This week’s focus:If you’re a speaker, remember that you’re audience is never captive. Even if they’re sitting right in front of you, they don’t have to listen if they don’t feel like it. They can ignore you, pay attention to something more interesting, or simply let their mind wander. It is your responsibility to keep

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This week’s focus:There’s a silent financial killer plaguing the author community called “trinkets.” Trinkets are those inane little products that you see some writers trying to sell, such as T-shirts, mugs, pens, figurines, jewelry, etc. There’s nothing wrong these items on their own. The problem is they can kill your cash flow when you don’t

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This week’s focus:If you want the world to treat you like a professional author or speaker, then you’ve got to act and appear professional. Yet, I’m surprised by how many of you shoot yourself in the foot by presenting a homemade image that damages your credibility. Here’s a few tips to help influential people take

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“Facebook announced that it now has more than 500 million users…which may help explain why unemployment is around 10 percent.” – Jimmy Kimmel

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Rob Eagar’s Monday Morning Marketing Tip is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations spread their message like wildfire.This week’s focus: My wife and I are huge fans of Bobby Flay’s show on the Food Network called, “Throwdown.” Bobby is a top-level “Iron Chef” who challenges unsuspecting local chefs that he can top their best

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