Comments on: Get What You Want Part 2—The Power of TNT https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Successful Enterprises https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40247 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:12:41 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40247 Reblogged this on Let's Talk About It and commented:
This is good stuff ….keep it up!

]]> By: Raani York https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40246 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:47:10 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40246 I love the way you motivate and the comparisons and metaphors you use. You made me smile today, Kristen (again) – not because it’s so funny – but because I’m happy to have the chance and read your blog posts. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Tarla Kramer https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40245 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:48:29 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40245 All too true. Have some scary ugly frogs in my life!

]]> By: Brook https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40244 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:40:11 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40244 I sometimes think there is a comfort to wallowing in that feeling of being overwhelmed…especially for us procrastinators. It is completely self-defeating, but it also means we don’t have to get up off the couch. I appreciate the small to large mentality and the encouragement to eat frogs. It encourages me to put my “big girl” pants on and get crackin’.

You mentioned taxes, and this is something I’ve been wondering about myself. Perhaps you’d do a future blog post on taxes for writers? It seems to me that when you are building a brand, you are also laying the groundwork for a business, and suddenly I have all these questions. How far in advance of publishing should you get a business license? When you set up your brand? Or when you are about to publish? Inquiring minds want to know!

]]> By: Heather Wright https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40243 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:03:12 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40243 Great post! I’ve shared it on my FB author page. The only way I get anything done is if it is on a list. I was in a car accident this week (No one’s fault–strictly mechanical. The hood opened while I was driving and smashed my windscreen–very scary) Since then I’ve been wandering around in a bit of a fog. Things have been getting done, but part of my brain is worried that I’m forgetting something. I went back to the list today. I feel so much more in control, and I can see that I actually do have time to chase down some frogs. Thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: juliatheswede https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40242 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:00:02 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40242 Okay, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40241 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:49:19 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40241 In reply to juliatheswede.

You can pay to get the domain name. That is the same. Web hosting? A different matter. What if a hacker infiltrates your page? Is everything backed up? Jay booted a nasty hacker who thought it funny to put a laughing SKULL on my page. NOT FUNNY. Jay booted the hacker and restored my content. As far as web design? We offer a VERY talented designer who is also a writer and knows we are not made of money. She does BRILLIANT work for a fraction of the cost. Jay and I work together so that might be why you are seeing the same prices for hosting. I don’t care if I make a DIME, I want writers to have a great start. Jay is impeccable, and I have been through THREE hosting sites.

]]> By: juliatheswede https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40240 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:51:12 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40240 Um, kind of. The only thing that’s always been crystal clear is that you should get your own domain name, no matter if you choose .com or .org. I assume you mean the big mistake you made was not getting your own domain name? The price on web hosting on the WANA homepage is the same as on Jay’s homepage. Unless I’m looking at the wrong WANA page. So, since I can always upgrade from .com to .org as long as I’ve bought my domain name, I don’t see any advantage with getting a self-hosted site (which I assume you meant by PAID WP site). If my funds were unlimited, I’d just hire Jay to design everything for me.

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40239 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:52:22 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40239 In reply to juliatheswede.

Get the PAID WP site. Go to WANA’s homepage and we have deals on hosting and building you a web site for VERY reasonable. I am stuck with the free version unless I want to tank my following. So LEARN FROM ME. On this blog, I have to redirect from my web site. I can’t have a shopping cart, ads and there are A LOT of limitations. WP is VERY user-friendly, but just go ahead and get your own domain. Will save a headache later. That snwer your question?

AND SO HAPPY YOU LOVED ROM!

]]> By: juliatheswede https://authorkristenlamb.com/2013/09/get-what-you-want-part-2-the-power-of-tnt/#comment-40238 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:39:57 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=13052#comment-40238 Hi Kristen, I loved this blog post as much as I loved your new book “Rise of the Machines.” Both are very motivating! I have a question regarding the blogging section in your book. In regards whether to choose between a free WordPress site for your author website–on which an author should be blogging–or the paid version for which you need a hosting service, you said the following: “Yet, if at all humanly possible, go ahead and get your author website. You’ll thank me later.” This confuses me. Did you mean “get the paid version, the .org version of WP”? I mean, whether you sign up for the .com version–the free version–or the paid version, you’re still getting your author website. I’m about to get one and want to do what’s best. I have even contacted your tech guy Jay already. Could you please clarify your statement? Thanks again for writing such an incredibly helpful book! Am telling everyone about it!

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