Ivana Taylor Stews on Where She’s Been and What She’s Learned

Just because you haven’t seen me here on Strategy Stew, doesn’t mean I haven’t been around.

On October, 2008 I launched www.DIYMarketers.com.  It’s a membership site where in-house marketers can learn practical tips on how to actually put marketing strategies into practice.

I’m looking forward to putting some of the marketing management coursework I’ve created as well as other courses on presentations and communication.  And that means that there has been a lot of content development going on behind the scenes.

In the meantime, I’ve been writing for Small Business Trends and have taken on being the sites Book Editor.  This is an ideal fit for me because I love reading business books and sharing what I’ve learned.  Here are just a few of my latest reviews:

Dan Schawbe’s Me 2.0: This book hit the stands big time!  It’s a terrific read for any job seeker and small business owner.

Jon Wuebben’s Content Rich Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web: LOVE this book.  There are a thousand and one tips on improving your web writing and driving more “ideal” customers to you.

Writing for AMEX Open Forum

Being a part of the Small Business Trends Community has been so rewarding.  I’ve been a contributing expert to the AMEX Open Forum Blog for quite a few months now.

AMEX has done a fantastic job of pulling the biggest, best and most practical thought leaders for small business and freed them up to post their insights and experiences for you to benefit from:

Here’s my latest  – a commentary on what a trillian dollars means and how we can  make our own.

I want to finish off by telling you that I’ll be devoting even more time and energy to DIYMarketers.  So, head over there and click on “Register” to join.  It’s free and you only pay to participate in the seminars and classes that I’ll be offering.

Also, be sure to joing the #DIYMKT tweet chat every Monday from 11:30am to 12:30 pm EST.  Every week a group of marketers get together and tweet about issues and solutions.  I often invite experts and business authors and celebrities to chat along with the group.  So join us!

While Strategy Stew is more of a personal/professional  blog – DIYMarketers is where you’ll find more articles on actual marketing strategies and tools.

Follow me as DIYMarketers on Twitter!