Veronica Buhl's Blog

When clearing your writing space for inspiration and motivation, there are many elements that come into play. However, some of the most basic elements come down to the environment surrounding your writing area.

If anything surrounding your writing are causes discomfort or distraction, your creative mind can take a walk and leave you wondering what happened to your great writing intentions for the day.

Therefore, here are a few things to consider when clearing your writing space and preppi...

The New Year is here and that means setting your resolutions, goals, or intentions for the year ahead. If you’re an aspiring author who wants to finally get your book out there to the world, then it’s even more important that you get crystal clear on what that process means. Without a clear vision of what you want to achieve, the road to writing success will be bumpy and frustrating.

So, here are my top resolution suggestions that will set up up for writing success in the New Year.

It’s not news to most people that we have a civility problem in the United States. However, nowhere is the immense size of the problem more apparent than on social media. Regardless of demographics, 93% of Americans agree that there is a civility problem in our country. Also, 63% of Americans feel that social media has been a major contributing factor to that problem. (Source) Clearly, there is a need for civility on social media.

That there is a need for civility on social media is probably ...

There are many reasons why every musician needs a website. The purpose of this article is to make these reasons clear. If you’re like most career musicians, you’ve lived, breathed, studied, and practiced music longer than you can remember. You’ve put in hours of work to get where you are today. You thrive to be even more accomplished in your profession. I get it. Totally. I’ve been there and know what it takes to be a good musician, no less a great one.

However, many times I find that the mo...

Having an large email list is vital for any brand but how do you get one? The answer easier than you might think. There are hundreds of simple ways to build your email list. You just have to be creative and willing to try many different things. So, without further ado, here are 15 simple ways to build your email list.

One of the best and simplest ways to build an email list is to create a freebie. People love to receive free stuff. However, the key here is it has to be...

We all live in a social media world now. Unfortunately, dealing with Trolls on social media and beyond has become a necessary task for any brand. So, what are Trolls exactly? Trolls are people who constantly have a negative comment and start arguments.

In other words, Trolls are people who disagree with everything. You can show them the facts and they will still state it is wrong. A Troll’s main purpose is to stir things up. However, many times, they bravely live behind th...

So, you keep hearing about the importance of collecting customer testimonials but you still don’t understand why they matter so much. Have no fear.

You see, it’s not enough to provide content and products to your clients. You also have to foster an outstanding customer experience through great service and quality. In other words, when clients have a great experience, it makes a loyal, raving fan out of them.

Moreover, when clients feel appreciated and taken care of...

So you’ve finally finished writing the book that’s been in your head forever but now you’re wondering to yourself, “How do I promote my book for free online?” After all, you want to sell your book and be seen but not at the expense of your limited budget.

Have no fear. Promoting your book online is one of the easiest things to accomplish as well as one of the most cost effective ways to promote. There are literally hundreds of ways to get your book in front of and in the hands of readers. How...

Brands and entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to stand out and attract new audiences to their products and services. Enter newsjacking! Newsjacking is not a new concept really. Brands and large companies have been embracing it for quite some time now.

So, what exactly is newsjacking? It’s exactly what it sounds like. Using the words of newsjacking’s biggest authority and the person who coined the term, David Meerman Scott, “Newsjacking is the art and science of injecting your ideas in...

So you’ve finally taken that big step and hired a social media manager to handle your online brand but how can make sure that the relationship is a fruitful one?

Many individuals and companies hire social media managers with the expectation that they no longer have to be involved with all things social media oriented. Adopting this type of attitude is bound to not only cause frustration for both you and your social media manager but also sabotage your brand’s online goals.

When you hire a...