Get More Bang from Your Articles Buck! How to Use Your Articles To Create Ebooks
Get More Bang from Your Articles Buck!
How to Use Your Articles To Create Ebooks
By Maria Marsala
Who would have thunk it? You’ve completed several written articles on the same topic – a good idea if you want to become known as an expert. Now you want to turn those articles into a money making ebook. But how to do it? What’s next? What do you need?
You could simply take your articles, jam them into a PDF file, and call it an ebook. However, if you want your ebook to reflect your professional, credible self, and get you “this” much closer to creating a “book”, then follow the steps below:
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Achieve Maximum Results With Minimum Effort
Achieve Maximum Results With Minimum Effort
By Cheryl Vallejos
Do you find yourself putting in long hours at work or your business only to feel at the end of the day that you haven’t accomplished anything? Would you like to become more efficient and achieve more with less effort?
The answer is easy! You may have some poor work habits that you can easily change. First, however, you have to find them. One effective way to spot your black holes is to keep a time log for a few days. See where your time and effort is really going. Is answering email sucking hours away each day? Do personal interruptions take you off track? Are you doing more for others than for yourself? Some common self-defeating patterns that rob you of efficiency might be: fear, lack of concentration, procrastination, poor time management, indecisiveness, perfectionism. Do any of these sound familiar?
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How Absurd!
Always short, sweet and to the point, the following article was taken from the February 2006 issue of The World’s Shortest Ezine (Always 200 words or less! Always!)
How Absurd!
By Tom Letourneau
In one of the latest issues of Log Homes Illustrated, the editor writes about a silly new law the State of New Hampshire passed that taxes the view a homeowner has from his Property. Yes, you read that right; there is now a scenery tax for having a spectacular view! (I wonder if a lousy view gets a tax rebate?) It actually bumped one homeowner’s property value from $98,000 to $273,000. (He moved to Canada.)
Isn’t that crazy? Yes, but not as crazy as some companies’ customer service policies. You’d think that stupidity was the provenance of government but don’t bet on it.
This recently happened to me:
Her: “Sorry, I can’t take you off our mailing list until you give me your account number.”
Me: “But I don’t have an account with you.”
Her: “Sorry, I can’t do anything without an account number.”
Sound familiar? What about your organization? Do you have any insipid and out-of-date policies? Maybe it’s time to take a look.
Send me some of the weird customer service, return or just plain crazy policies you’ve run into and I’ll publish them in a future ezine. And thanks in advance for the upcoming laughs.
From The World’s Shortest Ezine by Tom Letourneau (800) 845-7553 / www.TomSpeaks.net
Be Careful of Listening to So Called ‘Speaker Coaches’
Be Careful of Listening to
So Called ‘Speaker Coaches’
By James Malinchak
Several years ago, I attended a function in Burbank, CA for speakers, authors, trainers, coaches and consultants. There were approximately 200 of us who were all there to hear three guest speakers talk about ways to generate more publicity.
After the three speakers gave their presentations, they sat together on stage to answer questions. I immediately raised my hand for permission to approach the crowd microphone so that I could ask my question.
After I was called on, I walked to the microphone, stated my name, the fact that I was a professional speaker and proceeded to ask my question. The three guest speakers were most gracious and answered my question in great detail.
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Don’t Believe Anything You Think
Don’t Believe Anything You Think
By Karen Susman
My mom always told me to never believe anything I hear and only half of what I read. Recently, I saw a bumper sticker that went a step further. It read, “Don’t Believe Anything You Think.”
That gave me a chuckle and a yank on my choke chain. Does that mean I have to challenge all those thoughts I claim to be true? You betcha.
I’ve decided to be aware of my thoughts and toss out the ones that are based on old wives’ tales, Aesop’s Fables, nursery rhymes, and my and other people’s neuroses. This will be like de-cluttering my closets.
When you de-clutter your closets, organizing professionals order you to pick up each item and ask, “When was the last time I used it? Do I love it? Does it still fit?” If you haven’t worn it for 18 months, or it doesn’t fit, or you don’t love it, out it goes – even if it still has the tags on it. When it comes to clothes that don’t work for me anymore, I can give them away, throw out the ratty items or store them in my keepsake cedar closet for sentimental value.
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