Who Throws Away Dry Bouquets, You or Your Client?

Valentine’s Day was one week ago. And by now even the most long-lasting V-day bouquets have wilted. I myself had to toss away some dry roses yesterday. Which got me thinking about customer service and taking care of your client.

I mean, does your work stop after the project is delivered? And when you do work on a project or a task for your client, do you think of the present… Continue reading

Part-Time Business Owners Need Not Apply

As I was looking for a networking group to join, I came across one that basically advised start-up and part-time business owners to look elsewhere. I can’t say I totally understand their motives, but hey, it’s their group. So I’ll just move on.

But it got me thinking – is it even possible to have a part-time business? Let’s say, to be a full-time stay-at-home mom during the day and a… Continue reading

January Check-in

With all that’s been going on in January, I am seriously questioning the idea of building a part-time business. Is it really possible? How should I adjust my goals and expectations? How should I schedule tasks and manage my time?

But first, I think I ought to report on my January progress:

Just to remind you (and myself), my business goal for the first 6 months of this year is to “Create… Continue reading | 1 Comment

How to Get 5000 Twitter Followers by Next Monday

The single best social networking advice that I’ve ever heard and that’s been corroborated by many was to concentrate on quality, not quantity.  Quality meaning, of course, if you keep producing quality content and interact with others in a personal and un-spammy way, you will end up with a high-value, if possibly kind of smallish, network.  

But what if you really REALLY need to have a lot of followers for some big announcement or… Continue reading