Business and Balance for Busy Moms
How to market your small business for free When I started my first business in 2011 the world was a different place. There weren’t as many social media websites and pressure to present a perfect brand online. I relied on word of mouth in the beginning and it took me pretty far. If you have a good product people will talk about it. But there comes a time in every
Everyone says to set goals but… Do you ever get overwhelmed with goal setting? I mean, goals are easy to set but hard to break down right? You make all these grand plans about what you’re going to get done and then forget all about them in your day to day life. And then you get discouraged. You think you’re just not the type of person who can set and
A new adventure! Today, I am launching a brand new program. I am excited, nervous and tired. This has been months in the making and I’m not quite sure what to do with myself now that it is finally here. I am proud to introduce, The Work at Home Mentor! I created the Work at Home Mentor because starting a new business is hard. The best way to make it
What is a Bullet Journal? The traditional bullet journal, or dot journal, was first introduced by Ryder Carroll from BulletJournal.com. It is a simple way to keep your planner, diary and to-do list all in one place. I’ve been using a Bujo (shorthand for Bullet Journal) for a while now. Sometimes I switch back to a planner, sometimes I only use it for business purposes but it’s been pretty constant
Great Back to School Hacks from Kati Kiefer I am so excited to bring you this guest post from Kati over at TrueCouponing! She was nice enough to let me guest post last month when I wrote about 12 Ways to Make Money Online and now she is going to share her very best Back to School Hacks! She is sharing some great tips, hacks and apps that will help you
I too have drunk the cool-aid Oh, I’ve been there. Sitting in that Multi Level Marketing party, listening to the sales person rave about how much they love the business and being convinced. When I was in my early 20’s, long before kids, I sold PartyLite candles. It’s kind of embarrassing to admit it now but my husband and I even went to the National Meeting at the end of
Craft Ideas to Sell I’ll bet you’ll never guess what my degree is in. I’ll give you a clue…paper, thread, and leather are the main supplies. Any guesses? I got a hand bookbinding degree from the North Bennet Street School in Boston MA in 2007. It was the best experience ever. I got to spend 8 hours a day making books by hand. We learned how to make our own
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling, oh my! It’s no secret that I am a bad, bad, terrible speller. In fact, it is one of two classes that I ever failed: 5th-grade spelling and 9th grade Spanish. My kids are getting old enough that the words they want me to spell are not ones I know by heart and I have to say, “I’m not sure how to spell that, let’s look
Tired of looking for inspiration? Searching online for a small scale business idea? Trying to find something that makes sense in your life? I’ve rounded up posts from all over the internet with tons of different types of small businesses that you can start today. Working for yourself can open up a whole new world. As Moms we sometimes lose ourselves when our children are born. It wasn’t until I
Ways to Make Money in the Gig Economy The secret’s out: there’s more than one way to make money these days. While the lemonade stand days are (likely) over (although we don’t judge), you can still pull off a respectable income from the variety of different jobs outside the 9-to-5 realm—otherwise known as the gig economy. Rover.com sponsored this post. Click here for more information on my policies. Driven by
