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Lisa Lahey
I have a job swappee on Monday March 22 - Dr. Robert E McGinnis....he writes YA novels. He has a profile on linked in. i have no idea what he wants me to do ha wish me luck
Lisa Lahey
Use SEO (search engine optimization) whenever you set up a website, post a full-length blog or article etc. There are lots of free online sites to explain how to do this. A good one is http://www.sitesubmit.ca/index.php. Make sure you include misspelled words in the tags for your site/blog (seriously) so ppl who cannot spell can find you.
Here is a site that lists several search engines where you can register your URL to increase traffic to your site/blog/etc. http://freewebsubmission.com/
Lisa Lahey
Good advice about being careful what you tweet. There are lots of articles out there about that. Pictures are very important too. Companies search for new candidates all the time using social media as we all know by now and foolish tweets and pics may be the end of your recruitment prospects.
Lisa Lahey
A little extra pocket money is easy to get if you like being a VA (virtual assistant). You need MS office skills, Skype, office equipment (usually provided for you) self-discipline and be able to take directions. It's a great way to be a support person without going into an office.
Maureen Mascaro:
Hi Lisa - Can you recommend any specific websites someone should go to if they are interested in doing this? Are you currently a VA or know one?
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Antoinette Williams:
Hi Lisa - I to want to know what websites to go on if Im interesred in a VA position. Thanks
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Lisa Lahey
I have a swap partner for Monday March 22. It is Dr. Robert E McGinnis - a YA author. He has been writing and getting published since 1979. I do not know what he wants me to do! Wish me luck!
114 weeks ago from Education
Lisa Lahey
I have a swap for Monday March 22 2010! It is Dr. Robert E McGinnis - a YA author. He has been authoring since 1979. I have no idea what he wants me to do. None. Wish me luck!
114 weeks ago from Freelancing
Lisa Lahey
I have a job swappee on monday March 22 for my newly invented National Job Swap Day!! I am swapping with Dr. Robert E McGiniss - he is a YA author. I have no idea what he wants me to do - wish me luck!
Lisa Lahey
I have a taker for national Job Swap Day! Dr. Robert E McGinnis - a YA author - offered me his job for Monday March 22. I do not know what I am doing. He hasn't said. Wish me luck!
Lisa Lahey
Check under events today. Monday March 22 2010 is National Job Swap Day. You can swap with a colleague, partner, friend, virtual acquaintance etc. http://lisalahey.spaces.live.com/default.aspx check my blog entry for rules and helpful hints
114 weeks ago from Freelancing
Lisa Lahey
Hi. Check under events today. Monday March 22 2010 is National Job Swap Day and you get to swap jobs with a colleague, friend, virtual acquaintance etc. Get swapping and tell me how it went!
114 weeks ago from Education
Lisa Lahey
National Job Swap Day is on Monday March 22 2010. It can be a virtual or actual swap. Find a partner/s and get swapping. To that end make sure if you swap in person you are dressed appropriately for the job....ask your friend/social media acquaintance what to wear...you don't want to embarrass yourself dressing inappropriately...of course if your friend is a stripper you don't have to wear too much..its only coming off soon anyway haha
good luck
Lisa Lahey
Don't forget about National Job Swap Day on Monday March 22 2010. You can swap virtually or actually. One or more partners if you like. Tell your boss or don't tell your boss, your call. It's a great way to figure out if you're in the right career, headed towards the right career, have the right boss or need to get outta there. Get swapping!
Lisa Lahey
How do I connect my own personal blog (microsoft office live) with BC? thanks
Rachel Rueben:
Go to Profile tab and then View Profile. Once there, you'll see next to your name the little RSS button that says: edit your blog feed click it ...MoreGo to Profile tab and then View Profile. Once there, you'll see next to your name the little RSS button that says: edit your blog feed click it and all you got to do is put your blog's URL in and presto!
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Lisa Lahey
Steve Harrison has a blog I've joined. He tosses out little gems and asks you to think about how they could relate to you so you can blog about them. April 15 as American tax day seemed a bit of a stretch for me until I remembered that in my new novel "Millicent Carlisle" (PublishAmerica 2010) taxes were an integral part of a piece of plot development. Weird. You never know eh?
JenG
I thought the writers might want to weight in on the idea: are creative types more depressed than others? http://everydaybright.com/2010/03/12/here-comes-the-sun/
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Lisa Lahey:
Hi JenG: Recently a 20-year study revealed that people with BiPolar disorder and Major Depression are frequently very artistic people. There ...MoreHi JenG: Recently a 20-year study revealed that people with BiPolar disorder and Major Depression are frequently very artistic people. There seems to be a genetic link between creativity and mental illnes. It is likely very true that many writers, poets, authors, artists, musicians, etc are more depressed then than your average joe on the street.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/you-dont-have-to-be-bipolar-to...
114 weeks ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/you-dont-have-to-be-bipolar-to...
114 weeks ago
Erin Klema
Does anyone know of openings for journalists or of any freelance writing opportunities in the Washington, DC area? Thanks!
Ellen A. Feldman
How to Market Books Using Facebook: A FAQ http://www.ellenafeldman.com/2010/02/27/facebook-for-book-marketing-faq/
Lisa Lahey:
Hi ellen. how do I take a facebook badge (where do I even find it??) and put it onto my site/blog? Thanks
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Mehul Kar
I'm a student, so I guess you could say I'm a professional in the field of education. Here's what i've learned in the past 3 years at college: it's not a good system:
http://thoughtsuncited.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/education/
117 weeks ago from Education
Lisa Lahey:
Hi Mehul. Congratulations for a well-written paper. Is this perspective part of a thesis? There were a number of points I agreed with but also a ...MoreHi Mehul. Congratulations for a well-written paper. Is this perspective part of a thesis? There were a number of points I agreed with but also a number of points where I strongly disagree. That education is in dire need of reform is unmistakeable. In the Ontario elementary system there is one academic system only and anyone who falls well below that is placed onto an IEP or Individual Education Plan. Since I worked in the Special Education office for 2 years I can tell you exactly how we design an individual plan: if a child is in grade 3 we simply take the requirements from the gr 2 curriculumm he or she was unable to master the year before and this becomes the gr 3 curriculum and evaluation criteria. That doesn't cut it to me. By high school however there is a two-tiered system whereby children can enroll in both academic and applied levels of learning, the applied being for children who would normally be placed on IEPs. There are still IEPs however in high school so I can only assume that there are children who struggle with the applied level as well.
We had what I feel is a disturbing development in Toronto (my home city). A black school for black students only was opened three years ago and I felt that was a mistake. The community felt it was needed since minorities are so overlooked in the Ontario curriculum and I have to agree with that much. But anything that separates one race from another smacks of segregation to me and that's just treading on thin ice. What we need is curriculum reform on so many levels.
Having said all that (man can I talk) I don't think the entire education system "lacks total knowledge." For one thing schools do not applaud those who work the hardest necessarily. They commend those who who are the smartest (consider Honour Rolls for students with straight A's). That leaves out a sizeable student population who are trying their hardest for commendations.
Evaluation and grading is measured very differently in elementary school than just tests. There are individual and group projects, participation, attitude, attendance, and observation of whether or not a student is using learned methods to achieve an answer, be it right or wrong. The answer itself may be marked as wrong but the means to get there still gets points.
In Ontario high school there is a grade 10 literacy test which is standard. Everyone who takes it has to pass or they cannot proceed to grade 11.
That was a great review! I enjoyed it!
114 weeks ago
We had what I feel is a disturbing development in Toronto (my home city). A black school for black students only was opened three years ago and I felt that was a mistake. The community felt it was needed since minorities are so overlooked in the Ontario curriculum and I have to agree with that much. But anything that separates one race from another smacks of segregation to me and that's just treading on thin ice. What we need is curriculum reform on so many levels.
Having said all that (man can I talk) I don't think the entire education system "lacks total knowledge." For one thing schools do not applaud those who work the hardest necessarily. They commend those who who are the smartest (consider Honour Rolls for students with straight A's). That leaves out a sizeable student population who are trying their hardest for commendations.
Evaluation and grading is measured very differently in elementary school than just tests. There are individual and group projects, participation, attitude, attendance, and observation of whether or not a student is using learned methods to achieve an answer, be it right or wrong. The answer itself may be marked as wrong but the means to get there still gets points.
In Ontario high school there is a grade 10 literacy test which is standard. Everyone who takes it has to pass or they cannot proceed to grade 11.
That was a great review! I enjoyed it!
114 weeks ago
Mehul Kar:
Lisa, thank you for reading and for the wonderful comment. Because you make a few good points and because I would love to respond to them in the ...MoreLisa, thank you for reading and for the wonderful comment. Because you make a few good points and because I would love to respond to them in the next few days, could I please request you to post this as a comment to the original post?
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114 weeks ago
Tai Goodwin
7 Ways to Makeover Your Career - Just released free ebook. Includes ways to win at work - even if you can't leave your job: http://careermakeovercoach.com/7-ways-to-makeover-your-career/
Tai Goodwin:
Hi Lisa,
I have an auto-responder set up so that when people subscribe they are sent a link to the download.
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Chris(tina) Brady
I answered an ad for a co-writer of a non-fiction book yesterday and received a call from the writer last night. The person gave me the name of the publisher with whom he says he already has a book deal, and he told me about his education and things like that. But his grammar and spelling is terrible! I want to believe this is a legit opportunity, but I can't help wondering if the circumstances and money are too good to be true. How can I check that this is a legit offer?
Lisa Lahey:
Hi Christina Check his credentials - contact the publisher and his educational institutions to see if he really has a book deal and really did ...MoreHi Christina Check his credentials - contact the publisher and his educational institutions to see if he really has a book deal and really did graduate from whichever schools he said he did. Oh and if he got one of those flaky, online diplomas then you know he's a fraud.
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Karolyn Chowning:
Sounds like an exciting opportunity, but I would consider staying at your day job even if it DOES work out. Advances and royalties are not ...MoreSounds like an exciting opportunity, but I would consider staying at your day job even if it DOES work out. Advances and royalties are not exactly money to live off of.
(oh, and online education isn't necessarily flaky.)
114 weeks ago
(oh, and online education isn't necessarily flaky.)
114 weeks ago
Darrell Pharmer
I enjoy being a teacher almost as much as I do learning.
128 weeks ago from Education
Rebecca Thorman
As writers and editors, what do you deem is a good pitch? What makes you want to write about the topic? Do you build relationships with companies?
Tracy Slater:
Oh, and as for faux pas: sloppiness in the pitch, not getting them hooked in soon enough (so they stop reading), and usually making the pitch more ...MoreOh, and as for faux pas: sloppiness in the pitch, not getting them hooked in soon enough (so they stop reading), and usually making the pitch more than one page.
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Lisa Lahey:
I pitch fiction only. I wrote a brief query based on research about "how to write a good query letter" - that was easy. I summarized the book ...MoreI pitch fiction only. I wrote a brief query based on research about "how to write a good query letter" - that was easy. I summarized the book based on the info in that article and sent it off to a few publishers most of whom were interested. I got signed :)
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