A few months ago, I went to an event here in D.C. with Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of the often-talked-about article in The Atlantic, Why Women Can't Have It All. The venue was packed with women in their 20s and 30s, ambitious women who were trying to figure out how they'd manage to have a family […]
Happy Friday! Lot of great posts published this week. Here are a few of my favorites: Penelope Trunk says, Don’t be a dreamer, be a planner instead. Enjoy this awesome list of resources for online entrepreneurs, from Carrie at Careful Cents. From Journalism Degree, here are the 100 best sites for journalists in 2012. If […]
I started my business — helping other small businesses with content strategy like blogging, email marketing and social media — with one big goal in mind: supporting my lifestyle. My business allows me to put my writing skills to use and still have plenty of time to focus on my own brand, namely my guides […]
Happy Friday! Tomorrow’s the LAST DAY of my charity: water birthday campaign, and we’re still a bit short of my $2,000 goal. I’m offering to give anyone who donates $32 a free copy of my guide, Turn Your Side Hustle into a Full-Time Business. Even better, joining the campaign will make you smile all weekend […]
Don’t miss this upcoming webinar: Launch Your Side Hustle Like a Rock Star. (Yes, it’s free.) Starting a side hustle — whether you’re working a designer, writer, coach or whatever — isn’t easy. And one of the biggest challenges is TIME. How on earth are you supposed to launch a business when you’re already working […]
It’s my birthday! And you know how I like to celebrate milestones… By rewarding loyal readers! Since I’m turning 32 (crazy!), I’m offering 32 percent OFF all my guides and courses for TODAY ONLY. This sale ends at midnight EST. And yes, that includes Become a Twitter Power User, which begins Feb. 4. A third […]
Happy New Year! Quick note: My twitter networking course, Become a Twitter Power User, will begin again February 4th, and it’s now open for enrollment. If you’re smart, you’ll wait to sign up until Monday (yes, this Monday, January 7th, because you might just find a one-day birthday sale on the blog that day.) Here […]
Last year at the World Domination Summit, I watched a powerful presentation by charity: water founder Scott Harrison about how to help families around the globe access clean water. I expected a cliche pitch, but instead found myself tearing up in that auditorium. So I pledged to give away my 32nd birthday– no big celebrations […]
Creatives who have their own business often want to focus on creating, not on financial details. Figuring out what to keep track of and how to keep track of it, not to mention how much money I had to make to sustain a comfortable lifestyle, was one of my biggest challenges when I launched my […]
Happy Holidays! We won’t have a writers’ roundup next week, so spread these reads out: Do you know what your ideal life looks like? In a guest post at The Suitcase Entrepreneur, Amy Scott lists eight questions that will help you get location independent. Mack Collier shares the one thing you can do now to […]