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  • Adding Social Media Share Buttons On Your Email List’s Thank You Page

    One of the best ways to build in social sharing, is to ask people who have just opted into your email list... to share your opt-in with their friends on social media. Most people use social media sharing plugins, but if you have a social share button on your "thank you for signing up" page,…

  • The Catch 22 of Online Businesses

    This is a catch 22 dilemma that most people face when starting an online business… When you’re just starting out, should you invest in web design or focus on getting clients first? It can be hard to figure out what you need to invest into your business first: getting a professional looking website or getting…

  • How To Sell: Even If You’re Not a Polished Salesperson

    Today we’re talking about how to sell even if you’re not a polished salesperson. Learning how to sell is important no matter what business you’re in… yes, even if you got into business because you don’t really want to talk to people and you prefer to spend time alone in your home office. I don’t…

  • Business Model Evolution

    Today we’re taking a look at your business model, and whether it supports the lifestyle you want. Or not. If you’re anything like me, you started your business without much of a business plan… and no idea what business models you’d be putting in place. Maybe you looked around at other successful entrepreneurs and decided…

  • Lucky Bitch Review: Lucky Bitch By Denise Duffield-Thomas

    In my many years as an entrepreneur and operating within the information product world, I’ve bought my fair share of programs and products. There are very few programs that I recommend and stand behind fully, but sometimes there’s a blockbuster of a course that changes the way I do business or live my life. Denise…

  • Entrepreneurial Pricing: Advice That Works

    When you're first starting out online, it can be tough deciding on an entrepreneurial pricing strategy for your products and services. So today we’re talking about how to choose what price you should be charging, and whether you should be displaying your prices on your website or not. Entrepreneurial Pricing Advice What To Consider As…

  • When The Universe Speaks Through Joss Whedon Encounters

    My life as a pre-teen was influenced by the prevailing message of the media at the time: stay within the acceptable girl parameters. The “be a good girl” stereotype was undermining my confidence and natural curiosities about what girls could and couldn’t do. Play with dolls, but not computers. Go outside but don’t get dirty.…

  • How to Build Business Philanthropy Into Your Business Model

    Business philanthropy is something that I know many women who get into business want to get involved in. I'm the same. I've been dreaming about ways for my business to give back, and I had many ideas along the way. There are so many causes that I want to support, but it can be hard…

  • Business Priorities Practically Guarantee Results

    Without business priorities, you're destined to face each day in reactive mode and go to bed wondering why you didn't get anything done. Sound familiar? That's because when you're first starting your business you might be trained more as an employee or student than as a business owner. This means that you might be used…

  • Comparing Yourself? How To Stop and Keep Going

    Do you compare yourself to others, and wonder why you even should keep going? Been there, done that. And it's no fun! Comparing Yourself Can Bring You Down My Solutions For Comparing Yourself When you start feeling overwhelmed by jealousy or the comparison gremlins, you know it's time to change your environment. For me, that…

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