Sivers (of CD Baby) reported on this band’s tribe-building experiment http://sivers.org/livecd .  In the post titled “Emphasize meaning over price = More paid sales,” he calls for others to try it and report on their  results.  While this is focused on bands, I’d say, the more Conscious Creators who try it, the better.

All Conscious Creators — including visionary writers, authors, publishers, speakers, healers, and caregivers, as well as visual and musical artists —   might glean some new marketing mojo by experimenting with this method of “connecting to the heart of your fans” for creating powerful resonance, building relationships, and building the greater community.  It might be your social media experiment in generosity. And generosity can feed and grow in myriad ways.

As the Write Synergies Guru, I have to say that building community around generosity and authenticity are the keys to generating results greater than the sum of the parts, so ramp up those synergies!

My thanks to Terry Madl, Renaissance Man Extraordinaire, of Strange Attractor Press, for bringing this link  to my attention.

authenticity, conscious creators, Derek Sivers, Strange Attractor Press, Terry Madl, Write Synergies Guru

To give credit where credit is due, I’m long past due in thanking Christina Hills for giving me the impetus to come out of the closet and actually start creating my online presence.  I took her Website Creation Workshop (WSCW) last spring, and that empowered me take some baby steps.  If you want to take control of your web presence, check this out:

http://cli.gs/rEhMQG

Now, one of the remarkable benefits offered by this generous and patient teacher is that past students can retake the class. So, I’m going to be there when Web Site Creation Workshop starts up again next week. If you haven’t experienced Christina’s magical step-by-step and practical hands-on teaching style, you will be absolutely delighted.  She’s closing  registration on Friday afternoon (5pm Eastern time!).

Technophobes love Christina and WSCW. Anyone who is frustrated with trying to get something done through a webmaster will find a welcome and refreshing relief.  Many even “fire” their webmasters.  If you’re wondering if there’s an easier way to make yourself  visible online, I recommend you check it out and sign up if it speaks to you.  Cut to the chase with this  shortcut!   http://cli.gs/rEhMQG

While Christina has been in final preparation for
this workshop, she has been giving out some great
stuff on her blog.

Webinar Replay – How WordPress Can Be Used in Your Biz
http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=wcwinfo.com/b/freewebinar.htm

Answers to the Top 53 Questions on WordPress
http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=wcwinfo.com/b/top53.htm

Funny Video: What? Julia Child is Cooking Up Websites?
http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=wcwinfo.com/b/juliaintro.htm

Funny Video: Julia Child is Back Cooking Up a Blog Post!
http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=wcwinfo.com/b/juliablog.htm

How I Made My First WordPress Website in 15 Minutes
http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=wcwinfo.com/b/nutcracker.htm

For what it would take you to hire a webmaster one time,
to build only one website for you, Christina will empower
you to build as many websites as you want for your business
or personal passion.

So go now and get registered for the 8 module training.

I’ll see you in the course!

http://WebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734

Christina Hills, Web Site Creation Workshop, Wordpress blog

Open Q&A Webinar "Radio" Show Tonight

There's a free webinar on WordPress happening tonight!

It's an "Open Q&A" webinar to answer any remaining
questions you may have about using WordPress as your
website.
The link here is for tonight's webinar:

http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=www.wcwinfo.com/b/webinartonight.htm

And on this call, Christina Hills,
my teacher and mentor for hands-on Wordpress training, will answer any
remaining questions you have about taking the Website
Creation Workshop.  

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Date: Thursday, September 17th
Time: 8:00pm Eastern/ 5:00pm Pacific
Duration: 70-90 minutes

Get the Phone Number and webinar info here:
http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=www.wcwinfo.com/b/webinartonight.htm

(Note you can listen on your computer, or the phone)
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Christina got the idea to do this from the funny Linus and Lucy
cartoon of the "Peanuts" that she posted on her blog a couple
of days ago:

http://TheWebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734&u=www.websitecreationworkshop.com/blog/information/open-qa-radio-show-this-thursday/

Well, she promises that her "radio show" won't be quite as
goofy as that clip, but it should be a lot of fun.

I want you to feel confident in making your decision to
join her in the 8 module workshop that starts next Tuesday.
(As an alum of the course, I'll be there too!)

Today and tomorrow is the last day to get registered for
the workshop.
(here is the registration link for the FULL  8 module course

http://WebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734 )

Sincerely, 

Yours,
Bobbye Middendorf
The Write Synergies Guru
[Click below to register for the full workshop.]
http://www.WebsiteCreationWorkshop.com/cmd.php?af=976734

Christina Hills, Web Site Creation Workshop, Wordpress blog

Bibliophiles and bookstore lovers (and publishers and authors): Mark your calendars for Nov. 7 to celebrate all the bookstores you love! (Especially the independents!) Publishers Weekly, the publishing trade magazine, is sponsoring the national day to honor bookstores and all the benefits they provide. Check out the article from my old pal, Ron Shank, now PW’s publisher,  at: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6696364.html?nid=2286&rid=##CustomerId##&source=link

Book Publishing, National Bookstore Day, Publishers Weekly, Ron Shank

Life as Kaleidoscope: Beauty in Motion

Remember those magical tubes filled with beads and bits of glass with mirrors that multiplied the images?  As a kid, you probably looked through a cardboard tube with plastic bits, but there are high-end kaleidoscopes with brass tubes and gems.  It doesn’t matter really what the outer materials are, because the magic is in the constantly shifting array of patterns and beauty.  It’s all ephemeral. No view through the eyepiece is ever quite the same. No patterns repeat.

Isn’t life a lot like the kaleidoscope?  Some days it feels like the patterns are changing so fast, it’s as if a giant is shaking the whole thing and no pattern  is allowed to coalesce.  Certainly some people repeat nightmare images and patterns.  But to  get really present and conscious, it is possible to see the beauty.  Sometimes it’s just one small beautiful thing: sunlight glinting on the water, the dappled pattern of leaves in sun and shadow, sand under the toes, the perfume of a perfect rose.  Even among all the confusion and constant change, can’t you find some beauty too?  Close your eyes; breathe in deeply and exhale. Repeat for several breaths, then open your eyes.  See with these new eyes, renewed by your breath.

For one day, for one hour of one day, for one minute of one hour, focus your lens and your vision on all the beauty that is in your world: The pooch or kitty, the plant, the song, the lasagna, the mountain.  Try focusing on the shifting beautiful gifts within your sights.  Part of the beauty is in the constantly shifting patterns, just like the kaleidoscope.  But when you pull back and see your whole life’s patterns, you’ll see the synergies that grow from considering all that is beautiful in the shifting bits of precious images that are your life.  Acknowledge the beauty of your kaleidoscopic life.

For extra credit, look inside yourself to see the beauty there too.

beauty, kaleidoscope, patterns, Synergies