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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

Success

Yet it’s the already-successful and content people who seem to be the ones asking, “What can I do?” . In my article on ideas for shaking up 2013, I mentioned the dependence we have on habit. In 2013 a team member was devastated over a mistake she made in communicating with a business contact and “felt sick to her stomach.”

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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

Success

I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. The co-parenting book came out in 2013,” she says. Deesha Philyaw did not teach me how to write, but she did teach me how to turn writing into a career. A seven-figure book deal is very impressive.

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This Simple Question Could Be the Key to Your Personal Brand Strategy According to Brand Expert Mike Kim

Success

In 2013, he started building his brand by blogging every week, and then starting a podcast. Authentic online content should be inviting like a campfire. “I “And then we realize the ladder is leaning up against the wrong building.”. Kim says.

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Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013

Small Business Labs

Hard to believe, but the 2013 prediction season has started. Gartner released their Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013 last week.   We at Small Business Labs long ago moved to the cloud for both business and personal content. . We'll be posting more on 2013 trend forecasts and predictions as they come in.

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Eco-Friendly Business Promotion Techniques for 2013

Eco-Office Gals

So if you’re looking for a few good ways to greenify when it comes to touting your business and your brand, here are some strategies that are sure to deliver in 2013. It’s not enough to create business profiles, you also have to add content, monitor activity, and plan promotions. Social networking. photo by: emily snuffer.

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How to Ask for More Money (and Get It)

Success

I landed my first writing gig in 2013. I had been casually blogging for about a year, so the prospect of creating content for pay was thrilling—even if it was just $30 per 500-word post. Less than two years later, I was offered my first five-figure writing assignment. Lesson 3: Find the right employer or clients.

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A Growth Strategy For Coworking Operators: Niche Down Until It Hits

Allwork

When I first started working with coworking space operators in 2013, I worked with “coworking space operators.” And clearly defining and sharing this has been absolutely liberating—for my content, my business strategy, my messaging, my members and my brand. At the time, that market segment was small, closely-knit, and easy to target.

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