Use The Power Of Vision Boards To Grow Your Holistic Business Part 1
The Power of Vision Boards A picture is worth a thousand words – unknown As a psychic or creative, you probably already have a good grasp on visuals. You know how powerful an image is, whether it’s physical or seen through your mind. I’m both a creative and an empath, so visuals are a part of my everyday life. For example, my youngest granddaughter asked me to make a skirt for her Barbie/Elsa Frozen doll the other day while I was taking care of her over the holidays. I could have gotten out my sewing machine, found a pattern, cut out the fabric and stitched up a skirt. But she wanted it right now, as kids often do. So instead, I visualized how I wanted the…
How to Use Hootsuite to Boost Your Productivity in Less Time
How to Use Hootsuite to Boost Your Productivity in Less Time No matter what some might think, we all have the same 24 hours in a day. It just happens that some people are way more productive than others. Or maybe they have learned to take advantage of the myriad of tools available that make things easier. Using the tools available online can help you become way more productive in a lot less time. One of my favorite tools is a social media management program called HootSuite. HootSuite is a social media management program designed to help you efficiently and quickly track your conversations and measure the results. HootSuite integrates with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ pages, Foursquare, WordPress, Mixi and has an App Directory that lets…
Are You Missing Passive Income Opportunities Right Under Your Nose?
Creating your own products is one of the best ways to create passive income. Memberships are another form. Every form of information you create has the option to become passive income in some form. Even your blog posts can become a form of passive income if you promote affiliate products (which you should be doing). When it comes to passive income opportunities, you should already have your plan in place. (If not, why?). When you’re a new online marketer, you probably have chose to go with the inexpensive option for your product – a digital eBook.
Use One of These Six Business Name Styles In Choosing a Name
Use One of These Six Business Name Styles In Choosing a Name As you begin your online creative business, you want your business name to resonate with your target audience. You want something catchy and memorable that helps establish your brand. It can be stressful trying to come up with the perfect business name for some of us. It’s something I struggle with for my ghostwriting business. So instead of narrowing it down I simply use my own name 😉 But since my goal is to make my name synonymous with my (future) published books, the name works. There are lots of ways of naming your business.
The Time-Stealing Traps To Avoid
‘ Have you ever said this: “It’s eight p.m and I still don’t have all of today’s task done.” Or done this: Spent all day catching up on email and other administrative tasks without getting anything else done? I know I have. There are days I wonder why I didn’t accomplish half the stuff on my to-do list when I spent all day at the computer. Or I tell myself I am just going to visit Facebook for a quick update, only to realize two hours later I am still on there. This is one time trap I am trying to break. One of the problems is not using all the tools available to me to make this run more smoothly and efficiently. As a virtual…
How to Install WordPress and Get Set to Post, Part 2
Feel Free to Share this Post! So far, we have bought a domain name at goDaddy.com. We’ve gotten hosting at Hostgator.com. We’ve installed WordPress. Now we need to adjust some of the settings in our dashboard. Don’t panic! This is really simple to do. I will take your hand and walk you through it, okay? You’ve already found how easy it is to install WordPress. It’s also one of the most customizable content management systems out there. You might want to
How to Install WordPress and Get Set To Post, Part 1
For those just starting online with their creative business, knowing how to do all the steps might seem daunting. There’s getting hosting and a domain name, installing a website or WordPress site, learning social media, marketing, payment processors and the list goes on. The first time I installed WordPress I spent many hours scratching my head over the technical stuff. But really, it isn’t as hard as it might seem especially when you compare it to installing a coded html website. I’ve broken it down here in a few easy steps. There are two different ways WordPress can be installed. If you have cPanel / Fantastico, installing WordPress can literally take all of 30 seconds. This is what I am going to teach you how to…
The Top 4 Mistakes Creative Entrepreneurs Make
Feel Free To Share This Let’s talk about some of the mistakes creative entrepreneurs make when building and growing their business. I know I have made some of these mistakes (maybe even all of them). We already know your a creative person. Heck, you have a ton of talent. You have honed your skills. You have way more ideas than you can ever implement. But fitting all that into running and growing your business doesn’t seem to be working. So what is the problem?
18 Places to Find Images To Use On Your Blog
Feel free to share this post with your friends! I love photography. Capturing the moment or the scene or even a still life is fascinating. But sometimes taking the perfect photograph can be difficult. Maybe you just don’t have time. Or the subject isn’t something you can easily provide a photo for. That’s why it’s important to have access to online sources where you can either purchase or use free the stock images the sites offer. (and when you do have the time to take your own photos, you can submit them to some of these sites for pay:)) When using stock images be sure to read each sites terms of use. Some images can be used freely without providing attribution where it came…
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