Why do we do this for FREE ??

People are often surprised, sometimes shocked, that we do not charge folks to appear as a guest on the 2 blogs or to have their questions answered on our YouTube channel. These experienced professionals feel that way because we have developed a large readership & loyal following - which is a valuable asset to anyone getting exposure. Therefore we are often asked why we are not charging for the exposure that our guests receive.

I do see their point, really I do. 

I mean, we are running a business here and we do need to make enough of a profit to continue running the blogs & channel. It also took a lot of time & effort to achieve the large readership and loyal connections. It continues to take more time to nurture those relationships along the way.

* So.... Why do we do this for FREE ?? 

Honestly, I love blogging; I really enjoy managing the channel too. Having guests contribute content is a bonus in that I gain interesting fodder to entertain my readers/viewers. I'm inspired by the topics or points that guests raise & I sometimes learn from them as well. Gaining valuable connections that I can network with for decades to come is another major bonus. 

As you can see, there are several reasons why I don't charge for exposure on our blogs. We do hope, however, that people will like what they experienced & that they will support us in some way. 

All we ask from anyone that we mention, interview or recommend is that they take just a few seconds out of their day to share the link to their appearance where ever they can. 

We encourage readers & guests alike to "connect", "follow", "share", "subscribe", "friend" or "like" us on the various sites they find us on.  

Reciprocation is always appreciated:

If people feel like reciprocating there are tons of ways to do so:

• Purchase one of our books.
• Share links to our books, posts, blogs or sites with your connections. 
• We always appreciate those who take the time to review one of our books.
• Perhaps you are able to invite us to be a live chat guest in a writer's group that you attend, or feature us on your blog. You might be interested in using pre-written articles that we have available as free content for publications like blogs, e-bulletins, newsletters, etc. 
• Ask your library to bring in our books, or your reading group to use one of our books as their upcoming project. 
• List us on the resource section on your website.
• Watch our videos, like & share them & subscribe (it's free!) to our YouTube channel.
• It would be awesome to see your comments appear on the blogs, channel or our social networking posts.
• Present your creative networking idea to us anytime.

(*We share this list of suggestions on the About Page too)

... and so that is why we do these projects for free. :)