Client News: Kristen Fischer to Host Book Signing for Latest Release on Post-Collegiate Life

Kristen King

Book Highlights Ways to Cope with Finding a Job, Paying Off Debt, Moving Back Home, and More

www.inkthinkerblog.com — PT. PLEASANT, NEW JERSEY (April 30, 2008) – Jersey Shore native Kristen Fischer will be holding a book signing for her newest release, Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide to Life. The event will take place at Borders in Eatontown, NJ, on Wednesday June 11 at 7 p.m.

In Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide to Life, author Kristen Fischer encourages grads to embrace-instead of dread-life after college. Instead of the “quarterlife crisis”, she introduces the concept of “The After-College” in which graduates learn to thrive during their 20s. Highlighting dozens of real-life graduates who have navigated their way through this challenging but exciting phase of life, Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide to Life is packed with valuable strategies for career advancement and personal growth.

The book helps recent graduates:

Determine what career path will bring satisfaction
Select a job hunting strategy that gets results
Decide if graduate school will benefit their career
Prioritize work responsibilities with personal commitments
Cultivate better relationships with family and friends
Organize a living plan-at home or on their own
Manage their finances with the future in mind
Overcome stress, anxiety or depression

“I look forward to meeting soon-to-be graduates and recent graduates-as well as their families,” says Fischer, who resides in Pt. Pleasant, NJ. “Just by being aware of how hard life after college can be, it can be a great time for 20-somethings.”

About Kristen Fischer

Kristen Fischer is the author of Creatively Self-Employed: How Writers and Artists Deal with Career Ups and Downs. She has also contributed to College Bound magazine, FreelanceSwitch, Home Business Magazine, and StartUp Nation. She lives in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. To find out more about the book visit www.kristenfischer.com or www.ramenrentresumes.com.

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Why You Should Be Blogging

Kristen King

www.inkthinkerblog.com — Did you know…

Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog.
More than 147 million Americans use the Internet.
Over 57 million Americns read blogs.
1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog.
89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next five years.
9% of internet users say they have created blogs.
6% of the entire US adult population has created a blog.
Technorati is currently tracking over 70 million blogs.
Over 120 thousand blogs are created every day.
There are over 1.4 million new blog posts every day.
22 of the 100 most popular websites in the world are blogs.
37% of blog readers began reading blogs in 2005 or 2006.
51% of blog readers shop online.
Blog readers average 23 hours online each week.

Source: Blog World Expo
Reprinted With Permission

This is week 3 of the 6 week Six Figure Blogging course, and it’s going awesome. I’m saving the sessions and listening to them on my computer and in the car after each session, and I feel like I’ve learned SO MUCH over just the first two weeks and the preview call.

Even if you’ve missed the first half you can still join in now and get all of the previous sessions recorded, with transcripts, so it’s still totally worth it. Check it out.

You may also be interested in attending Blog World Expo or BlogHer. And it’s a little last minute, but SOBCon08 is next weekend!

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Do You Have an Assistant or Office Manager? Do You Want One?

Kristen King

clear white lightbulb light bulb www.inkthinkerblog.com — This morning, my husband offered to be my office manager — to do my invoicing, record my expenses, pay my bills, etc. He makes this offer every three months or so, only this time, I’m in the midst of an organizing and productivity kick, and it sounds REALLY good to be able to turn over this stuff I really hate doing so I can focus on the things I like.

What do you think? Do you outsource any of your business functions? Would you? Which ones? Leave a comment.

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Up Close and Personal: A Video Tour of My Home Office

Kristen King

www.inkthinkerblog.com — Today, I’m guest posting at Home Biz Notes with a video tour of my home office and a discussion of what’s working and what’s not. Check it out! And please, don’t laugh TOO much at my totally dorky narration. I wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself.

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Support Your Fellow Freelancer Lori “Words on the Page” Widmer!

Kristen King

www.inkthinkerblog.com — Over at my women’s business blog, we’ve been running a call for comments on what you want to be when you grow up as part of the b5media Business Channel’s “Take Your Sons and Daughters To Work Day” contest. And here’s the cool part: A comment by our very own Lori Widmer was chosen as a finalist in the contest! (I am not one of the judges, but this was one of my personal favorites, I have to admit.)

Please help me help Lori win by commenting on this post and spreading the word on your own blog if you would be so kind. The post with the most comments gets the prize, and I would love to see it go to my fellow redheaded freelancer!

Go to Biz Chicks Rule to help Lori win! >>>

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