Passion's Palette: The Ingredients of Inspiration

What inspires a painter to paint? What instigates a chef to cook? What compels a sculptor to sculpt? What abstract, unarticulated energy is the force that drives an artisan to create? There's something about that sensual and clandestine authority of one sound, one smell, one touch, one image, or one taste that can wholly arrest the senses. The tangible tinge of a memorable sensation can spontaneously bring about an intangible surge of familiarity, unleashing an unbridled gush of emotions. That unrelentingly appealing and passionately indefinable instinct is universal, one of our basest human natures. 

The easiest way to make great money as a writer is to discover copywriting. Copywriting is essentially just writing for businesses, helping them to win new customers and make sales. If you can write a persuasive letter, you can write copy - and as you build your business, you can make a six-figure income.

Most writers take to copywriting immediately, like the proverbial ducks to water, because you're surrounded by copy every day. Advertising is everywhere you are: on TV, on the radio, in magazines, and of course, all over the Web. 

So how do you start a copywriting services business?

The Top 5 Small Business Marketing Tips for Budget-Minded Business Owners

Many times, budget-minded business owners fear that small business marketing needs to be expensive in order to be effective. Fortunately - this isn't true. Here are five simple tips for small business owners who are looking to save dollars, while still running an effective online marketing campaign.  

It seems like there are dozens of great, new websites and web resources popping up every day. Some of these new web toys and tools can be a boon to your business - but it's tough to keep track of them all. Let me save you the trouble of sorting it all out with a quick review of some of my newest favorite sites: 

* Blurb - Cool concept. Blurb lets you create your own, customized book in a variety of sizes or versions (hardcover, soft cover, photo book, text, etc.) You simply import your content into one of their template designs, and follow the process to build your book. Prices start at $12.95 for a small, 40-page book. Perfect for kid projects, cook books, photo essays or your own literary masterpiece!