My name is Allison and I am addicted to buying domain names. I am in recovery. I’m making progress. I’m getting better. But like any addiction, it is a lifelong thing. At my highest point, I had around 100-110 domain names. For those of you who are hardcore, this is nothing. For the rest of [...]
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Note: I wrote this piece in July as a column for an online business publication. They told me it was “too negative” and chose not to publish it. I decided to publish it here because 1) It is good, both the writing and the advice 2) The idea of knowing when to walk away/move on [...]
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I decided to write this blog post earlier this month. Actually, I didn’t “decide.” I “knew.” And ever since I “knew,” I have come up with plenty of delays, excuses and reasons why it wasn’t exactly the right time to write it. Then I finally wrote it last week but didn’t post it. I tweeted [...]
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So…I have been doing this thing (and by “this thing” I mean copywriting, running the show, being my own boss, wearing a million hats, etc.) for long enough to know. You know….to know. To spot him or her. The potential client who represents everything you would prefer to not work with. Ever. Often a super-nice [...]
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Ok, Ms. Wendy Y. Bailey! I’m not usually a good tag-ee, but I promised myself I’d be more open and receptive to these and more revealing about my personal side – and yours was the next that came along. So, you have tagged me and I accept! So without further ado, here are 10 honest traits about me… 1. I gave [...]
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INC Magazine is one of the old-school must-reads for the Entrepreneurial Set. It’s also one of the few publications I still read as a hard copy, as in not on a screen but in my hands and with pages. I particularly like Norm Brodsky, a phenomenally successful entrepreneur who writes a regular column in INC. In [...]
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I really REALLY like this saying. It’s like: Go for it, give it all you have, do it 110% or don’t even bother. As someone who moves way too fast and is way too excited about quickly crossing items off my To Do list, this is something that speaks to me. SLOW DOWN and DO [...]
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I read this article in this month’s Inc Magazine. Basically, a small business woman in North Carolina decided to write about her experiences with what she felt was a one-step-below-a-scam service that offered to create a documentary-like advertorial for her business for some $20+K (a significant amount for a small business, or for anyone for [...]
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How many of you play by the rules? Your own rules, your competitors’ rules, your colleagues’ rules, life’s rules, you know: THE RULES? If you asked me, I would definitely say I’m one to follow the rules. I’ve always been that person. But you know what? Following the rules isn’t always enough and isn’t always [...]
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Those of you who know me personally know that I, well, struggle with being a better taker of criticism. I’m just not that thick-skinned. Even if it’s meant well, if it’s not personal or if it is incredibly valuable, I still feel that sting, that defensiveness, well up in me. That’s why this article in Entrepreneur was [...]
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