How Small Steps Made a Big Impact

By Janel Kinlaw

Running a business as a solopreneur means wearing many hats and constantly juggling tasks, deadlines, and client needs. After eight years as a solopreneur, I’ve learned that it’s not always the big, dramatic changes that make the biggest difference—it’s the small, thoughtful changes to everyday processes that add up over time.

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Generative AI: A Valuable Ally for Infopreneurs?

By Mary Ellen Bates

I have viewed the emergence of general-purpose generative AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Google Bard, etc.) with both trepidation and curiosity. Ever since the HAL 9000 uttered the immortal response “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that” in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, we humans have been leery of the power of artificial intelligence. But I am finding that there are some situations in which generative AI can serve as a useful assistant.

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Making Work Time Count

By Mary Ellen Bates

As some parts of the world are beginning to emerge from the pandemic shutdown and our clients are starting to return to the office, many of us infopreneurs are taking a fresh look at our time management skills. Some of us are pivoting our business focus to new markets; others are finding that our existing clients are starting to spend more on their information needs. And – let’s be honest – those of us who have had some of the covid restrictions lifted are also trying to squeeze more socializing into our schedules.

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Productivity as a solopreneur: Tools for smartly running your business – don’t let it run you!

Jennifer E. Burke, President of IntelliCraft Research, presented at the AIIP 2019 Conference on Productivity Tools for running your business. Chris Cochran, AIIP member, reports on Jennifer’s Conference session

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