Selling on eBay Part-time

Well with so many projects going on, I need the funds for marketing and I don't have any Rich Uncles that will help. From my domestic violence cause to offering my book publishing services and articles for sale, there is just never enough money to take care of the needs of my children and me. Those of you who know me, know that I don't sugarcoat the truth, but times are difficult.

So while waiting for my ship to roll on with some other projects, I sell part-time on eBay. Items up for sale include new toys for toddlers and older children and pre-owned electronics. Feel free to periodically check in, my site is still new so I don't have alot to sell. My seller name is 8booksandstuff.

Thanks for stopping by and keeping up with my latest projects. If you haven't stopped by Blurb.com or Amazon.com to purchase a book by me, please do. Just type in my name in the search boxes at the sites "Nicholl McGuire."

I appreciate whatever support you can provide.

Nicholl McGuire Book Samples

I have always enjoyed desktop publishing so much in fact I took courses, created my own publications over the years, and now due to the ease of book creation online, I am actively involved.

I encourage you to take a look at my work samples and if you could utilize any of my work by all means place an order. I have children to feed! (LOL) Enjoy.

My Book Creations

Everything Seems to be Going Well Until...

Have you ever had one of those days that you awoke and you felt really good inside, but less than an hour of being awake you are bombarded with problems? Well that was my day today. The computer does something weird and everything I was working on comes to a hault. It was at that moment, I realized many of us work at home people rely on the Internet almost too much. But what else do you have when over 90% of your workflow, human interaction, and marketing is on the Internet? I reminded myself I have to keep in mind that there is an offline world that needs to know what is going on with me via the Internet. Time to prepare a plan...

Too Many Ideas, Too Little Time

One of the biggest frustrations of being someone like me is having too much energy for too many things. I would have never dreamed that I would find one of the hardest things about working for one's self is to stay focused on a task until you see the results you so desire.

I don't like waiting around for results. I like doing what needs to be done and then, like cooking a meal, checking on it later while cutting up the veggies to go with it. But what I have been noticing lately is that every task I start it requires that I spend great lengths of time babysitting it. To shorten my time with certain projects, I decided to research "automated" then add whatever task I need to do next to it.

I have found everything from blogs that update themselves to forum posting automatically and most cost allot of money and usually come with monthly fees. Although many of these inventions appear to be great, after further research I found that they have many glitches, aren't worth the money, or violate policies of major websites and search engines that I really need to promote my projects.

So here I am back to square one, attempting to find something, anything that I can just let simmer while I start another profitable venture.

Testing New Projects These Days: Voice Overs

Those of you know me as Nicholl McGuire, the writer, author and poet, but what you don't know is I also enjoy reading copy for my pages on You Tube and Associated Content. From excited voices to sad ones, I have always liked reading aloud.

My first recording I did using a cassette and a microphone with a player back in 1986. I created a mock radio broadcast. I was about 10 at the time and pretended to be the disc jockey of my own radio show. My guests included my sister and my aunt who supplied me with the equipment. Every now and then I would disguise my voice as a guest sitting in the studio being interviewed.

Lately, I have partnered with others in trying to build a client base of people who are in need of people to read copy for their You Tube videos. If you are interested in becoming a voice, assisting with marketing, or in need of a voice, feel free to contact me.

Domestic Violence Awareness

During the month of October almost 100 Pittsburgh Women's Domestic Violence and Homeless shelters received my book, Laboring to Love an Abusive Mate by Nicholl McGuire.

I chose the Pittsburgh PA area because it was the location that my abuse occurred back in 1996. It was also the place that helped me get through my ordeal.

Thanks to a few family members and my own personal budget for the book, my cause got off to a great start and I hope to do it again next year!

Hopefully, someone will be moved by my writings and get out of a bad situation before its too late!

What ever happened to LightHouse 1795?

I don't know if anyone would ever ask this question unless they went through a relative or friend's old papers and found this spiritual newsletter. LightHouse 1795 was a small publication created by yours truly, Nicholl McGuire (owner, editor and writer) during the winter 1998 after a summer of 40 days of fasting. Prior to LightHouse, I decided to go above and beyond traditional church attendance in 1997 and do some indepth studying of the word of God on my own using prayer, fasting and a New International Version Bible.

The birth of LightHouse 1795 evolved from poems that I had wrote while on the fast. Under the direction of the Holy Spirit I was told to create a newsletter and to get other writers to submit their creative, spiritual work and include some of those poems. I placed advertising in local newspapers in Pittsburgh PA during the fall of 1998. My business name at the time was McGuire Publications replacing the former name McGuire Typing Services. Neither business made profits worth living on unfortunately, but money was not the sole intent, especially after I became passionate about a God-ordained newsletter.

Twelve writers did respond to the advertisements that requested spiritual writers send in their best work. There was a first, second and third place prize for the most creative and moving writings. Other work that were good, but didn't place were printed in the series of LightHouse newsletters. God instructed me that LightHouse would only print for a limited time. It was a seasonal publication that came out only when the seasons changed between winter 1998 in Pittsburgh PA to winter 2002 in Cleveland OH (I had moved during this time.)

God was definitely with me while putting the LightHouse project together, because it seemed I always had money for the paper, ink, and distribution of the newsletter -- all of which came out of my own pocket.

Here is a list of the writers from Pennsylvania at the time who participated in the contest and were printed in the offline newsletter:

Rod Alston
William Disso
Elizabeth Ann Fleming-Buford
Christopher Bill
Melissa Lamarca
Ron Thoma
Mike Nash
Rose Bennett
Regina S. Racke
Clarissa Glass
Mary Ann Haslett
Sandy Crowder

Looking back on the old copies of LightHouse 1795, I am still amazed and uplifted with the writings of each poet and writer. May God bless those that are still alive and their families.

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New Blog for Young Women Interested in Dating Older Men

A collection of my best articles related to dating older men is available in one location. I am excited about this blog, providing tips on dating older men, because I know their are many young women seeking information about dating mature men. I use to be a single woman interested in dating older men and through my experience I realized that their are many older men that are suffering from andropause -- a male menopause. If young women aren't knowledgable about this very real issue they may find themselves being a victim of an older man's midlife crisis. I have an audio recording on Associatedcontent.com about the subject. Feel free to check out the blog if you are a single woman looking to try something different!