OK, so I’m inspired to write about distractions again today simply because I’m stuck in a hospital room at the moment with my lovely mum, and did you know hospitals are ripe with distractions? Who’d a thunk it right? But I’m certain if I was home, I’d still be distracted because quite frankly… it’s a daily battle! When you’re working from home, you need lots of will power. No really, I mean LOTS...
When you’re starting out on your own and establishing yourself as an entrepreneur, the hours can be very long. And when you’re a one-woman team, juggling between being the CEO, the marketing guy (um, girl…), the secretary, the accountant, the tech administrator, and even the janitor (!) it’s hard work. Long workdays can suck the energy from you. I know, I’m feeling that energy suck today! And...
OK, maybe not exactly religion, but heck if you’re a smarty… you’re a smarty! Worship at the altar of smarty pants and flaunt it if you know it. Er… or something to that effect anyway. And if you don’t yet know these 5 things, prepare to be enlightened, and join the ranks of smarty pants the world over. Dum da dum dum… Ooohh… that was a bit dramatic wasn’t it? Alright, enough with the...
Working a J.O.B. sucks. And I can say that because I used to work one. A back-breaking one at that. And now I don’t. Yay me! I’m J.O.B.less! Does that make me a slacker? Not even. That makes me 100% self-employed. 100% self-sustaining. 100% entrepreneur and singer of freedom and contentment. Now I don’t say that to brag, not at all. If you met me in person you’d find I’m pretty humble 99.87%...
OK, so in keeping with the SEO kick I’ve gotten on the past week or two, this is a guest post by Remy Shepard on the importance of always sticking to the basic before branching out and getting all complicated. This is applied to SEO strategies, however, I feel the basic message applies to just about everything in life. Start with the basics and work you way up from there, and you...
Being an ‘entrepreneur’ has a ton of challenges. When you’re a freelancer on top of that (meaning you cater to clients, not just “customers”) there are even more of them! One of the biggest challenges I think with being a successful freelancer is in finding the right people to work for. Clients might be your boss (sort of) but guess what? They are also your partners! (Sort of). And, while it’s...
Delegation. What is this crazy idea you speak of?! Relax. It’s really not that crazy of an idea at all. “Delegation means delegating responsibility, authority and accountability”. Now… doesn’t that sound pretty sweet? Sheesh, it does in my book! Who wouldn’t want to hand off a bit of responsibility and accountability to someone else? In strictly a good way of course! 😉 Effective delegation...
OK, so I got a pretty good response when I talked about SEO and social media the other day. Which led me to ponder… What do you really know about search engine optimization or SEO? I mean really. Which led me to the somewhat warped conclusion that after discussing it briefly… I feel we should discuss it some more. You know, to drive it all home and make sure it’s embedded in that sweet little...
Yes, I watch TV. And don’t lie. You know you do, too. It’s likely that it’s one of your secret guilty pleasures. And why not? Television makes for great writing material! When there is nothing better to do or the need to get “inspired” arises, many people do turn on the TV sets to see what’s “new.” TV also makes for a conversation piece. Did you know that television shows drive social media...
The short answer if you’re tight on time and really don’t want to read my stuff (sniffle, sniffle)… is that social media and SEO wear the pants in this duo. I know, SO boring when there’s a tie! Where’s the blood? The guts? The glory? No TKO? Sheesh. Alas, it’s true my friend. Search engine optimization (SEO) and social media are catchphrases you hear and read about on a daily basis if you’re...
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