Scarlet Paolicchi is a Nashville blogger and stay-at-home mom of two. Her award-winning blog, Family Focus Blog reports on parenting tips, family fun activities, eco tips, food, travel, decor, discounts, and giveaways. Find out how this biology major made the leap from retail management to full-time blogger. You started blogging in ... Read More
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How One Mom’s Career Change Turned Her Passion for Gluten-Free Living Into Profit
Jenny Finke is a certified nutrition and health coach. She founded her gluten-free blog, Good For You Gluten Free, after a devastating celiac diagnosis in April 2012. Today she helps her readers and clients live a healthy, gluten-free lifestyle, and she works hard to advocate for those living with celiac disease or following a ... Read More
How to Get More Business Clients and Customers
You just launched your new business, congrats! But, now what? Where do you start? Without any customers or clients, you can't make any money. I know, because I've been there. When I started my blog, it took me a little over two months to score my first paid advertiser. Getting your first customer takes time, patience, and ... Read More
How This Solopreneur Found the Recipe for Online Business Success
Kelly McCausey started her entrepreneur journey in 2002. As a single mom with one son, she made graphics and websites for other home-based business owners. Not only did she work hard, but she traded hours for dollars. Over time, Kelly quickly learned there were smarter ways to build an online business. Find out how his ... Read More
How to Promote Your DIY Craft Business
Savvy women with home-based craft businesses are often wearing many hats and embracing the DIY mentality of managing nearly all, if not all, parts of their business. Whether you have a craft business to bring in a side income or are wanting to ramp it up into a full-time endeavor, there are several ways to promote your shop, drive ... Read More
Small Biz Salute Celebrates Small Businesses
Sponsored by The UPS Store It’s no secret that running a small business is challenging. Small business owners are involved in every part of their business, and they give 110% in everything they do. To celebrate these hardworking small business owners, The UPS Store is launching its annual Small Biz Salute to bring together small ... Read More
How to Conquer Self-Doubt and Launch the Business of Your Dreams
The thought of leaving the ‘safety’ of a regular 9-5 job for the big unknown of self-employment can be as exciting as it is scary. I know this first-hand because I’ve been there and I’ve also had the great privilege of working with women of all ages who’ve wanted to make their dreams of self-employment and working from home come ... Read More
How Women In Business Can Use Emotional Intelligence
Women in business operate in an environment dominated by male business owners. In this context, we learn to exhibit behaviors that help us to sustain successful businesses, sometimes allowing masculine traits to override our natural nurturing strengths because in the current business paradigm, nurturing traits are sometimes viewed as ... Read More
Image Is Everything: How Your Appearance Can Make You More Money
By Emma Burk So often when working from home, it is easy to forget the need to still dress as if you are "going to work." I worked from home for eight months and now still spend a few days a week working from home as a blog writer. The first thing people always say is, "Boy it must be nice to spend all day in your pajamas!" As ... Read More
How to Become a Ghostwriter: Interview with CaroleAnne Hardy
CaroleAnne Hardy is the Founder and President, of The Advisors Voice. Find out how her atypical journey led her to help advisors and advisory firms identify their unique voice, articulate their specific value, and leverage digital and social media to establish a consistent brand and create a powerful online presence. Tell ... Read More
5 Signs It’s Time to Raise Your Service Rates
I remember the moment I realized I was seriously undercharging for my services. The moment when, after years of quietly slogging away, I realized that if I calculated how much I was being paid vs. how much time I spent working (including time spent on unpaid yet essential business tasks), my hourly rate was below the minimum wage ... Read More
7 Tips for a Successful First Year as a Freelance Web Designer
When I entered the world of freelance web design, I was unsure of how long it would take to find steady work. I soon found that there were many potential clients in my small town and elsewhere who were a good match for my services. Honestly, my first year as a web designer was more successful and fruitful than I expected it to be. ... Read More
How Jessica Earns $27,000 a Month From Her Coaching Business
Jessica Nazarali is a Business Strategist and Certified Master Coach. Her journey to entrepreneurship began after she graduated from University and started her blog while working in business development for Fortune 500 companies. But what she really wanted to do was start a coaching business, so 18 months after starting her health ... Read More
Three Ways to Boost Your Productivity With Everyday Technology
By Mridu Parikh Overwhelmed by the onslaught of apps that promise to make your life more productive? You’ll learn to organize your emails, take control of your finances, streamline your grocery shopping, and never miss a to-do again. But getting yourself to use the apps as intended is where you fall short. They’ll make good on ... Read More
Tips To Becoming A Successful Freelance Writer
So you like to write, and you’ve been hearing so much about people quitting their day jobs and making a living off of freelancing. Why can’t you be one as well? You already know you can write and that you love doing it, so what’s stopping you? There’s nothing to stop you from taking the plunge. You can even make the transition ... Read More
