Last night, I watched Jay's webinar where he shared 10 tips from his 10 years on WA. First off, happy anniversary Jay! But just because you've hit a milestone anniversary, don't even consider retiring. We still have much more to learn from you, sensei.If I could pick my favorite tip, well, I can't. All 10 were good, and I feel like Jay laid out a good blueprint for people like me who have drifted around lately. So I'm sitting in the corner, having a little think to figure out where to go f

I've been working on a blog to launch February 1. I've been feeling good about the niche, Starting a New Business in Your 50's, and I've been feeling good about the content. But when I was getting ready to do something else, I got hit from left field. I've got to switch themes!I've played with themes when I've procrastinated, looking for the perfect theme and wanting to see what's new. This time I have a true purpose. My audience needs a new theme.I'm targeting an older audience. From a p

I just listened to Kyle's training on adding images to your post, and I want to pass along a tip I got for finding images that you don't have to pay for. 1. Go to the Google Search page.2. Instead of typing information in the main search box, click on Images in the top right-hand corner.3. Enter a search term in the box to bring up a series of images.4. Click on the Tools button to reveal a submenu.5. Click on Usage Rights to being up its options.6. Choose Labeled for Reuse.The images that appe

My 10 year-old son is applying to private school for 6th grade. He has a couple of small essays he needs to write this week to turn in before his official visit to the school. Instead of sitting down and whipping through one of his usually beautiful essays, he sat at the table in tears unable to write anything.I'm trying to be the wise sit-com mom who says the perfect thing and makes everything work. The problem is, I don't live in a sit-com. Or I live in a sit-com, but it's one of those wh

I finally stopped dipping my toe in the water and jumped right in!The past few months have taught me that working from home would be the best solution, both for me personally and for my family. I started freaking out about spending money, not knowing where I was going, and anxiously trying to figure out what to do next.I've been a member for a few months, and I finally decided that doing is better than thinking about doing. I've got a basic website put together thanks to the original training