Reviews for Writing for Trade Magazines: How to Boost Your Income by $200 to $500 per Week

The average rating for Writing for Trade Magazines: How to Boost Your Income by $200 to $500 per Week based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-19 00:00:00 David Audlin I think the women who will most benefit from this book are those who were moving up in a company but now feel like they've hit the "glass ceiling"--they're being passed over for promotion or leadership responsibilities or are feeling like their input is being deliberately ignored. The information in the book can help them understand how their actions may be perceived by their co-workers (and not always just by men) and what they can do to fix the situation. Unlike her previous books, very few survey questions were actually shown (the exact question with the results), which disappointed me. Instead, especially in the first half of the book, each chapter was mostly references to problems she heard mentioned frequently by men and the real life examples they gave to illustrate the point. Shaunti usually tied this in to how men are geared differently than women and thus behaved differently in the workplace--or were at a loss of how to deal with women who act differently in the workplace. At the end of each chapter, she gave excellent and do-able advice on how to deal correctly with those situations. I have the Christian edition, and I really enjoyed chapter 12, the "Counsel from Experienced Christian Women." I also thought that chapter 10 had information that all women, working or not, would benefit from reading. However, I found some sections and chapters--especially in the first third of the book--more confusing than enlightening. Often the issues raised weren't really male-female differences, and I'd agree that the behavior in the example wasn't appropriate work behavior (for men or women). Other times I was ticked at the guys because the woman in the example picked up on something "because she was female" but lacked experience in dealing correctly with the situation. If trained how to do it correctly or allowed to learn from the experience, she would have become a real asset in the same situation in the future. Yet the men assumed that the mistake was also inherently "because she was a female" and gave up on her instead. These sections left me feeling frustrated and depressed. Why? Because I didn't feel like this book was intended for or could be used to open dialogue and clear up misunderstandings in the workplace. The book was intended to help women change their behavior (if they choose) to avoid triggering these misconceptions. So, as I said, I think "The Male" Factor would definitely be helpful to women who are "stuck" on the corporate ladder. Women who work in a male-dominated job and who want to learn how to get along better with the men at work will also find the book useful. I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-02-15 00:00:00 David Liburdi As a woman in business who works with lots of men at various levels - including executive levels - I found some useful nuggets of information that I can apply to my life. As a feminist, I found myself getting frustrated with a need to change myself to make men comfortable. However, the author was very clear that her goal was simply to provide insight to the male thought process. She was not supporting the male perspective nor was she saying women need to change to make men comfortable. She was trying to help women understand how their actions may affect their progress in a male dominated world. I would recommend this book to women who have: 1- been in business long enough to know how they are most successful as an individual woman AND 2-have encountered struggles with male coworkers that they don't understand. There is a lot of great insight in this book but it could cause younger female professionals to place too much focus on what their male coworkers think as opposed to understanding themselves and being successful as a unique contributor.