It's Q2 and, in the world of the Simplest Marketing Plan, that means it's time to focus on strategic networking. I kicked off a new series of LinkedIn Livestreams with one of my favorite people, Terri Trespicio, who blew our minds several times during this short but meaty chat. If you like what you hear, join me for Jumpstart Your Networking, a free webinar on May 15th. You'll hear all about it when you sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

Yes, it's true. I used to be afraid of people but running my own business has changed all that. At the April Office Hours gathering for the Simplest Marketing Plan, I shared a bit about how strategic networking played a big role in my transformation. Then I shared a new way to think about networking. If you like what you hear, join me for Jumpstart Your Networking, a free webinar on May 15th. You'll hear all about it when you sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

If you think you can't bring all of you to the work you do, you'll love this lively conversation with Danielle Hughes, originator of The Personality Brand, about how to bring what "lights you up" to work with you. And watch for our new bundle, "Profit from Your Personality: The ultimate toolkit for attracting and landing more clients you'll love working with!" You won't miss it if you sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

If you've ever wanted to do a Kickstarter campaign or had a dream project that would be too expensive to self fund, this episode is for you. I chatted with storyteller and multimedia artist, Wioleta Kaminska, about how she's using Kickstarter to fund her self published art book. Support her project here. And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

If you have too much work and not enough time, this episode is for you. I had the best conversation with Jenny Blake, author of "Free Time: Lose the Busyness, Love Your Business" about how each of us is freeing more and more of our time to do what we do best – and you can too. If you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

What's your worst investment ever? Not just money invested, but time or energy or, the most important thing we have to invest: our attention. This is my story reposted from a podcast called "Worst Investment Ever" with the Worst Podcast Host, Andrew Stotz. If you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe here and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

In this short solo episode, I share what I learned this week when I asked for feedback on my Quick Tips email newsletter, which prompted me to reflect on the question: how promotional is too promotional? And if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

Why would anyone want your content? And what's the difference between your content marketing and your marketing content? Those are just a few of the questions I answered in my new solo Episode #464. So if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

For my New Year message, I'm sharing the opening of a brand spanking new presentation I'm giving later this week on how I've been engineering the evolution of my business (instead of letting it happen by itself). So if you like what you hear, we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.

Did you know content marketing could be a poem? Yup, it can, and here's a really excellent example from the web guy, Robert Lodi. If you like what you hear, find Bob on LinkedIn and let him know. And we'd love it if you write a review, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and sign up for Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.