Act Like a Man
You are running a carpool at 2pm in the afternoon...you have a meeting at the wedding venue with your daughter, 10am on Wednesday...your son is expecting his first child so you do not want your business to get too big right now. Why? Because you are a woman. You...
Building a Social Media Presence, One Step at a Time
Thinking about getting your small business social media started while still running the rest of your business? This can seem like an intimidating amount of extra work. But taking it one day at a time can help you slowly build your online presence. However, be warned,...
Mom Management
I just dropped my youngest off at a birthday party...on the other side of town...and we had to pick-up gifts on the way. She had forgotten to pick-up gifts the night before (when she was out with her sister and my credit card) so that was annoying. But ya know what?...
Political Social Media Posts
The internet has been abuzz with the #scotus ruling giving every American, regardless of sexual orientation, the right to marry a person of their own choosing - including one of the same gender. So yes, gay marriage is now legal in the United States. I have watched...
Cell Phone Bill of Rights
Over the last two years our cell phone plan data component has, from time to time, been an issue of great concern. By great concern, I mean my children have chewed through record breaking amounts of data in short amounts of time causing overage charges. So the great...
Three (3) Ways to Fire Up your Social Media Accounts
Take a look at your small business’s social media accounts, your Twitter, Facebook, G+, LinkedIn. How do they appear? Does your small business have a coherent online branding? Multiple accounts, logos, and general inconsistencies can make your online presence appear...
See you in the Cayman Islands…
So that was short lived....I recently posted about the thrill of making my first quarterly income tax payment. And now I just made my second (due June 15th). Honestly, this time around it was once again a thrill...but reality crashed a bit harder and the fun was...
How to Advertise on Twitter
First we had Google Adwords (and a bevy of other pay-per-click (PPC)) campaigns. Then Facebook launched an advertising platform that has small business owners paying for Likes and clicks to websites and/or landing pages. It should be no surprise that Twitter have...
Benefits of Using Twitter Lists
Twitter is a great way to share exciting news and information about what your small business is doing. In just a few tweets you can discuss new projects to engage and attract followers and potential clients. However, it can also be used to help your business stay...
How to Bring on Staff for Your Small Business
Building a business is quite an adventure. You go from idea...to open...to where are the clients going to come from and when? It is all very exciting. My business grew quite quickly and I am now at the point where I need a bit of help with certain parts. I recently...
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