My last post of 2015 talked about my business goals for 2016. I highlighted a lot of awesome wins in 2015 (great year!) and talked about my three focuses for 2016: Quality of life. Scaling back custom work. Teaching badass girls to code for WordPress. […]
Running your own business is hard. I don’t have the answers. I stumbled into this business accidentally. I didn’t form it because I’m a “business expert” or “have a lot of experience”. Most of the time I don’t know what I’m doing. More often than […]
There’s something really upsetting about new freelancers and small business owners who try to get around paying for their business. I guess it’s because I have this idea that freelancers and small businesses should be more respectful of paying for services. I mean, these freelancers […]
Facebook groups are a huge thing now. Screw Facebook pages. Screw life updates. Screw cute cat pictures. (Not really, I still love those!) …Hello groups! Groups are a great way for you to connect with like-minded people, make connections, ask and answer questions, and even […]
In many ways, the launch of Ultimate Book Blogger v3 has been amazing. But in some ways it’s actually been pretty bad, and has highlighted a few things that I need to change about the way I do business ASAP. 1) I need a staycation… […]
There are a lot of “rules” when it comes to making business cards. You need to include your name, your blog name, your blog URL, your email address, your Twitter handle, your Facebook URL… Blah, blah blah. Screw all that. Having a memorable business card […]
Over a year ago now, I launched my managed WordPress hosting business, Book Host. I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of the pros and cons of running a hosting business. Pros of running a hosting business I can provide my clients […]
It’s been a while since I’ve done an income report. I think I got tired of doing them every month because it felt like my numbers were almost always the same. I last left off in September and October so here’s a super quick overview […]
If you’re a designer or have some kind of business website, you may have found yourself in this position. Creative Whim is a one-woman gig. Except when I partner up with people to code a few pre-made themes, it’s all me. It’s my website, my […]
Do bloggers actually need business cards? Book bloggers only really need business cards in two different circumstances: If you are attending a huge convention like BookExpo America or ALA. Or, if you regularly attend tons of book signings. If you constantly “market” your blog in […]