Reviews

Book Review: Highly Effective Networking by Orville Pierson

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Highly Effective Networking: Meet the Right People and Get a Great Job
by Orville Pierson
# ISBN-10: 1601630506
# ISBN-13: 978-1601630506
 

PROS:

  • A sober, straightforward system for networking for a new job.
  • Builds on Pierson's past work effectively.
  • A refreshing, low-key change to the "supernetworking" books.

CONS:

  • Repeats some previous material.
  • The system presented is very intense, and may take effort to adapt to a lower-key job search.

SUMMARY: A book on career networking with the network you have, and how to do it in an organized manner.  A good purchase if you want to improve your network use or use Pierson's techniques.

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Review: Lulu.com

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PROS:
* Helpful wizard-like publishing tools let you get out a book pretty easily.
* Many, many options and extras.
* Print quality is decent to excellent.

CONS:
* Site arrangement is not the most helpful – clearly shows signs of continual growth.
* Help is plentiful, but not always clear.

SUMMARY: Lulu.com lets you create your own books, calendars, CD's, and more – as well as sell them.  What's not to love?

So finally, my review of Lulu.com.  I held off as I was trying out several different features and processes, and wanted to be able to give a comprehensive review of everything.

This is that review.

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Book Review: Craft, Inc.

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Craft Inc.: Turning your Creative Hobby Into a Business
By Meg Mateo Ilasco

PROS:

  • A mix of business and personal advice on turning a craft hobby into a career.
  • Provides excellent examples from actual successes.
  • Covers a wide variety of ground very well.
  • Extremely artistic layout makes it accessible (and a great gift)

CONS:

  • Occasional digressions can break the flow of the book.
  • Small typefaces may make reading difficult

SUMMARY: A useful, friendly, and information packed guide to turning crafty hobbies into paying business

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