Let’s face it, as solopreneurs with small businesses, with have to juggle a lot. And part of our daily life is the requirement to be visible wherever we can in the online space, in order to get eyes on us and to grow our audiences. It’s not always easy to be everywhere as a small…
Common mistakes small business owners make
Introduction In recent years we’ve seen more and more small businesses explode into the online space. And the good news is that many of those small businesses are women-led businesses. There has been enormous growth in female founders becoming hugely successful entrepreneurs. Where once the opportunity to grow a successful work from home small business…
How to drive people to your mailing list from social media to sell more in your business.
how to not let unfollows and unsubscribes impact you in your small business as a female entrepreneur
As a small business owner do you care what people think of you?
If you’ve READ MY PREVIOUS POST – you’ll now understand why it’s so important to have a mailing list in your business. If you’ve not yet read that post, and if you don’t have a mailing list, I’d urge you to go read it now and then come back here, because you’ll need to understand…
Every week thousands of people start businesses in the online space and every week thousands of people close their businesses in the online space. And somewhere in the middle are the people that just keep hanging on. Since starting my business just over three years ago, there have been many days where I’ve felt the…
Make profit in your female entrepreneur owned business
Let’s talk about whether you feel other people’s opinions of you in business matter. We live in a world where there are two ends of a scale in terms of people’s opinions. There’s one end where we’re encouraged to show up and be kind, compassionate and supportive of human beings, both in life and in…
WANTING IT ALL YESTERDAY As a young woman I had this stupid mindset. I always wanted everything yesterday. I wasn’t prepared to wait. If I wanted a new car – I wanted it not tomorrow, not next week, but now. If I wanted a new washing machine. Same. Whatever I wanted – I was…
When my brother, sister and I were young adults still living at home with our parents, my brother had this funny thing going on. As young adults we’d all found the pub, nightclub and party scene, and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday we’d all head out individually with our friends to go whoop it up….
RIDE OUT THE ECONOMY WHEN OTHERS WON’T. Apparently, here in the UK, we’re in the middle of an economic crisis, that may not end any time soon. It didn’t seem that way when I popped out shopping with Richard today. The retail park was full and bustling to the point that there were no car…
LET’S TALK ABOUT SELLING. And how you may suck at it. No offence intended. I’ve sucked at it too. Here’s a nice little list of tips you can take away, think about and implement, to help you become more confident in selling. If you don’t believe in the product or service you sell, no-one else will. You…
DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOCUS ON MAKING MONEY IN YOUR BUSINESS? If you don’t think the main purpose of your business is to make money, think again. I don’t care what business you run, who you are, or the audience you serve. If what you’re doing sits under the umbrella of a business – your…
There’s no doubt that a whole lot of thought has to go in to building a successful business. We have to think about our vision (where we want to take our business), what we’d like to be earning, the products or services we want to sell, where we’re going to show up, how we’ll show…
Instagram can be a great platform for your brand if you learn how to make the most of it. But let me start with a word or warning. If you expect to go to Instagram and have big successes quickly, you’ll be disappointed. Like any platform, Instagram takes time, effort, consistency and strategy. The tips…
how to set up a small business that helps you to maximise your chances of early success.