For years, I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on workshops, conferences, business consulting groups, retreats, and lectures. I was hoping to glean some wisdom that would help me grow my business in the right way and help me sort out a specific business problem I was having. I wanted clear and concise advice. I…
Y’all know I’m a learner. I love digging into new ways to improve my business and develop personally. I’ve taken a lot of online courses over the years. (They should see me coming by now!) I’ve gone to countless workshops and conferences. (May have coined the hashtag #workshopjunkie — feel free to jump on the…
I don’t know about you, but I love good design. I love a well-laid out paragraph, the perfect kerning on a logo, and a great color palette. And I’m not just fond of “good design.” I truly believe that great design makes the human experience richer. I won’t get all design-thinkerish on you today —…
Welcome, ye who hail from Huffington Post Small Business. I wish I was writing with exuberance, but I’m a little deflated at the moment, I’ll admit. We’re kindred spirits, though, you and I, so I can admit that. Small business owners gotta stick together, right? I just returned from my monthly “Posse” meeting. It’s a…
Last week, at Bliss & Bespoke, Tara Guérard told a story about an entrepreneur and a client. The client had asked an entrepreneur for advice, and the entrepreneur responded by whipping together a solution in ten minutes. Thrilled, the client asked how much she owed the entrepreneur, and the entrepreneur replied: $10,000. Shocked, the client exclaimed,…
I love a good bandwagon, so I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to hop on the user-friendly BlogLovin. I’m getting ready for a client site launch early next week and stumbled onto this in the process. If you haven’t, hop on over there and claim your own blog feed! If you’re not…
There is massive amounts of talk about branding all over the interwebs these days. If you want a new logo, you can hop onto Etsy and buy one pre-designed. Having trouble defining your ideal client? There’s probably an e-course for that. Need to strengthen your brand voice? E-course. Marketing? Read any number of the amazing…
Nobody’s life is perfect. We all know that. If you, by some remote chance, think you know someone who has a perfect life, think again. You’re dead wrong. At the same time, if, for some reason, you think your life is perfect, then I’m pretty sure our definition of perfect isn’t the same. I’m not…
Why isn’t this working? Have you ever asked yourself that? Maybe you’re trying to get a new venture off the ground–and it just doesn’t seem to be able to take off. Maybe you’re in an existing business, and all of a sudden, sales seem to fall off. Frustrated, you stand there, looking at everything: numbers,…
