Automated email I recently received: “We were just having coffee the other day, and your name came up.” Hm. Somehow, I doubt that. If you’re not sure what an email marketing funnel is, they’re pretty useful. A gift/freebie/opt-in of some kind, such as a checklist, worksheet, ebook, or discount, is given in exchange for an…
Read MoreHow well do you listen? I went to a popular fast food restaurant yesterday with my husband, and after we ordered our food, I realized that mine should have been a combo. I didn’t listen closely enough as he ordered to correct it earlier, so when we got to the window, I asked to make…
Read MoreBlack Friday is coming to an end as I write this post, and all I can think is – whew. It’s amazing how quickly I can go from thankful to discontent, and Black Friday made that obvious. Not in the way you’d expect, though. I’m something of a minimalist, and when I’m overwhelmed, I back…
Read MoreI met Melissa Johnson with Clean Life. Clean Home. (and her personal blog, My Truth Starts Here) on Instagram. Her before and after pictures (and story) were featured on sobermovement‘s Instagram, and I instantly related to her on many levels. I read her blog, commented, followed her on Facebook and Instagram, basically I went into…
Read MoreI’m in a lot of Facebook groups for bloggers, entrepreneurs, and the like. A few common questions run through all of these groups, one of them is the oft-debated “which platform is the best?” question. First of all, what is a website platform? A “website platform” is a website that has additional functionality included as…
Read MoreI’m not sure if it was my idea or my husband’s idea for me to learn to build websites. I do know that Jay (my husband, but boyfriend at the time) saw that I was capable of more than I thought I was. At least, that’s what he told me over and over again. When I…
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Sometimes I rant, sometimes I rave, sometimes I ramble. Usually I write about self-improvement, marketing, parenting, and business. I'm a little obsessive at times. Welcome.