Looking for Tools & Resources to help your small business? Here are some of the posts I’ve written to help remind you (and me) to keep business simple, ask for help when we need it & enjoy the businesses we’ve created.
5 Simple Free and Low Cost Shopping Carts
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Sometimes we make things so complicated for ourselves. You know what I mean, right? Shopping and researching for the best plugin or e-store theme to create a shopping cart on our website. It is one thing that could take days away from creating revenue in your business. Yet, it feels like we’re “doing work”. Sometimes we don’t stop to thing that all we really need is a crazy, simple solution & then get on with … Continue reading
Help! I can’t find my saved buttons in paypal
And other common questions I hear when people are setting up sales pages. How many times has this happened to you? You know you’ve saved your PayPal Buttons, but you’ve logged back into your PayPal Account and can’t find those saved buttons anywhere. Here’s a graphic reminder of the 3 questions I’m asked most frequently about PayPal: Help! I can’t find my saved buttons in PayPal I want to offer my clients … Continue reading
Organic Twitter growth: Reaching 2000 Twitter Followers
…. and other challenges The month of June was full of challenges & interesting outcomes for this solo-preneur (me!). I had set some personal and business goals I really didn’t think I’d be able to achieve after bumping up against a health challenge (okay, I consider my 1st root canal a health challenge, it’s true. Tooth pain is intense & makes me very crabby). I had set out to blog every day, write every day … Continue reading
Quick Resources
Online Business Resources List (free and paid products) How to Outsource eCourse (free) Free Biz Training Club Phone & Fax Services FaxZero.com ~ outgoing faxes K7.net – dedicated fax number free Skype Google Voice Writing & Art www.750words.com Pixlr.com ~ similar to Photoshop Free Ebook cover http://3d-pack.com eCover Creator 3D Web Hosting & Domain Names Hostgator ~ http://bit.ly/s2oi48 use coupon code : sweetpenny Godaddy ~ domain purchase only. Recommend NOT hosting your website on Godaddy … Continue reading
What do you do? Determining your niche
Part 1 I’m going to start out this post by saying I’m not the best person on the planet to answer this question. Why? Because I’ve changed my business focus so many times in the past several years while looking to find my ideal niche, that I’ve left peoples heads spinning (my own included). But here’s what I know. It’s essential to clearly define who your ideal customer avatar is, and what he/she needs Not … Continue reading
I’m Scared to Update My [fill in the blank here]
This week I’ve heard “Help! I’m scared to update my WordPress Theme!” more times than I can count. And I hear it from clients using QuickBooks too. It’s one of those scary things, isn’t it? What if something goes wrong? Remember that one time, when nothing opened after? Or remember the story your friend told you about not being able to access his information for weeks & it cost hundreds of dollars? I get it! … Continue reading
Marketing & Newsletter Editorial Calendar: Where do I start?
We all know that it’s important to stay in contact with our current clients, and potential clients & leads. But when we’re busy with work, and life sometimes it just doesn’t happen unless we make a plan to get it done. And getting it done can be a little overwhelming too, right? Well, here’s a tool that you can use to quickly brainstorm a list of topics your ideal customer will want to know about, … Continue reading
Is your business your Valentine? Taking time for you
It’s Valentines Day today and people all over the world are celebrating LOVE. It’s a beautiful thing. But business owners, especially those of us who are starting something new this year, may not have been taking the time out to luxuriate. Maybe money is tight and maybe there just doesn’t seem like there is enough time to take a break. Well, if you’re reading this message I have a challenge for you. Before reading any … Continue reading
Vision Boarding when you’re living a portable lifestyle
One of the challenges of living a portable lifestyle is that you can’t really make big projects and hang them on your walls. Or so I’ve found. I don’t have poster boards, a great printer, all of my boxes of paints, pencil crayons and craft materials. And it wouldn’t be right to hang something on the walls in the home where I’m pet sitting. And sometimes I use that as an excuse to not make … Continue reading
Why my website sucks!
Yeah, you read that right. My websites sucks! It’s not just that the design isn’t pleasing to my own eyes (that’s only a small portion). My website doesn’t have a clear focus It doesn’t grab the readers attention immediately. She doesn’t know if she’s “in the right place”. She isn’t encouraged to stay in touch with me (with the exception of some small attempts to invite her to sign up for my newsletter – boring!) … Continue reading