When was the last time you had fun?
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Being self-employed can be fun, and it can also be stressful! How are you choosing to bring an assortment of types of fun into your life? Read on to hear my thoughts!
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An Unexpected Tool for Living Your Best Life
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Seeing as this blog is mostly about starting a self-employed business, I can see how an article on meditation might seem off topic. In actuality, I’ve found that meditation is a vital tool as a business owner. Read on to see if I can get you on the meditation bandwagon!
Read MoreThe Story of the Good Used Car Salesman
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In this case study, I apply the factors discussed in last month’s blog article to a real world example. Analyzing what goes right, rather than what goes wrong, in sales is a powerful way to better understand your role as salesperson.
Read MoreSalesmanship: the Good, the Bad, and the Absent
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None of us want to be the slimy salesman. But as business owners some amount of salesmanship is necessary. In this post I dig into how you can know if you’re being slimy, too hands off, or juuuuust right!
Read MoreAfraid of Self-Employment Failure? Develop a Plan!
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If you’re afraid of launching your self-employed business a plan can be an easy way to alleviate some of your fears. You don’t have to leap blindly, you can have a plan for each of the three phases most people go through when launching their self-employed business. You’ll also find that having a solid plan B is both motivating and comforting.
Read MoreHow to Cure the "Never Enough" Feeling
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It’s easy to fall into the trap of feeling like there’s never enough, whether that sentence ends with stuff, money or time. Here’s an article that investigates this feeling and helps to reframe “never enough” into “enough” leading to more joy and a greater impact.
Read MoreHow to Embrace Self-Employment with Sanity
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Sometimes it can seem like self-employment is a race with a very ambiguous finish line. It benefits no-one if you exhaust yourself, and yet it can be hard to shift gears so that you’re living a balanced life while building your business. Here’s a metaphor that seems to help bring sanity to the over-achiever inside each of us.
Read MoreHow to Master One-on-One Networking
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Networking can be a tricky thing to understand, and one-on-one networking is significantly different than attending group networking events. And networking is a skill like any other; with some guidance you can master one-on-one networking!
Read MoreHow Self-Employed Entrepreneurs Can Contribute to Solving Big Problems
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Have you ever felt that your self-employment journey is too small to make a meaningful impact? Conscientious solo business owners can face a profound sense of helplessness in a world filled with colossal challenges. By examining the interplay between ego, independence, and interdependence, I’ll shed light on how small, individual efforts can create ripples in a vast web of interconnected systems. I’ll offer actionable insights to help you break out of a place of stuckness and recognize your true impact.
Read MoreCreating Forward Movement - When You're Stuck on a Decision
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Don’t let decision paralysis rob you of living your life to the fullest! Here are my strategies for forward movement when you’re stuck on a decision.
Read MoreCreating Forward Movement - When You're Stuck at the Start
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Being stuck is terrible for productivity, and when you’re self-employed there’s no one around to help you get unstuck! Here are some strategies for creating forward movement when you’re stuck at the start.
Read MoreUnexpected Self-Employment Advice: Fire That Client
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It might seem counter-intuitive, but firing a client can be vital to keeping your self-employed business afloat! Read on to learn more about why that is and also how to identify a client you should fire, and how to do the firing.
Read MoreMyth Busting the Gig Economy
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The gig economy can be an attractive way to make extra money or start your own thing. But there are a few things to consider before embarking on one of these platforms.
Read MoreHow to Get an Excellent Logo
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First time business owners often don’t have any experience in logo design or branding. This article considers if getting a logo should be at the top of your priority list. And if you do need a logo, I offer tips on what to expect from the logo design process.
Read MoreFeminism is the Strength You Need to Launch Your Business
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Feminism has offered a critique of the working world, and I believe the trends it's noted have a correlation with trends I notice among women entrepreneurs. In addition to an explanation, I offer some strategies to bring feminism into your self-employed life.
Read MoreHow Do I Pick the Best Name for My Business?
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Picking a name for your business is a very important decision. And it shouldn't be the thing that's holding you up from launching your business. This article covers some important things to consider when picking a name for your business, as well as a basic strategy for developing and testing a business name.
Read MoreFantastic Coworking: 4 Steps to a Successful Work Date
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This is for all the lonely solopreneurs who are struggling to understand why past coworking experiences didn't go well. The success of a work date comes from clear expectations. Regardless of if it’s body doubling, collaborative ad-hoc sessions, or a standing weekly appointment, I’ll help you clarify your goals for your coworking. By the end of this article, you’ll be on the path toward more productive and gratifying coworking sessions!
Read MoreChanging careers or starting new businesses after 50 - New Day Northwest→
/Maggie Karshner was a guest on local TV show New Day NW where she got to talk about starting a business when you're over 50. Follow the link to watch the segment!
Read MoreSEO for the Self-Employed Non-techie
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How does your website get discovered by search engines? It's called SEO or search engine optimization and it's some thing you actually have control over. Learn more about how to help the search engines understand your website better.
Read More5 Things that Help Others Promote Your Blog on Social Media
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Are people finding your blog on social media? Make it easier for people to find and share your blog on their favorite social networks. Let them do the work of promoting your blog for you!
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If you've never felt insecure when comparing yourself to others, this article isn't for you. For the rest of us normal people, we need to explore this and how it's impacting our current or future businesses. It's vital for self-employed businesses to understand their competitive advantages and disadvantages. But trying to understand this usually gets us stuck, demoralized, or frozen. Let me reframe competition and the dis/advantages of your business so that you can more easily succeed.