Inspiration, Learning and Free Website Tools

Today was a great day of learning for me.

I’ll share with you what I’ve learned today:

I’ve learned that like other writers and marketers, my website suffers from the “cobblers children have no shoes” syndrome. I’ve neglected my own site and writing because I’ve been so focused on my clients. It’s not a bad thing. It’s a great thing, but I’m not following my own marketing strategy and that is not setting the best example.

I’ve watched Seth Godin’s talk at Google , which was incredibly informative. As a marketer, I understand what he’s talking about, but as someone who needs another 8 hours in the day just to get things done, it’s going to take me a little while to apply his principles. If you don’t know who he is, you should read his blog . While his methods may or may not be relevant to everyone, his openness to new ideas is inspiring.

I’ve learned new things about Squidoo . I’ve come up with a few ideas for lenses and I’ve resolved to try it out.

I have also had a lot of fun with Website Grader . It was passed on to me by a friend, so I’m sending it your way. It’s great tool for analyzing your website structure and figuring out what parts still require work. I use it all the time. Too much probably. They might ban me soon. The other great thing about Website Grader is that is allows you to enter the URLs of your competitors and compare the results of your sites. I have a passing grade, and I plan on really making an effort to improve it over the next couple of weeks.

There are so many interesting and fascinating people to follow and communicate with that it takes real discipline to focus on just one task. We all have deadlines, but everyone once in a while it’s great to step back and look at how far we have come. Give yourself credit for taking the steps toward making your life what you always wanted it to be, and working hard to get there.

I hope to be able to take the time to learn something new everyday.

Pamela Weir is a Marketing Copywriter. If you are looking for a sales writer with experience creating website content, press releases, squeeze pages, and sales pages, please visit her Copywriting Services page for more information.