Want to have more wins?  Then celebrate the little ones that you get!  You might have read a few blogs ago about my struggle with finding a home for an ongoing article (then blog) about tax strategy and asset protection for Docs.  The blog then points to www.lesstaxfordocs.com.  

The first two magazines that I had a column set for went under in January.  One of them “Medical Economics” I remember from back when I first worked in a CPA firm - almost 30 years ago.  It was shocking to think of it going under.  I guess that’s part of the change that is occurring in the way we do business.

Carolyn, my assistant, found me a bi-weekly blog at PFNLive.com.  Everything was going great and then I submitted an entry and didn’t hear anything back.  Strange, because I always get a note back.  So I followed up.  Nothing.  I followed up again.  Nothing.  (I can be persistent.  :-)  )  Then Carolyn tried.  She didn’t have any more success.  Meanwhile my same old blog post was now in its 4th week.

Then last week my post was gone and there was nothing new in its place.  In fact, shudder, another CPA had an article.  But the article was very generic and actually looked dated.  

I searched the online editor addresses and noticed that the guy I’d been emailing wasn’t listed.  I didn’t know any of the other guys.  Hmmmm….looks like there had been a change at the top.  I sent an email to the guys listed and had a response within 4 hours.

We spoke today and he apologized for not getting to me.  He had taken over the site and it was a mess, he said.  Then he asked me if I had been paid currently for all of my article.  ”Hmmmm…,” I replied, “Well this is probably the worst negotiation tactic ever, but I’ve never been paid.”  I didn’t tell him, but I was sure he knew.  I did the blog to get in front of thousands of doctors every month.    He went on to explain that he wanted to get me paid.  

So, now I am a paid blogger PLUS I get good leads.  You’ve got to celebrate the little wins!