You’ll like what Ignite Living has planned for 2008

party hat I’m sure I’m supposed to whip out some fancy metaphors here about it being a new year. That’s what writers do. Unfortunately all I can think of to say is that 2007 was good and 2008 will be even more gooder.

But that doesn’t do much good for you readers does it? You probably just want to know if this site will be helpful to you over the next twelve months or if it will continue to be a complete waste of your time. It’d be easier to go with the latter. Then I could write all those fancy posts I’ve been thinking about, like my series on 1001 craft ideas for elbow macaroni.

As much fun as that might be, the one thing I’ve liked the most since starting this here blog is the people. Every new comment makes me smile; every time the RSS subscriber numbers rise I feel like I’m doing something to impact the world around me. I’ve made some great friends in the very short time Ignite Living has been breathing, and that has inspired me to make sure it breathes on.

As far as I know, good content is the only way to keep this monster on the road. In that regard, here’s what you’ll see here at Ignite Living in the near future.

Coming soon to a site near you…like this one

A series on statistics, for individuals and business owners

Statistics aren’t just the flavor-of-the-second for those utterly obsessed amongst us. Stats are the backbone of your business, your site and even your personal life. In this series you’ll learn the real-world use of stats in such posts as:

What statistics actually are

Teaser: Crack open any dictionary and look up the word “statistics” and you’ll be entirely disappointed. According to modern dictionaries, “I sold 6 teddy bears today” is a statistic. But that’s only half the picture and without the other half this definition is entirely useless. Well, I’ve got a definition that will knock your socks off! A definition that you can actually use in your day-to-day life.

If your stats could talk, they’d say…

Teaser: If the first post teaches you what statistics actually are, this one will teach you how to use them. Your business, profits and in fact your own personal life are the province of statistics. Statistics matter, and here’s how to apply them to your own particular life.

~~Millions~~ ~~Thousands~~ Plenty of posts on how to make more money

Just because your client is a jerk doesn’t mean he shouldn’t pay
Stop giving away services and make every action profitable
Upselling for people with nothing to upsell

Some other random stuff I should probably warn you about

As time goes on I get more and more comfortable with allowing the “real me” to shine through in the writing here on Ignite Living. Unfortunately for my parents and some unlucky readers, the real me isn’t the type of guy you’d sit down for an afternoon with your grandma. But one thing I’ve noticed over the past few months is that the more of me I put into the content here, the more it elicits from Ye Olde Readers. So, for better or worse, the real Charlie will be rearing his ugly head and here’s what you can expect:

There will be (more) swear words, but not too many

I’m not above a few four-letter words, but I also think they lose their power used too much. Or if they’re poorly timed. Shit. Like that one there.

There will be (more) rampant sarcasm

I like sarcasm when it helps to make a point. However, I don’t like sarcasm when it’s directed at someone else. While I may act a little raw sometimes, be assured that you’ll see no intolerance disguised as sarcasm here. Not everyone shares my political views, work ethic, love of anchovies, hatred of celebrity gossip and televised sporting events. That’s what I love about life: we’re all different and that makes things interesting.

About 99% of people who come here - judging by comments/emails - are very kind, are intelligent or at least trying to be, and have something to add to the conversation. The other 1% are assholes. Their comments and opinions will see no light of day here. They will be reminded of what their mothers used to say: “if you’ve got nothing nice to say, go drink some bleach.”

There may be some posts that you could do without

I have a lot of interests, some of which I’ll talk about here. I’m sure not all my interests are shared by others, so if there’s a post or two you can’t swing with, just wait. I may go afield every once in a while, but not too far and not for too long.

There’s a very brief list of my plans for 2008. I know that’s a short list, and most of that will already be threadbare by the time February rolls around. But there’s lots more planned. Lots! Or maybe I’m just saying that because I’ve got no idea what to do for the other 11 months of the year.

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