How Do You Stop Procrastination? [Guest Post]

How Do You Stop Procrastination?By Jon Allo Procrastination, according to the dictionary means: “The action of delaying or postponing something.” When you procrastinate, you’re taking an action, an action that sabotages your ability to do a good job. Why not take action toward success instead? Understand Perfectionism Many people self-sabotage through procrastination due to wanting … Read more

Authors: Simple Ways to Generate Multiple Streams of Revenue From Nonfiction Books [Guest Post]

Authors: Simple Ways to Generate Multiple Streams of Revenue From Nonfiction Books By Kathleen Gage

As an author, it’s likely you not only want to write, you also want to make money from your writing.

If you simply want to write and have no interest in generating revenues, this post is likely not for you. However, if you want to make a living from your writing, read on.

The first thing to do is realize there are many ways for an author to make money from their writings. Book sales are obviously one way, but not the only way.

You also have opportunities through speaking engagements, consulting, coaching and information products.

To be clear, these opportunities are more readily available for nonfiction writers than fiction writers. Yet, there are a variety of ways fiction writers can generate revenues as an offshoot of their books. Just to be clear, for this post, I am focusing on nonfiction authors.

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9 Video Marketing Challenges & How to Solve Them [Guest Post]

9 Video Marketing Challenges & How to Solve Them
By Susan Friesen

Your Video Marketing Guide for Success

I’ve established that a video marketing strategy is a must these days in earlier blog articles. I’ve shared how important it is to engage your audience, and how creating compelling videos can help you increase brand awareness, improve SEO and boost leads and sales.

In fact, Google research shows that 55% of consumers use videos for purchase decisions. According to this research, marketers get 66% more qualified leads per year by using it. And a survey conducted by Wyzowl shows that nearly eight out of every ten users have purchased a piece of software or app after having watched brand videos.

But while I’ve focused a lot on video marketing benefits, what I haven’t covered yet are some of the challenges that small business owners face.

So in this week’s blog, I’m highlighting 9 video marketing challenges, and provide a solution to each one.

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