The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results Max Mckeown FT Publishing We’ve all had times when we failed to think strategically and the result was an embarrassing stumble or major crash. Or when we thought we had the ideal strategy, but the outcome proved us wrong. Some people [...]
Simple and Powerful Ways to Get Closer to Christ and Take Others with You Pivot Driven Devotions: Bible Selections to Move You Closer to Jesus Arnie Cole & W. Terry Whalin Back to the Bible Publishing No matter how close to Jesus we feel we are, we can always get closer. And if we’re [...]
Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is one of the best tools indie authors and publishers have. It allows us to make our books available to buyers all over the world. Even with the availability of other publishing platforms, losing your KDP account can be devastating. And getting it restored ranges from extremely difficult to [...]
The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: Your One-Stop Source for Mastering English Grammar (Updated Edition) Susan Thurman Adams Media It’s a song I sing over and over: Grammar matters. The type of communication (speaking or writing, formal or informal) doesn’t matter. What matters is that you do it correctly, clearly, and consistently. That’s [...]
In networking groups, we’re often asked to describe our ideal client so others know who they should refer to us. Marketing advisors tell us to create a persona for our ideal client so we know how to market to them. For years, I’ve said that our ideal client is a successful businessperson who wants [...]
Amazon KDP is a wonderful resource for indie authors. It lets us publish our books on the Amazon platform and make them available to potential buyers around the world at no cost, other than what we spend to write and produce the book. Unfortunately, the online world is rife with Amazon KDP scammers who [...]
Years ago, a client gave me the draft of the dedication of his book. His goal was to recognize and express his gratitude to a friend and colleague who had recently died. After several sentences of well-deserved praise, he ended with, “I was honored to call him my friend.” When you think about that, [...]
How do you feel when you’re reading an article, listening to a speaker, or in a conversation, and someone makes a reference to something that flies over your head? I still vividly remember a conversation I had with one of my congregation’s matriarchs decades ago when I was a new Christian and had attended [...]
Some common sense tips for protecting yourself from litigation In an online self-publishing support group, a member posted that they had finished their manuscript and needed an attorney to review it to be sure the author wouldn’t get sued. The responses to the post ranged from questioning the need for such a review to [...]
We should charge and pay for value, not time Time is one of our most valuable commodities, and that it’s a non-renewable resource makes it even more precious. But knowledge is also a valuable commodity. If you offer a service, are you balancing time and knowledge when you determine your fees? We’ve all heard [...]
