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How Can You Write Dynamic Web Content for Your Home Business?

How can you write dynamic web content for your home business?

How Can You Write Dynamic Web Content for Your Home Business?That question never occurred to Rose and John when they decided to  set up a website to sell hybrid e-bike conversion kits.

After all, Rose was a good writer. And John knew everything there was to know about converting a regular bicycle into a hybrid with motorization.

It looked like a match made in heaven!

And it might turn out to be the perfect solution if John were let go from his job, a distinct possibility with all the downsizing going on. Sure, the company would offer him a severance package – he’d see them offer that to other engineers – but the severance money would run out, and he would need a new source of income.

And at his age, the job market didn’t look promising.

So he and Rose got busy creating a site. Someone advised them to set up a blog instead of a static site so that visitors to the site could leave comments and ask questions John could answer.

John found a bike conversion kit manufacturer with an affiliate program and signed up to make commissions on sales. With some help from their grandson, he and Rose put up a sales page and a Paypal button.

John wrote the posts, and Rose edited them. They used a free theme that allowed them to put photos up, and posted twice a week.

It didn’t take long to see that their dynamic web content was not doing the job. They weren’t impatient, mind you – they had heard that it takes time, so the fact that there weren’t any sales the first month didn’t bother them.

The second month went by, and still no sales. No comments or questions, even.

By the end of the fourth month, with his continuing employment prospects at his company looking ever bleaker, John grew concerned. They were going to have to do something to attract more people to the site and to make sure that a significant percentage of those who did visit it saw the value in buying the kits.

Now when John sat down to write, he felt conflicted. He knew he didn’t know how to create effective web copy, and Rose didn’t know enough about the Internet to help.

What could they do that would make a difference?

Rose and John talked it over, and Rose agreed to enroll in an Internet marketing course.

Here are some of the things she learned that ended up making a big difference for them. They can make a difference for you, too:

  • Your web publishing content has to catch the attention of both your target market and the search engines.
  • Of these, the primary audience is the real live person who has a perceived NEED, a PROBLEM you can solve.
  • Your first challenge is to figure out what problems or needs your product or service can resolve.
  • The next step is to attract visitors to your site by putting yourself so firmly in their shoes that you know what words they will type into the search engines to find your solution to their problem.
  • Next, you must write dynamic web content that gets them to stay on your site long enough to know that you understand their need, that you have the solution, and that you will treat them right.

John had been writing blog posts about the joy of biking and how to convert a bike to a hybrid. He was thinking like a biking enthusiast.

As a result of what Rose was learning at school, he and Rose began thinking instead from the point of view of a person who had a problem a bicycle conversion kit could solve

Why would anyone want such a kit? That was the question, Rose’s teacher said. There were a variety of possibilities.

John’s problem had been back pain that kept him from riding his bike. Someone else might just be looking for exercise that was not too tasking. Or to avoid traffic jams on trips to the market. Or to save money on gas.

These were approaches to reaching his market that he would never have thought of had he not started thinking like his prospective customers.

Okay, so that’s how you get the people. Now, what about the search engines?

  • Find words or phrases (keywords) that your audience frequently types in and for which competition from other sites is relatively low.
  • Fortunately, there are tools you can use to help you with this. WordTracker is one. Market Samurai is another. Both are well respected. Expect a bit of a learning curve with whichever one you choose. (These are paid tools, but they’re not overly expensive. You can use Google for free, but it tends to be considerably less accurate.)

Once he started addressing the problems people had, using the keywords they would type into the search engines to find their solutions, John was happy to see the number of visitors to his site increase considerably. He began giving them reasons to come back, and sales happened. Like magic!

By the way, John still has his job. And he and Rose are feeling a lot easier about the future, no matter what happens there.

For You: Are you writing content for your web site, articles, or a book?

Enter your email address in the yellow box at the top of the sidebar on this page and I will send you a free gift to help you create a simple ebook to support your business.

And click here: Write the Lead Out for seven professional secrets that will lighten up your writing and keep your reader’s eyes glued to your page from start to finish.

Hint: This little ebook is especially valuable if you’ve already written your copy. As Samuel Clemens often said, “There is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting!”

NOTE: In over 25 years of helping people with their books, my clients have voiced the same issues time and again. Many of my blog posts are composites of their stories to assist you in the realization of YOUR dream of writing your way to prosperity!

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Ambassador of Author’s Purpose
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U
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Do These Inspirational Sayings from Oprah Winfrey Ring True for You?

Driving down the road on his way to town, Quentin was looking forward to spending a few hours relaxing before his afternoon appointment. His sights were set on breakfast in his favorite cafe while he took his time reading the newspaper.

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It started to rain, and he switched on the windshield wipers.

Turning a corner, he caught sight of a human form, a woman walking tall in the rain. He was surprised to note that she had not umbrella. He turned to look at her as he passed, and she waved at him.

Intrigued, he turned the car around and came back to where she stood. “Like a ride?” he called out, motioning for her to get into the car.

She laughed and opened the door. “I’m all wet, don’t think you want me in your car,” she said. She looked like she might be in her early sixties, standing there with her hair dripping and her clothing sodden.

Quentin reached into the back seat for a blanket he spread over the seat. “Here, get in,” he invited. “What are you doing out there in the rain, and with no umbrella?”

“Didn’t expect rain when I set out walking,” she said. “Thanks for the ride.”

“You’re welcome.” He pulled away from the curb. “Where are you headed?”

“Nowhere in particular. I just like to walk. Don’t get to most days, I take care of three little boys while their mama cleans houses. But today’s her day off, and she got her pay, so they’re all having a holiday at the ice cream store. So today’s my day to walk. But then it started raining.”

She took a little notebook out of her bag. “I like to read these inspirational sayings from Oprah Winfrey while I walk,” she said. “Can I read you one? There’s one here that fits my mood today.”

“Sure, I’m all ears.”

She thumbed through her notebook looking for the page she had in mind. “Here it is: ‘Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.’ Yep, that’s how I found you. I was prepared, out here walking in the rain, for something good to happen, and then you come along. You were my opportunity. I didn’t have to do anything to get you to stop, just be out walking in the rain.”

“With a big smile on your face.”

“Of course! You wouldn’t have picked my up if I hadn’t smiled and waved, would you?”

He thought about that. “No, probably not. It was just so incongruous, this woman drenched to the skin, smiling and waving as I whizzed by. I had to stop.”

“See? Preparation, meeting opportunity.”

“Well, I was headed out to breakfast. Can I buy you breakfast?”

“Oh, yes!” she exclaimed. “And that brings me to another one of these inspirational sayings from Oprah Winfrey. This is my lucky day. Get this: ‘My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.’ So, what do you think of that?”

He laughed. “Do you have a big baked potato in your purse that you’re going to share with me?”

“No, but you’re going to buy me breakfast, and I’m going to keep a little of it and share it with my little boys and their mama this afternoon. Who knows, maybe I will order a baked potato.”

Quentin drove on, and in the course of her conversation she explained that she had been homeless since her husband had lost his job in 2008 and they had lost their home and run through all their savings. Then her husband had caught pneumonia and died, and she’d been left alone.

“How can you smile, after all that?” Quentin asked, incredulous.

“They say if it don’t kill you, life makes you stronger,” she declared with a decided nod of her head. “It killed James, but it’s made me stronger.” She reached for her notebook.

“Another one of those inspirational sayings from Oprah Winfrey?” Quentin asked.

“Yep. Oprah said, ‘Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.’ Lord knows, I have had struggle. And it has made me strong.”

“But where do you sleep?”

“Where we can. In a shelter sometimes, especially with the boys. They make it a little easier for their mama to get in, and usually I can tag along. But sometimes there is no shelter.”

“Isn’t it tough on you, being out on the street? And what about the little boys? Don’t they need a home?”

“Sure they need a home,” she said. “But those boys are growing up strong. Their mama works hard, gives them everything she can, but they’re having to learn to fend for themselves, too. You watch. One of these days they will be driving a big car like this, and taking good care of her. They will find their way, I know they will.”

They pulled up to the cafe where Quentin had planned to have breakfast, and went in to eat. After their meal he drove her uptown to meet the boys and their mother, and as she got out of the car he felt inspired and reached into his wallet for a hundred dollar bill.

“Thank you,” she said, tucking it into her bag. “See what Oprah said, about preparation meeting opportunity? You are a good young man. You listen to your heart.”

She got out, and he drove off.

When he got home that evening Quentin spied something on the floor of the car, in front of the passenger seat. Reaching down to pick it up, he realized it was the little notebook that belonged to the lady he’d picked up this morning. She must have dropped it there by accident.

He opened the notebook, filled with sayings from Oprah Winfrey, and read the one staring him in the face: “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.”

He chuckled. That was exactly what he had done. He had followed his instincts and met an elder who had brought sunshine into his day.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own lives that we don’t notice opportunities to give even a generous glance to another person.

A simple act of kindness can go a long way to brightening your own day as it brightens the day of the person you were being kind to. Why not take a moment today to do something nice for someone, especially someone you don’t even know?

It brings sunshine into my day to offer you a little gift. If you will fill in your email address in the yellow box at the top of the sidebar, I will happily send you a free gift to help you get in touch with the story within you that’s crying to get out and into a book.

And here’s another gift to take your inspiration even further: The 21-Day “I AM a Gift to the World” Challenge, compliments of Chief Robert TallTree and Terri Lynn TallTree. The Challenge is non-religious, heart opening, absolutely free, and guaranteed to light up your life and make the world a better place.

NOTE: In over 25 years of helping people with their books, my clients have voiced the same issues time and again. Many of my blog posts are composites of their stories to assist you in the realization of YOUR dream of writing your way to prosperity!

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Ambassador of Author’s Purpose
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U
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Do These Inspirational Sayings from Oprah Winfrey Ring True for You?

Driving down the road on his way to town, Quentin was looking forward to spending a few hours relaxing before his afternoon appointment. His sights were set on breakfast in his favorite cafe while he took his time reading the newspaper.

See How Those Inspirational Sayings from Oprah Winfrey Ring True?

It started to rain, and he switched on the windshield wipers.

Turning a corner, he caught sight of a human form, a woman walking tall in the rain. He was surprised to note that she had not umbrella. He turned to look at her as he passed, and she waved at him.

Intrigued, he turned the car around and came back to where she stood. “Like a ride?” he called out, motioning for her to get into the car.

She laughed and opened the door. “I’m all wet, don’t think you want me in your car,” she said. She looked like she might be in her early sixties, standing there with her hair dripping and her clothing sodden.

Quentin reached into the back seat for a blanket he spread over the seat. “Here, get in,” he invited. “What are you doing out there in the rain, and with no umbrella?”

“Didn’t expect rain when I set out walking,” she said. “Thanks for the ride.”

“You’re welcome.” He pulled away from the curb. “Where are you headed?”

“Nowhere in particular. I just like to walk. Don’t get to most days, I take care of three little boys while their mama cleans houses. But today’s her day off, and she got her pay, so they’re all having a holiday at the ice cream store. So today’s my day to walk. But then it started raining.”

She took a little notebook out of her bag. “I like to read these inspirational sayings from Oprah Winfrey while I walk,” she said. “Can I read you one? There’s one here that fits my mood today.”

“Sure, I’m all ears.”

She thumbed through her notebook looking for the page she had in mind. “Here it is: ‘Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.’ Yep, that’s how I found you. I was prepared, out here walking in the rain, for something good to happen, and then you come along. You were my opportunity. I didn’t have to do anything to get you to stop, just be out walking in the rain.”

“With a big smile on your face.”

“Of course! You wouldn’t have picked my up if I hadn’t smiled and waved, would you?”

He thought about that. “No, probably not. It was just so incongruous, this woman drenched to the skin, smiling and waving as I whizzed by. I had to stop.”

“See? Preparation, meeting opportunity.”

“Well, I was headed out to breakfast. Can I buy you breakfast?”

“Oh, yes!” she exclaimed. “And that brings me to another one of these inspirational sayings from Oprah Winfrey. This is my lucky day. Get this: ‘My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.’ So, what do you think of that?”

He laughed. “Do you have a big baked potato in your purse that you’re going to share with me?”

“No, but you’re going to buy me breakfast, and I’m going to keep a little of it and share it with my little boys and their mama this afternoon. Who knows, maybe I will order a baked potato.”

Quentin drove on, and in the course of her conversation she explained that she had been homeless since her husband had lost his job in 2008 and they had lost their home and run through all their savings. Then her husband had caught pneumonia and died, and she’d been left alone.

“How can you smile, after all that?” Quentin asked, incredulous.

“They say if it don’t kill you, life makes you stronger,” she declared with a decided nod of her head. “It killed James, but it’s made me stronger.” She reached for her notebook.

“Another one of those inspirational sayings from Oprah Winfrey?” Quentin asked.

“Yep. Oprah said, ‘Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.’ Lord knows, I have had struggle. And it has made me strong.”

“But where do you sleep?”

“Where we can. In a shelter sometimes, especially with the boys. They make it a little easier for their mama to get in, and usually I can tag along. But sometimes there is no shelter.”

“Isn’t it tough on you, being out on the street? And what about the little boys? Don’t they need a home?”

“Sure they need a home,” she said. “But those boys are growing up strong. Their mama works hard, gives them everything she can, but they’re having to learn to fend for themselves, too. You watch. One of these days they will be driving a big car like this, and taking good care of her. They will find their way, I know they will.”

They pulled up to the cafe where Quentin had planned to have breakfast, and went in to eat. After their meal he drove her uptown to meet the boys and their mother, and as she got out of the car he felt inspired and reached into his wallet for a hundred dollar bill.

“Thank you,” she said, tucking it into her bag. “See what Oprah said, about preparation meeting opportunity? You are a good young man. You listen to your heart.”

She got out, and he drove off.

When he got home that evening Quentin spied something on the floor of the car, in front of the passenger seat. Reaching down to pick it up, he realized it was the little notebook that belonged to the lady he’d picked up this morning. She must have dropped it there by accident.

He opened the notebook, filled with sayings from Oprah Winfrey, and read the one staring him in the face: “Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.”

He chuckled. That was exactly what he had done. He had followed his instincts and met an elder who had brought sunshine into his day.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own lives that we don’t notice opportunities to give even a generous glance to another person.

A simple act of kindness can go a long way to brightening your own day as it brightens the day of the person you were being kind to. Why not take a moment today to do something nice for someone, especially someone you don’t even know?

It brings sunshine into my day to offer you a little gift. If you will fill in your email address in the yellow box at the top of the sidebar, I will happily send you a free gift to help you get in touch with the story within you that’s crying to get out and into a book.

And here’s another gift to take your inspiration even further: The 21-Day “I AM a Gift to the World” Challenge, compliments of Chief Robert TallTree and Terri Lynn TallTree. The Challenge is non-religious, heart opening, absolutely free, and guaranteed to light up your life and make the world a better place.

NOTE: In over 25 years of helping people with their books, my clients have voiced the same issues time and again. Many of my blog posts are composites of their stories to assist you in the realization of YOUR dream of writing your way to prosperity!

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Ambassador of Author’s Purpose
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U
WriteYourWaytoProsperity.com
WordWeaver4U.com

 

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Can Changing Your Mind Serve You Better Than Stress Relief Products?

Can Changing Your Mind Serve You Better Than Stress Relief Products?

Can Changing Your Mind Serve You Better Than Stress Relief Products? Geri was having a rotten day. She was way too caught up in her mind to see a way out of her misery.

An investment she’d had high hopes for had taken a rough tumble this week. She’d been so sure it was a safe bet, especially with the steady growth it had been showing. After the beating she’d sustained in the market crash last year, she couldn’t afford a new loss.

This was the investment she was pinning her retirement hopes on.

She was approaching retirement age, and things weren’t looking good. Her music school kept her busy and provided for her living expenses, but it wasn’t likely to provide much in the way of residuals after she closed the doors.

As if that weren’t enough of a worry, her younger sister had called this morning looking for a loan. This was no time for her to be lending money, she’d had to explain. NO? That wasn’t the answer her sister wanted to hear, and the phone call had ended on a sour note.

NOW WHAT?

Geri’s mind flashed her a mental picture of an older version of herself, living in her car without any family to comfort her! Well, she would have her violin. She winced at the thought of standing on a street corner, playing for tips.

By evening she had worked herself into a state of mental anguish and physical pain. Stiff neck, headache, achy body. When even a warm bath didn’t soothe her pain, she reached into the medicine cabinet for one of the stress relief products she kept there. Empty bottle. No!

Okay, she’d use a heating pad on her upper back and neck.

Like Geri, we all have rough spots in our lives. Many a baby boomer is feeling the anguish of financial loss right now, of facing a retirement with uncertain prospects. Stress relief products, a heating pad and light exercise can all help relieve the pain.

But is there a way to keep from throwing yourself into distress in the first place?

  • The best thing you can do when worries about your financial situation (or anything else, for that matter) begin to take over your reality is switch your frame of mind. Perspective is everything. I recommend physical activity to change your focus. Moving your body will free you up to shift your mindset.
  • Once you’ve managed to dislodge your mind from its stuckness, feed it positive messages. Start telling it what you want it to hear – messages about living the life you choose to design for yourself. Imagine yourself living in the locale of your dreams, surrounded by wonderful friends, doing what brings you joy.
  • Get into it! Feel what it’s like. BE THERE NOW, in your mind. See it, hear the sounds you would hear, feel the good feelings. Smell the air! Taste the sweetness.
  • Write it out, in present tense: I AM enjoying living (however you want to live). Hang it on your wall. Read it out loud whenever you feel down, so your mind will hear those words in the voice it’s most likely to believe – your voice.

Will you be telling yourself a lie? No. This is an AS-IF. I call it pre-tending. It’s what kids do. Let yourself be a kid for a while. It’s what athletes do that sharpens their game. It what champion chess players do. It’s what successful business strategists do.

YOU can do it, too.

The key is to GET EMOTIONAL about it. Feel the greatness! Sing it out! Love it. You’ll feel a lot better than if you’d reached for those stress relief products.

The best part is, pre-tending the reality of your choice will program your mind to draw opportunities to you that will allow you to improve your situation!

Thanks to the influence of new thought celebrities like Marianne Williamson, Oprah Winfrey and Wayne Dyer, there are more people every day who can grasp the truth of what I’m saying here.

Putting it into action is another matter. It’s easy, and fun, but few people have the self-discipline to go inside and DO THE PRE-TENDING that will change their internal programming.

In the words of Marianne Williamson, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”

For a smooth and easy entry into the experience of how pre-tending can change your life, I recommend The 21-Day “I AM a Gift to the World” Challenge, compliments of Chief Robert and Terri Lynn TallTree. This delightful package will introduce you to the potential you carry within you and how you can ignite it to live all aspects of your life on purpose.

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NOTE: In over 25 years of helping people with their books, my clients have voiced the same issues time and again. Many of my blog posts are composites of their stories to assist you in the realization of YOUR dream of writing your way to prosperity!

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Ambassador of Author’s Purpose
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U
WriteYourWaytoProsperity.com
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Can Short Inspirational Poems Bring Magic Into Your Life?

Can short inspirational poems bring magic into your life?

Can Short Inspirational Poems Bring Magic Into Your Life?You bet they can.  How about this one from Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

What If You Slept?

What if you slept… And what if… In your sleep… You dreamed…

And what if… In your dream… You went to Heaven,

And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower…

And what if… When you awoke… You had the flower in your hand…

Ah, what then?


Thank you, Mr. Coleridge, for this wonderful example of how short inspirational poems can opens the door to more magic in our lives.

I’ve had magical experiences in my life, and I know you’ve had them in yours.

Sometimes we don’t even remember them. They tended to happen more often when we were younger, when we didn’t know about the impossible.

But the more we allow the magic in, even as adults, the more we can have of those inspirational moments in our adult life as well.

Let me tell you about something that happened to me in San Diego County, California. I was out hiking one day. As I walked along a mountain trail I looked down, and there I saw a bluebird feather. I bent down to pick it up, and continued on up the trail to the top of the hill with the feather in my hand. I kept turning it over in the sunlight, admiring it. It was so beautiful!

I arrived at last at the top of the hill, where I found a big flat rock at the edge of a little pool of water. It was a warm day, and I was tired. I lay down on the rock, stretched out with the sun shining full on me, laid that little bluebird feather down next to my hand, and dozed off.

When I awoke and reached out for the bluebird feather, it wasn’t there. However, in its place were TWO bluebird feathers, hooked together!

This couldn’t be. It was impossible.

And yet, I know it happened. I still have those two bluebird feathers! I saved them as a memento of that experience. Sometimes, if we have a memento of a magical experience we will actually allow ourselves to know that it was REAL.

In the absence of tangible evidence, the brain tends to dismiss these magical occurrences. There’s no drawer for them in the file cabinet of Western reality. I might have told a friend about it, and shared a good laugh. “Oh, that couldn’t have happened, it’s not possible,” we would say. Pow! Dismissed.

But that little bit of magic really happened. I still have the evidence.

Would you like to experience more magic in YOUR life? What if you were to stop filtering the incredible, unbelievable experiences out of your conscious awareness?

One way to make that more likely would be to deliberately tune into short inspirational poems on a regular basis. In the morning, in the afternoon, whenever you need a lift.

The filtering happens because we were fed a story about what is and is not real, and, being impressionable, we bought that story. The great thing is that today, quantum physics is making it obvious (to all who are ready to see) that reality is not “out there” at all, but “in here”!!

Quantum physics shows us that reality materializes when expectation meets potential. In other words, we create our reality by what we imagine to be possible. Not just you and I, though we are part of it, but the collective consciousness of all humanity, taken together.

And so… I invite you to allow more magic into your life. To that end, I offer you two free gifts:

The first free gift will help you open to the magic of getting your heart story out and into a book you can share with others. To receive this gift, either put your email address in the yellow box at the top of the right sidebar or click on the orange chicklet under it to subscribe in a reader.

The second free gift is The 21-Day “I AM a Gift to the World” Challenge, compliments of my friends Robert and Terry TallTree. The 21-day challenge will give you a wonderful experience of opening to the deeper aspects of who you are and to what is possible in your life.  To receive this gift, go to writeyourwaytoprosperity.com/21challenge.

Quantum physics tells us that a change in the spin pattern of an electron in one place on the earth is always accompanied by an equal change in the spin pattern of a paired electron in a faraway location.

I choose to let that mean that by opening to more magic in our lives, we are helping all humanity to open to greater magic.

And that has to be a good thing, don’t you think?

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Ambassador of Author’s Purpose
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U
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Looking for New Ways to Manifest Money?

Looking for new ways to manifest money?

Looking for New Ways to Manifest Money?With her husband in danger of losing his job, Rose is anxious. She and her husband are scrambling for new ways to bring in income.

Looking around her community and online, she sees a number of opportunities worth looking into:

• A friend has invited her to a weekend currency trading seminar.

• Her husband has suggested they get involved with a network marketing company.

• She could check out part-time teaching openings at local universities.

• And… there’s a casino in town with a tantalizing array of winning opportunities….

Rose realizes that that last option would be foolhardy.

The currency trading course looked interesting, so they attended an introductory seminar. The presenter’s system seems simple, and workable enough that it might be something they could do.

The down side to that would be that they would need to do “paper trading” for at least six months before they’d be ready to trade real money. So that wouldn’t be a quick fix. Nor would it be certain to manifest a profit.

The network marketing idea doesn’t appeal to her at all. They have tried that before, without much success. Neither of them gravitates naturally to selling. They don’t have the advantage of having a list to introduce a new product line to, and she is certainly not keen on approaching their friends with nutritional or other products.

The remaining option, teaching part-time at a local college, is something she is already qualified to do. But going back to teaching would mean trading hours for dollars at a much lower rate than she could earn in her own counseling practice!

In short, NONE of the presenting options seems really right to her. But she and her husband both know they need a Plan B. They have expenses. A home. Two kids in high school and looking forward to college. Car payments. Various insurances. All the expenses common to families today.

If you find yourself needing to manifest more money than you’re making now, I’m sure you can relate to Rose’s anxiety. How do you decide which way to go? Here are some tips to consider:

1. Stick with what is close to your heart. If you opt instead for something that does not bring you joy, you’ll be headed for burnout. Even if it brings you quick money, you will find yourself feeling like a fish out of water. For Rose, any of the above options would take her time and attention away from the counseling she loves, and she would suffer.

2. Consider ways to set yourself up to do more of what you find fulfilling. What do you love doing that you could do more of?

Rose could attract more clients to her counseling practice by introducing a program to reward her existing clients for referring others to her. Or she could offer them some benefit for giving her an online testimonial on a site like Yelp.com. Or she could attract more clients by writing articles and disseminating them online through ezine directories.

3. Monitor your joy level daily. Check in with yourself: “How am I feeling?” And then relate that to what you’re doing. Look for ways to do more of what brings you joy and less of what doesn’t.

4. When you’re doing what you love, your enthusiasm sparks others who need what you offer. You make a difference in their lives, and knowing that satisfies your soul and keeps you going with vigor.

Following the path of your heart is the only way to guarantee your success over the long term. Prosperity is yours from the get-go, because you are in the flow. And when you’re in the flow, the Universe opens its arms to you and brings you new ways to manifest money.

Automagically.

And you will be motivated to stay the course.

Now, because you are committed enough to your own success to have read nearly to the end of this post, I want to offer you two gifts that will move you forward in perfecting your ability to manifest from your core passion.

First, one of the most inspiring gifts I can offer you is The 21-Day “I AM a Gift to the World” Challenge, created by Robert and Terri TallTree.

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The “Trees” are masters of creating prosperity in their own lives, and have for years been sharing their wisdom on the subject in live seminars and informational products. Their wisdom, grounded in Native American tradition, has touched me deeply.

Whenever I lose track of my vision, I know I can rely on them to remind me that financial security comes naturally when I focus on serving others in a way that brings joy to my heart.

Second, I want to offer you my personal FREE gift of tools you can use to broaden your client base and bring in more money. Establishing yourself as a trusted authority in your field will bring you the clients and the income you need. The best way to do that is with a book. You have one in you, and the tools in this free gift will help you get it out.

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NOTE: In over 25 years of helping people with their books, my clients have voiced the same issues time and again. Many of my blog posts are composites of their stories to assist you in the realization of YOUR dream of writing your way to prosperity!

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Ambassador of Author’s Purpose
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U
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What Makes Self Publishing Books the Best Answer for the New Author?

If you’re thinking of writing a book – and I certainly hope you are! – you will want to consider your publishing and marketing options from the get-go.

A few days ago I told you about Geri, up to her eyeballs in her music school business. Geri had a book she wanted to write, but it just seemed like one of those things she would never have the time to do.

However, once she got clear on her priorities and made the decision to hire an assistant to handle the administrative end of her business, the book idea came off the back burner and assumed its rightful prominence in her life!!

Having no idea as to how to get a book out, Geri hadn’t given any thought to self publishing books. She naturally assumed that once her book was written she would submit it to publishers and get a publishing contract.

She was ecstatic when she found an agent who agreed to represent her book!

The agent expressed enthusiasm about her work. He had connections in the business, and assured her that he knew three publishers looking for a book like hers.

Delighted, she gave him an initial payment on a one-year contract.

Geri went back to her music school and immersed herself in her work, which now included researching marketing options and drawing up a schedule of presentations to parents’ groups and music school associations. She sent her finished proposal off to her agent.

Weeks passed. She wondered what was happening with her book. When she called her agent to inquire, he assured her that a contract was just around the corner.

Weeks turned into months, and still no publishing contract. “Don’t worry, these things take time,” her agent told her. “Acqusitions editors are overburdened with submissions. You have to be patient.”

(Read on – There is a major up-side to this story YOU will want to know about!)

The year wore on, and Geri completed her end of the payment agreement. Still no word from the publishers. Had her agent taken her for a ride? Or had he actually put an honest effort into representing her book? She had no idea.

She did see that two other books he was repping had hit the market. Why did hers have to be the one dying on the vine?

Finally, a week before the contract was set to expire, Geri got a call. A publisher was interested in her book! They had looked it over and wanted to talk to her.

Geri was thrilled.

Three weeks later she got a call from the acquisitions editor, who complemented her on her work. The release date would be a year and a half out – just a reality of the business, he said. She would retain North American rights and be awarded a $5,000 advance against a small royalty on sales.

“It’s a good deal for an unknown author,” her agent assured her. “If this book takes off, you’re set for life. They’ll want everything else you can produce.”

What she didn’t realize was that the publishing house would do little to market the book beyond putting it in bookstores, and that the burden of book promotion would therefore sit squarely on her shoulders.

Nor did she note that the bookstores would require a buy-back agreement for copies that didn’t sell, or that the cost of buy-backs would be deducted from future royalties.

(Stay with me … you’re almost to the magic moment!)

The most upsetting thing was that when her book finally came out, the publisher had changed the title … and it didn’t feel like her book at all.

She was in shock. She nearly gave up on her book.

AND THEN … When she least expected it …

Last year, she received a call from a music company. A marketing executive had come across a copy of her book, and he wanted to talk to her about featuring her music lessons in the company’s ads.

Re-energized, Geri decided to take another tack with her book.

Having heard about the recent rise in self publishing books, she realized that self-publishing would allow her to:

• PUBLISH the book the way SHE wanted it to appear

• CAPITALIZE on the connections she had already made

• POCKET all the proceeds from sales.

After negotiating a release with the publisher, she had the book’s cover redesigned and contracted for a small initial printing with a print-on-demand printer. Her music store would be the publisher!

Within three weeks she had corrected proofs of her book and received shipment of her first 100 copies!

She cut a contract with the company that had called her, and two weeks later she was back for a second printing of 5,000 books (drop-shipped to the destination address, so she never had to deal with them at all).

That was the beginning of a delightful experience in steering her own career as an author.

Since she decided to free herself from the constraints of working with an agent and a publishing house, Geri has blossomed as a writer and speaker and is making sizable waves in the music school world. And her income has skyrocketed.

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So… What can YOU learn from Geri’s experience? And what do you need to know to take advantage of the digital publishing revolution?

;-) For most new authors, self-publishing is the best option, at least initially. Why?

• It shaves years off the process!

• It puts YOU squarely in the driver’s seat! (You WILL recognize your book when it’s done.)

• It puts all the profits in YOUR pocket!

;-) Your Self-Published Book will make YOU stand out in your market!

;-) Promoting your book is fun. You believe in your book, and all you have to do is build relationships with people and communicate to them WHY you believe in it … and how they are going to benefit from partnering with you.

;-) Once your book achieves a level of success in the marketplace, publishers are likely to notice and end up vying for the right to publish it. That puts you in the enviable position of being able to negotiate a very favorable contract.

So… Know that YOU CAN make a difference with your book! A much bigger difference than you can make without it. Start writing.

And be aware that the world of publishing is changing rapidly. Self publishing books has gained tremendous acceptance in recent years, and more and more is seen as the common sense way of getting a book printed and out to the public.

New opportunities for promotion and distribution of self-published books are making news all the time. Stay tuned to future posts for more details on this.

For a wealth of valuable TIPS on how to prosper with your writing (PLUS a  COMPLIMENTARY BONUS AUTHOR CHECKLIST) click here: writeyourwaytoprosperity.com/wywtp or claim your TIPS at the top of the sidebar on the righthand side this page.

NOTE: In over 25 years of helping people with their books, my clients have voiced the same issues time and again. Many of my blog posts are composites of their stories to assist you in the realization of YOUR dream of writing and publishing your own book(s).

Chiwah Carol Slater, MA
Founder, Write Your Way to Prosperity
Founder, Word Weaver 4 U


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What Makes Self Publishing Books the Best Answer for the New Author?