Anyone who has ever been a part of a website redesign knows it’s a MAJOR project. It takes planning and forethought, creativity and LOTS of writing! One of my many job titles is publicist for Ambassador International. I also do a lot of marketing work and lately that has meant writing copy for our new [...]
It’s been far too long since I’ve updated my blog! I don’t know where the time has gone, but yes, I have been working. I did fit in a 10-day trip to Ireland since my last blog post. We had an amazing time touring the North and South of Ireland. Here are some highlights from [...]
I’m excited to announce that I’ve started writing at a new blog: Money Crashers. My first post features an interview with Jim DeBetta whom I met at Ali Brown’s recent Shine conference. I talked to Jim about how to get your products featured on HSN or QVC. According to the site, Money Crashers “strives to [...]
Michelle Duggar is expecting! Again! This will be baby number 20 for the Duggar family. I admit that I was once a naysayer, wondering why this family felt the need to be so large. I thought surely they had to be a drain on society, but I was completely wrong. I interviewed Michelle this summer [...]
Are you planning a summer vacation? I’m planning a few of them and I am very excited– especially because I’m paying cash! Summer vacations are so much more fun when you can come home without lugging a bunch of debt back with you. This month in my piece for Hope for Women Magazine I talked [...]
I don’t care if small cross-body handbags are in style this spring. I will forever carry a big purse because that’s the only way I can take my coupons with me wherever I go. Most people that know me know I love saving money. I’m definitely not cheap– I just can’t stand the idea of [...]
Earlier this week I sat in on a webinar from marketing firm HubSpot on the science of timing. A company expert spent years studying the best time to tweet, share, blog and email. Here are some interesting pieces of information I picked up from the webinar: Twitter Later in the day between 2pm-5pmEST is when [...]
I’ll be taking part in Bloggers Day of Silence on Friday, March 18. It’s a great project started by a group of bloggers called For Japan With Love. The idea is to take some time to do your part to help for Japan and pray for their recovery which is exactly what I’ll be doing.
It’s interesting how some projects seem to fall into place so easily. I’ve been working with author Kevin Mills on the promotion of his new book Baby Codes: 101 Winning Combinations to Help Your Baby Sleep. I subscribe to the Seventh Generation e-newsletter and ended up writing a blog post over on DoMoreWithYourMoney.com about a [...]
I’m excited to tell you about a new writing opportunity. I’ll be the financial columnist for Hope for Women. Here’s a little information about Hope for Women from their website: A companion for women who “expect the best” in every aspect of life… Hope for Women (Hope): Created by women with integrity and substance, we [...]
I read an article on DaveRamsey.com earlier this month that included this statistic: “A study from Citibank found that 57% of divorced couples said money fights were the primary reason they didn’t get along.” I wanted to use that stat in a magazine article I’m working on so I Googled it and found it used [...]
I had the pleasure of teaming up with two talented people to produce an book promo video for Ambassador International’s author Bill Renje. Bill wrote A Chosen Bullet, a book about his incredible story. The video was shot by Peter Irberseder, a photographer who worked at a competing station when I was a reporter at [...]
I’ve been doing a lot of guest blogging lately. I’ve done bachelorette blog posts to help promote The House of Bachelorette (my sister’s company) and today I’m guest blogging over at Design Sponge. I love blogging at Design Sponge because it’s one of my all-time favorite blogs. I was happy to update a blog I [...]
The South Carolina heat has me dreaming of inhaling cool mountain breezes, walking on crispy leaves and kicking back at Mountain Club of Cashiers. I got to visit the place a couple of months ago for an assignment. I wrote all of the copy for their huge new website, designed by the incredibly talented Merge [...]
Nearly ten years ago I started a tradition. I took a blank, boring journal and filled the first few pages with bad poetry, dorky photos and a heartfelt note. Then I sent it away to a friend. The pages of that journal eventually got filled with memories and what was once a cheaply made book [...]
A few weeks ago I stumbled across a contest I thought looked cool. The winner gets to travel around the country to different Lilith Fair festivals and report on the events for Degree Women. So I entered by writing a short essay and I just found out I’m a finalist! But in order to win [...]
I love great design and I notice it right away when I visit a website. But when it comes to Google, design really doesn’t matter– content does. So why do so many companies hire designers and programmers to create their websites, but do the writing themselves? I guess it’s because writing isn’t brain surgery. Pretty [...]
Do you like the name Ink Swift? I hope so because I came up with it! Ink Swift is a self-publishing company offering more books, perks, control than the competition– and there’s a lot of it. New statistics show that more than twice as many new books are now self-published than published traditionally. Not familiar [...]
You know that cliche about how the mechanic always fixes his own car last? Blogs are kind of the same way. Business has been off the charts for me the past few months, although you wouldn’t know it by my website. But I know I’m not the only one that finds it difficult to squeeze [...]
Last year I worked with the amazing folks at Tapio Builders to develop copy for their newly launched website, TapioBuilders.com. The goal was to set them apart from other high end builders in town and make sure the copy was rich with keywords. The talented Marco Suarez designed the website and I think he did [...]
According to Digital Trends I’m a “bargain hunting expert.” I actually really love that title! Because I write for Bargainist.com, Digital Trends interviewed me as an expert source on finding great deals. I think writer Nick Mokey did an awesome job of laying out the best ways to snag a bargain. Take a minute to [...]
I am excited to announce the arrival of the premier issue of Stiletto Woman Magazine. I had the opportunity to be included as a member of the editorial staff. I also currently am the editor of StilettoMoneyOnline.com, one of the magazine’s online counterparts. Stiletto Woman Magazine is an annual publication for women on the web. [...]
Did you end up here because you saw my guest post on Design Sponge today? Well then welcome! If I can help you whip up some fab copy writing, create a stellar press release or beef up your blog let me know! I love working with new people! In the meantime, be sure to check [...]
My guest post for the Biz Ladies series is up today on Design Sponge. This is a cool moment for me because I have been an avid DS reader for quite a while! I never thought I would get the chance to write for DS, so I’m very happy! We’re even planning to hit up [...]
