Does Your Idea Have Potential? 9 Ways to Start Researching Your Niche
use these 9 free tools to gauge whether or not your niche has potential. This will get you started doing research on your business or website idea.
3 Ways WordPress Helps Artists Like You Take Your Art Online and Sell It
WordPress allows you, as an artist, to create and manage a website for your art in ways you may not have considered before. And WordPress makes managing that site easy for you, even if you aren’t a professional web designer. Here are some options.
8 Tips for Starting a Home Business on a Tight Budget
Are you thinking about starting a home business, but you have no money to “invest” in your business? Been there, done that. Many bits of wisdom I have on business I take for granted, from my years of starting a home business (or dorm business :)) more than 30 years ago right on through my …
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Working On You: Mindset Changes Everything
2018 was a weird year for me. I started the year with a word to express its theme: Mastery. At the start of 2019, looking back, I think a better theme would have been Mindset, as the mastery I achieved was over my own mind. Among the things I’ve worked on is me. In particular, …
In Praise of Passionless Projects that Give You a Boost
I also love to talk about passion projects — doing what you really love because you’ll easily sell/market/talk about what you are passionate about. I have an easier time talking to someone about what I do if I’m passionate about it. There’s something about Passionless Projects too — boring stuff that makes you a fairly …
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What Makes a Mobile-Friendly Website?
What makes a mobile-friendly website? Why should you have a mobile-friendly website? What is the difference between that and a responsive website?
How Frugal Living Helps Entrepreneurship
If I had a dime for how many times I’ve heard, “I wish I could afford to have a home business”, I would be a rich woman. Usually, it’s someone who has an idea in their head — a dream. But the dream is going to cost money. The programs she needs are going to …
How LongTail Pro Cuts my Marketing Time by Half
“So I did a thing,” I tell my husband, Martin, over Cubanos on date night, “I bought this program called LongTail Pro about a month ago, and I can’t believe the difference.” My husband, a skilled tradesman, doesn’t understand much about things like keyword research and marking your online side hustle. But as I was …
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Forget Bluehost: Why I love Namecheap for Web Hosting and Domain Names
I never understand why so many of my blogger and side hustler friends recommend Bluehost. back when I used them, I had nothing but problems with Bluehost, and I’ve heard others have to. I guess they must just pay better commissions than other web hosting and domain name companies. As for me, I love Namecheap! …
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Solopreneur Doesn’t Mean Always Flying Solo
When starting out as a solopreneur (that is, an entrepreneur that works alone), it may tempt you to do it all yourself. And I get this impulse. I’m the same way. I’m a DIY sort of girl boss. Hubby says it’s more about being a control freak. We’ll agree to disagree there. Solopreneurs Can Rely on …
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What is a Child Theme and Why You May Need One
In WordPress, your theme controls how your website looks and acts. If you need to customize your theme, a Child Theme may be your best option. Here’s why.