Someone on Manta posed an interesting question this morning… Re: Have You Ever “Fired” a Customer? My response follows…. Yes, and the interesting thing is that, in all three cases, I “knew” intuitively that I should not have taken them on in the first place. They were angry alpha males with chips on […]
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You know, sometimes I just have to laugh and shake my head. Occasionally I visit a couple of freelance websites to look for short-term writing projects–copy or content–to make my work schedule less hole-y. I did that this morning. I visited Upchuck Upwork (formerly Elance/oDesk)–where I have earned TOP-RATED provider status. But what
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Lisa Twining Taylor uploaded a new home page background image to this site a couple of days ago, so I posted a screenshot of it and asked my friends on Facebook to weigh in on it. It received 100% accolades. Some of the folks who spotted it continued past the screenshot and visited the
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“What led DeForest Kelley to respond to one of Kris’s comments, “In this town, nothing would surprise me…” I know you’ve become accustomed, these past few Tuesdays, to reading an excerpt from the upcoming book to get the answer to these teaser questions, but this time, I can’t do that. The answer
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There has been a definite shift in the way I see and interact with the world as a direct result of the past several days. I’ll give some of the credit to having read The Fear and Anxiety Solution–again, a book I didn’t even know I needed and was reading to see if it
I’ve extended the book launch campaign to January 21st for four reasons. First, the three-hour Q&A session yesterday was so much fun that we decided we should offer it again next Sunday. Second, most of the people who bought the enhanced/extended book this weekend (and didn’t own the original 2001 edition) hadn’t
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5 Reasons You Should Be Talking About DeForest Kelley Again Reason #5: Millions of today’s #StarTrek fans weren’t alive when #DeForestKelley became the first Dr. McCoy and may not know a thing about him or why his memory is so clear and dear to you. (My 12 year old grandniece had no clue until
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After the book launches on Friday, I plan to return to my “regularly scheduled program” here at wordwhisperer.net. In the meantime, what’s happening here is similar to what should be happening whenever you decide to roll out a campaign that’s designed to attract your target audience and convert browsers into buyers. I’m focusing on
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This week’s #DeForestKelley Tuesday Teaser Question is… “Why did DeForest Kelley introduce the author of DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best as Krazy Kris at so many conventions and in his foreword to her book Let No Day Dawn that the Animals Cannot
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The DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal Book Launch is January 8-11 from midnight to midnight all three days. The anticipation is palpable. I’m getting requests for autographed copies daily. Almost 300 people have signed up as “going” or “interested” in going. Amazon is advertising the title: This may
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