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How to build community around your business before you’re ready (Jenna Kutcher case study)

When you first start your business, the initial launch is both thrilling and terrifying! If you’re anything like me, as soon as getting your big idea out into the world started to feel real, two voices popped into your head: Voice of your inner Disney Princess: “If I do this business thing right, this could be my big break! It […]

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Five lessons I learned as a small business owner this year

I never expected to become a small business owner, but I’ve been full-time self-employed since 2009. (I know, it’s a million years in internet time!) Still, how my work looks day-to-day has changed a lot over time. I’ve gone from having a studio, being a web designer and working with a big team of freelancers to now working from a […]

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17 Facebook groups for entrepreneurs, freelancers and bloggers ready to step up their networking

(This post was originally written in November 2015. Groups may have changed or closed since time of writing) No matter how rewarding or busy your work is, being a full or part-time stay-at-home entrepreneur gets lonely. And lonely is bad for business! It’s important to make community a priority, and not just because you can check “networking like a boss!” […]

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Think your business needs more traffic? Here’s why you don’t.

One of the things that I hear from business owners all the time is that they need more website traffic. I understand the thinking and I’ve been there too. More traffic feels like it means more chances to find your people, right? To some extent that’s true, but focusing on your traffic can also be a big distraction. That’s because […]

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Is it too late to create a successful blog?

I received a great question by email last week: “I realize there are thousands of blogs out there and the majority of them do not make money. I’ve also heard that many are saying that blogs are passé but I rather enjoy reading them and from all the comments they receive I would say there are many others that also […]