change is good butterfly bookmark by trudyjames One of the best things about owning your own business is being able to change things up whenever you need to. A lot of people are scared to change their business...but as you are ever evolving as a person your business should be as well. Here are a couple of situations where changing things up can be a good thing. Loss of … [Read more...] about It's never too late to change things up
Leave the spam in the can, thank you
spam can tile by maxman I know this subject has come up a time or two around the blogosphere but I still continue to see small businesses spamming their products all over the place. My biggest pet peeve in social networking is seeing a timeline of nothing but "new items listed" and "my item is perfect for". Most of the time, I just don't follow and that keeps my timeline … [Read more...] about Leave the spam in the can, thank you
Getting the help you deserve
Notice up there in the title, I said “DESERVE” and not need. As small business owners, we think know we can do it all. But we tend to exhaust ourselves until the wee hours of the morning working only to get up early the next day and do it all over again. I am here to tell you that you don’t have to do it anymore! At least not alone. I know what you are saying to yourself … [Read more...] about Getting the help you deserve
Get your website ready for the New Year!
Performing periodic maintenance on your website is an important part of owning an online business. The New Year is a perfect time to clear out the cobwebs and get that website ready for all of the awesome that the year will bring! I always tell my clients to think of your website as your store front. If you owned a brick and mortar shop, would you change and update the displays … [Read more...] about Get your website ready for the New Year!
Teaching the Value of Handmade
My 6 year old is an advertising companies dream. Every time she spots the next new plastic toy in between her cartoons, she proclaims that she just has to have it. Personally, I think they should ban toy commercials during kids shows but that is another post altogether! ;) This year I made the decision to only buy her handmade gifts for Christmas. You see Santa Claus and his … [Read more...] about Teaching the Value of Handmade
