Being a small business owner means you wear many hats. Marketing Director and Sales Director are just some of your titles. Promoting your business needs to be the main priority for your business, especially when you start out. And, testimonials are a way for you to show your value. I learned this the hard way. For many years, I forgot to take before and after photos, get recommendations/testimonials from my clients, and market my organizing business with this information. When I think of all the … [Read more...]
12 Important updates to do to keep your Business Secure
It's National Preparedness Month! It's a perfect time to update your technology to keep your business secure. Do you have a small business and never update your software? You are not alone. Many small business owners (and even large companies) forget to update their apps, software, phones, and computers. Recently, even hospitals were hit recently with ransomware and didn't even know it because their systems weren't up-to-date. Does this make you worried? Do you want to do something about it? If … [Read more...]
Seven Backup Systems To Have In Place Before A Natural Disaster
As I mentioned in an earlier post, September is National Preparedness Month. This month is a perfect time to remind you to review your office procedures and backup plans for emergencies. By doing this tasks, it tells employees what to do in case of an emergency like a hurricane or other natural disasters. It also shows your customers that you are thinking about their well-being. The clients who have concerns and issues and reach out to you for help or guidance will be your advocate when others … [Read more...]
How To Permanently Clear Desk Clutter Forever
Piles of papers on a desk can make it hard to get things done. When you start looking for papers, you get more and more anxious because the papers seem to have walked away leaving you to fend for yourself. Does this ever happen to you? Do you get more and more frustrated moving around mounds and mounds of papers just to locate that one important document barred under a large selection of unnecessary junk? Lucky for you, today, I am discussing a sure-fire way to permanently clear desk clutter … [Read more...]
Accounts Payable Tips Every Owner Needs to Know
Have you ever lost or forgotten to pay a bill? When it happened, how did you feel going on a frantic search for the bill/e-bill wasting time and energy finally realizing you must have deleted it? Anxious? Then giving up and contacting the payee and requesting another bill feeling ashamed that you lost it in the first place. You are not alone. We all have that stressed anxiety when forgetting a task that needs to be done. Here are accounts payable tips that will help reduce stress while doing … [Read more...]
12 Questions to Ask When Writing Posts
Writing posts can be difficult. Though to make it easier, try asking yourself these questions before writing a blog post. This will help you focus on a topic to write and help you create a clearer topic to write about. 12 Questions to ask yourself when writing blog posts What areas have I already written? What needs to be discussed? Who am I generated this post for? Men? Women? Moms? Dads? Business owners? Who is my customer? Where is my customer? Is the post relevant? Is the post a popular … [Read more...]
How to Create the Ideal Home Office for your business
If you are visiting my site, you are either an inspiring small business owner or mompreneur. You most likely have a home office or at the very least a space that you call an office but doesn't have everything you need in it. Being creative is important when you establish your home office. It doesn't have to be too large or too expensive. The process has several steps so take each one and think through the questions below to make sure the space you pick is the best possible fit for you and your … [Read more...]
Awesome Call to Action Terms To Enhance Results
When advertising on social media, your website, or traditional media, the phrase "Call to action" is defined as a phrase to help "prompt an immediate action." As small business owners, we need to create a call to action for every advertising media we create. We need to remind people what they can do next. So, getting familiar with these terms is important. Remember, these call to action words are only phrases that you can use. There are plenty more out there. Now, here's some … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Stay Focused On Your Business
As small business owners, we have to do it all. We must manage the daily activities and create goals and plan out the long-term steps it will take to get us there. Along the way, we can forget we can drop the ball in different areas and have to regroup and rush to get back on schedule. It can be quite frustrating, and we can beat up on ourselves for not doing what we were "supposed" to do. Recently, I was speaking with a client, and she was concerned at how much money was coming in. As we … [Read more...]
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