{"id":3813,"date":"2012-02-08T13:46:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/?p=3813"},"modified":"2012-02-08T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T15:46:19","slug":"today-everything-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/today-everything-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Today, Everything Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sunrise-small1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"302\" \/>I have a confession to make.<\/p>\n<p>I have been keeping something from you for a long time. Some of you may know my little secret, but for many of you, this will be the first time you are hearing this.<\/p>\n<p>You see, up until yesterday, I had a day job outside of Blue Kite Marketing. For the past year and a half, I have been building my marketing business while holding down a demanding day job.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not gonna lie \u2013 it\u2019s been tough. But, it has been worth it. And today, everything changes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Today, I am a full-time, full-fledged entrepreneur! And, I couldn\u2019t be more thrilled!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What this means for you<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are many reasons why I\u2019m excited to take Blue Kite Marketing full time. Yes, it means I\u2019m fulfilling a dream and getting to play by my own rules. And yes, I\u2019m looking forward to working on my business during daylight hours!<\/p>\n<p>But, the biggest reason I\u2019m totally pumped is that I finally get to dedicate my time and energy into helping more businesses succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I have more time to take on clients who need help with their<a href=\"http:\/\/flybluekite.com\/what-we-do\/\" target=\"_blank\"> marketing and social media strategy<\/a>. I have greater ability to speak to groups about how to make sense of social media and leverage it for their business. And, it means I have time to share more free marketing tips with you!<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks, I\u2019ll be stepping up my blogging efforts, sharing more free marketing and social media tips with email subscribers and releasing a free ebook that I have in the works!<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to miss out on all of the good stuff, be sure to sign up for my free marketing tips you\u2019ll be the first to know about all of these goodies.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Virtual hangout, anyone?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Since this is my first full day as an entrepreneur, I thought it would be great to kick off the fun with a free \u201coffice hour\u201d on Google+ TODAY (Thursday, Feb 2.) at 2 p.m. CDT. <a href=\"http:\/\/gplus.to\/lauraclick\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to go to my Google+ profile<\/a> at 2 p.m. today and you\u2019ll see a link to join the video hang out with me.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a free for all \u2013 you can come ask questions, pick my brain or just come say hello! I would love to meet you and have a chance to chat. I think it would be the perfect afternoon break, no? And, if you like this, I just might do this once a week!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Expert interviews coming next week<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Because I want to keep the fun and all the good stuff going, next week I will have five interviews with some awesome industry experts on the blog for you!<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to spoil the surprise, so be sure you come back next week to check out these interviews. They are jam-packed with ideas to help you grow your business.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Let\u2019s help your business take flight, shall we?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I believe 2012 is going to be a stellar year. I\u2019m excited to see your business reach new heights this year and I can\u2019t wait to help you get there.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s go get \u2018em!<\/p>\n<p>Laura Click<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a confession to make. I have been keeping something from you for a long time. Some of you may know my little secret, but for many of you, this will be the first time you are hearing this. 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