You might be wondering, “Can Twitter actually help me generate leads and close business?”

My answer is a resounding YES.

And here’s just one of the many stories I could share about how Twitter has helped my business close a deal.

And it just wasn’t ANY deal, it was the world famous Anthony Robbins, famous for his Unleash The Power Within events.

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Google just announced a new service called Google Voice (click here for Mashable’s story).  According to Mashable:

The service looks a lot like Gmail for voicemail, although you don’t have to be a Gmail user to use it. It lets you retrieve transcripts of your voicemail, archive and search all your sent and received SMS messages, and you can make calls directly from Google Voice’s interface. The calls are free in the US, and cost a small fee internationally.

Watch this video from Google:

So here’s the really cool part for us writers…

You can call Google Voice and leave yourself messages.  Google will automatically transcribe the messages into text and email them to you!

So, next time you’re in the car or you just don’t feel like typing, you can simply call Google Voice and you’ll get your words emailed back to you.  How cool is that!!

First, happy new year everyone! I was going to do one of those, “What are your plans for 2009?” messages but got carried away setting up my new YouTube account (but I still want to hear your resolutions…). Now to the video:

If you’re like me, you get headaches when you stare at the screen all day long.

Well for Christmas, I picked up some new technology that promises to address this problem. These are computer glasses called, Gunnar Optiks.

Watch the video below to learn more.

What are your thoughts?

BTW, this is my FIRST YouTube video. I welcome your comments (should I do more??)

You may be sitting around (like me), wondering how you’ll get all that writing done on your plate.

Perhaps it’s blog posts, white papers or some other project calling your name.

What follows are some of my best tips (and a video) that will help improve your writing performance:

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Looking for new ways to land clients in this economic downturn?

Turn to none other than your local lunch spot for a new and creative way to win clients…

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A short while ago, I announced the winners of our 3rd annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers. I recently asked each of these stellar bloggers to pick their best posts on the topic of writing from 2008.

What follows is pure gold.

This is the best, direct FROM the best. (more…)

Are you thinking of authoring a business book to help improve the sales of your business?

What follows is an extensive list of advantages to writing a business book; directly from the mouths of successful book authors.

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Are things getting a little tight for your business these days?

If they are, I can relate.  Just today I found out that one of my major clients laid off four people (who were my primary contracts).  I also found out that another customer of mine cut their budget, eliminating a program I was involved with.  Yikes!!

What should we do?

The crazy variation in the stock market is a lot like being stuck on a roller coaster from hell.  Providentially, Copywriting Success Summit is going on right in the middle of this chaos (an event that helps freelance writer’s grow their businesses).

What follows are my tips to ensure the bad economy does not sink your ship: (more…)

This is the year of the writer! With literally hundreds of nominations pouring in, this year’s 3rd annual competition was intense. The 37 finalists have been carefully examined, with the greatest weight on the quality of their content.  What follows are the top 10 blogs for writers.

If you’re a writer, you’ll find daily doses of inspiration and discovery at these excellent blogs: (more…)

Wow! I called for nominations for the top 10 writers blogs AND nearly 300 came in!

Here are the finalists for the top 10: (more…)