by Nicole Ouellette | Oct 3, 2012 | Websites
Here at Breaking Even, we offer website maintenance to our clients, whether we built the site or not. And here is when we give people choices: monthly fee or as needed. Most clients seem to understand ‘as needed’ help. When they notice something extremely...
by Nicole Ouellette | Sep 26, 2012 | This Week In Business
As of three months ago, Breaking Even began warning people on our meeting booking page that we charge for consultation meetings. I expected a huge downturn in appointment booking off that page when we put this and other disclaimers on there, but it seems that...
by Nicole Ouellette | Sep 4, 2012 | This Week In Business
A few friends who have been thinking about the self employed life have asked me how I learned what I know about running a business. On the surface, I am a weird person to ask. I’m a geology major with a teaching certification. What do I know about running a...
by Nicole Ouellette | Aug 27, 2012 | Tech
I’ve been accused of being a bit of a Google enthusiast. The first stock I ever bought was Google. I use Google Calendar to manage my personal schedule and Gmail to filter my email. Within the business, we use Google Docs to manage projects, Google Chat to talk...
by Nicole Ouellette | Aug 17, 2012 | Websites
So you could build you a website. You also could cut your own hair and change the oil in your car, but that doesn’t mean you are going to. You may ask yourself, “When should I attempt my own website? How am I going to know when I am in over my...