Small business rockstars, can you believe it is already the end of May?!
It’s such a cliche that time seems to speed up as you get older, but good grief it’s a cliche for a reason. When I was in middle school, I would have given anything for the school year to fly by like this. Now I’m staring at summer and panicking about my March-June to-do list.
Anyone else? Just me?
I’m still working on putting together as many awesome resources for you as possible, so if you haven’t yet checked out the Small Business Resource Library… what are you waiting for?!
I’m adding new things every month, many of them based on direct feedback from my subscribers. If you have a particular struggle with your small business, whether that’s content marketing or cold-emailing new prospects, I’ve got something that can help:
And if you don’t see what you need, email me! Many of the worksheets and templates I put together are based on direct feedback from my subscribers, so if you feel like something is missing… I want to know!
Of course, there is lots of other amazingly helpful information out there this month, which is why I’ve rounded up some of the best of it for you, right here, right now.
10 Articles to Give Your Creative Small Business a Boost
Whether or not you like Amazon, you’ve got to admire the mentality that “it’s always day 1.”
Cosigned: why hiring freelancers makes sense for small businesses. Flexibility, savings, and a common mindset = small business success.
Also: you don’t have to be an a**h*** to be an authority.
Most people flip flop back and forth between these two extremes. They’re either all business—but missing any real connection—or they’re all earnestness—but missing the respect.
“It’s hard to go all in and not get what you want.”
According to actual research, it might be time to start ignoring productivity gurus.
And it’s a similar story with email: An analysis, published in 2011, of hundreds of workers’ attempts to locate emails found that those who simply used the search function were substantially quicker than those who relied on a sophisticated system of folders (17 seconds vs. nearly 60 seconds, on average).
Yes, true, all if it: 10 things people don’t talk about in business (but should).
This will absolutely help boost your SEO and search rankings.
Related: it’s time to start thinking of Pinterest like a search engine, because that’s what it is. Here’s how to get started.
Plus a few things you might have missed around here:
Want to create better connections with customers? How to blog so customers fall in love with your small business.
25 types of content marketing for your small business, and when to use each one.
What do you have planned for your business in June?
Tell me in the comments below!
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