Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week.
Links
On Social Media:
The Best Social Media Advice You Never Hear: Want to know the secret to social media? Less is more. No seriously. Entrepreneur Alexis Grant explains why in this Lifehack guest post.
Round-Up from the Social Media Tourism Symposium (#SoMeT12): As I’ve mentioned the past few weeks, I recently spoke at #SoMet12 in El Paso, TX (more on that later this week!). This blog on the SoMeT website features recaps of some of the great sessions…and apparently next week, a video of my session will be posted…(GULP.)
On Writing:
7 NaNoWriMo Resources to Help You Reach the 50,000-Word Goal Line: Tackling NaNoWriMo this month? Jennifer Blanchard, blogger at InkyBites provides seven awesome resources to help you accomplish that goal.
What It Really Means to Be a DIY Writer: I can totally relate to this post. Writer Dana Sitar explains what it means to be a DIY writer- someone who dabbles in lots of different kinds of writing and is totally okay with this try a little bit of everything approach.
On Freelancing:
Why You Should Raise Your Freelance Rates Even Higher: Interesting perspective from blogger Carrie Smith at Careful Cents about why you should raise your rates higher to get the kind of freelance work you want to pursue.
Goals
- Create an AMAZING playlist for the Philadelphia Half Marathon next week (!!!). I’ll need two and a half hours of upbeat songs to keep me going…I’m taking suggestions in the comments!
- Taper smart for the half marathon. This week is all about resting, hydrating and getting in just a few very low-key workouts before dominating the half next week.
- Run a successful media panel for PPRA on Tuesday. I’m the VP of programs for PPRA and we have an awesome event this week that my committee and I are responsible for.
Have any links or goals you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments!
