I’m Taking a Break

by Michael Martine on August 17, 2008 · 12 comments

back_soon Between holding down a part-time job, doing work for my kick-ass business blog consulting services clients, launching my How to Start a Business Website and Hire a Web Designer ebook, developing the Gateway Blogging learning program, and writing posts here every week…

I need a break!

You’ll still find me on Twitter and leaving comments at my favorite blogs. You can still get in touch with me.

But I’m not posting here until the beginning of September. I have to work on stuff for my clients and other projects.

In the Meantime…

You should read my new book: How to Start a Business Website and Hire a Web Designer. It’s chock full of all the stuff you wish you already knew. It does what it says on the tin, as they say. In gloriously plain English, a nice big font, and pretty tables & diagrams. It’s a seriously nice-looking book (most ebooks are kinda chintzy-looking, and I hate that, so mine are different).

Check it out.

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

1 David Airey August 18, 2008 at 4:06 am

I hope your other projects all go well, Michael, and all the best with the sale of your new e-book.

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2 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant August 18, 2008 at 8:26 am

@David – Thank you! By not blogging for a few days, I’ve freed up some time to ensure that they will go well.

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3 Kelly August 18, 2008 at 10:54 am

Michael,

Good for you. Rest well and come back full of your usual great ideas!

Regards,

Kelly

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4 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant August 18, 2008 at 12:26 pm

@Kelly – No rest for the wicked, unfortunately, just prioritizing in favor of other things right now besides blogging. :)

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5 paul merrill August 19, 2008 at 6:51 pm

Have a good rest.

One thing that might help your blog is adding dates to each entry. (For example – saying you’re taking a break without a date does not allow your readers to know when you’ll be back.)

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6 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant August 19, 2008 at 7:12 pm

@Paul – Good point. The dates are visible when you view the single page version of each post at the bottom. The reason why I don’t post dates otherwise is because the content isn’t usually date-dependent. At least, I never saw it that way. Maybe it’s time to reconsider. Thanks for bringing up the idea. :)

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7 Bonnie - Data Entry August 20, 2008 at 9:16 am

I just stumbled upon your blog. I have a small data entry business and have been promoting my website. I am going to check out your book for any help.

Enjoy your catch up time – it’s important to be balanced!

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8 Amy August 21, 2008 at 12:43 am

Enjoy your catch-up time, if that’s possible. :-)

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9 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant August 21, 2008 at 12:49 am

@Amy – Thank you for the well-wishes! :)

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10 Kelly August 22, 2008 at 12:42 am

Would you like a guest blogger or two in the interim? ;)

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11 Jenny Miller August 22, 2008 at 10:24 am

Good to see a web page promoting an ebook without the color yellow. *LOL*

Very well made.

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12 Michael Martine, Blog Consultant August 22, 2008 at 5:34 pm

@Kelly – Looking forward to it (email sent).

@Jenny – If yellow would help me sell more, I’d do it in heartbeat. But I’m trying to appeal to folks who are weary of anything that looks “scammy” so it’s a bit laid-back.

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