When people ask me the best thing that comes from writing a book, I tell them this: Making Mediation Your Day Job gave me the gift of meeting so many of my ADR colleagues, people like you whose paths I may not have crossed without the book. I’ve treasured each and every one of those path crossings.
The book also brought many of you here for the first time, to my mediation practice-building and management blog. 2008 opened with the publication of my book in January, and I’ll close it with a brief retrospective of some of my best posts for each month since then. (And for those of you who don’t yet own a copy of the book, there’s a special announcement at the bottom!)
Thanks for your visits, your emails, your support for my book, your good questions, and your friendship, everyone.
The best of 2008
- January: 10 must-have tech tools for the wired mediator in 2008
- February: Small business marketing experts share their top secrets
- March: Tech in the mediation room: Colorado divorce resolutions
- April: How to make ADR marketing part of your routine
- May: How and why to comment on blogs
- June: Twitter 101 for mediators
- July: Are you selling the shovel or the hole?
- August: Your website isn’t about you, it’s about them
- September: Mediation in the mainstream: how to make it a successful innovation
- October: How to keep hackers out of your email
- November: 6 good reasons mediation marketers should skip the brochure
- December: 2 critical questions your mediation marketing must answer
Odds and ends
I’ve got a small stack of hardcover and softcover copies of my book, left over from book signings I’ve done around the U.S. this year. I’d like the closet shelf back, so until they’re gone, I’m offering the book with free shipping. You can snag your own copies by visiting the Making Mediation Your Day Job book purchase page.
Happy new year,
Making Mediation Your Day Job by Tammy Lenski is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at MediatorTech.com.
Tammy,
I just ordered your book from Amazon.It is just what I need! I have been a financial adviser to families for the last 30 years. I am particularly interested in elder Mediation. ( please check out my book at http://www.parentcareplanning.com) I am retiring from my current career and would lke to start a new career in mediation. Since I have a lot of experience working with and advising families are there any specific credentials I will need to start this career? I'd appreciate your advise
Bob Mauterstock, CFP email: Bob@parentcareplanning.com
Hi, Bob, and thanks for ordering my book. I hope that it will answer many of the practice-building questions you have as you embark on your new career in mediation.
As you can imagine, I receive a lot of inquiries via email and phone, requesting help and advice for starting a practice. I'm no longer able to answer them one by one, and thus the book and this blog – my way of trying to be helpful while also tending to my clients.
I can say this about your idea: Your background gives you a unique position in the market and your blog is a lovely example of using your position wisely. You've got a clear market niche and without a lot of work should be able to identify a clear target market.
If you have specific practice-building questions, feel free to leave them here or email me with them. If they're ones I can address in a blog post, I'll certainly try to do that.
Best,
Tammy