Word Chef | Tea Silvestre - Marketing Consultant, Writer
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In the last few weeks, nearly everyone I know lamented the fact that a certain marketer’s program (it starts with a ‘B’) had taken over the interwebz. Affiliate marketers — even people we trusted! — were hawking their bonuses left and right, and relentlessly reminding us to registerregisterregister. It got so bad that people unsubscribed [...]
Humans. We all love a good story. Especially if they’re true. Ever watched a movie based on a true story? This weekend, I found myself engrossed in “Big Miracle.” It’s based on the true story of the international effort to rescue a family of grey whales in 1988 off the coast of Alaska. If the [...]
Just before Christmas, I picked up a new book called “Brandscaping: Unleashing the Power of Partnerships.” And I really enjoyed it. So much so, that I added it to my Must Read Marketing List and then reached out to the author for an interview. Andrew Davis says solopreneurs and micro business owners are probably best positioned [...]
This week I quadrupled sign-ups for my mailing list, and re-taught myself some valuable lessons: Trust yourself. Be original in voice. Put quality first. Tap into your existing community. Write what you know. Here’s what happened: My guest post, “Welcome to the Nuthouse: How Private Financial Fiat Creates a Public Farce” got over 20,000 reads on two [...]
Many of you, like me, are putting in a lot of time, energy, and money into developing an online business. And yet concrete outcomes (substantial business income, successful products, etc.) sometimes seem so far away. We’re taught to be the “little engines that could,” but how many hills do we have to climb before we [...]
True story: Mr. Perfect and I are moving in 3 weeks. Sure. It’s just across town. But the headaches are still the same: find just the right place; do gobs of paperwork; make tons of phone calls to various utilities; simultaneously pack-sell-or-trash existing belongings; and last but not least, hire the right movers. You’ve been [...]
One of the exercises I always encourage my branding clients to do is to write a manifesto for their business. And no, I don’t want you to write something creepy a la The Unibomber. This isn’t about blowing people up. (Just their minds.) What I’m talking about here is clarity. Clarity for you. Clarity for [...]
“Clarity is power.” (author unknown) Over the years, the one challenge most of my consulting clients have in common is still the same: a struggle to define themselves. Sound familiar? Most of them know what their business is about and what they have to offer their customers, but they lack clarity about how to wrap [...]
You and I may never meet in real life. So there are a few things you might never learn about me. The fact that I’m 6 ft. tall, for instance. Or, that I generally operate on the “piles and post-its” filing system. (But those are just surface quirks. Not the deeper, more meaningful kind to [...]
Mark Schaefer stopped in at the Word Café last week and we had a chance to talk recently about his new book, Return on Influence. Here are the highlights: Q: How did you decide to write this book? I have to be honest…I’ve been watching this whole Klout thing from the sidelines and haven’t really [...]
I was introduced to Laura via Nicole Fende (aka The Numbers Whisperer) and immediately took a shine to her writing. And not just because she works … [Read More...]
