Tech It Like A Man!

I was tagged by a blogging colleague of mine. I am supposed to share about habits that contribute to my success. So, if you are interested in how it is that I have come to call myself a potential blogul © then here is the short list of what I do to be successful:

• Stay true to yourself. I can’t tell you how many times a blogger becomes something they are not in order to please the masses. Cater to yourself, and the audience will come.
• K.I.S.S. in other words Keep It Simple Silly. I have to constantly remind myself of that. I have an issue with getting overwhelmed when I have a large task of any sort that must be done *especially on a deadline*. Set small goals, put things into *boxes* in your mind or on a notepad. Daily gains will reap you plenty of long term rewards.
• Keep your focus. It’s better to be focused on one or two subjects at a time than a whole bunch at once. You end up losing your focus and POOF! You end up with mediocre work. This isn’t saying to make everything into a niche, but make sure that your works are clear and concise. We all ramble from time to time, but if you have clean cut material most of the time, you should be alright.
• Pray and meditate. Now, I know that not everyone believes in what I believe, but this is something that helps me to stay successful. It has to do with all of the things I mentioned above. Meditation and prayer help me to stay focused and keep it all simple, while staying true to myself. Ya digg?

Now, to tag a few others for this lovely meme:

Butterflies are Free by Cass
3 Day Mom by Colleen
Work At Home Musings by Cecile

Since the whole Stop Cyberbullying Day idea, I have been hearing more and more about what people do to deal with harassment on the Internet. Some are taking a proactive stand by contacting different news outlets, while others are blogging it so anyone who passes by will read about it. Education in all things is key.

I was reading a fellow work at homer’s website today and she was talking about the code of ethics that people should be subject to when in someone’s blog space. I found it interesting that she talked of being a “big bad business woman”. It’s hard to be seen as equals on any playing field, especially one that is normally ruled by men. It’s hard to cope, then you have people of the opposite sex who will come and deliberately taunt you, trying to rattle your cage. It’s terrible! Go read what she says about this, and other home business issues.

Technorati Tags: Stop Cyberbullying Day, harassment, work at home, home business

Continuing in my series of posts about directories…

Directories are very effective at getting the word out about your business, service, blog, or website. Check out masterseek, where you can submit your site for free for the first year and try the system for yourself. There are two other membership levels available for users. Each one gives you different submission options. At the most basic level you will be adding your link to their directory. The highest level allows you to customize every part of the business profile that others will see when they search through Masterseek. If anything, try it for a year for free and see what type of results you get.

There is nothing I hate more than going to a website that looks interesting, only to find that it is in a different language. I then have to go through all this rigmarole to get a halfway coherent translation of the site. Thankfully, for Google has a translation widget that you can utilize to make sure that your readers don’t feel left out. Thanks to ]tag]Digital Nomads[/tag] for finding the plug-in and sharing it with the world.

Technorati Tags: Google, translation widget

I get so frustrated with free programs sometimes. I make a lot of mix CDs and it’s hard to do that when I have so many different types of files to go with. Some of them are from iTunes so they are already in CD format, but there are others that I rip from my own CDs that end up in some other weird formats. It’s such a hassle!

I was reading about this audio converter that is only around $20. It covers all the bases for audio files, it seems. The program also includes an audio player, so you don’t have to burn files that you haven’t previewed. You can also hear the mix before you make it official. That is always helpful. Take the quick tour and see if it’s the program you have been looking for.