You built your business.But they’re not coming.People aren’t seeing, hearing, feeling, or experiencing you.It sucks. It hurts. But it doesn’t have to stay that way.I’ve been doing this online business thing since 2002, which is when I hung my shingle as a freelance writer.Over the years, I’ve worked with many, many business owners, corporate marketers, […]
VISIBILITY!The true cry of my heart since I began my business back in 2002 has never changed. It has always been, and still is, visibility.When I first hung my shingle as a freelance writer and joined the ranks of service providers selling on Elance (now Upwork.com), I wanted … needed … to be seen by […]
How are you when it comes to making offers to your tribe? I admit that making offers doesn’t come easy to me. It’s strange, in a way. I mean … here we are, out on the web doing business, wanting to share our transformative gifts with the world. We know we have gifts; our brilliance shines brightly!We believe in […]
One shitty Monday morning, a perfect storm of experiences brought a problem of mine — and, I suspect, a problem of yours — into perfect focus.That morning, a new client scheduled a call for the afternoon, a call that would require MAJOR work in advance on my part. Thanks for the notice, yo!I had no idea […]
Where’d consistency in communication go?While poking around on my Blog Post Ideas spreadsheet looking for goodies to write about, I came across a Harvard Business Review blog post by JD Schramm, which touches on the importance of Consistency in Communication. In recounting the story of a professor who for years and years consistently sent a typewritten […]
A small change with big consequencesWhat do you say when people ask you how you are? “Hey there! How are ya?!?” If you’re anything like me, you say things like:I’m fine, thanksI’m exhaustedI’m super busyI’m tiredOne day, when I was Zooming with my accountability buddy during our weekly call, I responded to his, “How are you?” with, […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted.For the last 20 years, life has been a whirlwind of car rides and shopping and laundry and doctors’ appointments and emails and courses and projects and website problems and VA problems and on … and on … and on. The hours and days speed by, as do the […]
