Who on earth would create a brand and business based on a grumpy imaginary little girl? A creative and talented illustrator named Laura Clempson! Cupcakes for Clara may be a newish business but the minute you see the brand and the product you know without a doubt it is going to be something big. Laura has done an incredible job developing the character behind her brand. From … [Read more...] about Meeting the Makers: Laura of Cupcakes for Clara
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6 Twitter New Year's Resolutions for your business
Image: Twitter Propaganda Poster from Justonescarf January is the time of year when millions of us resolve to do things differently. Eat less. Exercise more. Stop smoking. Launch a business. Drink less alcohol. Get to grips with Twitter for business. And by February, many of us are back to eating cake, lazing around in front of the television every evening, and not … [Read more...] about 6 Twitter New Year's Resolutions for your business
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!
Make, Sell, Repeat. Pause!
photo credit: pearson maron Make, sell, repeat. Is this what you do? Well, if so, then let me just stop you right there. You’re zipping around this looping track of production, so you must be really busy. Busy being busy. But, you’re missing out on a lot. In fact, you’re missing crucial aspects of business. I encourage you to hit the pause button on your repeat cycle and … [Read more...] about Make, Sell, Repeat. Pause!
Printables & Ponderings: 365 Intentions for 2012
res·o·lu·tion a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. in·ten·tion the thing that you plan to do or achieve : an aim or purpose. Resolutions are slippery things. We write them down firmly, our path ahead clear and well plotted, but life has a funny way of messing with our best laid plans. At the start of a new year we are filled … [Read more...] about Printables & Ponderings: 365 Intentions for 2012