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Resources to help you with the techy side of business!
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Website Mistakes to Avoid (and what to do instead)
I see these 11 website mistakes all. the. time.
I recently ran a free workshop about these 11 mistakes and what to do instead.
Guest Post: Website Images, the Qs to ask yourself
Whether you’re building your own site or working with a web designer, great images will boost your design and help make a site your own.
The 6 key pieces you should pull together before you design your website (or have it designed)
Let’s start with why it’s important to get organized before starting your website project.
To kick it off with the obvious, it saves time to have everything together from the start of the project. But probably more importantly, if you’ve taken some time to gather up all the elements I’m going to share with you today, you’ll have a much easier time creating a cohesive website design.
This website is the one and only place on the internet that you have full control over what people see and how they interact with your expertise. So you definitely need to think through what you share through your website pretty carefully.
Do I need a website copywriter? What is copywriting and how does it work?
Considering a new website or a big overhaul? Get answers to some of your questions about working with a copywriter.
Squarespace Integrations & Extensions that will help you run your business with ease.
A video going over my top 8 integrations and my favorite 7 extensions for Squarespace.
How to Create a Custom 404 Page in Squarespace
Here's how to create a custom 404 page for your Squarespace site, giving your users a better experience.
Women need to stop telling themselves they can't handle the tech side of business
“I’m not ‘techy’.” I hear this all the time from the women I work with.
The thing is that it’s almost never true. Once my clients have been walked through the basic steps of using a new software, website platform, or email marketing tool they realise that it’s easier than they ever thought it would be!
You are more than capable of handing the tech in your life and business.
How to make the financial side of your business easy peasy
I’ve grown so much and have a much healthier relationship with money and how I can use it for good in my life and to invest in the relationships and small businesses I love.
However, I really wanted to make the money stuff in my business really easy. I didn’t want to be bogged down by spreadsheets or those awkward “hey, you haven’t paid me yet’ conversations.
So I made sure I was using great tools! I filed my self-assessment tax return a few days ago and it took no math. Because my system had all the answers for me!
Frequently Asked Questions - A Round Up of My 6 Best Website Tips
The more I talk about websites and how important they are, I get a lot of questions from women looking to learn more about how to create a beautiful website that helps them serve their clients or customers!
Here are 6 of my most frequently asked questions and the answers.
5 Essential Business Systems to Simplify & Streamline Your Work
I’m a firm believer that creating a system can be easy AND that doing so will save you hours of time and sanity. It can stop you from missing steps or dropping the ball and means you don’t have to keep everything swirling around in your head.
Start An Email Newsletter For Your Business in 6 Easy Steps
Being able to show up in the inboxes of people who love and want to hear about your business is an incredible opportunity. You can share your business journey, best tips, and offers with a community of people who want to hear from you - this is invaluable to your business!
10 Things to Do At the Beginning of Each Month for Sanity in Your Small Business
Do these and you’ll be on track to have a fantastic and stress free month because you’re awesome and opted to delegate, automate and systematise right at the very beginning. Doesn’t it feel freaking awesome?
How to FINALLY take a vacation & trust your business will be (more than) okay!
This summer, I’m taking two trips to the US to visit my friends and family! One is a few days in NYC for a gals weekend and the other trip is a full 3 weeks back in Oregon to visit my other home. This has really gotten me thinking about how prepared we, as entrepreneurs, need to be to actually get the most out of a vacation. So here is my foolproof formula for finally getting away from it all for a bit.
#SolopreneurStruggles Solved: Real Stories, Real Solutions (Part 2)
Solopreneurship offers the incredible opportunity to call your own shots and answer to no one (except maybe your clients). However it does create a unique set of struggles that other types of entrepreneurs don’t always have to face (or at least have to take on alone). I’ve been speaking with other solopreneurs to discuss some of the biggest pet-peeves, struggles and challenges they face. Are you running the same sticking points in your solo business?
#SolopreneurStruggles Solved: Real Stories, Real Solutions (Part 1)
I’ve been speaking with and working with solopreneurs to discuss some of their biggest pet-peeves, struggles and challenges as solopreneurs. Are you facing the same difficulties running your solo business?
Top 5 Time-Wasters & the tools that will make your life so much easier.
As entrepreneurs sometimes it can feel like there's never enough time to tackle everything on our to-do lists. In my line of work, as a virtual assistant, I see people committing to the same time-wasters over and over. And while there are a million apps, tools, and resources available - it can be very overwhelming to try to find exactly the right tools for your business.
Are you wasting your time on any of these 5 things? Here are my recommended tools for solving your most time-consuming, daily, administrative tasks!