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It’s ok to grow your business organically
photo credit nathalie.derain I’ve been thinking a lot recently about growing my business and how hard it is to find the time to market and promote myself the way I would like. I don’t like spamming...
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Creative block…and tips to smash your way out of it
photo credit: Sasha Wolff We are midway through February and with the dreary weather and cold nights it can be hard to get motivated. Call it a creative block, lack of inspiration or motivation, every...
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To-do list- free download
Yay! I’m finally able to bring you a downloadable freebie! I’ve been working on a few pretty things to help make doing mudane business tasks that little bit…well prettier. And here is my first...
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Become your own publicist
photo credit: ClassicCopenhagen PR for small businesses generally involves getting the word out about what you do. You don’t need to spend money on PR as it is all about providing a story for people...
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Weekly Blog planner
Head on over to Oh My! Handmade Goodness to download this blog planner I designed with Spring in mind! You can also find tips on how to Spring Clean your blog design and content. The post Weekly Blog...
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Creating A Vision Board Using Pinterest
Last week we started the SIMPLIFY challenge. We’ve read how we can become lean, mean, creative machines, decluttered our workspaces and decluttered our inbox, now it’s time to start rebuilding our new...
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Grow Your Creative Business: March Theme
March is Grow Your Business Month on The Academy blog! After my trip to the Houses of Parliament I realised that more than ever we need to be proactive in growing our creative businesses. For the rest...
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Increasing Sales- A Common Sense Approach
The Strategy – Target the people who can afford your stuff – Forget the rest for now – Hone your product offering to these people – Tell them about it – Close the deal The Detail It’s tempting to try...
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Cheerleading and Truth-telling
Photo source: Mommy Om A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to be part of a fantastic event here in Portland; the Mother of Reinvention conference for female entrepreneurs. As a panelist, the topic...
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There is no magic bullet (and anyone who says otherwise is lying)
Let’s get real for a minute. Growing a successful business is down to multiple components that work together to make you money. Anyone claiming otherwise is lying. No ONE thing is going to save your...
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