Brand Board: Your Small Business Identity A Brand Board (or Mood Board) is where you gather all the elements of your brand in one place, such as your brand colors, fonts, and logos. This is a sheet that you will refer to over and over again. Every time you need to create a visual element …
How to Create a Brand Board in Three Simple Steps Read More »
You need an exit strategy from the start One of the first considerations, when you start your own small business, should be creating an exit strategy. Often during the excitement of starting a business, new owners overlook planning for their eventual exit. Or they make one of the five big mistakes that can hurt the …
These 5 Mistakes Will Destroy Your Exit Strategy! Read More »
Do you ever look at your pins and just sigh? It feels like you need a graphic design degree to have an online business nowadays. Everything needs to be beautiful and perfectly formatted. I struggle with making beautiful graphics. In fact, I’m pretty embarrassed by some of my early attempts. *hides head in shame* Yeah, …
Stop Designing Ugly Pins! The Complete Blogger Template Toolkit Read More »
The best email marketing tools for blog growth If you don’t already use email for your blog (or business for that matter!) I’m gonna guess you’ve been living under a rock for the last three years. Building an email list should be the number one priority for new bloggers. Honestly, almost all of the affiliate …
The Only Two Email Marketing Tools You’ll Ever Need! Read More »
Why do you need a mailing list? I’m sure you’ve heard before that an email list is one of the most important parts of any small business. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? If someone puts their email on your list, it is a personal invitation to contact them. And they are more …
How to Create an Email List That Will Skyrocket Your Business! Read More »
Have you ever thought about selling a course? The online course industry is huge! According to industry forecasts, the demand for long-distance learning is growing fast (over 7% in the next decade). By the year 2025, online learning will be a $331 billion industry. I’ve been selling courses for over a year now and have …
8 Genius Ways to Use Teachable in Your Small Business Read More »
Shifting the online presence for your small business There is only so far you can go with selling your product at farmer’s markets and craft fairs. If you are getting burnt out with in-person sales, building an online presence can be a great next step. Etsy is often suggested as THE place to sell your …
10 Sites Like Etsy Where You Can Sell Your Crafts for Profit Read More »
Starting your VA Business with online courses Back in the day when I started as a Virtual Assistant, there wasn’t much online in the way of courses. I mostly just marketed the skills I already had to people I already knew. I remember feeling like I was totally in over my head with no clear …
Ultimate Guide to Online Training for Virtual Assistants Read More »
Your Step by Step Guide to Starting a Business The first time I started a business was way back in 2011. I was a mom to a two-year-old and a newborn and got the crazy idea that I should bake gluten-free cookies for my aunt and uncle’s cafe. In my sleep-deprived stupor, I flailed my …
Start a Business Like a Pro: Your Step by Step Checklist Read More »
Setting a small business budget There is so much to do when you are starting a small business. From choosing a name to filing the right legal paperwork, it can seem neverending. One of the steps that many business owners skip is setting up a business budget from the beginning. Many business owners might shut …
Learn New Blogging Skills Back when I first started blogging I was completely overwhelmed! I remember clicking on a million pins on Pinterest trying to figure out what all the terms even meant. Affiliate marketing? Plugin? SEO???? It was like drinking from a fire hose. I wished there was a way to know what I …
The Essential List of Blogging Classes for Beginners Read More »
No matter how to get through a book, read a hard copy, listen to it on audio, or read it on an electronic device, all these books should be on your list! Some of them tell personal stories, some are powerful mind-shifts, and some give great business advice.
Planning your 2019 Goals It’s that time of year again! Time to download your free printable goals planner for 2019! I’ve started evaluating how I’ve done on this year’s goals to start to prepare for next year. It’s always fun to look back and see how far I’ve come. This has certainly been a year …
2019 Goals Planner: 12 Steps to Crush Your Goals This Year! Read More »
Learn New Business Skills Wondering how to make money as a stay at home mom? Learning the skills needed to run your own business can be your ticket to financial security! There are many different types of businesses you can start, but if you don’t think you have any talents to offer than taking a …
You already know the secret to success Don’t believe me? Look around at your life… I’ll wait…. You’re already a success at something, aren’t you? Are you a successful partner? Or a successful mother? Have you already built a career or a business? Do you have the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever? (If you …
7 Creative Ways to Change Your Mindset for Better Success Read More »
Create Your Own Quiz with Interact I wasn’t quite sure what to think when Interact approached me about trying their “create your own quiz” software for free. I had never considered creating a quiz for my readers. After a phone call with Josh, the founder of Interact, where he walked me through what his company …
Create Your Own Quiz to Boost Subscribers to Your Blog Read More »
Build a small business website and reach your customers online You’ve started your business, designed your logo and started a few social media accounts. You know a small business website is next but your overwhelmed with the idea, or can’t imagine spending thousands of dollars on a website for a brand new business. I got you! …
How to Design Your Own Small Business Website on WordPress Read More »
Creating a Vision Board for Your Small Business Does anyone else remember when Oprah got into the Law of Attraction? I have this memory of being a teenager and watching Oprah interview the women who wrote The Secret and having this totally skeptical reaction. Like “What the heck is she talking about???” Fast forward a …
Creating a Vision Board for a Successful Small Business Read More »
Advertise your Small Business with these ideas When you are just starting out with your business it can seem overwhelming to figure out advertising, marketing, and social media when you already have so many things to do. There are plenty of small business advertising ideas that aren’t expensive or difficult, there are many ways to …
Setting your mindset for success I struggle with depression. And depression makes it hard to have a positive mindset. From the beginning of my business, I’ve had to fight through all sorts of negative thoughts. From “You’re just not good enough” to “Give up now because failure is just around the corner.” Some days it …
Change Your Mindset: Six Ways to Shift Your Thinking Read More »
