When I embarked on this journey to start creating my own products so that I could begin to start generating some passive income streams, I came up against an obstacle right away. I totally suck at graphic design. I’ve been seeing some very sexy looking, 3-D eBook covers and I wanted my products to have those, but since I’m operating on a shoestring budget here I was determined to find a way to do it myself. After spending more time than I should have searching, I came across this ... Read Full Story

I purposefully used the term mindful productivity to distinguish between being insanely busy and being thoughtful and deliberate about the work that I do and the projects that I take on. As a bustling solo-preneur, I wear all of the hats in my company. I am a freelance writer creating website content for several clients, I am a blogger who manages a portfolio of blogs in different niche topics, and I’m also a marketer, an artist, a mom to three daughters and a woman who supports seve... Read Full Story

Please come and become a ‘fan’ of the healthy snack blog on Facebook. I just finished setting up the page and it’s looking quite bare at first. I am cooking up a contest to create a bit of an incentive, so toss out any ideas you can think of that I can use to entice people to join us–aside from the fact that they will be getting lots of fabulous information about healthy snacking! Read Full Story

Google Analytics All bloggers know that without website traffic you are not in business. But in order to make the most of your website traffic generation efforts, you must put a process in place to measure and track the visitors to your website, where they are coming from, what they do when they land on your site, how long they stay and how many of them make a purchase. In this article we are going to look at how to use Google Analytics on your Wordpress blog to track your website’s tra... Read Full Story

The quality of the foods that we eat can largely determine the state of our health, vitality and longevity. While we rely on food as the fuel to keep our bodies going throughout the day, not all foods provide the best quality energy and nutrition. When you eat a better diet filled with these power packed foods your body will be happier and healthier. Here’s a list of ten of the top power packed foods that will give you more energy, vitality and all around improved health! Beans 1. Bean... Read Full Story

Menu Planning eBook I found this free eBook called, “Menu Planning: How to plan menus for a whole month and enjoy it.” When you plan your menus in advance you not only save time, but you also save money. You also avoid the common problem of wondering what the heck to cook for dinner tonight. When you sign up for Molly Green’s ‘Econobuster’ email list you can get it for free. Please Share and Enjoy!: Read Full Story

I was on youtube the other day when I saw this video. I’m all about product creation these days, and I like what this man has to say. So, take a look and see if you’re not inspired as I was. Share and Enjoy: Tweet This Post Read Full Story

English muffin pizza :: Photo credit: Kathy & Amandin CC BY-2.0 Yield: 4 servings 2 whole wheat English muffins sliced in half 4 TBSP Marinara (tomato) sauce 1/2 cup (low fat) Mozzarella cheese or soy cheese 1/4 cup Mushrooms chopped 2 TBSP chopped green pepper 1 Tsp Dried oregano 1 Tsp chopped fresh Basil (or dried) 1 tsp garlic powder Spread the marinara sauce on the four English muffin halves. Then sprinkle with cheese and the remaining ingredients. Place on a cookie sheet under a b... Read Full Story

Creative Writing Using creative writing prompts can be a fun way to flex your creative muscles and break out of any writing ruts that you might have found yourself mired in recently. As a website content writer, I find that I need to occasionally focus on my creative writing skills in order to feed that part of my brain that loves to work with the written word as a sculptor works with clay. I poked around in my bookmarks and did a bit of research to come up with a few sites where you can find... Read Full Story

Pumpkin :: Photo caption: Teo CC BY-SA 2.0 Fall is definitely in the air, and pumpkins are everywhere these days. The taste of pumpkin, cinnamon and allspice make me think of autumn and cooler days. I was in search of a good pumpkin cookie recipe and I came across this one at the Natural Papa blog. It’s wholesome and uses healthy, fresh ingredients. The smell when these cookies are in the oven will have the neighbors knocking on your door. Ridiculously Good Pumpkin Spice Cookies Prehe... Read Full Story