Passions That Pay

Today on my BTR show, Charly Leetham and I were listing our favorite wordpress plugins. Here is our master list.
Anti spam (comments)

http://akismet.com/ comes installed
http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/
Installer
http://anirudhsanjeev.org/oneclick-plugin/ - both Charly and I LOVE this one - will install any plugin or theme directly from the zip folder - no more downloading, unzipping and then uploading!
Social Bookmarking
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/share-this/ (Charly’s pick)
http://www.milienzo.com/wordpress-plugins/i-love-social-bookmarking/ [...]

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Today I have Tech Goddess Charly Leetham on my show. She has over 20 years experience in the IT field and has a wonderful ability to explain things in simple terms that even the most technically-challenged will be able to understand.
She has a series of terrific how to videos series and also a one-to-one coaching [...]

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I blogged about Judy Davids a few weeks ago and today it is my pleasure to interview her for my blogtalkradio show.
Judy’s passion for her rock band Mydols is very obvious in her book, Rock Star Mommy and maybe the most amazing thing about her story is that she first picked up a guitar at [...]

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I am a single mom of 3 children and today is the first day of vacation. Ahead of me lies 3 months of trying to run a business and be a mom at the same time without the respite that school offers. Also I will be out of the country for a few weeks.
Summer can [...]

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photo credit: EleafOn my blogtalkradio show. The Passion Project today, I will be talking to my good friend Judith Stephens. We will be discussing the difficult subject of money and how your mindset affects your ability to both earn and manage money.
It would seem on the surface counter-intuitive that anyone would actually WANT [...]

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When I talk to those new to running an online business, I hear the word overwhelm spoken with extreme frequency and with strong emotion attached.
I remember the feeling very well when I first became a coach. The lesson I quickly gleaned was that initially I had to be a marketer first and a coach second. [...]

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A friend of mine recently came under attack online and was rather distressed about it. Unfortunately this is far from an isolated incident. If you are online and visible then chances are you will come under fire. This could range from harsh criticism to an all out attack on your person, your [...]

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After the show with Lynn Terry from Clicknewz.com last Friday, I have been thinking about online communities. So here is the summation of Lynn’s tips and some of my own thoughts.
1. First consider WHY you want to create an online community. You need to have actionable and measurable goals. Could you [...]

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I have been part of Lynn Terry’s community for several months now and I tell you, that lady is a breath of fresh air in the Internet marketing field. She is honest, not interested in hype and has a genuine desire to help people. How many internet marketer that you know would fit that description?
I am [...]

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When I heard about Judy Davis and how she was following her passion to be a rock star I couldn’t resist being part of her blog tour. She is an inspiration to us all that with enough passion, determination and support, all things are possible. Judy was kind enough to answer a few questions of [...]

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