Only 25 days left until the end of the year! I, for one, welcome 2020 with open arms. I want you to do the same, of course, so here are some tips for you to save time and make more money in the New Year. Let's talk about contact forms. They're the first step to landing a potential client, but in 2020 you can optimize your contact form to do other things along the way: Identify your ideal client It's not just about being the right service provider, it's about having the right clients. Aside ... VIEW POST
Checking My Tech Privilege
Whoops. Checking my Tech Privilege Oh, man. Some lessons take a while before you actually learn them. My big pet peeves this year are entrepreneurs and companies who do not have their phone number or direct email address on their websites anywhere. Once you start looking, you'd be amazed how few there. A few months ago, when I was doing more admin than tech, this was a real problem. Contact forms everywhere, no direct contact info. Argh. Put it on your website, and it increases your ... VIEW POST
In Defense Of The Third Place
A Love Letter to Coworking I'm lucky enough to have a home office - a shut the door, window desk facing, bookshelves behind me, honest to god workspace of my own, where I am typing this right now. And it's great...but it's just me and my computer, and sometimes it can get very, very quiet, which can lead to disruptive behavior like losing an hour or two to Facebook and Twitter. If you're not familiar with the phrase, "the third place" it is was thought up by he marketing team at Starbucks to ... VIEW POST
The Creative Business Process Workshop – May 5th
The Creative Business Process Workshop with Tina Li You love doing your creative thing. In the beginning, running a business and working with a few clients at a time was pretty easy, right? But as your business grew, it got harder and stay on top of phone calls, emails, and all the tasks you have to do for each of your clients. Does this sound familiar? Do you feel like you’re just sinking deeper in the hole and no one can help you, because they’re not you? In the Creative ... VIEW POST
Tips For Wedding Pros – How Scheduling Apps Will SAVE YOU.
Does This Sound Familiar? You get an inquiry. You email them your spiel, and ask them to book an appointment with you. It's several emails before scheduling a date, a time, a location or a call, or a number to call. And then you have to remember to remind them. Going back and forth is bad, because it's time consuming. And we are all about saving time over here. The Better Way: Scheduling Apps I use prefer Calendly myself and recommend it to my clients, because they have a great free and ... VIEW POST
Four For Friday 2/22 – Digital Shortcuts
On Fridays I bring you the best work-life balance tips and hacks I find every week. And we call it Four For Friday. Welcome! Here are some of my favorite digital shortcuts for sticky business problems. If You Don't Want to Use Your Home Address Online Ipostal 1 - A digital mailbox at a real address that's not yours. Perfect if you work from home but don't necessarily need everyone to know that. Or if you want to start an email newsletter, and have to use a real address. They have 700 ... VIEW POST
