By Kelly Berry
Quick – think about some of the reasons why you decided to become an infopreneur. To have control over your own schedule? To focus on the work you love to do? To be able to work from anywhere, including at home in your PJs?
Read More →By Phil Gallagher
There are many uses for social media, including use as an open source research tool. In this post, I’ve compiled information about reddit from the AIIP email discussion list, correspondence with members, and correspondence with a Redditor.
Read More →by Karen Klein, AIIP 2020 Conference Chair
Set against the backdrop of Denver, U.S.A and the Rocky Mountains, AIIP’s annual conference takes place April 23-26, 2020.
Don’t miss this gathering of independent business owners, including consultants, researchers, freelancers, marketers, writers, and knowledge managers. It’s the ideal setting to meet with like-minded professionals with the shared experience of operating their own businesses.
Read More →AIIP-L, AIIP’s active, private discussion list, is one of AIIP’s premier benefits and ways of connecting member-to-member. In this forum, we share tips for working on and in our businesses, including marketing, product development, technology, and much more. This new quarterly series, compiled by Carrie Hunsucker, summarizes the latest hot topics.
When working remotely, cybersecurity is always a paramount concern. Back-up storage, virus protection, and other strategies have to be employed in order to ensure vital information is not lost to technological glitches or malicious actors. In a recent AIIP-L thread, there was a lively discussion about these issues, and readers could learn about the myriad of ways members protect themselves and their livelihood from harm.
Read More →by Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Service
We may be one-person businesses, but that doesn’t mean we’re alone. In fact, one of the most rewarding aspects of being a one-person business is that we benefit from the cross-fertilization that comes from contracting and subcontracting with fellow AIIP members. I subcontract out specialized work I can’t do myself, and I work as a subcontractor for a number of businesses that bring me in for my specialized skills. Over the years, I have learned a lot about what is involved in being a good contractor and subcontractor. Here are my rules for successful contracting and subcontracting.
Read More →by Judith Binder, AIIP President
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) differentiates itself from other associations by delivering value through benefits that uniquely serve the independent business owner. Founded more than three decades ago, the association has embraced change, never more than today. AIIP is the place to learn how to articulate and sell a professional offering in a changing world.
Read More →Research shows that peer assistance is becoming less a luxury and more a necessity in the current business climate. From top business magazines like Wired, Forbes, and Inc. to our 2019 keynote conference speaker, Dr. Liz Bywater, peer assistance receives top priority treatment.
AIIP recognizes the momentum in members requesting support in a variety of different, often more personalized, ways.
Read More →By Linda Rink
Every time I attend the AIIP annual conference, I’m struck by the power of peers. The conference means connecting with like-minded small business owners and receiving support (not competition) from colleagues who generously share tips on marketing, running their business, and of course, conducting research or other areas of specialty.
Read More →The ability to share and communicate with people who “get” you is invaluable.
