How did your March go, small business friends?
January and February were overwhelming and underproductive for me, but I got a great restart in March with a brand new plan for my 2017, fresh and inspiring goals, and some great feedback from my email list.
It was a great reminder that if you’re not sure what direction your business should be headed… why not ask your customers what they need?!
In the midst of all that, I found time to poke around in the wide and wonderful world of the internet, and I found some fantastic reads that will help your small business get ready to conquer April.
Set aside an hour, pour yourself some tea (or coffee, if that’s your jam), and get ready to learn a little!
11 Tips, Tricks & Thoughtful Things for Your Small Business
If you’re trying to establish expertise in your niche — or create another revenue stream for your small business — writing an ebook can be a great way to show off your industry chops. (Or just share information that you really believe in!) But how do you go from idea to ebook without losing steam or ending up with a poorly written mess? Amy breaks it down for you.
8 best content marketing tips for business bloggers. I think #1 is super important (how else are you going to maintain a professional image?), but #6 is also vital and horribly underappreciated.
A wonderful example of how a mindset of abundance and a business model than gives back can do amazing thing.
Tax season is upon us in the US, and Carrie’s got some great tips for when small business owners should DIY or hire a tax pro.
Tips on work ethic, written for writers, applicable to everyone.
“I work when my kid is at play school in the morning for two hours and then I work for three hours while he has his nap and plays with my husband in the evening. Five hours a day, 25 hours a week. It’s a very limited period of time in which to try and make a full-time living, let alone a six-figure one, so I’m extremely focused. That’s what routine does. It gives you a fixed number of hours and you have to fit your work within them, come hell or high water.”
Mondays give you an unfair advantage, plus four other mindset shifts that will radically change how you start your week.
Highly endorsed: 19 websites you’ll wish you knew about earlier. Good for you as a business owner and as a person living and thriving in the world.
Sarah knows what she’s talking about when it comes to getting serious about your professional life. (Because, seriously, #3!!!)
A recipe for success when starting your own home-based business. First five(out of fourteen) ingredients:
- Vision
- Ambition
- Self-discipline
- Business plan
- Business license and/or permits
How to polish your professional reputation online. Preferably before you start your small business, but better late than never!
Eye-catching style, plus four other things every successful website has in common.
“Would you end an amazing first date without a way to contact the other person? Of course not. You shouldn’t let potential customers leave your website without a way to contact them either.”
Plus a few things you might have missed around here:
Want better SEO? Why you need to stop writing about your business and start writing about someone else’s.
How to turn your blog into a stellar marketing tool (including a free blog planning worksheet!)
What do you have planned for your business in April? Tell me in the comments below!
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