A nice mix of stuff you need to read, from email marketing resources to figuring out where all your tax money went. Enjoy.
Announcing the Connection Agency, by Steve Woodruff: Right off the bat, I gotta give a tip o’ da hat to my pal Steve Woodruff. So, yeah, the fact that he’s starting a company based on his great faith in networks and connections is awesome. But the real thing here is that, probably more than anyone else, I always love reading Steve’s stuff on how the whole point of it all is connecting, and his clarity for what that means. He talks about it a lot on his blog, and his free white paper on Opportunity Networks is really a must-read to get your head straight before you start firing into all the tactical side of online networking. Good luck, Mr. Sticky Figure!
13 Top Email Marketing Resources, by Amy Garland at Blue Sky Factory: Looking for some case studies, stats, ideas on how to do email marketing right? First, be sure you’re reading Blue Sky Factory’s blog. Second, work your way through this list. The data meccas alone toward the end of the list of mind-altering. Email is still extremely important people; it ain’t dead. Start doing it right … this stuff will help.
Designing Your Ideal Week, by Michael Hyatt: One of these days, I’m gonna make it through one of these link-heavy posts without referencing Michael Hyatt. Today ain’t that day. He simply keeps pumping out too much extremely practical stuff that I gotta pass along. In this one, he shows how he schedules his weeks … for everything. It’ s admittedly over-the-top, and certainly not set in stone, but his point makes sense: If you don’t at least try to design a perfect week, then you’ll never have one. I’m gonna be trying this this week myself.
The Truth About Confidence, by Steve Sammartino: Steve is the master of packing maximum punch out of a simple paragraph. He never writes much in a post, but he does milk that puppy for all its worth. I daresay he’s even better at it than Seth Godin. So, I ain’t gonna explain this one. Just read it and see what I’m talking about.
Where Did My Tax Dollars Go?: Hopefully, you’ve recovered from the tax season. Ever wonder where it all goes? This site’ll show you, and I bet you don’t like it
Productivity tips: 4 questions to ask yourself regularly to help you stay on top of what you need to do (or not do).
David at Marketing Integrity pointed the way to this post on work and time by James at Agile Ministry, and I’m glad he did. We all know we shouldn’t be workaholics. We all are at times, though. James manages to clarify the real issues and pitfalls of going down that trail too often. My favorite [...]
I’m a little behind on sharing some great reading, but here are some highlights from the past couple months. Finding an extra 15 hours in your week. Seems the Marketing Minute posted all the great marketing blogs out there, and the next question became “How in the world do I find time to keep up [...]
Good reading from a good weekend: Take Home Bag vs. Fake Home Bag: Ed puts things in perspective a bit about taking work home. Why are you doing it? How often do you really do it? Do you really have to do it? SES Session: Landing Page Optimization: Search Engine Marketing is fascinating to me. [...]
I heard my dear friend Rick Loy state a quote a few nights ago at the Roaring Lambs banquet that is, ironically, quite powerful: We all know that intention is powerless. Thankfully, Rick has also written a post on the same topic, so enjoy. I’m guilty of banking too much on intention. My gut tells [...]
Countless great posts over the past week. Enjoy. Unschedule Your Life: Life Clever lists out some highlights of the book The Now Habit. Haven’t read the book, but this concept makes sense: Schedule the fun stuff that’s important in your life, and make your “work” work around it. Swastikas and the U.S. Navy: This isn’t [...]
