The Write Essentials

Filing Away Last Year

Charlene Davis — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:46:23 +0000

Stress, stress, stress! Good grief, every which way you turn is to be greeted with more stress. There is no avoiding it with sick kids, overextended credit cards, work deadlines, and life in general making its daily demands. So, we need to find viable solutions to deal with all of these hassles. For me, minimizing [...]

Acing a Job Interview After Age 50

Charlene Davis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:13:12 +0000

Former recruiter, Joe Turner, author of Job Search Secrets Unlocked and Paycheck 911, offers some great tips for “Acing a Job Interview After Age 50.” He gives “older” job hunters (like me) helpful advice about five different areas to work on including finding shared values with the hiring manager, selling your brand (I really loved [...]

NOW is the Time to Start a New “Recession-Proof” Business

Charlene Davis — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:16:26 +0000

In today’s economy it seems almost every industry has been unfavorably affected by the recession. Nevertheless, new startup ventures continue to pop-up around the country with amazing degrees of success. How is this possible when everyone is cutting back everywhere? The reality is the economic downturn has thrown wide open the entrepreneurial doors to usher [...]

What Young Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Business

Charlene Davis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:43:23 +0000

Echo boomers – a/k/a baby boomer kids or Generation Y’ers – are pretty savvy young folks, especially when it comes to business. This fun loving generation is enthusiastically embracing the notion of free enterprise that has been threatening to bubble over the edge of corporate America for years. Armed with brainpower, optimism, and moxie, these [...]

Tips for Good Netiquette

Charlene Davis — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:47:09 +0000

Internet etiquette or “netiquette” has been around since the mid-1980s – even before the World Wide Web exploded onto the scene when people were just using it for interoffice communications. Basically, it’s a set of social rules that have evolved over the years to help facilitate interaction between Internet users who communicate via emails, chat [...]

Tons of Business Opportunities in the Travel Industry

Charlene Davis — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:35:16 +0000

I’m happy to announce the release of my latest book from Entrepreneur’s ClickStart series, Design and Launch an Online Travel Business in a Week. Travel and tourism constitutes the third largest retail industry in the U.S. and there has never been a better time to turn a passion for traveling into a lucrative, professional business [...]

Getting on Top of Your Game

Charlene Davis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:33:44 +0000

Times are tough and as more and more people are laid off, many are looking at new and innovative ways to make money by exploring their talents and turning hobbies into businesses. So what does the new competition mean for veteran artisans who have been in the trenches and paid their dues? With the right [...]

Twelve Google Services Your Business Can Use

Charlene Davis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:04:09 +0000

Starting and maintaining a business with an online presence can be very challenging in any market, whether you’re an inexperienced novice or seasoned entrepreneur. The key is arming yourself with the best tools available to help streamline and make the process more efficient. Google’s branding of the world’s most powerful search engine have made it [...]

The Sneaky Chef – Cookbook Review

Charlene Davis — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:59:23 +0000

“The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healty Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals,” by Missy Chase Lapine (Running Press), is quite possibly one of the best cookbooks for nutritional eating that I have come across in a long time. The secret to its success lies in pureeing many of the “special” ingredients such as orange [...]

Tips on Making a Successful Career Change

Charlene Davis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:14:42 +0000

Even before the downturn of the economy severely altered the job market, it’s never been unusual for an individual to change careers for a variety of reasons. Some of those include better opportunities, lifestyle changes, dismal job outlook, or uninformed choices. Although there are no guarantees that switching occupations will be the best decision, there [...]