The most common question I get over email: "How can I improve my site's rank in search engines?" I've sent variations of this in about fifty emails but thought I'd finally write this up and put on the website. A few things to know. 1. Anyone who promises you page 1...
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Too Cute Tuesday: Sesame Balls
You know what the problem with Too Cute Tuesday has been lately? We've been getting together and crafting then I start the blog posts that stay in 'draft' form. Bummer! I did know that I had to write about this week's craft though. So little known fact: I love Chinese...
This Month In Business: Spending So Much Money Edition
Before I became a business owner, I always marveled at the sheer number of microbusinesses in Maine, specifically those with one employee (the owner). "They could grow if they could hire help" I thought, kind of naively. This month, I hired my first employee. This was...
Marketing Monday: Zenni Optical
I got my last pair of glasses when I was 14. Up until recently, I only needed them when 1) exhausted or 2) driving at night. Kind of bland but functional, I've worn them on and off for years. Of course, now they are pretty scratched not to mention a bit unstylish....
Too Cute Tuesday: Peepshi
Editor's Note: Too Cute Tuesday Saint Louis sent in this post. Thanks to Sarah for sending it in and keeping the crafting going in the Midwest! We here at Too Cute Tuesday St. Louis love springtime (even though mostly it has just beenrainy here). And with springtime...
What I Learned Unsubscribing From 100 Email Newsletters
Two weeks ago, I found several emails that I hadn't gotten earlier that were almost a week old from prospective clients. It made me wonder what other important business I was missing. When realized that I was getting over 100 emails everyday, many of them email...
On Turning Thirty
Today, I am thirty years old. When I was fifteen, I made a list of things I was going to have done by today. I can't find this list anywhere but I remember making it and the few things I remember from it will probably give you an idea of what it was like: 1) Live in...
Marketing Monday: Badly Targeted Ads
I think most business owners are excited about the idea of using the internet to do targeted marketing. Search engines like Google have allowed us to do pay per click advertising to a certain demographic in terms of location and search terms for years. (Ex: target...
Learning To Cook From Everyone You Meet
So I have an informal goal from everyone I meet and become friendly with: learn a recipe from them. It's not something I disclose or even have said out loud (until now) but something I'm really happy I've actually done over the last ten years. It all started with...