Smart About Me
Jan VerhoeffCreative business professional Specialties: Social media, blogging, interactive content creation and web development SEO.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
How to write compelling blog post titles
You’ve seen them… Those blog post titles that are so blatantly attractive that you can’t resist clicking on the link. Those are the ones that bring people back to the main page to click on the next title. Everyone wants to know how to write that kind of titles. Yesterday, I came across a couple of blogs with titles that were so impressive, I saved their sites. One, I noted, had such simple titles I was amazed that they impressed me, so I looked back today to try and figure out what it was that made me feel the need … continue reading…
Benefits of Benevolence…
Breast cancer is a prime example of opportunities to be benevolent. About once a year, I plaster a pink ribbon across the top of my website and tell the world that 25% of everything I sell that month goes to the Breast Cancer Foundation (or other similar foundation for breast cancer research for the cure) and voluntarily donate to the cure. My reasoning is two fold. It makes me feel good to give to cancer research and hopefully be part of finding the cure for this nasty disease that stole my mother away from me, far too early. I just … continue reading…
Social Media Endorsement
Social Media networking has brought me untold numbers of clients over the years, and I appreciate every single one of them. I’ve learned there are a few secrets to being the top dog in social media, and I’ve learned that there are people out there that can teach me a thing or two about them.
Are YOU a Valued Resource?
I’m a really big fan of Jeffrey Gitomer a writer who shares his bits of wisdom in caffeinated jolts via his ezine. Sometimes he sends out a bit of advice that not only hits me in the heart, but makes me stop and nod in agreement, because it is so profoundly stated in so few words.
Opportunity Seekers
“Opportunities somehow always seem to gravitate toward busy people who can hardly keep up with those they already have. Logically, it would seem that opportunities would make an effort to seek out individuals who have an abundance of time available, but instead opportunities appear for those who have goals and dreams and a plan for achieving them. We often think of opportunity as a living, moving thing, something that actively seeks out a willing recipient. In fact, the reverse is true. Opportunities are ideas or concepts that exist only in the minds of those who recognize them. When you have no … continue reading…
You can overcome fear that prevents your success…
Bruce Wayne (Batman) says, “Fear is a cannibal that feeds upon itself. It lives around every dark shadow– waits around every corner. It can be in two places at once…on the path ahead, yet somehow always behind you. Fear hides in every decision, questioning your every move.
Your Idea on Steroids…
“I’ve got a great idea and you could make a lot of money if you use this…” I love her. She’s my friend. I listen to her ideas frequently, and I used to take off and run with them… Used to. These days, I’m more likely to listen, offer suggestions and let her either run with them, or kill them on her own. The thing is…
