Sidestepping “March Madness” in Your Business

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We are nearing the end of first quarter 2012, and now’s the time when some business owners start to get a bit twitchy. As with any new year, you probably formulated some big plans to take your business to the next level. If things haven’t been moving along as well as you’d hoped, and youcontinue reading

Do Online Surveys Work?

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If you would like to get your visitors’ opinions on your website, products, or services, you can set up an online survey. An online survey can be done via email or through the web. There are many advantages, as well as disadvantages of using online surveys. Here are some reasons why you may want tocontinue reading

Why Content Marketing Is Always King

Why Content Marketing Is Always King

No matter what content marketing strategy you use, one thing is always true: web content marketing really is KING. Learn why, and how to make it work for you. Ever heard the phrase, “on the web, content marketing is king?” Have you wondered why a content marketing strategy so important? What makes it such acontinue reading

Let’s Get Chunky With Your Productivity

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In my last article, I discussed ways to eliminate procrastination to better manage your time. Today, I’d like to share several strategies to increase your productivity. While I’m not going to send you out on a field trip, like last time, I do recommend having a jar of mini-chocolate bars sitting on your desk andcontinue reading

How to Market Yourself

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Over the years I have found that for many women in business, it can be hard to know how to market yourself.  While you may have no trouble crafting campaigns and conversations around a product or service, its the business of marketing yourself that can stump even the most savvy executives.  Many of us feelcontinue reading

Pinterest: 10 Tips and Tricks for Marketing Your Business

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Pinterest is the latest social media darling and with good reason! In Shareaholic’s January Referral Traffic Report, Pinterest was found to be a BETTER traffic referrer than YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, MySpace or Googe+ combined for many large retailers who have a Pinterest presence. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard just like the corkboards we had in ourcontinue reading

Stamping Out Procrastination and Gaining Control of Your Time

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One of the opposites of time management or managing your time is procrastination. It is no secret that I’m a huge procrastinator. In fact, let’s just get the title straight, I am the Diva Procrastinator. My motto is “why do it today when next Tuesday looks clear?” However, KNOWING that I’m a procrastinator and allowingcontinue reading