Browsing the archives for the Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages category

The 5 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Self-Publishing and Print on Demand

Back in early ‘09, I did the following post as a guest post for Henry over at http://www.publishandsell.com. I wanted to take this opportunity to reprint it here so that it can reach a different readership. You can see the original post here.
I’m Hillary DePiano, best known for being the author of the play [...]

From eBay frustrations to eCrater success: a marketplace review from a seller on both platforms

Of all the new platforms and marketplaces out there, the one that caught my fancy the most recently was eCrater. The biggest selling point is that they are 100% free with no fees. Think of them as a craigslist style posting board that looks and feels more like an e-commerce site like eBay.
Unlike a [...]

Rewrite that retweet! Fixing generic tweets with keywords & a better headline to provide more follower value

Someone you follow on Twitter sends out a tweet that says only, “This annoys me” and then a link. You like this person so and are bored at the moment so you click the link. It turns out to be a really helpful, informative blog post. Let’s say it’s about PayPal charge backs and how [...]

My new efficiency strategy: forcing myself to do what I want to do least … first

Back in May ‘09, I wrote up a post on getting organized centered around one of my favorite quotes of all time “Most clutter is really decisions you haven’t made yet, and by getting current with yourself you can become more whole.” -Sunny Schlenger
One of the things I talked about in that post was the [...]