What to do for your small business start-up when you don't feel like doing anything
When you’re the puppet master of your small business, you get to do all the things or pay someone else to do those things for you.
However, there are times when you have little to no motivation to do anything. So, I found a few things that helped me feel productive while putting in minimal effort.
Black History Month: Why it's important and how to support Black entrepreneurs
February marks a time to acknowledge and praise Black History in the United States.
There are many things I think that you can do to increase your awareness and support your local or regional Black-owned businesses. The most important is to purchase their products and services.
Here are a few things that can help you support Black and African American-owned businesses.
UPDATE: How I'm accomplishing my small business goals for the new year
2020 has been troublesome for many, and we didn’t even start most of our goals. It seemed like a game of hot potato as we juggled responsibilities with our dreams.
At the end of last year, I set a few goals I wanted to tackle regarding my small business. I was able to address them all this year (amazingly), but I am not finished with any of them by any means. So, here’s what I’ve done to make sure I’m successful with my small business goals and how you can be too!
5 Areas to focus on when your small business is slow during the coronavirus pandemic
You’ve probably told yourself you’ll focus on your business a few times so far. Some of you may have done exactly that. With small businesses floundering in local areas, it might look disheartening to be putting much effort into your small business start-up, regardless of when you started.
Here are a few things that you can improve on in your business start-up and still make an impact on the future of your small business.
Why I chose not to focus on all of the social media platforms for my business
When I first started my business, I tried to maintain accounts on all social media platforms. I quickly realized I wasn’t cut out to maintain 5 different social media accounts on different platforms.
So, I did the next best thing. I downsized.
Instead of maintaining 5 different social media accounts, I focused on 2-3 accounts.
How I've reached 500+ monthly visitors to my blog and how to increase your blog traffic
If you’ve started a money-making blog, you might be frustrated when you start trying to increase your blog’s traffic.
Recently, I hit a big milestone for my money-making blog: I reached over 500 monthly visitors.
Since I know it can be difficult for a new blogger to acquire traffic, I’m offering 5 tips on how I was able to increase my blog traffic from 0 to 500 visitors a month.
Soft skills are highly desired in today’s professional industries.
Many work environments look for hard and technically learned skill sets but soft skills tend to hold more power over positions. It’s important to know hard skills, like Adobe Creative Suite or book-keeping software, but your soft skills show how you work with others, whether that be a client or a coworker.