Monthly Archives: January 2007

I’m All Trademarked and Stuff!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Angela Allen

I just got the official paperwork today…

My WickedWordCraft.com tagline (Writing and Marketing Magic) is now OFFICIALLY a registered trademark!

Wicked WordCraft has been registered for several years, and back then, few people wanted to be "Wicked’ and you didn’t hear the term thrown around quite so often. There wasn’t "wicked weather" on the evening news or "wicked bargains" at your neighborhood store. The whole use of "wicked" as good concept was a trailblazer… way back then.

But this one was more difficult…
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Learn to Market Your Blog

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Angela Allen

If you are interested in learning to market your blog online, I’d love to help you in an upcoming seminar. I’ll be hosting a “Marketing Your Blog” seminar for RemoteProfessionals.com later this week.

Read on to learn more…

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Starting a Small Business on a Shoestring Budget

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Angela Allen

Links to free and affordable online resources to help start your remote professional business. Continue reading →

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Sims Launches New Mobile Friendly Line of Games

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Angela Allen

EA Games has just announced a new mobile-friendly game, based on the famous Sims2 model. The company has announced three games, marketed under the umbrella of Sims Life Stories.

The first one is called Life Stories, is due out in February. The second, Life Stories Pets is due out this summer. The third is the one I most anticipate (probably because I’m such a huge “Lost” fan) called Castaway Stories.

But what do I look forward to most with this new offering?…
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Media Reform, Net Neutrality, and YOU

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Angela Allen

I have a few ideas for your consideration:

  • What would you say if, suddenly, you could no longer access the sites you like to visit? What if you were automatically redirected to a "similar" site without your knowledge or permission?
  • What if your own site was no longer visible on the web or if it took MUCH longer to load your site than to load others?
  • What if every search query typed in for real estate your area came back with a single franchise — the competition’s and you had no way to change that because they had an exclusive agreement with the ISP/Host/Search Engine providers in your area?

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