Entrepreneurs PR, Promotion, Public Relations
The “Right” Way to Steal Other People’s Brilliant Business Ideas
Is it ever OK to “steal” someone else’s ideas – in business? Surprisingly: Yes. Not long ago, a friend of mine found herself in the kind of situation that would make anyone’s stomach twist into knots. My friend (an entrepreneur with a modestly popular website and blog) discovered that a woman in another country had…
Read More10 Best Resources to Find a Literary Agent – And Sell Your Book to a Top Publisher
Your book. In the hands of a literary agent who loves you. Next year. Yes! I have been cleaning house. Literally. My office. My computer. Assessing. Evaluating. Clearing out the old to bring in the new for next year. And….I found this extensive list of literary agents in many different genres that I had created a while…
Read MoreThe life-Changing Magic of Speaking Up. (This is my story. What’s yours?)
As a high school student in Palo Alto, California, I was irrepressibly curious and constantly looking for strange and exciting new experiences to try out. And if those “strange and exciting” adventures meant that I could make a little extra money on the side? Even better! That’s how I wound up sitting in a laboratory…
Read MoreThe Email Pitch Letter That Got Me Publicity – That You Can Copy
This is the email that got me featured in a local paper called The Marin Independent Journal (Marin IJ). The journalist, PJ had written about our garden (Which has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens) before from a different angle—saving the disappearing bees. You can copy it in a snap. So you can get…
Read MoreHow to Look Fabulous for Your Photo Shoot: Checklist
Professional models get a lot of criticism and for lazing around and looking gorgeous for a photo shoot. “Oh, gosh, lying around in expensive furs all day long while people drizzle champagne into your mouth and snap your photo! Gimme a break! How is THAT a job?” But… you know what? YOU try it. Holding…
Read MoreToo introverted to Appear on TV? Why the Media Craves People Like YOU
If you’re in America, all you have to do is turn-on the TV or turn-up the radio to discover that loud and extroverted personalities usually take the cake—stars like the women of Real Housewives, the big personalities on Queer eye and even Fox Nation talk show host, and self proclaimed “global irritant,” Piers Morgan are…
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