Blogs

I want to take this time to thank LaShanda Henry & BBWO for allowing me to share P.E.A.S Magazine on such an important forum, it can be a trying test of perserverance when what your doing is not received, I have not experienced this here. Also thanking all who have supported and shared the magazine/organization's mission, we couldn't do this without you.

"What About Us?” is a film about the abduction of two little girls, one the daughter  of a superstar athlete and the other the daughter of a middle-class business man.  One of these families is provided with unlimited resources and support, while the other family struggles to be heard.  Will they simply accept societies criteria of whose child is worthy of attention or will they take matters into their own hands?

"What About Us"  (Deatra L. Harris) Writer & Director http://www.whataboutus-themovie.com  has partnered with Peas In Their Pods, www.peasintheirpods.com helping to raise awareness when it comes to our missing children. We are so excited and grateful for this partnership, and the opportunity to help as many families as possible.

Please visit "What About Us" for continued updates of movie release.

Christina G. from  97.5 Nichols College Radio wearing U-MOTIONS Beauty Earrings.

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Entrepreneurs and small business owners who are creating their brand online, know that blogging for business is in fact, serious business. There are a number of things that set a business blogger apart from the average blogger, with one recognizable difference being that the business blogger’s BLOG, is a business of its own.

Here are 6 Success Habits of a Business Blogger

They have a plan and they know how to execute it. Serious business bloggers don’t do things at random or on the whim, blogging is a fundamental part of their business strategy and recognized as a highly effective marketing tool.

Therefore, nothing about blogging for them can be just thrown up on a blog and calling it a day for the sake of publishing content. Prior to production, the business blogger has created a plan of action, one that has a purpose behind the content and actionable steps to push the content out, along with a goal.

Business bloggers have a solid strategy. To go along with the plan and purpose of their blog, the business blogger has designed a strategy, that brings the two components together. They have a clear process and system for every aspect of the blog.

Content is created to match a deeper marketing strategy that attracts and leads the reader, to a specific conversion. They abide by a strategic structure that brings a consumer effortlessly, through each step of the system and ultimately to the desired destination.

They are forward thinkers. The average blogger thinks about today’s post or maybe even tomorrow, but the business blogger is thinking much further ahead. They take time chart the expected course of growth over an extended period of time, based on specific goals and topic focus.

Business bloggers understand that long term relationship development, far out weighs a one time promotional sale or immediate spike of traffic generation.

Value quality over quantity. One of the highest priorities for a business blogger is to establish a credible brand for their business and in order to do that, the content they deliver must meet their greatest expectations of quality. After all, their reputation is on the line.

Quality, informative and educational content is what inspires and motivates readers to share what they’ve read with their networks which benefits the business blogger by leveraging their promotional efforts. Delivering quality is a win-win for everyone.

Their goal is to educate readers. Most bloggers write to share their thoughts or opinions about a particular topic or subject of interest. Though a business blogger does the same, they add an additional element – education.

Any blogger can share their opinion but blogging for your business entails a deeper level of understanding surrounding your brand, in relation to your market. It is one thing to share knowledge, but taking it up a notch and educating consumers helps the business blogger stand out as an authority in their industry.

Tracks results and makes adjustments. An important part of being a business blogger is knowing what is working and what is not. Being aware of how traffic flows to the blog, what keywords are generating leads and what content is better at conversion is all a part of operating a business blog.

The business blogger is a calculated risk taker and has the tenacity to achieve their desired results even if it means learning how to monitor metrics and track and tweak, until it is right.

For the serious online small business owner, blogging is an intricate part of building a viable and profitable business online. Discover how you can become a business blogger and start building a credible brand and social influence.

"Better days ahead, I'm living in the promise of God

A new day is here and I have a fresh expectation

Got  new perspective, loud and clear

 I'm not moved by what I see only what I hear

 I hear GREATER for my life!"

 -Tasha Cobbs

Happy New Year! I am so excited for what this year will bring for my life and yours. I know God has a lot in store and I'm excited to see the results. This is the year for GREATER. No more room for excuses or set backs but time for greater expectations.  As you begin to plan and execute, declare that it is a year for GREATER and make it one. If you are still sitting on a business idea because of finances or fear of what you think others will say, today is the day to be GREATER. Only YOU can make it happen, so what are you waiting for?  What are your fresh expectations for 2012? Please share your thoughts.

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The winter months can be so unkind to your skin--wrecking havoc by turning hydrated skin into parched skin.  With the dry, cold air outside beating at your skin, with the cranked up heat indoors pulling moisture out of your skin, there seems to be no rescue for your epidermis.  Lost cause?  Absolutely not.  You just have to make a few adjustments to your winter bath & body care routine:

Step 1: Use a gentle grime fighter that won't strip your skin of its natural, protective oils, and that will also add to the conditioning of your skin.  This is the base for healthy, natural, glowing skin.

  Organic Love Body Wash- A pure, organic vegetable castile body wash! Lather up in thick organic goodness of sunflower oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and glycerin! Organic Love is enriched with African Black Soap and Green Leaf Papaya to eat up those dead skin cells! Organic Love's saponified oils delivers instant hydrated skin, non-drying!

  Green Tea Medley Bubbles- 100% vegetable bubble bath/cleanser. Specifically developed to deliver light, long lasting bubbles for those long tub soaks. Still formulated to cleanse the skin gently, and effectively, while also protecting the skin's pH mantle and natural oils.

Step 2: No more than 3 times a week, your skin should receive some TLC with a scrub/polish.  Exfoliating eliminates dead skin sitting on the surface, removes impurities from the pores,  and leaves behind smooth, soft skin.  

   Almond Whipped Cream Scrub- A whippy body wash with exotic sugar, almonds, and Sweet Almond oil to boot. Pick up your favorite sponge or puff and cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize, and fragrance your body!

   Cream Popsicle Layered Sugar Scrub- A delicious yet wholesome scrub right in your shower/bath. Two layers of fine grain sugar (pure cane and dark brown sugar);both infused with orange butter (this will only enhance the succulent aroma), pure humectants, and natural oils rich in antioxidants;topped off with Madagascar vanilla.

   Sweet Raw Sugar Honey Polish- Sweet Raw Sugar Honey Polish is a skin delicious blend of large, sparkling, golden crystals, six pure plant oils, and honey to boot.

Step 3: Contribute to your healthy glow by adding an oil treatment to your bath & body routine.  Topping the epidermis off with wholesome oils (emollient) is the best way to seal in moisture.  

   Marinade- A dry-oil emollient, that is great for those on-the-go days. Seal in the moisture after showering, by spritzing on this Shea Butter oil blend.

   Rub Down-  A luxurious, multi-purpose oil. Rub Down's wild crafted, herbal infusion in plant oils makes it a great oil for massage, hair, and daily emollient. 

   Pure Body Balm- A luxurious way to seal moisture into your skin and hair. A super emollient that delivers skin therapy to dehydrated skin,and brings relief to itchy skin.

To your skin health!

Itiel - Smell Goods Lady™

Smell Goods '98™ Blog

Ladies, Ladies, Ladies......after looking at the freebies I received in the mail on last week along and the great response we received for giving out Sunday Blessings, We decided we're going for a sweep of FREEBIES for 60 days.....and decided to help some ladies along the way. We are going to fill our mailbox with great FREEBIES ....whose up for the challenge with us????.....

Sistas Lovin Freebies (SLF) is here to challenge you about the way you feel about FREEBIES!!! Chances are right now you may be sceptic about receiving FREEBIES, COUPONS or maybe even GREAT DEALS from online.

SLF is challenging you by introducing to you the 60 Day Freebie Challenge.

This challenge is the most hottest Freebie Challenge out there. (If not the only)  It's a simple program that anyone can do.  

Take the challenge and you'll find that it's not just easy but FUN!!!!

It simple...all you have to do is Sign up....Click on your favorite offer.....Fill Out the information and you WIN!!!

With the 60 Day Freebie Challenge everybody WINS....not just by getting FREEBIES but by helping others while you do it.  Everybody Like FREE!!!!

It's no better time to receive FREEBIES!!!!

Are you up for the challenge?

Sign up TODAY!!!!

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For all my Good Girlfriends! I love you and Thank God for you! Let's make 2012 our year to GROW our businesses.......LET'S GET IT DONE......girlfriends.......

Today's culture demands that information be at one's fingertips -- instantly.  Social media marketing takes advantage of this trend and uses it to boost credibility, niche authority, subscribers -- and sales.

Robin Tramble, Empowerment and Certified Social Media Campaign Specialist Launches FREE High Content Online Marketing and Social Media Training to Empower Women Entrepreneurs to up level their Business and Ministry.

Robin was introduced to Twitter and turned away out of lack of understanding it, however, because she can identity a tool that will position her for greater visibility, an ability to up level as an authority in her field It wasn’t long before Robin Tramble aka Empowermentdiva went from under 100 followers to attracting droves of followers to her Twitter-verse as she likes to call it and it was all done without gimmicks. She began to attract clients some of which are still with her today and soon joined the Facebook and Linkedin Community.

Robin wants to share how individuals can gain world-wide visibility, get results, increase profits using Social Media without the overwhelm and information overload.

This training will be limited to 200 phone lines.  Registration opens January 5, 2012 and continues with a series of Training calls. Request your FREE ticket here

http://bit.ly/stopbeingbestkeptsecret  If you want to be sure to join you can use the webcast or log in early.

Authentic Life and Biz Empowerment and Social Marketing Specialist, Robin Tramble will reveal her TOP SECRETS on how to stop being the best kept secret and gain world-wide visibility, results and profits

Robin was also named 1 of 25 urban entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter by Brand Maker News.


During this training Robin will discuss:

• Why You Should Use Social Media if You’re Serious About Building a Thriving Business and Ministry
• How Your Mindset Could Be Sabotaging Your Social Media Empowering Success
• Surefire Ways to Get and Stay Focused
• Proven Tactics for Attracting Targeted Followers on Twitter
• Proven Tactics for Attracting Targeted Friends and Likes on Facebook
• Important Steps Needed for Profitable Social Media Endeavors
• Mistakes You’re Making That’s Sabotaging your Success
• How to Move in the Face of Fear
• How to diminish and eliminate the Overwhelm
• How to leverage your time when using social Media

Plus a bonus tactic for getting traffic to your blog or site when using Linkedin

And more!

“I’m going to share tactics that you’ll be able to use immediately after the call.”

Social Media is not going anywhere too soon so you might as well get a piece of the pie by

learning how to effectively use Social Media to upgrade your business, gain world-wide visibility and profits while having time for what matters most.


About Robin Tramble

Robin has coached and mentored spiritually minded women, women entrepreneurs, speakers, authors, coaches and consultants internationally on how to manifest their Authentically Brilliant Diamond Life and Business via her live and virtual events, programs, products, services, mentoring and coaching. Her Social Media Campaign Specialist Certification has equipped her with additional empowering resources for those she is so passionate about empowering "YOU!" Learn more about how she can support you here http://www.Authenticlifeempowerment.com

She is also an Author, Speaker, Trainer who is known for her passion for helping others to become empowered to discover their uniqueness, get unstuck, laser focused, uncover disempowering behaviors, master their mindset.make BIG changes and get results.


Media inquiries may be directed to Gen Larson info@RobinTramble.com

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A Poem By Randa Manning-Johnson

Left Behind in disbelief and in a state of confusion.

This couldn't be happening.  It's just all an illusion.

We just talked, exchanged emails, you were coming home soon.

Never imagined in a box, draped with a flag, under the cover of the moon.

Can't help but wonder if you suffered...was it quick?  I hope you felt no pain.

While still trying to hold it together, in hopes of not going insane.

The kids still need me, so it's required that we go on.

But there's no way to erase the pain of a loved one that has passed on.

Now living second to second, when before day by day.

Trying to smile through the tears in a room filled with grey.

But I can take pride in the memories that seventeen years can bring,

And Thank God for the Gift of You, our Children and the Honor of wearing Your Ring.

It's been tough adjusting to a New Life for which I had no plans.

But I can honestly say that with God, I am in good hands.

The kids are doing well, God protects them that way.

But for me it's a little different...This was a huge price to pay.

Although this could be considered a horrible situation.

I can easily find the good because of my Biblical Foundation.

And one thing I can Always hold Dear to My Heart,

Is The Fact that "WE DID IT BOO....TIL DEATH DO US PART"

Dedicated to my husband Stacy O. Johnson, First Class Petty Officer USN, who died during his final deployment to the middle East.  Ten days after his birthday and two months before his scheduled return home.

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MR. JOHNSON

Black Girlz Productions presents…

Cheating On My Mistress

“when one woman is not enough”

Auditions will start late February/early March 2012 via Skype. If you have an audition tape, you can email the video to blackgirlzproductions@gmail.com. We are casting for the following roles:

Carmelo Miller-late 20’s or early 30’s, retired NBA player, millionaire

Cynthia Miller-late 20’s, attractive, homely, real estate agent

Bradley Jacobs (BJ)- late 20’s or early 30’s, successful, educated, lawyer

Monique Jackson- late 20’s, big butt, ghetto fabulous, video vixen, exotic dancer

Samone Thomas-late 20’s, brown skinned, retired dancer

Gucci -early 30’s gay male, real estate agent

Friend #1 gives advice to BJ

Friend #2 gives advice to BJ

Twerk Team-three female dancers, all shapes and all sizes

Extras: a group of rowdy men-all shapes, races, sizes, age 20’s and up

For more information, email us at blackgirlzproductions@gmail.com.

Carmelo Miller has a boat load of money, a trophy wife named Cynthia, and a body that will make any woman scream…“good lawd!”   Looking from the outside in, you would think everything was peaches and cream.  However, there is one major problem.  He is not honoring his vows. As Carmelo battles with serving two masters, his perfect world comes to a quick halt when a young vibrant video vixen named Monique dances her way into his life. Stay tuned to find out if the player is going to “get played” or will he learn the true meaning til death do us part?

Last week, I wrote an introductory post on the series I will be sharing with you over the next few weeks, about the power of having an effective content marketing strategy. Part One begins today on the topic of Article and Blog Posts and a few tips on how to get the most out of sharing your content.
 
Tip # 1 – Know the purpose of your article – Before you even begin to write for the sake of getting a blog post up, you have to have a purpose for writing your article. When you are in the process of deciding on your content, it should be attached to a bigger strategy. Determine ahead of time, what the next step will be for the reader – the call to action.
 

• Who is the audience you are writing for?
• What solution are you providing them?
• What is the desired result you expect?

Continue Reading >>
 

I have created a group on Facebook for Women of Color Direct Sellers!  I want to connect with women from various companies to support one another.  I feel that the direct selling world offers a wonderful opportunity for everyone to have to their own business with out some of the challenges of starting one from scratch.  I want this group to be a place to share ideas, uplift, and support one another.  

We may even enjoy each others products and can provide our own shopping circle.  It can also be a great place to add recruits so they can gain knowledge of our businesses.  

Join me today, Friend me on Facebook and tell me your business and you can join the group!

Just an FYI the group is not for advertising or heavy marketing for selling or recruiting! 

LaShanda Glover 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

"I HAVE A DREAM"

(New scholarships posted everyday)

Students Seeking Education by Experiencing Academic America, (S.E.A.)

a Houston, Texasbased mentoring program for high school students,

students at-risk, and college bound student, wanting to attend an

Historically Black College / University, (H.B.C.U.)

S.E.A will post a scholarship for minority students each day. If you are a high school, junior, senior or a transferring college student, these scholarships are for you
FREE MONEY! We all know through life there is nothing Free;

You have to apply to receive this money.

Your cost is - time!
The time it takes to fill out the scholarship application.

Look for the S.E.A. blog each day, highlighting a new scholarship listing 2012

SCHOLARSHIP OF THE DAY
1-15-2012

Castle Ink Paperless Scholarship

The Castle Ink Paperless Scholarship is available to students who are currently enrolled in college or planning to attend college in 2012 or 2013. You must be a resident of the U.S. to be eligible for this award. To be considered, you must submit a short essay, YouTube video, tweet, or Facebook status that explains how you "reduce, reuse, and recycle."

Scholarship/Grant Amount: $1,000.00
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Are you ready to rumble? While I was working on my latest launched project "SistaSense Monthly (a 12 month audio newsletter)" I out of the blue started writing down phrases like "Hater Vs. Motivator", "Giver Vs Keeper", "Dreamer Vs Doer", "Wish Vs Work", "Fear Vs Fair" until I literally had so many of these on the page I had to stop and figure out what I was subconsciously getting at. Prepping for this new 12 month series all I could think about were these Internal Battles that we all must face with our inner selves.

At the time I was also thinking about New Year's Resolutions and how most people break them. I also thought about how easy it is to say, "man the year just flew by" and "God I hope this year will be better" BUT how much actually does change for us over the course of a year without us going through Internal Battles. Change does not come without the act of making a change. We don't just fall into things and I for one don't plan on waiting for things to fall into place because if/when they do I might not be here. Making every day count is the KEY but man is it a hard key to grasp!

2012 began and I was in a mini-funk. I wanted to stay in holiday / vacation mode. I wanted but didn't want to wrap up the launch of my new Money,Marketing, and Motivation Series. I needed to wrap up client projects, but couldn't find the time OR the energy to fit it in without all the battles going on in my head, literally keeping me in bed curled up with my Kindle wishing life could be just a little easier, a little less REAL.

But I gave myself that time to work through those internal battles and work on as much "work" as I could until now week 2 of year 2012 I am re-energized and ready to get back to doing what I do best "sharing those life lessons that make sense to me with you". I say this all to say outside of all the New Year New You Resolutions talk I wanted to talk about the truth. Truth is we can sometimes be our worst enemy. We can often times think ourselves out of our blessings. We can some times fill ourselves with disabling fear preventing us to really move forward as God intended "SO Eyes Wide Open" I go into 2012 knowing that it's time to rumble. I, you, we are all about to get KNEE deep in "You Vs You" Internal Battles, which will define how well each of us actualize the change that we desperately seek when this year ends and a new one begins.

I am ready to battle it out, so you'll be receiving an on going series from me on the Internal Battles we will all face this year (some of them I mentioned above). The first battle that started off my list was my "Elimination Vs Evolution" video. Point blank, I've watched hundreds if not thousands of black business / web business owners succumb to elimination these past few years while I've been able to stick around in large part because every year I go through an evolution process.

Right now you and your business are at a crossroads. You can either learn how to evolve and fight the odds or prepare for elimination (lost sales, suspended domains, websites gone and forgotten). I created the "Elimination Vs Evolution" video because I have some real eye openers to share with my fellow entrepreneurs who actually want their business to be around come 2013. I for one am in it to win it and I hope you are too!

That is all I have to say for today. I hope you enjoyed my 1st 2012 Motivational / Informational rant (lol). Be sure to watch the video and learn about my new 12 month audio newsletter + leave me a comment ... what do you think about my points on the significance of Internal Battles? Are there any battles you are preparing to fight this year?

For Video and SistaSense Audio Newsletter Details visit "http://now.sistasense.com/".

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There she was standing at the top of this long staircase.  She looked beautiful, she wasn't wearing a wig, that was her real hair.  I could tell the difference and she didn't look frail and chaulky gray.  Her cheeks were full and had color to them.  She was mommy again.  Her smile was so radiant too, she wasn't sad like she had been recently. 

I was so happy to see her, I needed to run to her and wrap my arms around her.  I started to run up the stairs to meet her but then something happened that caught me off guard.  My mother raised her voice at me.  She never did that before and her smile was gone, she looked like she was suddenly frightened or trying to save or protect me from something.  "NO" she said, and with disbelief in a wimpering voice I said but Mommy I want to go with you, please I'm going to be a good girl, please take me with you.  "No" she said, you can't go with me this time."  Why Mommy?  Why?  My mother then said "I need you to listen to me, will you do that for Mommy?"  In a trembling voice, trying not to cry I said yes Mommy I'm listening.  "I want you to be a good little girl for Mommy, I want you to listen to your Daddy and do what he tells you to do like a good little girl."  I said I will Mommy, you know I will.  "I want you to also pay attention to your grandparents, will you do that too."  Yes, Mommy,  I suddenly had this deep feeling of loss, like something was sucking the life out of me, something was wrong and I didn't know how to deal with it or fix it.  Trying to be a good girl, trying to be a big girl.  Then suddenly I said NO, I WANT TO GO WITH YOU MOMMY and then she very sweetly and lovingly said to me "you can't go baby, Mommy needs you to be a good girl, I need you to be strong and I need you to look out for your younger brother and sister."  She then said I love you.  I said I love you too Mommy. Then she turned away and went through the door and like magic the staircase and the door disappeared.

Then I was startled by the front door slamming.  It was my father.  I ran up to him and told him the sad news.  I said Daddy, Mommy isn't coming home this time.  "STOP" my father shouted, I thought to myself wow both of them yelled at me for the first time in today.  My father said "don't say that, Mommy is going to get better and she'll come home like she always have."  Then with tear filled eyes I looked at my father and told him no she won't not this time, she left and she wasn't coming back.  Then my father looked at me and said, "she has to come home, she has to, we need her."  I then realized I had to stop crying and had to do what my mother asked me to do before she left.  It was time for me to be a good big girl for my Daddy, my brother and my sister.

Lois Zenobia Jenkins passed October 1968.  She was 22 and I was 4.  And to this very day deep inside of me is their is that same little 4 year old girl trying to be a good girl tying to be a big girl.

Zenobia's Daughter

Nikki decided to take us on her journey when it comes to being NATURAL..she has accepted it..will you.? Personally she and so many others can fulfill those paths which are chosen especially for them and not because of the crowns on there heads but moreso what they speak over their destiny..

http://naturallynikki85.blogspot.com/2012/01/natural-hair-and-acceptance.html