Life moves fast. Achieving a successful work-life balance can be especially difficult for remote professionals, consultants, freelancers and small business owners. A professional coach can offer effective tools to help you manage your time and your business more effectively so you can enjoy your life more.
This Thursday, October 11th, RemoteProfessionals.com is offering a free “Ask the Specialist” session which may be of interest to Real Estate Agents and those offering services to Real Estate Agents. It is your opportunity to come and ask your questions on how to:
For more information…Visit the www.RemoteProfessionals.com event page and register today to attend on Thursday at noon (EST).
If you haven’t heard of the Net Neutrality issue yet, or you have not yet “grasped” the full impact of this particular topic, the time is now. A good way to “get your arms around” the complex and particularly important bit of legislation is to watch the recent Bill Moyers piece on what Net Neutrality means to the average American.
I’ve been harping on this on my personal blog for some time now, but it’s imperative that this issue become clearer for small business owners, Realtors(r), real estate agents, entrepreneurs, freelance workers, remote professionals and anyone with a stake in having unfettered access to the wealth of information available at fingertip access… at least what’s readily available for the time being. (more…)
It’s not easy to cut through the financial red tape of running a small business or your own real estate business. On January 19, with the help of a teleseminar from www.RemoteProfessionals.com, it might get just a bit easier.(Jupiter, FL – December 19, 2005) One of the most difficult aspects of running a small business is often managing the books. The financial and tax implications of the entrepreneurial and small business endeavors can be overwhelming. On January 19, 2005, a 15-year veteran bookkeeper will offer tips to help make preparations for April 15, and the rest of 2006, a little easier for small business owners. (more…)
Hi there! I’m Winifred, the resident word witch here at WickedWordCraft.com! I keep an eye on things while Angela is working and when she’s away from her computer. In celebration of the third anniversary of Wicked WordCraft, Angela and I have brewed up a special treat for you…
The Wicked Quote Cauldron!
Now, to be able to see and play with the Cauldron, you will need to download Flash 8.0 or higher. So do that before you click over to see the Wicked Quote Cauldron.
The Wicked Quote Cauldron was Angela’s brainchild. She wanted to find a way to return the “popping” bubbles that were so popular with visitors of the earlier incarnation of the site and she wanted to share some of her favorite quotes with fellow language lovers and quote collectors. (more…)
WickedWordCraft.com turns three years old this month!
Although I’ve been working online for more than five years and following the entrepreneurial path even longer than that… this month is special.
Are you headed to the NAR conference this week? Want to learn a bit more, “hands-on” with a Treo?
You might want to check out the Palm exhibit. According to a news release that landed in my inbox, Palm will be demonstrating the Treo 650 as a Real Estate tool, and will be giving away a Treo 650 to boot.
You have read what I’ve said, but you can’t actually play with a Treo here on WickedTreo.com — maybe at NAR you can give one a test drive.
And, for those of you headed to San Francisco…Have a blast!
One of my articles “Mobility Matters” on the expanded use of smartphones to improve mobility and productivity for real estate agents, appeared in the most recent issue of Real Estate Business Magazine for brokers, owners and managers.
To read the article, pick up a copy of the magazine or view an online PDF copy here.
(Dunnville, KY – August 31, 2005) Many business owners hesitate to blog because they feel they aren’t ‘good writers’ or they don’t want to ‘open up’ to the world. Marketing consultant, Angela Allen of WickedWordCraft.com, encourages website owners to utilize the blog format to share their knowledge in a blog. Why? Because it works. Angela L Allen, of www.WickedWordCraft.com , is a writer and Internet marketing consultant who encourages her clients to communicate and keep a constant content flow on their websites to attract visitors. “Keeping content fresh and interesting keeps people coming back,” explains Allen. She discovered how this approach works for her own business when, on a whim, she added a blog to “play around” on the backend of her business site.
She discovered how effective it could be for business when WickedBlog, her personal and marketing blog, started getting more hits than the other sections of her business site. “The popularity of WickedBlog over the past few months encouraged me move the blog to it’s own domain,” said Allen. WickedBlog was introduced as an unadvertised “backend” feature of WickedWordcraft in 2003, although it contained archives from a previous personal blog dating back to 2000. Later, Allen added a link to the blog from the index page, but says it was being ‘Googled’ before it was linked to the main page.
The popularity of the site encouraged Allen to launch www.WickedBlog.com as an independent site last month on a separate hosting account. “I never thought I’d get ‘fan mail’ for a blog,” said Allen, “but it happens quite a bit these days. And the blog format lets me do what I enjoy most – write. It provides an informal format that invites me to share information on a variety of topics on a regular basis.”
This original WickedBlog was recently joined by sister-site www.WickedTreo.com, a specialized blog dedicated to helping real estate agents, consultants, entrepreneurs and writers use the Palm Treo 650 to manage their mobile careers.
Allen uses GeekLog, an open source weblog system to power both blogs. “Geeklog is a great format. This system lets me write live online from my office or on the road using my Treo. The blog helps keep me connected and expressive,” said Allen, who admits she’s kept journals since the age of seven.
“Many of my clients hesitate to blog because they feel they aren’t ‘good writers’ or they don’t want to ‘open up’ to the world,” said Allen. “I urge them to utilize the blog format to share their passion for their business and encourage them to be confident enough to show their more ‘personal’ side. Why? Because I know it works.”
Allen says potential clients usually contact her after reading one of her articles, a few blogs entries, or being referred personally by another client. She says these clients express that they feel comfortable working with her because they already feel that they know her. “In a service industry like mine,” said Allen “that’s a serious advantage over the competition.”
Angela L. Allen is a writer, Internet marketing consultant and consummate technology hobbyist/geek. She has published articles in print media, online and writes monthly columns for the real estate industry, agents and brokers in ePOWER! News. WickedWordCraft.com is located on a rural farm in the beautiful backwoods of Dunnville, KY, 42528 and serves clients across the globe.
As I prepare to launch the new “makeover” of WickedWordCraft, I notice how much “sleeker” the new site feels, how it’s less “fluffy” around the edges. It’s less “cute” and I feel a bit nostalgic about the beginnings of Wicked and why I took this path, several years ago. And, I notice all that’s changed for me, for my business and for the Internet since I did.
Like the recent “facelift” here at WWC, the Internet is an example of “new school” over the traditional advertising and print media models that we all know. The Internet is a complex, organic media and it requires a complete rethinking of traditional concepts of marketing. What worked a few years ago — a photo and text printed on the traditional printed page, doesn’t work now. Effective modern modes of marketing require more fluid, dynamic and interactive approaches to communication. (more…)
Outsourcing veterans launch a new membership-only network for outsourcing specialist, experienced virtual assistants and skilled offsite providers.
(PRWEB) July 20, 2005 — Outsourcing is no longer exclusively a tool of corporations. Small businesses are discovering a competitive edge through access to the talents of specialists. The difficulty for small businesses is the time and effort involved in sifting through thousands of offsite options to locate those providers best suited for their needs.
What will be the outcome of Microsoft’s latest controversial approach to high ranks in Google’s search engine? SEO expert forums are buzzing over these alleged “black hat SEO” tactics.According to the Information Security Glossary, White Hat hackers are those who perform hacking for legitimate reasons — like testing security systems for flaws and holes. Black Hats, on the other hand, perform clandestine activities for malicious reasons.
WickedWordCraft.com’s new mobile website was recently selected as the Editor’s Choice site by Winksite.com online community.
August 01, 2004 — Wicked WordCraft (www.WickedWordCraft.com) recently launched a mobile website in the Wireless Ink community (www.wink.com). The mobile site: winksite.com/wickdwdcraft/marketing, will enable individuals with any web enabled device to access Wicked WordCraft’s company information as well as general business articles and marketing articles for real estate agents and virtual assistants.
Angela Allen Parker of WickedWordCraft.com was recently named Managing Editor of the IVAACast Monthly Newsletter, a professional trade publication for Virtual Assistants worldwide.(PRWEB) June 30, 2004 — Angela Allen Parker, owner of Wicked WordCraft (www.WickedWordCraft.com), a professional writing and marketing consultation company based in Dunnville, Kentucky, was recently appointed Managing Editor of the IVAACast Newsletter. (more…)
(Dunnville, KY September 11, 2003) – Angela L. Allen of Wicked WordCraft (www.WickedWordCraft.com) put Dunnville, Kentucky in the pages of Business Week Magazine this week. As a Virtual Assistant, and the President of the International Virtual Assistants Association (ivaa.org), Allen and one of her New York clients were interviewed on the role of this new high tech industry and its importance to mobile, wired, and wireless business entrepreneurs in the current economy.Allen runs her writing and marketing business from a farm on the edge of Casey County and serves clients in England and Bermuda as well as clients in New York, California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Nevada.
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