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Endings: A Look On the Brighter Side
Endings can typically give us a feeling of melancholy. But does it have to be that way?
You’ll Never Know If You Don’t Ask
Some pretty amazing things can happen when you start asking for what you want.
Websites I LOVE Series: The Hairy Dog
I discovered a website I LOVE while looking for a groomer to clean up my dog in Arizona! Here are five takeaways you can apply to your own website today.
“Why Have 50 Styles? It’s OK To Have Just One.”
Some words of wisdom from perhaps the most well-known living artist of the 20th century, Fernando Botero, can teach us a thing or two about style.
The Simple Yet Profound Power of Changing Your Environment
Why is it that since I’ve relocated to Arizona I’ve watched some of my key habits change without even trying? And how can we take this effect into our everyday lives?
The World’s Greatest Care Package: 3 Dos and 1 Do Not
When someone you love is sick or injured, a care package is a wonderful way to show them you care. But what to include?
Happy Valentine’s Day to ME
Hey, it’s Valentine’s Day. And despite what the mass media might be telling you, what’s the most important thing on this day (and every day)? To love yourself.
Hot Off The Press: 5 Tips for Incorporating Press Into Your Website
As a business owner, press is important. It equals credibility, experience, and knowledge. So if you’ve got any press, here’s how to maximize its impact on your website.
Congrats! … Now What?
Why is it that when we finally achieve something we’ve been working toward for so long, it can sometimes feel anticlimactic?
Haiku Yourself to Contentment
The next time you’re feeling one way and would prefer to feel another, try the “haiku yourself to contentment” method.
What’s the Substitute for Hard Work?
The day after an unexpected opportunity to catch Madonna live in Detroit on her 40 Years Celebration Tour, of everything she said what stands out to me most is this: there’s no substitute for hard work.
Who Gets to Enter Your VIP Area?
Never forget that the best part of owning your own business is that YOU get to decide who can enter your realm and who doesn’t make the cut.
The 11 Emotional Stages of Re-Doing Your Website
The journey of redoing your website is a wonderful one – with many stages! Read on to learn just what to expect, and maybe get some laughs while you’re at it;)
Web Design Trends Coming in 2024
It’s the post you’ve been waiting for! Here are some of what you’ll see on websites in 2024.
New Year’s Choose Your Own Adventure
How will you ring in the new year? Take 10 minutes, pick one of these five ideas, and do what works for YOU.
How to Be a Gift Giving Superstar
If you don’t want to be known as a gift-giving rockstar, you probably shouldn’t read this blog post about 5 ways to level up your gift-giving game big time 😉
5 Big WordPress No-Nos
Do you have a WordPress website? If so, then whatever you do, don’t do this 🙂
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
The best (and highly underrated) part of missing a thing is how sweet it will be when at last you’re reunited.
Got Community?
Where you find community doesn’t matter in the slightest, as long as when you’re there, you feel you belong.
You Can Make Your Own Rules
How one of my favorite bands taught me that all rules are meant to be rewritten when the need arises.
You Deserve a Gold Star
The gold star method you *may* remember from kindergarten is making a comeback. Here’s why as adults we deserve gold stars now more than ever.
5 Easy (& Ethical) Ways to Use ChatGPT at Work
Have you struggled with knowing exactly how to use ChatGPT? Fear not! Here are five easy ways you can use it at work to save yourself time (and don’t worry – you don’t have to feel bad about it either).
5 Ways to Handle that “Can I Pick Your Brain?” Request
Someone aspiring to do what you do asks if you’d be willing to get together and talk about it. What do you do? There’s no right or wrong answer, but just know that if you go, you’ll be giving away the goods for free.
5 Laughably Bad Websites
Ready to laugh? Good, because these five websites are bad – laughably bad. Learn from them what not to do on your own.
So, Change of Plans…
When things, erm, take an unexpected turn and you end up having to throw all your plans out the window, how do you deal?
Do You Have Work Peers in Your Life? If Not, You’re Missing Out
Having your own business is great, but it also means you may not have many people in your life who do the same job as you do, or in other words, work peers! Why are they so important? Read on to find out.
What if These Are “The Good Old Days”?
As you look back on your life and recall your happiest periods, did you in those times realize they were to be your “good old days?” Probably not – and let’s change that.
Investing in a New Website? Don’t Skimp on These 3 Things
Working with a pro website designer/developer on your site is an investment, I get it. But if you’re going to make that investment, here are three things you definitely don’t want to skimp out on. Without these, your website simply won’t be the same!
5 Ways to Get More Referrals
If you get most of your new customers from referrals (introductions from past clients) you are not alone! If this is the case for you, here are five things you can do to maximize referrals in your business.
Ghosting: Can We Stop Once And For All?
While at times ghosting a person can admittedly feel like the path of least resistance, the truth is, it leaves a mess in its wake for both parties involved.