Category: Business
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8 Ways to Attend a Business Conference for Free
The majority of business conference attendees are there for business contacts, networking and other job related duties. It’s part of their job description, and their company pays (or reimburses) them for their time. But when you’re starting your own small business or freelance company, you have to front those costs yourself. And it doesn’t come…
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10 Spectacular Things Happening in My Life and Biz Right Now
As the end of one year approaches and the promise of a new one is right around the corner, I’ve been reflecting back on my first full year of being a self-employed business owner. During my Amplify Your Bank Account workshop (my first ever btw!), I shared a lot about my experiences with business depression, creating my…
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Top 3 Mistakes I Made as a Freelancer
Approaching freelancing from a backwards perspective can be absolutely daunting when first getting started. More often than not, I was standing in my own way. I kept comparing myself to others that had been in the game for months longer than myself. I kept downplaying the value I could provide, telling myself that I wasn’t good enough. It was hard…
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My Backwards Approach to Becoming a Self-Employed Freelancer
An accidental entrepreneur: that’s an accurate description of myself, and the situation I was in earlier this year. I didn’t know what it meant to have a side hustle before I started blogging a little over a year ago. It sounds obvious, but I didn’t know anyone pursuing one. I didn’t know a thing about blogging, or the community…
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7 Ways to Get Back into the Work Groove After Time Off
As a business owner it’s vital you take time off work to take care of YOU! That’s the only way you’ll succeed in this new world of work. But even for someone like me, who works really hard to achieve that balance, it can be difficult to get back into the routine of things after time…
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How I Quit My Job and Became an Accidental Entrepreneur
I never thought I’d be an entrepreneur. I hardly knew what the word meant and didn’t think I had it in me. I thought that entrepreneurship was for other people, not me. Several years ago, I was working in the nonprofit sector in Los Angeles and running errands all around town. I would see hip, young…
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How to Overcome Uncertainty as a Self-Employed Business Owner
When you’re the boss and running the show, insecurity and uncertainty are a fact of professional life. Sadly, no one provides you with a crystal ball or your personal psychic that can help you understand what to expect from month to month. You could lose a major client, deal with an unexpected internal issue, or get off track due…
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How Creatives Can Successfully Deal With and Recover from Burnout
The month of May 2020 was my busiest — and therefore craziest, most hectic, most stressful — yet for my side business. While trying to manage my full-time job and my freelance business, I’m up to working about 80 hours per week. A typical day has me working either at my day job or on…
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What to Do Before Hiring Your First Assistant
Hiring your first assistant (or even employee) is an important milestone for any creative solopreneur. Up until now you’ve been the sole person doing all the work for your business — aside from the occasional contract work. And if you’re anything like me, you’re a control freak who likes to control every aspect of your business….
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7 Creative Ways Your Business Can Save Money THIS Week
One of my pet peeves is having to full retail price just because my business needs software, equipment or other stuff to keep it running smoothly. As a small business owner you should apply this same kind of thinking to your brand. Yes, you should buy quality items versus purchasing cheap things, but that doesn’t mean you…