Feature Article #1

5 ways to cope with difficult situations

First off apologies all around to my readers. I haven’t been posting regularly due to personal difficulties. I won’t get into to those here, not the right forum. I’ve really wanted to post for a while, but didn’t want to write while upset or emotional.

I’ve been thinking a lot about adversity, specifically the kind that we women deal with on a daily basis. It’s status quo for women to deal with the kids, the house, their job, the finances, dinner, clean-up, try to make everyone happy, get everyone organized, and do it all again the next day.

Katerina | May 1st, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Do what you like, the cash will follow

A colleague was recently moaning about how she needed to make more money. Her full-time gig wasn’t paying enough to keep up with her mounting bills. I suggested that she try her hand at freelance work, since she had available time in the evenings.
She stared at me, blinked repeatedly, and then […]

Katerina | April 10th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

More money, more responsibility (Series Part 6 of 6)

Previously in our series “How to make more money, ask for a raise now” : Introduction
If you’ve gotten the raise you earned, then huzzah job well done. If not, don’t despair there are a lot of reasons why an employer will reject your request even when presented with more than enough evidence to give […]

Katerina | April 8th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Thinking self-promotion is a bad word (Series Part 5 of 6)

Previously in our series “How to make more money, ask for a raise now” : Introduction
Mistake #5 - Thinking self-promotion is a bad word.
A wise man once said, “If I am not for me, who will be?” Indeed, if you don’t sing your own praises, who will?
I had a number of successful accomplishments, […]

Katerina | March 23rd, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #5

How to make more money, ask for a raise now (A Series)

Are you in your current job wondering how can I make more money now? I mean right now, like tomorrow right now? If so you’re not alone, this is a problem for a lot of us. No one says “Gee, Pamela I’m really wildly overpaid and I love it!” it’s quite the opposite.
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Katerina | March 14th, 2008 | Continued

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Dariea is about empowering women.
Our focus is helping women achieve success in business and personal finance. Dariea was born from the concept by Katerina Smith an internet marketer and branding expert on the basis that all women should be able to achieve their dreams in life. We took the name Dariea (pronounced dar-re-uh) […]

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Not talking to your boss about your challenges (Series Part 4 of 6)

Previously in our series “How to make more money, ask for a raise now” : Introduction
Mistake #3 – Not talking to your boss about your challenges.
I know that you know your boss isn’t a mind reader, but yet there is some small part in all of us that says “My boss, must know what I’m […]

18Mar2008 | Katerina | 0 comments | Continued
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Thinking your boss will give you the raise you deserve (Series Part 3 of 6)

Previously in our series “How to make more money, ask for a raise now” : Introduction
Mistake #2 – Thinking that your boss is a mind reader and will give you the raise you deserve.My job responsibilities had essentially doubled over the years and were increasing daily, and I didn’t even think to ask for more […]

15Mar2008 | Katerina | 0 comments | Continued
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Case Study: Madonna, how to brand yourself effectively

Madonna is awesome, enough said. She’s the material girl, she can make us dance, sing, hate her, or want to be exactly like her. But when you get past the great music, the adopted baby, and even the children’s books, Madonna is one of the masters of branding. She’s iconic; she can transform […]

14Mar2008 | Katerina | 1 comment | Continued
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Realize the value of your contribution (Series Part 2 of 6)

Previously in our series “How to make more money, ask for a raise now” : Introduction
Mistake #1 – Not realizing the value of your contribution.
My crucial mistake was not realizing how valuable I was to my employer. I was running the department, second in line to the vice president, and managing […]

14Mar2008 | Katerina | 0 comments | Continued
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Cozy up to Dariea

So you want to know, where you’ve landed and what’s this about? I’m Katerina Smith an Internet marketer, I’ve been pushing pixels since 1999. I started Dariea.com after having enough of 60+ hour work weeks, that left me drained, tired, and cranky with no time for my family or friends. Although […]

13Mar2008 | Katerina | 0 comments | Continued