Layout by Khristian. I totally stole it right from her site, but I have a feeling it’s cool.

Get your mind outta the gutter – Confessions of a First Timer is a new (clean!) e-book from surface designer / photographer / new awesome friend, Khristian A. Howell! I met Khristian blocks from my home in Brooklyn, as she & Jess Swift came together from Atlanta to exhibit at Surtex, and then came together to Brooklyn to go to the Flea meet me! Khristian patiently put up with the hugging and squealing Jess & I did on the street when we (finally!) met in real life, but if I knew about Khristian’s awesomeness then like I know about it now, I would have hugged and squealed with her, too! By the time Surtex was over, the 3 of us had our own Sex & the City-like girl club (minus Miranda, I think) & cried that we would be separated ’til next year. I’m still crying.

So when Khristian sent me an email saying that she wrote an e-book about being a first time exhibitor (at a trade show, dirty bird!), I had to give it a read. Although I’m not an artist, the book brought home some great points I can use as a creative and/or a business owner, like “If I don’t invest in me, why the heck would anyone else?!” Khristian’s positive yet un-annoying encouraging tone really, truly has you believe that you can do it and it can happen! It’s a total pick-me-up for anyone considering a Big Step to take (and/or Big Money that needs to be laid down with it!), as well as providing un-overwhelming, concrete tips and fantabulous exercises to put it all in place. Whether it’s cluing you in on how to save for the show without it being totally painful, deciding on the aesthetics of your booth and how to best present your ideas, or a time management technique to prep for the show while running your business, Khristian covers it all.

I know, I know, you’re thinking, “But I don’t have time for another book to read!” I thought that, too, and actually kept Khristian’s e-book unread for 2 months, scared at what awaited me. But when I opened it up, I found a totally unscary 24 pages. I so appreciated Khristian being clear and direct, allowing the reader to absorb the book quickly and then get out of it to really get to work! I can imagine, though, that Confessions of a First Timer would be the go-to guide for first time exhibitors that’ll be cracked again & again until The Big Day!

You can get your hands on Confessions of a First Timer by clicking here or on any of the links that are embedded in the name of the book throughout this post. In full disclosure, all of those links go to my affiliate page, so I’ll be gettin’ a lil’ somethin’ somethin’ for introducing you to Khristian. But seriously, have I steered you wrong with Daneille LaPorte’s Digital Firestarter Sessions or with Molly Hoyne’s Joy Equation? I don’t call it “Affiliate Awesomeness” for nothing, people. Enjoy!

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Affiliate Awesomeness:

• Khristian A. Howell’s Confessions of a First Timer (get your mind out of the gutter!) is the perfect read for any trade show exhibitor virgin.
  
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• Also, Molly Hoyne’s Pay-What-You-Can-Afford Joy Equation is your 30 day guide to Living on Purpose.

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