The other day, I saw something fun post on Pinterest (go figure, right?) that likened the stages of starting a business to the trimesters of pregnancy. I found that pretty clever, and it got me thinking about a similar comparison between pregnancy and building a blog:...
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Time Management for Mom Bloggers
Note: Although part of my series on mom bloggers, this post on time management can apply to a variety of people. Moms are just one example of people who juggle multiple priorities. Today, a lot of women are balancing both career and motherhood. Some are working from...
How Do Mom Bloggers Make Money?
Until recently, I was under the impression that most moms who blogged did it just to hear themselves talk. But now that I have my own personal blog and will soon be a mother, I'm realizing that isn't the case at all. Most mom bloggers are actually making money with...
What’s In a Name?
I was reviewing a recent post from my colleague, Kassie, about some fading trends. It got me to thinking about this ongoing trend in odd-sounding online company names. Let's start with the ubiquitous "Facebook." The original name for this plucky social media startup...
Networking for Small Businesses
Our theme for July is "Independence Doesn't Have to Mean Alone," and in our last post, we shared a few ways business owners can delegate their work rather than spread themselves too thin. This post is about making connections as a small business owner, or, as some...
5 Things Every New Business Should Know
Starting a new business? There are probably some things that you find uncertain, and others you just don't have the hang of yet. While there's no cookie-cutter approach we can offer budding entrepreneurs, there are some general tips to keep in mind. Here are five:...
5 Tips for Engaging People on Social Media
One of the biggest challenges businesses have with social media is engagement: Generating likes, comments, shares, etc. After all, what's the point of your social media presence if you're just shouting into the abyss? Building an audience that will interact with your...
Things We’ve Written About That Are No Longer ‘Things’
The other day I saw this tweet and thought "Huh, I did actually forget about the whole clown thing from last year": In that vein, I got to thinking about some of the other things that I've forgotten about over the past few years. We stay on top of the trends,...
Automating, Outsourcing, & Delegating
Being independent means you are in charge of doing it all, right? Sure...if you want to go crazy and lose sleep/hair over it. The truth is, you may think of yourself as a "one man show" but this kind of attitude can a) get pretty lonely when things get tough, and b)...