I realized today that it’s been quite awhile since I posted anything but book reviews. I do apologize for that! I know I have many faithful readers who are probably curious about where I drifted off to! (Just in case you didn’t know since my blog doesn’t seem to say this anymore, I do other things besides reading books. LOL) And after next Tuesday, I’ll be ready to tell you about some life changing events that happened this summer.
In the meantime, I want to tell you about an awesome publication I started working for earlier this month. Each week I spend a couple of hours working as a marketing consultant for Two Lane Livin’. I can hear you already … What’s Two Lane Livin’ and what’s this got to do with Twitter?
Two Lane Livin’ is “Central West Virginia’s Guide to Life” and features down home, practical, country advice and information. The columnists are all amazing people – just your average every day person who has the desire to share in a special area. (Make sure you stop by the website and read some of the columns!)
Lisa Minney, the creator of Two Lane Livin’, stepped out three years ago and started working on her dream. The first issue of Two Lane Livin’ disappeared off the stands in a matter of days. That might not sound too impressive unless you know that 10,000 copies were distributed. Within a matter of months, 15,000 copies were being distributed across a large portion of Central W.Va. People find Two Lane Livin’ in libraries, stores, restaurants, waiting rooms, banks, service centers, hotels, beauty salons, barber shops and more. It really is a cool publication and people really like it!
So, how did I get connected with Lisa? Through Twitter, of course. Seriously! I can honestly say that I landed a job because of Twitter. 
Lisa and I probably don’t live more than 30 minutes away from each other, but had never met. (And here in W.Va., 30 minutes really isn’t that far at all.) Having followed each other on Twitter and perused each other’s websites, Lisa asked if I would be interested in helping Two Lane Livin’. Absolutely! And here I am today traveling the countryside talking to wonderful business owners about advertising with us.
It’s so easy to be enthusiastic about a grass roots publication that the public loves! In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been in 50 or more businesses in 3 counties and have found only 2 people that weren’t familiar with who we are. Isn’t that awesome? I’m going to love this job! Thanks, Twitter.
Oh, and by the way, after you read those monthly columns, you can subscribe to Two Lane Livin’ if you’re a country person at heart (or even if you aren’t). And if you are interested in advertising with Two Lane Livin’, contact me.
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That’s awesome! Sounds like a great job at the right time.
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