Some Google Alert Fun

If you aren't using Google Alert, you need to be. I regularly get cracked up when something shows up in my Inbox about Character Therapy. Here's one of the funniest things I read about myself. (And yes, I realize that does rather smack of narcissism, but the whole Google Alert system was built around the idea that we all want to read about ourselves. So take it up with Google.)

I found the following post at this link. I don't know the author, and she doesn't know me, which makes this funnier. I hope she writes in. 

I'm an entrepreneur and on a one-woman campaign!! Heretofore not phrases I've associated with myself. Pretty cool.

Let's Analyze: What are some of the funnier things you've read with Google Alerts?

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Compulsive Email Binges?

How many of you go on email binges? And by that, I mean you sit down one night and respond to all these emails that loosely require a response? I confess to doing this. And I also confess that my reason for doing so is two-fold:

1) I'm compulsive at times. I see unanswered emails in my inbox and it bothers me knowing that the virtual ball's in my court. I'd rather fling it back over to the other person and delete the email, knowing that now the burden rests with my friend/acquaintance to keep up the correspondence. In so doing, I might even copy/paste some parts of a basic "catch-up" email to expedite the process. (Is that bad?)

2) I like receiving email. The more, the merrier. I love to open my email and see tons of personal messages, not messages from various loops I'm a member of, Groupon's daily deal, or chances to increase male anatomy that I do not have.

So I email people all at once, sometimes 15-20 folks, then I sit back and wait for the bounty to arrive. I take great pleasure is weeding out them out of the large amount of email I receive.

Let's Analyze: Am I alone in the world doing this? Does anyone else out there do the same thing? I guess I want to make myself feel better. :)

Get The Character Therapist on Your Kindle! (Plus a giveaway!)

I've been branching out with some technology advancements, the latest of which has been figuring out how to get my blog published to Kindle so that people can subscribe for a low monthly fee.

And I did it! Check this out:

This was a relatively easy process, bloggers. I went to this site and got all the info I needed. Then I took the screen shots (click here to find out how depending on which operating system you are using) and loaded them to Amazon. Took 24 hours for Amazon to confirm everything and then I was set! Give it a shot if you dare.

Where YOU (and the giveaway) comes in:

Go to my Amazon page HERE. Since I'm brand new, I have ZERO "likes" or reviews of my blog, so if you would all be a peach and click "like" on my Amazon page and leave a review (doesn't have to be long), I'll enter your name into a contest to receive one of my Writer's Guides of your choice! I'll draw a winner at the end of the week.

Thanks so much for your support!

Proud Moment for The Character Therapist

When my husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I knew immediately. No, not jewelry or technology gadgets (though those would have been accepted readily). I asked for a trademark.

With as much time and effort as I've put into this site, I don't want anyone ripping me off! Now, I can't trademark the actual act of analyzing characters, as there are a few sites that do this (although I want to point out that I'm 99.9% positive that I started the write-in process for this). But now there is paperwork in place that will forever prevent anyone else from ever using the name of calling themselves The Character Therapist!

Check it out:

How cool is that? Did you notice that little booger at the top of the page? [Go ahead and scroll back up there....I can wait.]

For the low, low cost of $500, you, too, can be the owner of a trademark for your website or brand! I went through LegalZoom, and have been very pleased with their professionalism. If there are those of you out there interested in the process, indicate that below and I'll be happy to do a post or two on how this momentous occasion came to pass.

For now, celebrate with me!!

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