- Scott Stratten’s blog, Unmarketing
Scott Stratten is known to his fans and friends as Unmarketing. He’s built an enthusiastic following on Twitter and last week shared his journey on his blog. Scott’s article My ROI on Twitter is worth a look. - Becky McCray’s website on small business, Small Biz Survival
Becky McCray is an Oklahoma entrepreneur who understands multiple profit centers. She also understands how important it is to help and support other small town business owners. One of her tools for doing that is Small Biz Survival. Small Biz Survival where she posts articles and resources. She also is a big instigator of events and gatherings. - Donald Miller’s book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
It’s been a while since I’ve been as excited about a book as I am about Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. If you need a nudge to get up off the couch and into action, Miller’s story might be just what the doctor ordered. As the book jacket explains, “This story chronicles Miller’s rare opportunity to edit his life into a great story, to reinvent himself so nobody shrugs their shoulders when the credits roll.”
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Go for it ! Get out there and do something you love !
Use the internet. Here is a site I found.
http://www.bnbfinder.com/positionsAvailable.php
Most B&B are seasonal and offer housing, so you will get a chance to see if you like it. Wi
Hi, Lisa: I will most certainly share my story of a billboard when I do it, LOL, LOL....After 36 years of abusive marriage, a childhood of abuse, and a church who "trashed" me, I am more than ready for a healthy relationship.
I wrote about m
The pain certainly didn't feel good to me. Understanding why we are the way we are is a good thing. When I was 12 I got food poisioning..Ecoli..my Dad had planned a fishing trip for months..my Mom told him I was too sick to go..he said she has ruined
I hope you like the results you get. I am still using it since this original post from a couple of months ago. I am quite pleased. I have tried & discarded enough cosmetics to stock a small store. LOL
Thank you Barbara for the information you posted here! I actually have 2 small businesses, one of which I’ve been doing for 12 years & am preparing on closing it up the end of this year (a small electrologist office in my home which has been everything I hoped for, but it’s very redundant & taxing, so it’s time…). The other feeds my natural creative side which is sewing & selling unique messenger bags. It started by making 1 for my daughter, which we ended up designing ourselves, & then her friends started asking & now, 5 years & about 600 bags later, have decided to take this more seriously.
I’m a fabric junkie, love all the aspects of making the bags & taking orders, going in shows & having my own shows & have lots of fun selling my wares. I’ve designed & published my own website, am designing updated business cards & sewing like crazy in my home sewing room for hopefully 5 shows this year. I LOVE it!
So tell me this…why am I afraid to get this website/selling off the ground? It’s all there, but I haven’t passed the word yet; haven’t done any advertising. I tell myself it’s because it’s only me doing it all. IF I was to sell lots on the web I’d be short for shows. True, but if I really want to make a good go of this I know that at some point I’ll need help. And that’s where I seem to get stonewalled. I don’t have a business mind & that is where I’d find help or maybe a partner, someone to handle the admin aspects. (I have a funny fantasy of sewing away in the back of my lovely little shop & the salesperson out front yelling to me “Brown corduroy with stripes on the inside…heavy on the colours!”, just like a diner)
I’m hoping that by reading some of the material that you have listed, & finding new ways of looking at this little business I’ll be braver & step out of my comfort zone. I guess I’m wondering…is this a normal reaction?
Thanks. Oh BTW, I’ll order your book too!
Oh, Jill, I don’t know how to respond to your message via this comment box, but I”m going to try. The thing that jumped out at me is that you have a track record with 2 successful enterprises and then say, “I don’t have a business mind.” Huh? Do you think a business mind means being good at accounting???????? Perhaps a virtual assistant that handled some of the details that you aren’t crazy about is what you need to consider.
Oh, yes, and while you’re at it, throw out that other zinger about if you sold a lot on the Web site you’d be short for shows. That’s crazy talk. Actually, that’s putting energy into solving a problem you don’t have yet.
Okay now. I want to see these bags. Send me a link to your site when it’s up. My e-mail address is barbara@joyfullyjobless.com.
I know, I know…I’ve told myself that if I don’t have enough bags for a show I just don’t go in. I think I’m basing that excuse on the fact that if I’m in a show, & they aren’t big shows, that I want & need to look professional. It bothers me to see goods that are shoddy, or displays & the people selling look like everything has been thrown together like a bad garage sale!
The business person I’m not, meaning taking this all to the next step. Employees, government stuff & regulations, profit margins, yada yada. With my businesses now, they are tiny potatoes that I can handle; even the bookkeeping!
I’ll be happy to send you the website address. Thanks so much for your quick reply. Enjoy your day!