- ENTREPRENEUR.com The first rule to becoming successful is
to BE RESOURCEFUL. Entrepreneur
magazine, both online and in-print is a fabulous resource for information,
trends and just great stories that can enrich your experience. Visit them
online! I’ve directed you to a link
with AWESOME TEMPLATES that you can use for your business. Check some of them out and while you’re
there, check out some of the articles online. You’ll be smarter for it!
- WIX. If you want to start a website and have
no programming experience, you’ll see lots of people using WIX. It is an AWESOME resource! If you know how to upload a picture and
use MS Word, then you’ll definitely be able to complete your website- no
sweat. WIX, of course, has some
upgrade features with more bells and whistles, but you can certainly
launch your website with their FREE version!
- WEEBLY.
Weebly is just like WIX, just a different platform. Easy to use and you can create a lot of
different looks for your website.
Get started!
- BLOGGER. Alright, you already know that you don’t
need a PENNY to start a blog! I
personally like BLOGGER (it’s a google product). You can start your blog, post to it
whenever you want, change the layout and all that…FREE. Get started today.
- FACEBOOK Pages. Listen, if you don’t want to do a formal
website and you don’t want to deal with all that drama, then just create a
facebook page and direct your URL there! Lots of entrepreneurs are doing
that these days. You can easily
google how to forward your URL to your facebook page- takes one minute!
- ANIMOTO. Animoto is an excellent VIDEO creation
resource! You can create a cool new
video to promote your product or brand.
Here’s the one I used during the holidays to promote my CD. Simple and useful!
- MP3 CUT.
Have you ever needed to clip an MP3 for your podcast? Well, here you go! MP3 cut is AWESOME! You can upload the MP3 and decide what
you want to cut and what you want to keep!
That’s it. You can then save
the file. It’s great for all of you
PODCASTERS out there who may have limited budgets for software!
- CLIPPING MAGIC. Do you have photos that you’d like to use
for promotional purposes, but you need the background taken out! Well, not everyone has money to pay a
graphic designer, so WHY NOT DO IT ONLINE!
I used this to create my CD cover for my Christmas single, see
it here.
- WINDOWS
MOVIE MAKER. One of my
FAVES! Windows movie maker is also
another great video creation resource, but it has even more versatility
than others. You can record your
voice, over lay pictures, add text, edit other videos, etc. If you are a YOUTUBER and you need to
edit your videos and add subtitles and text and all that, then you want to
check out movie maker. It’s super
easy to use! Here is a youtube video
I created with movie maker.
- THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. Last, but certainly not least, one of
the greatest ways to advance your vision is to connect with the people
around you! The greatest resource, by far, are the people around you. You may not think you know the people
you need to know, but TRUST me…there are probably MORE answers around you
than you realize! Reach out to 3-5
people that are in your circle.
Even if they are not your personal friends, maybe they are people
who are accessible to you- reach out to them! Ask them about your dream and get their
advice. Just be sure to choose
wisely!
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