Hi there! This week I learned most of us are tying our shoes wrong. Also, I love a good hymn but even if you're not a fan, the technology behind this one is worth the watch. And human water skee-ball? Yes please. (But I fear if I actually did it I would regret it much like I did when I revisited roller coaster riding a couple of years ago. Apparently I'm not 15 anymore. And I thought I was going to die.) Finally, here's how to peel garlic in 10 seconds.
1. Add blurbs to your Amazon book description for social proof
In his post The Right (And Wrong) Way To Market A Book, Ryan Holiday suggests adding blurbs (testimonials) to your Amazon book description. It's social proof and it's a great idea. This is now on my to-do list for Tell Your Time. Not sure how to edit your book description? The easiest way is to login to Author Central and click on the Books tab, click on the title of the book you want to update and click the Edit button next to Product Description.
3. How to create a Power Point presentation the right way
Conference season is about to begin and with it will come oodles of Power Point presentations. Are you a speaker? Here's a tip I wish I had 4 years ago but am taking mental note of now. It's from Seth Godin's post Really Bad Powerpoint:
No more than six words on a slide. EVER. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken.
Read more of his tips as well as his explanation here.
4. How to schedule emails in Gmail
Have you ever wanted to write an email but send it later? You know, like knock out all those birthday emails at once and set 'em up so they automatically send on the proper day? Or send a reminder email to someone (or yourself) on a future date? There are a lot of cool tricks in Gmail (canned responses and send & archive are among my favorites), but I just found this tutorial and people, I'm a fan. There are a few steps involved, but the video lays it out nicely. I tried it and it works. Just make sure you set your time zone properly (see his note at the end of the post).
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Have a great weekend!
Amy
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