If you haven’t read my earlier posts on Starting a Social Media campaign in 15 minutes, check them out. I designed this series to prevent information overload. And don’t get caught up on the ease of the steps. They are designed to be short and convince you to take action. Create your social media profile You’ll […]
If you read my earlier post about How to Start Using Social Media in your Business in just 15 min a day, you were probably thinking, “Geez Malla. Just start one account? That’s pretty basic” It is. But far too often I hear from entrepreneurs that they are going to get started. And going to […]
I’m sure by now you’ve been hit with a ton of reasons why you need to be using social media. You know it needs to be part of your marketing plan. Everyone is raving about how much business is being conducted through social media. But if you are an old school entrepreneur and are not […]
Geeezzz. I hope it isn’t that painful for you. What exactly did you do in college? *wink *wink. LOL But yes, you need to get comfortable telling your story as it’s a key point that tells everyone why they want to buy from only YOU. For some, this is a no brainer. You err […]
I have found 10x more value from mentors who tell me what I don’t to hear rather than cheering for me when I do well. I love hearing applause as much as the next person. But where do I get the best results? Listening to the advice “I don’t want to hear”. I’ll share a problem […]
I found it when I first started with Twitter to spend hours reading tweets, following new people, and retweeting. And because I didn’t want to miss anything good, I kept the page open. All the time. Can you see the disaster waiting to happen? Yes. I started spending hours on the program. Great for those […]
You don’t. You just do it anyway. I’ve know the top reasons why someone is fearful, nervous or concerned about starting their own business. I need more money to launch I don’t have enough time right now I’m not sure which idea that I want to start with I’ve been planning and planning and […]
I had a great conversation with Eileen Cotter, a SEO Freelance writer, on Twitter. It’s crazy how you are connected to people through social media. It happened as a totally casual conversation and I realized she had a TON of ideas and advice for others who may want to start their own freelance writing […]
How do you really determine who your target market is? I mean your REAL target market – not the one you made up when you were writing a business plan. Who are the people who will purchase your products or services ? The best way to identify your target market is to use data […]
Ladies, if we dare to call ourselves small business owners – or even better, entrepreneurs – then we need to do a better job about taking risks. And that means showing up and building in person relationships at high level conferences and networking events. Yes, there are sacrifices. Yes, it compromises family time. Yes, you […]