The Cynsational Entrepreneur

  Blogs are popular ways to create an online presence for personal and business reasons. You can build a blog for free and begin posting content right away. But, what good is that content if no one is reading it. Here are ten ideas to bring in the traffic your blog needs to survive. Of all the successful blogs on the Internet, hundreds more have failed. Running a blog for your business is like running a business. Unless you are willing to put the time in and treat it seriously. Your blog won't last long and it won't generate income or customers...

I stayed up way past my bedtime watching the drama of the voting results of the recent presidential election. Watching the percentages of vote totals change for the candidates every few minutes was like watching a high scoring football game. “Yea! We’re ahead.” “Uh oh, we’re behind” Back and forth. Up and down. As the path to victory became clear for one candidate, time seemed to be running out for the other. The result was surprising. Unexpected. Change was elected. Uncertainty dawned. I remain humbled and awed that I live in a time, and in a country, where elections and the...

I was asked recently what I do. I answered with my best elevator pitch:   “I am a virtual assistant. I provide resources and virtual assistance to entrepreneurs and solopreneurs.” The response I got was surprising. The normal response is usually curiosity about how I got started doing virtual work, or what type of assistance I provide, or even questions about my background. Sometimes the response centers around my lifestyle, the most popular question is whether I work in my pajamas (I don’t). But this time, the response was a derisive laugh, almost a snort. No joke! “Why in the...

Many years ago, in fact so many years ago I don’t want to admit how many, Bill, a contractor that I was working with asked me: “Don’t you want to work for yourself?” I answered with an emphatic “NO!”       At the time I was working in a job I really loved despite the regular 80+ hours per week, extensive travel and not quite average paycheck. I worked with people I enjoyed and who challenged me. I enjoyed a level of autonomy that allowed me to learn and grow in my career, plus I respected and trusted my...

  Here in Big D, kids went back to school this week. Back in my day, we didn’t start school until after Labor Day. The calendar, and the hot weather, still say summer. But backpacks were stuffed with school supplies, lunches were packed and the school doors were opened. Despite the continuing summer weather, the unofficial start to fall has arrived. The energy changes, the traffic changes, the mood changes. The relaxed and laid back atmosphere we enjoyed the last few months disappears to be replaced with the frenetic pace of school days. When I was growing up, I loved...