broad, James Donaldson, Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson, Cody Hill, Alex Snyder, Gus and Jan Fernandez, Frank Reed, Cheryl...
Uptown Liz is a retail philanthropy site that makes it easy for you to buy products that contribute part of their profits to causes you care about — including breast cancer research and related charities. I advocate for this site whenever I can. One recent...
Are you confused about what constitutes derivative content? Christopher Knight, founder of Ezine Articles, clears up the confusion in this useful video. I started writing and submitting articles for Ezine Articles starting in April of 2006. That was when I started...
Best-selling author and speaker Patrick Snow is my special guest presenter at the 11-06 Publici-Tea™ Express Workshop. He’ll guide event guests to consider if publishing a book is the right answer for building the buzz around their expertise. This is new...
On June 24, the first two-hour “live” Publici-Tea™ Express event debuted in Tacoma, WA to favorable reviews. Forty guests attended to learn the nuts and bolts of do-it-yourself publicity, and everyone raved about the value and impact for their very modest...
This blog is all about do-it-yourself publicity, and there is no doubt about it. I am a huge advocate for sharing stories that are worthy of being told with a bias toward earning free editorial consideration. I got a call a few weeks ago from Michele McGehee,...
Sometimes, it really pays off to spend time really listening to people while doing things you love. Last Monday, June 8 offers a case in point. I invited Publici-Tea™ graduate, colleague, and financial advisor Debbie Whitlock to join me at The Bellevue Club to...
If you have been curious about the effect that appearances on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show or even passing mentions by Winfrey can have on entrepreneurs and their businesses, watch “The Oprah Effect” tonight at 10 p.m. (PST) on CNBC. How thrilling for...
If you are like me, you’d like a cure to be found for breast cancer in your lifetime. In the meantime, help is needed to encourage women striving to thrive after being diagnosed. My company launched an initiative to make a difference for these women...
Since I’ve been selling my line of Authentic Visibility do-it-yourself publicity information products for just about two years, I’ve already created the forms I need to share at speaking engagements and workshops to make it easy for guests to purchase what...
If you are already blogging or thinking about launching a blog of your own, sign up now to participate in the “31 Days to Build a Better Blog” challenge that starts next week, thanks to ProBlogger Darren Rouse . You can sign up here. It’s...
What are you doing this Sunday, March 22, 2009 from 1 – 4 p.m? This is my invitation for you to join me and several other fine presenters at the Women in Business Event sponsored by the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce. We’ll be on hand to offer useful tips...
Join me at the Thursday, March 12 luncheon meeting from noon – 1:30 p.m. of the Rotary Club of Redmond at noon at the Marriott – Redmond Town Center. I’ve been invited to share three tried-and-true do-it-yourself publicity actions everyone in the...
Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 12 at 9:30 a.m. at for my Blog Talk Radio interview about do-it-yourself publicity. Here is the link with all the relevant details. The call-in number is 347-202-0747. That link noted above will also have the archived show to...
Today my fabulous webmaster re-organized my DIY Publicity Store to make it even easier for you to find the do-it-yourself publicity training and tools you need at the value that makes sense for you and your business. Check it out and let me know what you think....
If you are hungry to watch, listen to, or read good news, put on your do-it-yourself publicity hat and get into the game. Last night, while watching Brian Williams sign off the NBC Nightly News, he asked the viewers to share their good news at his blog. I jumped...
I met Jason Shindler through our involvement at BizNik. After chatting on the phone and meeting in person at the recent Village Bellevue Net-Linking Event, I knew he had value to contribute to readers here. Here is Part 1 of two posts intended to guide those who are...
If so — and every one of them spends a modest amount with you this year, and the year after that, and the year after that — you could have a very solid business. So say experts like Seth Godin and many others. Are you a fan of a particular model or make...
Now that email, social networking, Twitter, and blogging make it easy to share your thoughts, actions, and other priorities with the world, it’s essential to exercise caution with what you share. One false move or misinterpreted message, and you could inspire...
After President Obama’s speech to the nation earlier in the week, my sense of optimism about what is possible got a much needed jolt. I know better days are coming, and — like everyone else — I am making mindful choices about how to navigate the...
Run, don’t walk, to this post that offers 10 tips for blogging your way to small business success. Blogging, social media, and Twitter are fabulous friends for any business owner who is serious about do-it-yourself publicity. Remember, if you do what...
Are you hungry to learn “365 Ways to Promote Your Business Using Zany and Non-Traditional Holidays Throughout the Year?” Let me make it easy for you. Visit this link. Invest $19.95. And get inspired with plenty of tools and quirky ideas to guide your...
If you have been pondering making your pitch to become a new columnist/blogger for Examiner.com, check out this article I stumbled upon that offers one reporter’s view of the opportunity. Be sure to read the reader comments in response to this post to...
Seattle Hypnotist Craig Sigl called me last night to report that he earned two new clients and a speaking engagement as a direct result of the Seattle PI story in which he was featured earlier this week. When asked how he earned the story, Craig said he decided a big...
With just a day between now and Valentine’s Day, you may be wondering which brand of chocolates to choose for your sweetie. If you want to know the CEO behind Seattle Chocolate Company as you make your choice, check out this engaging YouTube video featuring...
Trends. Every reporter, editor, blogger, business owner, and consumer wants to know what they are and what they mean for the New Year. When you put your product, service, idea, or cause in the context of a trend gathering speed, you are one step closer to inviting...
I read a compelling article in yesterday’s Seattle Times entitled, “The do-it-yourself recession.” Syndicated columnist Froma Harrop suggests that the economic woes are causing folks everywhere to cut their own grass, clean their own homes, prepare...
Karan Dannenberg, founder of Karan Dannenberg Clothier, got an early holiday gift when the Seattle Times featured a color photo of her beautifully decorated holiday windows on the front page of the business section. I worked with Karan in 2005 to earn a similar...
If you want 2009 to be full of fabulous headlines, articles, and press mentions about you and your company, treat yourself to the Publici-Tea™ Half-Day Workshop taking place Friday, January 9, 2009 at The Village Bellevue from 12:30 – 5 p.m. You’ll learn...
Check out this newly launched site called Varvana. Fred Albert is the creator for this new site, and here is what he has to say about it: “Varvana will take the idea of the design magazine and expand it for the digital age, offering readers the opportunity to...
2008 is fast coming to a close, and that means it’s time to take stock of what is working and not working in your business. It’s also a timely opportunity to express gratitude to your dream team members who contribute mightily to your success. To that...
It is amazing to me that the do-it-yourself publicity message I share on this blog carries far and wide to invite purchases from near and beyond. Yesterday I received an online order for the Authentic Visibility publicity tips booklets and an audio file about how to...
If you missed the radio interviews “Get Booked on Oprah” Expert Susan Harrow and I did recently on the Chat with Women Radio Show and the Dr. Pat Show, let me make it easy for you to listen in after the fact. You’ll learn some useful tips to support...
I just created a new, improved, and FREE e-book that includes all 25 “Media Savvy” newspaper columns I’ve written over the last two years. If you would like to receive it and are already a subscriber to my free Authentic Visibilityezine, send me an...
Melanie Rembrant is a colleague who has some great things to say about DIY publicity, so today I am going to direct you to her latest blog post about what to do if you don’t have stories to tell right now that are about the economy or the election. And, check...
Be sure to tune in to the Dr. Pat Show on 1150 a.m. Alternative Talk Radio tomorrow at 10 a.m. for a sassy show about the power of local and national do-it-yourself publicity. The “Oprah” of talk radio Dr. Pat Baccili, “Get Booked on Oprah”...
The media would have us believe that the sky is falling and there is nothing to look forward to as we all watch with worry and wonder about what is going on with the financial crisis and what will unfold with the upcoming presidential election. Sue Lundquist, a local...
Carol Nelson, president and CEO of Cascade Bank, is one of few bankers with good news to share these days. She earned a #2 ranking on the U.S. Banker magazine list of “Women to Watch” in banking across the USA. Jean Thompson, CEO of Seattle Chocolates,...
I gave a presentation to a group of women business owners on Friday and received an “aha” moment for myself. I started the talk by asking three questions. 1) How many people in the room want to sell more of their products, services, or ideas? 2) How...
I take great joy in helping others earn the media spotlight. About a year ago, I met Melinda Wade at the Women’s Business Exchange breakfast event at the Washington Athletic Club. I was the morning’s do-it-yourself publicity speaker. Melinda and I chatted...
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