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http://joshkilen.com/win-political-office-easy/ http://joshkilen.com/win-political-office-easy/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:29:24 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1056 http://joshkilen.com/win-political-office-easy/feed/ 2 http://joshkilen.com/more-to-the-strory/ http://joshkilen.com/more-to-the-strory/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:40:33 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1007 http://joshkilen.com/more-to-the-strory/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/no-conflict-means-a-bad-story/ http://joshkilen.com/no-conflict-means-a-bad-story/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:05:18 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1010 http://joshkilen.com/no-conflict-means-a-bad-story/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-prepared-for-your-final-review/ http://joshkilen.com/are-you-prepared-for-your-final-review/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:18:21 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1014 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-prepared-for-your-final-review/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/your-story-is-the-mojo/ http://joshkilen.com/your-story-is-the-mojo/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:06:22 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1004 http://joshkilen.com/your-story-is-the-mojo/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/failure-is-great/ http://joshkilen.com/failure-is-great/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:57:21 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1017 http://joshkilen.com/failure-is-great/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/is-truth-better-than-fiction/ http://joshkilen.com/is-truth-better-than-fiction/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:41:07 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=983 http://joshkilen.com/is-truth-better-than-fiction/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/individual-story/ http://joshkilen.com/individual-story/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:54:13 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=979 http://joshkilen.com/individual-story/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-telling-the-right-story/ http://joshkilen.com/are-you-telling-the-right-story/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:03:20 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=981 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-telling-the-right-story/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-anguish-is-good/ http://joshkilen.com/why-anguish-is-good/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:25:17 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=974 http://joshkilen.com/why-anguish-is-good/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/your-story-sucks-how-to-tell-great-stories/ http://joshkilen.com/your-story-sucks-how-to-tell-great-stories/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:14:35 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=930 http://joshkilen.com/your-story-sucks-how-to-tell-great-stories/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/is-your-art-a-hobby-or-a-business/ http://joshkilen.com/is-your-art-a-hobby-or-a-business/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:54:35 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=897 http://joshkilen.com/is-your-art-a-hobby-or-a-business/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-the-why-is-the-story/ http://joshkilen.com/why-the-why-is-the-story/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:36:19 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=288 http://joshkilen.com/why-the-why-is-the-story/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-im-a-bad-christian/ http://joshkilen.com/why-im-a-bad-christian/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:38:50 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=915 http://joshkilen.com/why-im-a-bad-christian/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/5-ways-to-make-social-media-work/ http://joshkilen.com/5-ways-to-make-social-media-work/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:10:49 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=906 http://joshkilen.com/5-ways-to-make-social-media-work/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-be-a-unique-artist/ http://joshkilen.com/how-to-be-a-unique-artist/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:02:20 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=800 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-be-a-unique-artist/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-driftwood-will-help-you-sell-more/ http://joshkilen.com/how-driftwood-will-help-you-sell-more/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:29:57 +0000 Josh Kilen 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http://joshkilen.com/?p=696 http://joshkilen.com/make-your-salesforce-productive-please/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/should-chrisitians-ever-be-rich/ http://joshkilen.com/should-chrisitians-ever-be-rich/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:51:02 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=689 http://joshkilen.com/should-chrisitians-ever-be-rich/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/a-reminder-to-be-better/ http://joshkilen.com/a-reminder-to-be-better/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:48:14 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=691 http://joshkilen.com/a-reminder-to-be-better/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/should-church-pastors-practice-marketing/ http://joshkilen.com/should-church-pastors-practice-marketing/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:58:05 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=693 http://joshkilen.com/should-church-pastors-practice-marketing/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/when-a-haircut-isnt-just-a-haircut/ http://joshkilen.com/when-a-haircut-isnt-just-a-haircut/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:44:48 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=727 http://joshkilen.com/when-a-haircut-isnt-just-a-haircut/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/getting-my-our-head-on-straight/ http://joshkilen.com/getting-my-our-head-on-straight/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:04:24 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=670 http://joshkilen.com/getting-my-our-head-on-straight/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/results-of-transactional-thinking/ http://joshkilen.com/results-of-transactional-thinking/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:50:35 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=699 http://joshkilen.com/results-of-transactional-thinking/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/what-if-we-treated-church-better/ http://joshkilen.com/what-if-we-treated-church-better/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:51:12 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=687 http://joshkilen.com/what-if-we-treated-church-better/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-craft-your-story-for-b2b-success/ http://joshkilen.com/how-to-craft-your-story-for-b2b-success/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:58:18 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=371 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-craft-your-story-for-b2b-success/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/tithing-is-wrong/ http://joshkilen.com/tithing-is-wrong/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:28:32 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=323 http://joshkilen.com/tithing-is-wrong/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/tales-of-transactional-woe-three-easy-ways-to-destroy-your-business/ http://joshkilen.com/tales-of-transactional-woe-three-easy-ways-to-destroy-your-business/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:30:46 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=618 http://joshkilen.com/tales-of-transactional-woe-three-easy-ways-to-destroy-your-business/feed/ 1 http://joshkilen.com/trust-your-neighbor/ http://joshkilen.com/trust-your-neighbor/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:15:22 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=554 http://joshkilen.com/trust-your-neighbor/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/give-gifts-not-discounts/ http://joshkilen.com/give-gifts-not-discounts/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 16:42:43 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=272 http://joshkilen.com/give-gifts-not-discounts/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-church-is-all-wrong/ http://joshkilen.com/why-church-is-all-wrong/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:56:07 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=267 http://joshkilen.com/why-church-is-all-wrong/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/embrace-the-conflict-love-the-conflict/ http://joshkilen.com/embrace-the-conflict-love-the-conflict/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:19:21 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=541 http://joshkilen.com/embrace-the-conflict-love-the-conflict/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-sure-god-placed-a-calling-on-your-life/ http://joshkilen.com/are-you-sure-god-placed-a-calling-on-your-life/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 18:27:49 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=286 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-sure-god-placed-a-calling-on-your-life/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/an-open-letter-to-ron-paul-some-keys-to-victory/ http://joshkilen.com/an-open-letter-to-ron-paul-some-keys-to-victory/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 14:43:59 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=527 http://joshkilen.com/an-open-letter-to-ron-paul-some-keys-to-victory/feed/ 1 http://joshkilen.com/painfully-bad-business-stories-but-at-least-theyre-long-winded-and-boring/ http://joshkilen.com/painfully-bad-business-stories-but-at-least-theyre-long-winded-and-boring/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 14:24:48 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=493 http://joshkilen.com/painfully-bad-business-stories-but-at-least-theyre-long-winded-and-boring/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/three-ways-to-do-your-work-unto-the-lord/ http://joshkilen.com/three-ways-to-do-your-work-unto-the-lord/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 16:07:30 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=499 http://joshkilen.com/three-ways-to-do-your-work-unto-the-lord/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/who-will-god-send-to-hell-and-why/ http://joshkilen.com/who-will-god-send-to-hell-and-why/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:35:31 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=341 http://joshkilen.com/who-will-god-send-to-hell-and-why/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/so-what-do-we-need-you-for/ http://joshkilen.com/so-what-do-we-need-you-for/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 17:09:23 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=458 http://joshkilen.com/so-what-do-we-need-you-for/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-you-dont-need-a-social-media-expert-ever/ http://joshkilen.com/why-you-dont-need-a-social-media-expert-ever/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:41:16 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=377 http://joshkilen.com/why-you-dont-need-a-social-media-expert-ever/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-do-you-think-its-ok-to-celebrate-murder/ http://joshkilen.com/why-do-you-think-its-ok-to-celebrate-murder/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 14:41:22 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=444 http://joshkilen.com/why-do-you-think-its-ok-to-celebrate-murder/feed/ 1 http://joshkilen.com/parenting-advice-for-terrified-parents-of-soon-to-be-teenagers/ http://joshkilen.com/parenting-advice-for-terrified-parents-of-soon-to-be-teenagers/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:41:34 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=424 http://joshkilen.com/parenting-advice-for-terrified-parents-of-soon-to-be-teenagers/feed/ 1 http://joshkilen.com/values-are-important-but-how-do-you-change-them-2/ http://joshkilen.com/values-are-important-but-how-do-you-change-them-2/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:40:27 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=391 Much too early, every Thursday morning, I go to a men's group.  I say "go to" but "slog to" may be more appropriate; 05:30am is an awful time to be awake.  But there is free coffee and since I inherited my father's "thriftiness", I'm a sucker for such inducements. We typically gather to discuss parenting, how to be better husbands, etc... but today blessed us with an unwarranted  epiphany.

When an epiphany comes along, you pay attention

We were discussing values and how a parent needs to know and live their own values before he  can impart those values on to his children.  Makes sense in one's head, but when you get down to it, how exactly do you know]]> http://joshkilen.com/values-are-important-but-how-do-you-change-them-2/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/values-are-important-but-how-do-you-change-them/ http://joshkilen.com/values-are-important-but-how-do-you-change-them/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:40:27 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=391 Much too early, every Thursday morning, I go to a men's group.  I say "go to" but "slog to" may be more appropriate; 05:30am is an awful time to be awake.  But there is free coffee and since I inherited my father's "thriftiness", I'm a sucker for such inducements. We typically gather to discuss parenting, how to be better husbands, etc... but today blessed us with an unwarranted  epiphany.

When an epiphany comes along, you pay attention

We were discussing values and how a parent needs to know and live their own values before he  can impart those values on to his children.  Makes sense in one's head, but when you get down to it, how exactly do you know]]> http://joshkilen.com/values-are-important-but-how-do-you-change-them/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/getting-it-number-one/ http://joshkilen.com/getting-it-number-one/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:40:48 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=380 I recently sat down with the advertising staff for one of the last independent newspapers in the country, The Columbian, and what I saw there was nothing short of magical.  They were a group of ethical, committed champions, fighting against the evils of transactional thinking. With every conversation that we had, it became more apparent that they understood what we were fighting for; that long term relationships matter more than short term transactions, every time.  And this is the ideal they strive for, all the way up to the publisher. Finding this progressive mindset has become]]> http://joshkilen.com/getting-it-number-one/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/dont-you-love-it-when-a-business-treats-you-like-youre-expendable/ http://joshkilen.com/dont-you-love-it-when-a-business-treats-you-like-youre-expendable/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:14:37 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=381 There's a war brewing, and I've shied away from using the battle and war rhetoric (and puns, please forgive me), but it seems apt now. From now on, every marketer, every salesman, every business owner and CEO has a choice.  You will either treat your clients like transactions, like they exist to serve your bottom line, or you consciously strive to cultivate quality relationships with all your clients. The battle lines are drawn. There will be no middle ground, there is no hiding from this reality You cannot do business as usual, you will not keep your best customers or the best employee talent if]]> http://joshkilen.com/dont-you-love-it-when-a-business-treats-you-like-youre-expendable/feed/ 3 http://joshkilen.com/changing-the-world/ http://joshkilen.com/changing-the-world/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:30:09 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=276 I’ve got a radical idea. I think that we are most prosperous when we invest our wealth to directly impact and renew communities. Just imagine if we used our prosperity for the good of others.  Imagine if we all lived on only what we need and use the rest to give back to those who need our help.  Imagine if the wealthy invested in the poor so that the poor could produce and achieve even more. Imagine if every business adopted a healthy lifestyle of serving others, first their families and then their communities For example, a family owned grocery or market would agree to donate not just money or volunteer time to the local]]> http://joshkilen.com/changing-the-world/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-write-a-bio/ http://joshkilen.com/how-write-a-bio/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:09:51 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=360 Recently I had to help some artists become storytellers.  They were masterful at putting brush to canvas but when it came to telling their unique compelling stories, they were finger painting.  So here's some good advice for artists and the painfully un-artistic alike, so that you confidently create your story that compels. Add an a generous helping of conflict Conflict is absolutely the first thing you should know about creating stories.  Most "Bio's" or "About Me" pages are all sweet and cuddly, filled with details that don't get anyone's attention.  So what if you were born in a regular town, to regular folks, in a regular manner.  I'm already bored.  But]]> http://joshkilen.com/how-write-a-bio/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/future-publishing-for-dummies/ http://joshkilen.com/future-publishing-for-dummies/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:53:05 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=363 Honestly, Joe Konrath says it so much better than I can, so I will let him: Excerpt from http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/04/guest-post-by-bob-mayer.html Last year I predicted that legacy publishing wouldn't be done in by technology, or by readers retreating from print and embracing digital. It would be authors who kill the Big 6 by deciding to self publish. Looking back at my old blog posts amuses me, because they're a combination of eerily predictive and massive underestimation (for example, a year ago at this time I believed I could earn $100,000 in seven months, and I've just done that in seven weeks.) But even though my thoughts about the future were conservative, the]]> http://joshkilen.com/future-publishing-for-dummies/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/what-if-the-world-wasnt-what-you-thought-it-was/ http://joshkilen.com/what-if-the-world-wasnt-what-you-thought-it-was/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:44:08 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=355 Back in College a Professor mentioned an excellent book called Flatland by a mathematician named Edwin Abbott Abbott.  If you have the time (and it doesn't take much, it's a rather short book) or the inclination, I would highly recommend finding a copy (here's a free Kindle version). It was written in 1880 but it's message has particular relevance to modern Christians like you and me. The story is about a square who lives in a two dimensional land.  The shapes in this 2D universe have no concept of more dimensions, they are more than happy to live their lives as squares, circles, triangles, and other various shapes.  That is until one day the square meets a]]> http://joshkilen.com/what-if-the-world-wasnt-what-you-thought-it-was/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-write/ http://joshkilen.com/how-to-write/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:49:31 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=262 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-write/feed/ 1 http://joshkilen.com/an-open-warning-to-marketing-professionals-with-some-hope/ http://joshkilen.com/an-open-warning-to-marketing-professionals-with-some-hope/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:16:57 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=345 You hate marketing and I want to tell you that's OK. You don't trust business anymore, and I think that's great.  You have this pain in your gut when you make a deal and it bothers you when you sell a contract. That pain is wonderful Those feelings deep down are signs that you are still alive, that you are human and breathing. That you want to live.  The acts of marketing, business, and signing contracts aren't inherently bad or evil.  In fact they are some of the most beautiful and complicated human relationships we engage in. The problems come when we think about relationships as transactions Please be honest]]> http://joshkilen.com/an-open-warning-to-marketing-professionals-with-some-hope/feed/ 4 http://joshkilen.com/cheap-ebooks/ http://joshkilen.com/cheap-ebooks/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:27:59 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=294 Go on Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble and you see thousands of books priced at $.99, $1.99, and $2.99.  Many people are worried, saying this doesn't bode well for the industry and readers. I couldn't disagree more... The industry as a whole will be fine, people are simply purchasing more books electronically.  This is just the newest trend, and since digital downloads don't have any of the costs associated with print, they are much cheaper.  Or should be. That's where most publishers get into trouble While the industry may be OK, Traditional Publishers may be in some trouble.  These days it also makes more fiscal sense for]]> http://joshkilen.com/cheap-ebooks/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/what-can-you-actually-do-to-change-someones-life/ http://joshkilen.com/what-can-you-actually-do-to-change-someones-life/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:09:16 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=290 Have you ever tried to change someone else’s mind?  Have you talked and pleaded with them to see a different point of view but in the end failed to get through? Expectations are the key To change someone you need to understand expectations.  We see the world through our expectations.  As we act, do, talk, exist, we expect to have certain real-world outcomes, also called experiences.  These “expected experiences” or expectations, are how we plan the world to work out for us.  They are what we expect to get from the world. Happiness is easy to find, but so is disappointment If those expectations are violated then we are disappointed, if they are met then]]> http://joshkilen.com/what-can-you-actually-do-to-change-someones-life/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/following-jesus-not-the-church/ http://joshkilen.com/following-jesus-not-the-church/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:47:41 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=296 http://joshkilen.com/following-jesus-not-the-church/feed/ 3 http://joshkilen.com/what-if/ http://joshkilen.com/what-if/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:21:51 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=279 [/caption] What if I could live my life how I always dreamed of, what would that look like? What if I actually learned to like people? AND all their issues and problems? AND  stopped dealing with them as problems themselves?  Stopped seeing them as a burden or a curious idea? Would I be able to help them more? What if I expected less from life than I received, and therefore was happy all the time? What if I stopped reading the Bible to solve my problems, and started reading because of the miraculous story it tells? Less for what it can do for me to benefit my]]> http://joshkilen.com/what-if/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-not-be-a-salesperson-or-marketer/ http://joshkilen.com/how-to-not-be-a-salesperson-or-marketer/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:16:48 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=197 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-not-be-a-salesperson-or-marketer/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/is-publishing-an-e-book-just-like-making-a-crappy-b-movie/ http://joshkilen.com/is-publishing-an-e-book-just-like-making-a-crappy-b-movie/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:24:25 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=233 One of the groups on LinkedIn asked an interesting question: Is E-Book only publishing - Literary equivalent of 'Straight to video' films? To answer that question No. For an increasing number of people the stigma of "e-books" is fading and being replaced with "That book on my Kindle" or "That book on my Nook" (say that last one out loud, it's fun). Can we prove the trend? http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/27/technology/amazon_earnings/index.htm http://www.pcworld.com/article/218039/amazon_kindle_book_sales_soar.html Now, there are many more people who prefer to hold a book over downloading a book on their Kindle, Nook, or iPad.  But which is showing an increase; downloads or paperbacks sold?  The links above only show Amazon, but as the largest book seller in]]> http://joshkilen.com/is-publishing-an-e-book-just-like-making-a-crappy-b-movie/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/is-self-publishing-economical/ http://joshkilen.com/is-self-publishing-economical/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:09:48 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=231 Let's consider a completely fictional Amazon story, but one that has a ring of truthiness. Mrs. Average Kindle User just got a Kindle for Christmas and absolutely loves it.  At first she downloads a few authors that she knows from print, but she has to pay $9.99 or more for each title.  She loves their books, and downloading book is much cheaper than hardcover, so she's happy with what she's getting.  But after a month or two, she starts to look at Amazon's book recommendations or the eBestsellers lists and notices other authors that she's never seen before.  She has no idea whether these are "real" authors or not, but if their books are in the top 10 of]]> http://joshkilen.com/is-self-publishing-economical/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/are-you-ready-for-a-publishing-revolution/ http://joshkilen.com/are-you-ready-for-a-publishing-revolution/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:14:52 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=227 I can't stop preaching about the new revolutions happening in the book publishing world. Traditional publishers are falling by the wayside, slowly but surely, and independent authors are taking their place. Don't get me wrong, the major publishing houses are still the dominant players and if you want your book in the brick and mortar stores your best bet is still to shop your script around and hope for the best. But the future is certainly in the hands of those who don't follow conventional wisdom right now. Can you believe that digital downloads are more popular than either hardbacks or paperbacks? This summer, ebook sales outpaced hard covers on Amazon. The ratio is now 3 to]]> http://joshkilen.com/are-you-ready-for-a-publishing-revolution/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/today-i-am-not-happy-with-gary-vaynerchuk/ http://joshkilen.com/today-i-am-not-happy-with-gary-vaynerchuk/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:00:08 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=222 Gary Vaynerchuk just released a book about relationships, the economy and business changing, and how this all fits together (not an affiliate link). Damn him.  He got there first.  I've been writing about this for years, but he's currently better at shipping than I am.  For now. But he is exactly right, this is where business and marketing are heading We are becoming more connected and seeing the reversing trend of business going back to it's roots, becoming a smaller community by the day. We are held accountable, we are known by our actions, and every business now has to comply with these new]]> http://joshkilen.com/today-i-am-not-happy-with-gary-vaynerchuk/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/whens-the-last-time-you-met-a-living-legend/ http://joshkilen.com/whens-the-last-time-you-met-a-living-legend/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:39:26 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=216 Jim Cecil. Never heard of him?  Just Google his name and you'll see that every industry insider calls him a legend, brilliant, and marketing master.  He created the Nurture Marketing System and continues his quest to educate business owners about the benefits of relationships over transactions. I found his book]]> http://joshkilen.com/whens-the-last-time-you-met-a-living-legend/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/be-green-and-shift-happens-in-tacoma/ http://joshkilen.com/be-green-and-shift-happens-in-tacoma/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:44:25 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=214 As I sit through a couple presentations about sustainability and "going green" at the BE Green South Sound conference, it becomes readily apparent that very few people understand this movement.  Don't get me wrong, lots of folks think they understand what sustainability is.  They will talk about being eco-friendly and "green" but have no concrete definitions for those terms. If you can't define something, you don't understand it. Paul Schrag and Mary K. Johnson of the local Tacoma marketing team ISIRIS started off the mini-conference with a helpful insight into this lack of a mindset.  According to them, those who]]> http://joshkilen.com/be-green-and-shift-happens-in-tacoma/feed/ 1 http://joshkilen.com/how-robert-the-photographer-hated-marketing/ http://joshkilen.com/how-robert-the-photographer-hated-marketing/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:24:07 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=200 http://joshkilen.com/how-robert-the-photographer-hated-marketing/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/the-lost-princess-in-winters-grip-episode-2/ http://joshkilen.com/the-lost-princess-in-winters-grip-episode-2/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 04:02:44 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1300 http://joshkilen.com/the-lost-princess-in-winters-grip-episode-2/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/the-lost-princess-in-winters-grip-episode-1/ http://joshkilen.com/the-lost-princess-in-winters-grip-episode-1/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 03:57:58 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=1296 http://joshkilen.com/the-lost-princess-in-winters-grip-episode-1/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/finding-the-values-that-might-chang-your-life/ http://joshkilen.com/finding-the-values-that-might-chang-your-life/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 01:41:07 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=120 http://joshkilen.com/finding-the-values-that-might-chang-your-life/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/why-story-and-narrative-are-crucial-to-your-customers/ http://joshkilen.com/why-story-and-narrative-are-crucial-to-your-customers/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 01:34:13 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=118 http://joshkilen.com/why-story-and-narrative-are-crucial-to-your-customers/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/thought-you-knew-what-an-elevator-pitch-was/ http://joshkilen.com/thought-you-knew-what-an-elevator-pitch-was/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 01:31:34 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=116 http://joshkilen.com/thought-you-knew-what-an-elevator-pitch-was/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-use-narrative-and-story-to-relate-better-with-clients/ http://joshkilen.com/how-to-use-narrative-and-story-to-relate-better-with-clients/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:53:09 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=111 http://joshkilen.com/how-to-use-narrative-and-story-to-relate-better-with-clients/feed/ 0 http://joshkilen.com/did-you-have-it-rough-last-year/ http://joshkilen.com/did-you-have-it-rough-last-year/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:48:00 +0000 Josh Kilen http://joshkilen.com/?p=52

(Did the economy and your customers all seem to abandon you at the same time?  Have you ever felt like the business owner in the picture?)

I’m sure that you would agree with the statement, “An investment expects a return”. That is the very nature of investing; you make an investment of time and money because you anticipate a much greater return. But what if your investment isn't paying off? Could you say that about your business lately? Does it feel like you are working harder to earn the same amount of business that you got so easily just a couple years ago? Are your sales]]> http://joshkilen.com/did-you-have-it-rough-last-year/feed/ 0