Pop that bubbly!! It's #NationalEntrepreneursDay and I'm taking a moment to celebrate 🍾 and to be REAL with you guys. Along with owning Bonnie Bryant Creative, I also have a side business, Foster & Flourish, with the best biz partner ever, Tessie Reveliotis.
I've always wanted to own my own business, and on the good days, entrepreneurship is everything I've ever dreamed about and more - hanging on my sofa in my PJs, with my dog and my laptop, with HGTV or NPR on in the background. Not having to ask for time off. Not having to deal with a jerk boss or difficult coworkers. Not having to fight for recognition or a raise, because I have the control over my own destiny.
We all have ten thousand things to do over the holiday season - and sending holiday cards for your biz might seem like another tedious thing to add to the list, and you might think, "Ehhh. I'll just skip it."
Well, I'm here to tell you... DON'T SKIP IT!
When you're a creative biz owner, you're the marketing manager, VP of sales, CFO, head of customer service - you basically do it all. AND you have to do the creative work that you actually went in business to do! How do you get it all done and still have time to sleep and have a life? I'm here to show you how.
Read MoreYou're making some major mistakes on your website - and here's how to fix them.
Read MoreIt's time to put your services page on a diet. Or, to use another metaphor, it's time to Konmari the heck out of what you're offering.
Simplifying your service menu allows you to streamline your business, saving you time, energy, and stress. It also makes it much easier for your client to understand what you offer, leading to that magical word: conversions!
Read MoreA good website design marries form and function perfectly; how something looks and how it works are seamless. The best website design works so that how it looks actually improves how it works.
Read MoreAre you sick of getting traffic on your website that's just not converting? You SEE that people are coming. You KNOW that they're reading your blog. So what's the problem?
Read MoreSo you're ready to get started on hiring a brand designer. YASSSSSS! So exciting! But you're investing a lot of money into this person, and want it to be a great experience. Plus, this is your BRAND. The face of your business - how the world sees you! You don't want to mess this up - but how do you know if the person you're hiring is a good fit?
Girl, I got you.
Read MoreAhhh, pricing. The bane of every biz owner's existence - especially if you have a service-based biz. Do you list the pricing on your website? Do you do a "starting at" price? Do you leave it off altogether?
Read MoreIf the thought of going to a networking event gives you hives, you're not alone.
Networking events can be THE WORST, especially if you're an introvert like me - and like a lot of creative business owners I know.
Read MoreWhen a lot of people think "branding," they think of their logo - and only their logo. I'm here to tell you that branding goes way beyond that - in fact, nearly every aspect of your business can, and should, be branded.
I'm so excited to reveal this logo I designed for my friend Heather!
I know. You hate blogging for your business. Everyone seems to hate blogging for their business – it’s the biggest complaint I hear from other creative business owners. “It’s so hard to think up topics,” they tell me. Or, “I have a zillion ideas but I don’t have the time to write them. I hate writing.” Or, “It takes so much time and I don’t even get any customers from it.”
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