Is your LinkedIn Profile really working for you? If your goal for using LinkedIn is to open the doors to new opportunities, find a new career, or promote your business, products, and services, then you can do it on LinkedIn. However, if your LinkedIn Profile and activities aren't up to par, you could be wasting your time. Here are five easy ways you can improve your LinkedIn … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
3 Surprising Ways to be Successful in Your Job
If your literature about finding success in your job is more than a year old, chances are it offers such traditional advice as "stand up and get noticed," "knowledge is power," and "strive to take leadership in projects." That was yesterday. Today's multi-generation workplaces mean the rules have changed, and if you still opt to take the traditional route, you may find … [Read more...]
Embracing Your Female Voice
I was once told by an employer that my voice was too high and too loud. Even worse, I raised it ever so slightly at the end of a thought, indicating a question or insecurity. He suggested I take lessons with a voice coach. Eventually, I did reach out to a friend of mine who moonlighted as a voice coach and sent over the same product video that caused the initial complaint. I … [Read more...]
22 Best WordPress Themes for Small Business
If you have a small business, browse these WordPress themes carefully. Maybe you'll find the one you're looking for! One more good reason to read this article from cover to cover is the 15% promo-code you'll get on any template from this collection. The 15% discount code is: WOMENONBUSINESS. Everybody knows that the quickest, smartest, and most cost-efficient way to present … [Read more...]
How Not To Fund Your Startup Using Credit Cards
I attended a startup event the other day. It was a fireside chat with an accomplished business founder who now owns over 350 locations, worldwide. As this founder was going over his entrepreneur journey, he mentioned how he funded his startup using credit cards and how he applied for 15 of them. This is not the first time I’ve heard of an entrepreneur funding his/her company … [Read more...]
Feedback is a Gift – Especially When It Hurts
Few of us look forward to a feedback appointment. Regardless of how solid we consider our work performance and efforts to be, the bottom-line is that we all have professional blind spots and absolutely no one is exempt from negative feedback. We’ve all been there, but ouch! Usually, it comes with a sting, tempting us to lash out in ways that aren’t professional or more … [Read more...]
7 Ways Traveling Can Enhance Your Business Skills
Sponsored by HolidayMe: We all love to travel, no doubts there. But we don’t always get to vacation to our hearts’ content, especially business owners. Worry not! Here are seven ways to integrate your favorite hobby into your career. 1. Creativity and Problem Solving Have you seen that film where the talented yet bitter protagonist gets tired with his glamorous city life … [Read more...]