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Are Distractions Destroying Your Productivity?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

If distractions are destroying your productivity, then you’ll love this free mini-training from Melissa Ingold at TimeFreedomBusiness.com. It comes with a video along with a workbook to record your distractions and suggestions of ways to reduce those distractions. And you’ll come up with an action plan to avoid future distractions so you’re not wasting time and working longer hours. By…

Exposure and Profit II Review

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

I attended a 3-day Internet Marketing Conference, “Exposure and Profit II”, hosted by Kelly McCausey. The 3-day event kicked off with a Small Group Masterminding Day and I was privileged to be in a group with Connie Ragen Green and Justin Popovic as our advisors. The next 2 days included presentations around the theme of the conference, Content Marketing and…

My Word Is Simplicity

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

What do you resolve to do this year? Do you make resolutions? Having practiced yoga for 10 years I’ve learned another style of resolution-making. It is repeating a mantra or making an intention. It doesn’t necessarily need to be the start of a new year to choose a mantra; however, as the new year was approaching I started considering what…

Alternate Admin’s Best Of The Blog 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 17 Comments

Kelly McCausey of Solo Smarts posted her top 10 blog items of 2014 and put out an end-of-year challenge to her readers to create our own Best of the Blog list. I thought it would be fun to review my blog posts of 2014, select my faves and participate. So in answer to Kelly’s challenge, I chose the posts that…

Where Does The Time Go? Identifying And Dealing With Your Time Wasters

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 14 Comments

Do you ever wonder how you can possibly work so much but never seem to get anything done? One of the most important time management skills is identifying things that are wasting your time and taking control of them. Here are some of the biggest things that waste your time and what you can do about them. Online Distractions You…

Fast Article Writing: Tips For Getting Your Content Ready Under A Deadline

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

Every writer needs inspiration and often more than half the work of writing is coming up with the ideas. Once you know what you’re going to write about, the next hurdle is getting that content written fast, because writing and deadlines go hand in hand. With my clients, I am often the one handing out the deadlines in order for…

5 Easy Ways To Come Up With Article Ideas

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

I’ve been writing my ezine since the summer of 2009 so I totally understand how it can be difficult to come up with article ideas. I hear it from clients as well. Even coming up with 1 or 2 articles a month can seem taxing. No sooner have you published one ezine and it’s time to start prepping for the…

Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

You have probably been hearing a lot of buzz about CASL, especially if you do business in Canada. CASL is the acronym for Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation coming into effect July 1, 2014 and here I’ve summarized what this new law means to business owners. Basically, if you have always followed best practices when it comes to emailing your list, you…

Inbox Zero: Less Stress, Guaranteed

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 2 Comments

Sooner or later, it happens to every online entrepreneur. With most of your communications arriving via email, your inbox can quickly become an overwhelming, stressful place. The result? You stop opening emails you know will require a response. You may even dread opening your email client at all. Soon, your inbox is littered with unread, un-acted-upon emails, many with deadlines…

Article Writing Tactics That Can Help Your Business Grow

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Jennifer Hazlett | 0 Comments

Whether you write articles for your newsletter, blog, the article directories or all of the above, people are looking for content that solves a problem or fills a need they have. Article writing is all about creating content that will provide value and if your article is well written, people will see you as an expert and will want to…