Should You Pivot? I love starting projects, and websites, and new businesses. At the beginning everything is so new and you see endless possibilities and opportunities ahead. This project, this website, this business, will be THE ONE that changes the world. Then reality hits. Starting something new requires a lot of work, a lot of […]
You Can’t Be Perfect The First Time
Why is it, that when we start to do something new, we get frustrated when it is not perfect? Why is it, I don’t think I can learn something new? You get good at something by doing it wrong, over and over again. Each time making it just a little better. That is the point […]
Stimulus Check, Recovery Rebate, EIP Q&A
It is the middle of June 2020, and people still have questions about the Economic Impact Payments, also known as the Stimulus Check, the Recovery Rebate, or the CARES Act payment. Here are the questions I hear the most. I Think I Threw Away My EIP Card. Can I Get It Replaced? Yes you can […]
Walmart and Shopify – A Boon for eCommerce and Your Online Store
This week Walmart announced that they were partnering with Shopify to open up the Walmart Marketplace to Shopify retailers. This is great news for anyone wanting to get into, or expand their Ecommerce business. Shopify makes it easy to set up an online store, and access to the Walmart Marketplace will give small businesses an […]
Happy Birthday To Me!
Today is my birthday, and that makes me happy. Even though I have had a whole lot of birthdays, I still get pretty excited! I spend the day, (or sometimes the week!) celebrating the fact that I have once again survived another trip around the sun. So today I am going to spend some time […]
What Other People Think – Why It Is Good To Be Weird
Why do we care what other people think? And why do we assume that what they are thinking is negative?
30 Day Blogging Challenge
This is my birthday week, and I’ve decided to create my own 30 day blogging challenge. Can I write, publish, and promote, one blog post per day for 30 days? For my challenge, I will not be doing 30 consecutive days. I am a firm believer in days off, so my challenge will be for […]
Manifesto: Should You Have One?
Should you have a manifesto? And if you do, what should it look like? Should it be short and pithy. A simple list, a complicated book? Could you turn it into word art that you could hang on your wall? I searched the web for some examples and here is what I came up with. […]
101 Tax Deductions For Your Online Business
Today I was reading I Help You Blog’s “101 Great Posting Ideas For Your Blog”. It is a great post with lots of ideas and it inspired me to write 101 Tax Deductions for Your Online Business. These deductions are all perfectly legal, however, the IRS is picky about how you take them. So make […]
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Start A Business
And One Reason Why You Should I talk to a lot of people about starting businesses. They get excited. They have great ideas, and they talk with passion about how they can help other people, and have the freedom and lifestyle they dream of. And then, inevitably, they talk about why they can’t start a […]