Gone are the days of convincing business owners that social media marketing is a good option for them—it’s a given. Your business should have a presence online, but being on social media won’t do your business any good if you’re not doing it right. Here’s some common rookie mistakes to avoid with your company’s social media…
10 Tips When Starting a Blog
So you want to start a blog, but you don’t know where to start. It’s true that everyone and their dog has a blog, but how do you push your blog out of the clusterfuck of other fashion/fitness/lifestyle blogs? I’m no expert by any means; I’ve been running FranklyRay.com for over two years now, but…
5 Tips on Surviving Your First Market Season
2016 was my first ever market season as a vendor, and honestly it was a bumpy road with a lot more disappointments than I was anticipating. However, it was good experience, as well as great (although I loathe the word it’s true in this case) exposure. I handed out all of my business cards over the 4…
Money. You don’t have to make more – just make it go further.
Growing up, my life was fairly modest because we didn’t have a ton of extra cash kicking around. My parents never said we were broke or cheap, they simply said we made the most with what we had. I like to think they taught me a thing or two & because of that I’ve been…
Business Blogging Tips Anyone Can Master
This post was originally published on October 15, 2015 on Bamboo Creative. It has been reposted here with permission. By now, you probably know about the benefits of blogging for your business and your website; search engines love blogs and so does your audience. If you have a blog that remains relatively inactive, or you’re…
10 Best Tips I’ve Learned as a Girl Entrepreneur
This post was originally published on Martini Yoga by Laura Martini on February, 28, 2016 “There came a point in my career as a yoga teacher, when I realized that I would have to become seriously creative and courageous if I ever wanted to increase how much money I made. Image courtesy of @martiniyoga on…
February Girl Gang Hang
Boss babe Ashley Lazette attended and photographed our February YYC Girl Gang Hang! She’s sharing her experience and has some tips for anyone attending a hang! “Hello! My name is Ashley Lazette and I am the owner and photographer behind Ashley Lazette Photography. I have been a photographer since I was 15, but have just…
TIPS ON HOW TO GET THE MEDIA’S ATTENTION
You’ve worked hard to build your business and now you want to show the world (or at least Calgary) who you are and what you do; or maybe you have an awesome new project that you think deserves some media attention but you’re not sure how to pitch your event or story. My name is…