As a small business owner, I have many repetitive projects – things that happen over and over again for a given set of clients: formatting a client’s email newsletter; adding it to the blog section of their website; posting it to LinkedIn. When I first started out, it was simple and I could remember all …
As I have already mentioned above, I often use Trello project management software to store templates that I use in my business on a daily basis. If you like checklists and due date reminders, you definitely need to check out TRELLO! Here are some of the biggest advantages of using Trello: You can use many of …
As a business owner, I simply can not live without my networking groups. Working on your own can get lonely, and these groups provide me with people that give me support as well as new business knowledge. The picture above represents two of my favorites – B.I.G. and TANG. B.I.G. (www.believeinspiregrow.com) is a global group of …
Welcome to the 4th quarter. Fourth-quarter is usually that final push of the year to meet those business goals that we set way back in January. Hopefully, you have exceeded your goals in business and have grown like crazy this year. If that is the case, “Congratulations!”. But that may also mean that you are experiencing some growing …
One of my favorite parts of fall is cooking comfort foods. Every October as soon as it gets cold, I love to make Chicken Brunswick Stew in my crockpot. It is the perfect easy recipe to throw in the crockpot in the morning and come home to a tasty dinner in the evening. It is …
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Keeping appointments and deadlines in a calendar is essential. Without one, unless you’ve got a fabulous memory (I don’t), things go bad quickly! Unfortunately, many people still struggle with electronic calendar setup, something I see with clients every day. This is how it usually happens: They have a job before they start their business, and they …
A great program to use in your business is appointment scheduling software. This kind of software enables you to put a link in a message, on your website, or elsewhere so people can schedule an appointment with you directly on your calendar. This prevents a lot of wasted time making phone calls to schedule appointments or …
When you work for someone else, your employer provides you with a computer, a phone, an email address, and business cards. The company has a logo, a website and procedures established for how to get the work done. But … when you work for yourself, you start with none of that. It’s up to you …
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How do you schedule your social media? There are a lot of schedulers out there but they are not all created equal. Some specialize in posting to one or two platforms. For example, Later specializes in Instagram and Tailwind is great for growing your Pinterest following as well as Instagram. My favorite graphic design platform, …
As someone who’s used to – and enjoys – feeling at capacity most of the time, I’m not sure what to do with myself when things slow down. I know, I should probably sit back with my feet up and enjoy it for a while but that is not really in my nature. Even during …