iPhone Business Apps

I LOVE my iPhone and if you know me, you know that I talk about it often. Here’s a little video I did about the iPhone apps that I use on my iPhone. What iPhone apps do you use? [tags]iPhone, iPhone apps, business apps, Erin Blaskie, productivity, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tweetie, MySpace, Urban Spoon, Outpost, Bump, Diggnation, Ustream, Fring,...

Business Concept Clarity: Determining th...

I love when people e-mail me questions.  It’s the BEST way to generate fresh, new and relevant content for my blogs.  This question was one that came into my inbox this week and I was going to answer it privately but I thought that many people may benefit so here it is as a blog post. The question is this: I know what I want to do as a business because I am passionate about it but I can’t see the BIG picture of it all in order to really gain clarity about the next steps. While answering this question could be an entire info-product or a few coaching calls,...

Cluster Thinking & Creative Mind Map...

How do you best like to do your thinking and planning? For me, I love to get my hands dirty with a box of markers and some big, white post-it notes. I love the scent of the Mr. Sketch markers and I love the vibrant colors that exude from my walls. In fact, it’s one of the few things that just lets me release into this feeling of both nothingness and creation all at once. I made this YouTube video to show you how I do cluster thinking. It’s one of the ways I mind map without using those boring software applications (yes, I find them boring and honestly...

Creating Successfully Promoted Speaking ...

I had an interesting experience recently with a speaking event that I was asked to speak at.  I had delivered a presentation at the event last year which was enjoyed by the participants so they asked me to come back and I gladly accepted.  Last year, the event was run the way events should be run.  The event organizer promoted it and was responsible for filling up the seats, etc.  This year, it seemed that the marketing and promotion was put on the speaker’s shoulders. Now, I’m not trying to sound like a diva speaker but when you are asked to speak at an...

Quick Tips: 5 Reasons You Need a WordPre...

Here is our top 5 list for this month. This list will help you see the benefits in setting up a WordPress blog as opposed to a HTML website. Instant Search Engine Optimization. WordPress is known for being a search engine’s dream. Your website will work for YOU instead of vice versa. Content Management System. If you want to come across as an expert in your industry, it’s important to have lots of juicy, rich content. WordPress will allow just that. Do-It-Yourself Updates. If your website is on WordPress, you get instant access to doing updates and changes...