Is it possible to attract, keep, and grow an income from self-employment – and keep your humanity?

Molly Gordon, MCC Are you a creative, self-employed human being frustrated because it's so hard to make a good living?

If your answer is "yes," you are in the right place. Here you will discover how a person like you can grow a profitable business without losing your marbles or your values.

This site includes tons of free articles and resources. Come on in!

The first step to a business that fits "just right" is simple: Subscribe to the free Authentic Promotion Ezine.

When you subscribe, you'll receive a free 31-page guide, Principles of Authentic Promotion. Print it out and read it. (That will take about 20 minutes.)

Next, browse the article collection listed below to get help with:

Niche Marketing -- You may be surprised and delighted to discover that niche marketing can help you not only attract significantly more business but also provide richer opportunities for self expression. In the Niche Marketing section of this website I share my ecological approach to niche marketing with you.

Writing a Marketing Plan -- Does the thought of writing a marketing plan send you screaming into the night? What if your small business marketing plan could be simple, coherent, and suit you to a "T"? It can be with these tools.

Customer Service -- Tips on what makes good customer service and what your just-right customers really want from you.

Self Promotion -- Wouldn't it be nice if effective small business marketing and self promotion practices felt natural and authentic? Learn The Rule of Threes - a powerful and practical promotional marketing tool to gain recognition and generate new business, and learn to write an elevator speech -- an indispensable tool for promoting your work.

Pricing Strategies -- Find out why your customer needs your pricing strategy and marketing to be driven by true value of your product or service to the customer, not the cost of manufacturing or delivering services.

Building Wealth -- Your success in building wealth is a function of the relationship you have with money. (You do have one, don't you?) If you are in pain or confusion about money, you'll find relief here.

Work Life Balance (the holy grail of the 21st century!) -- If you are a small business owner or independent professional, you may have noticed that the relationship between personal and professional life can be rocky. Read about strategies that, taken together, can help you change course without abandoning the destination and help you restore work life balance.

And when you are ready to put these principles to work in your business, check out The Way of the Accidental Entrepreneur: How to Grow a Business that Fits Just-Right and Authentic Promotion: Grow Your Business, Feed Your Soul.

Enjoy reading and please feel free to call (360) 697-7022 or email me with any questions: molly@authenticpromotion.com.

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"Molly, thank you for all the wonderful breaks I can take from running my own business when I read your Authentic Promotion ezine, so full of great pragmatic advice and thoughts - just what I need and so uplifting!" ~ Jackie Tod, Partner RT&A, The Amrop Hever Group - Paris

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"Molly hits the nail on the head every time with her newsletter. As an artist, there is always struggle between the making of work and the selling/marketing of product. Molly Gordon hangs it out there for all to see and follow by example. She is a teacher of authenticity, knowing yourself, feeding your business and thriving as an entrepreneur. She is a North Star in my humble opinion. I HIGHLY recommend and encourage everyone to sign up for her newsletter and check out all she has to offer on her many links."
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"To be honest, I first subscribed because a friend of mine was a client of yours, and since I was starting my coaching biz, she said - subscribe, her stuff is great (and still is - a great model of professionalism). So I subscribed to see what a coaches’ ezine looked like, but I stay because I respect your opinion and views & it challenges me personally. You present things in no nonsense easy to understand, yet challenging (on a deeper level) way. My perceptions around the power of collaboration have shifted (for the better!) I have also gotten much more comfortable with the idea of blending discernment and a spiritual bent to everyday concepts.

The series on selling to your list has been of great benefit to me -- both the concepts & to see that even others struggled with this. Now I know that authentic marketing is the only way, at least for me.

I'd highly recommend your ezine to all biz owners who are afraid to sell."
Paula Gregorowicz, Owner, The Paula G Company, Philadelphia, PA ThePaulaGCompany.com

"Before I subscribed, I thought Molly’s ezine was similar to some other art marketing e-newsletter. But it does more, supporting my vision of my life as a business owner and artist and making me feel as if I'm on the right track. I enjoy it because it is well written and thoughtful. The advice given so often supports what I am currently thinking about or dealing with!"
Peggi Habets, Portrait and Figure Painter, Bethel Park, PA, Habets-studio.com

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Bettina Gies, Geographer, Wiesbaden, Germany www.50nord.de

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"I found your website early on and related to who you were as a person, how you represented yourself. Also your interest in consciousness, the outdoors, and authenticity.
I realize that the biggest benefit I get from reading your ezine it is connection to someone in the field who makes sense to me. Other than that it is bits of great information, but information doesn't so much thrill me anymore. So, I guess you feel like an old friend even if we don't know each other and you don't know me at all. You build great relationship ;-) We seem to be on parallel paths. You don't overwhelm me with email beyond the ezine. You feel authentic.
I heartily recommend your ezine to women entrepreneurs with spiritual and environmental awareness who want to market their businesses without compromising their sense of who they are at their core."
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