What is your Legacy?

As a writer one of the driving forces to doing the job well is knowing that what you write has the potential of becoming a legacy.

So as you write, keep in mind that your parents and your children will be amongst the first to read your work and the first who could be affected by your work.

Be thoughtful and careful what you write since with your words you create your reality.

 

Busy Writing

It’s been awhile since I posted because I have been busy in other places writing a variety of articles and being a productive part of the social community of HubPages.

HubPages is a place for writers. You can produce a revenue stream through AdSense, E-bay and Amazon. You are also free to write simply because you are a writer and that’s what you do.

It is a great place to be – all writers are welcome. It’s a free to join and it’s a very large and productive web community where you will be welcomed and encouraged by others in the same trade.

First

Join HubPages and Sign Up for your free account

Second

Read the Guide

Third

Find the book marking option, then bookmark the following two hubs. You will find you reference them often.

Publishing Advice for New Hubbers

By Chuck

Hubpages Help – A Reading List For New Hubbers

by frogdropping

I look forward to seeing you on HubPages.

Regally Yours,

The Duchess O’Blunt

30 / 30 HubPages Challenge Accepted

I have been working on HubPages for a few months.  Writing articles, with some little success.

A challenge has been issued to write 30 Hubs in 30 Days.  I have accpeted that challenge with the added challenge to myself to keep them quality hubs.

I’m not certain what others consider quality, but to me it means that if my mother can read them and think they are good, that’s good enough for me.

She has pretty high standards.  So, here’s hoping I can meet them.

Come read what it’s all about.

Let me know if you think I can do it.

Get It Done 101 – FREE Teleclass

An Introduction

In the last year, she’s re-launched her website, created a high-traffic blog, launched a new membership program, hosted an online telesummit with 18 experts, was on TV and radio numerous times (including the Today Show) and released a new info-product. AND she’s the mother of three young children.

She’s truly inspirational! You may have heard of her – her name is Kim DeYoung – the Get It Done Girl.

Kim wants to teach you exactly how she gets so much done so she’s developed her own 5-Step System to help you get out of overwhelm and get your brilliance out into the world.

And she’s doing it for FREE in a BRAND-NEW teleclass Get It Done 101 – How to STOP Procrastinating and Tackle Your BIG Ideas with Confidence…So that You Can Make More Money and Help More People! on Thursday, October 15, at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT.

(In a hurry? Grab your seat here right now:https://metromom.infusionsoft.com/go/101/basaraba)

This system Kim teaches can be used repeatedly for ANY ideas that you want to take from vision to execution.

On this information-packed call you’ll learn how to:

1. Get clarity around your ideas and your vision (like which projects on your to-do list are going to generate the most income and the most momentum)
2. Break down your project into “bite-size” manageable pieces so you never feel overwhelmed by your big ideas
3. Learn the art of resourcefulness (you don’t have to know HOW everything gets done)
4. Get out of your own way and stay focused as you move towards your big goals
5. Use Kim’s 5 strategies to get whatever you want done, done (won’t that feel great??!)

Here’s that link again to reserve your spot in this complimentary teleclass.https://metromom.infusionsoft.com/go/101/basaraba

See you on the call!
P.S. As you probably know entrepreneurs have LOTS of great ideas but implementing them is easier said than done. Let Kim walk you through her steps to getting it done! Here’s that link again:https://metromom.infusionsoft.com/go/101/basaraba

Success – Quote

“There is no royal, flower-strewn path to success. And if there is,
I have not found it. For if I have accomplished anything in life,
it is because I have been willing to work hard.”

~ C.J WALKER – Inventor

Writing to Enjoy Versus Writing for Income

I’m not sure about everyone else, but I know that I fight this daily battle.

Why do I bother with a blog?  What are my expectations?

I know there are those who have a quaddrillion viewers on any given month.  Heck some sites, any given day.  I have no such expectations.  If I get over 50 hits in a day, I’m thinking – I must have done something right somewhere along the line.  Most people would look at those statistics and either delete the blog completely, or rework it completely.

Why?   50 hits a day does not make money.

So, why do I keep doing this?  I guess it’s because I enjoy writing.

Am I any good at it?  You will have to be the judge of that.

Why do I write on the internet?  Good question.  If I am to answer this question honestly, I’d have to say that I like the challenge of writing correctly, of putting the words together in a manner that makes sense.  Because the internet is open to all, it offers the opportunity for those who see it, or those who only read them because the know me, to offer their points of view.  Writing on a blog makes me work harder at making it “correct”.  I look at the whole thing as a learning process.  A learning process that I enjoy.  So, as the blog heading says, I am on a journey.  Still working on the “writing” thing.  Still enjoying the ride.

I found HubPages a few months back and have spent some time there getting to know some of the other members.  As usual, there are those you like and those you don’t, and that’s always a personal choice.   Some there use HubPages as it was intended and some don’t, but as long as they don’t go against the rules, all are welcome.  If you like to write check them out.

I have learned much from some of the authors there, and will continue to contribute because I find it a worthwhile site.  This is a great example of a social networking site that serves it’s particular niche well.

I write for HubPages, but if you read most of my articles I am only writing about the things I know about, or writing for fun.  I cannot say personally that I am making any money at it (although many do).  Unlike most members of the site, my goal is not to make money at it.  However, if you want to make money with your articles, this has definite possibilities.

I will be checking out other sites that I have learned about in my journey.  I expect that these will take as much of my time as learning the ropes on HubPages has done.  I’ll learn about one at a time and give my attention to learning the ins and outs by trial and error.  I’ll give the next one on my list as much attention as I have given HubPages, and I will keep you all posted (that would be approximately 10 people).

My mamma always said, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.”

Writing Assignments

After spending some time on HubPages, and producing a few articles, I begin to feel a little more comfortable that I can actually do this thing called “writing”.

There has been some discussion about a statement made that everyone can write.  The argument was that only those who make money at it can be called writers.

I’ve read all their comments and would like to know if anyone else feels the same?

Do you feel that a person cannot call themselves writers until they are making money from it?  If so, perhaps you would share some ideas about where a would be writer would go to make that happen.

Do you know of any sites that a person can be a part of that offers these types of opportunities?

I await your responses, and am curious to read your comments.

I’m A HubNugget Winner

Well, the saga continues and for those who follow me anywhere, you all likely know that I was nominated as one of 10 (chosen from 2,800 articles) in the HubPages contest for newbies, because I mentioned it everywhere!

I won!

I worked hard to win because I begged everyone I know to go and vote for me.  Most did for which I am very grateful and for which I am completely amazed!  I won with 39% of the total votes.

So, that gives me bragging rights.  Or does it?  Was the hub (or article) a winner because it had merit?  Was the content really any good?  Was it well written?

I’m sure I cannot answer that question and have anyone take me seriously.  I sure would like some input from those who didn’t just vote for me because I begged them to (if there are actually any out there who did.)

I may never know.  But I will have this to put in my portfolio.  Or should I?

Anyone else care to check out the article and tell me your thoughts?

Social Media’s Big Three – How Effective Are They?

Nominated as a Hubnugget Wannabe – Need votes

My endeavors to learn how to write seem to be working.  As I mentioned I have joined HubPages – a social networking site for writers.  I discovered this morning I have been honored as a newbie for one of my articles.  Now I need to go out and promote and get votes.

I have been nominated as a Hubnugget Wannabe. I realize that if you are not on HubPages you might not realize the significance of that statement. In fact, I am very new on this social networking site, and I’m not entirely sure I understand the significance myself.

I do know that 10 choices were made from 2,800 articles. I’m hoping that means this particular article was worth the read. So that gives me bragging rights, at least in my own head. That also means that I am sending this to just about everyone on my mailing list.

I hope that doesn’t seem too pushy or self serving? Of course it does, what am I thinking?

So here’s the deal. I will link you to a “hub” which will tell you all about HubPages, and about Hubnugget Wannabe’s. My article is number three on the voting list. You do not have to be a member of the site to vote for this one.

I’m not sure if I should complain but the Title is wrong and my name is not spelled correctly. How bitchy will I be if I ask them to change it? I have shown what it looks like and what it should look like in case they do change it by the time you read this email.

For those who are extremely busy and only going here to vote for me because I am asking you to, all you need to do is

Hit this link
Scroll down to the bottom and find the section that says Please Vote Here
Click on Number 3 – that’s my article.

Of course, it’s better for me once you click through to my hub, read and comment. But for now, all I am asking is that you vote!

Currently it reads:

3. The Big Three How effective are they by Duchesx OBlunt

It should read:

3. “Social Media’s Big Three – How effective are they? by Duchess O’Blunt

Enough bragging for now.

Please go vote for me? It’s very much appreciated.

Reflections on brilliance

It always amazes me when I read something brilliant.  I am usually envious that I wasn’t the one that thought of it.  But I have to reflect that it’s not a bad thing when something brilliant that was written by someone else results in good things happening.  So, when something is good, I like to pass it on.  I read this illustration today in an email that was passed on simply as a “thought for the day” and because it portrays exactly what I am saying, I will pass it on.

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet.  He had a sign reading “I am blind, please help”.  There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat.  He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote something on it.  He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up.  A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.  That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.  The boy recognized his footsteps and asked.

“Were you the one who changed my sign this morning?  What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth.  I said what you said but in a different way. “

What he had written was “Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it”.

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?  The first sign simply said the boy was blind.  The second sign told people how fortunate they were not to be blind.  It’s not surprising that the second sign was more effective.  Because this man was able to think differently and positively, those few simple words encouraged many more to be generous.

Today I have a blind spot myself.  I cannot find something I want to write about.  No, let me rephrase that, today I cannot find something to write about that would be beneficial to others and therefore worth the time to write.

Instead I pass on this story and will continue in my daily routine being thankful for all that I do have.  I will try hard to see the positive and will endeavour to be generous.  I will do my utmost to use the power of communication and be brilliant.