Ghostwriting in the machine

Announcing JennyNess Designs

Reversing the energy

Ghostwriting in the machine
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time writing blog posts for clients, and it’s been so much fun that I’m wondering why I didn’t get into ghostwriting before.  Of course, my name isn’t posted anywhere near those blogs, which means I don’t get a byline or any credit as the writer. But is that the only reason to write something fun and informative that you want other

Announcing JennyNess Designs
I am pleased and proud to help announce the launch of JennyNess Designs, the new freelance design business of my incredibly talented logo designer and fellow networking colleague, Jenny Ness Decker! Here’s Jenny in her own words: I’ll finally be leaving my day job in January to launch a new career. I’ve

Reversing the energy
I’ve been struggling all week with a nagging feeling that I’m about to become overwhelmed… by work piling up, by unhappy news headlines, by crappy weather, by everyday life hassles like a tropical storm blowing so many leaves down on my nice clean yard that it looks like I didn’t spend hours raking leaves into big piles last weekend. (All of us in the mid-Atlan

Managing social media time
As a small business owner, I can attest to the incredible time-draining potential of social media sites like Facebook. If you’re not careful about managing time spent on these sites, a quick updating session can turn into an all-day marathon. Here are some great tips (from

Celebrating a new launch
Late last night I had the privilege of “turning on” the new website/blog that I built for my client (who is also a dear friend), Louise Griffin (see photo), an independent real estate broker/owner in Raleigh, NC. This officially launches her new business venture, Breeze Realty Network, on which we’ve both been working for many weeks.