The Opinionated Woman
A little more ‘professional’ than the Journal Entries, but this is where all my favourite business-related stuff gets laid bare! The good, the bad and the ugly of running my business is all in here.
“I want to get my business seen on Pinterest, but I’ve only just started my blog” “How do I get people to click to my site from Pinterest?” “I’m saving stuff to Pinterest all the time but I’m still not getting anyone on my blog” You need to create your own content to be seen on …
If you’re using Pinterest for Business, it makes sense that you will follow people that inspire you and your business, so who should you follow on Pinterest? Your best friend from college? Biz Besties? People, who you love and admire? Someone else entirely? No one, or all of the above? Ask yourself this; Who can …
How often have you had this happen? You have a day off coming up from work… You’re excited about it, and you spend the week leading up to it thinking about all the things you’re going to accomplish… The house is going to be spotless You’ll get your blog posts written for the week ahead …
You don’t have content to share! Yes, Pinterest is the place to be if you want to get your stuff seen, but there’s a caveat… you need something to show! If you’re not regularly generating content online, there’s no point trying to grow your business using Pinterest. You need online content, such as; Blog posts …
This is the first thing I say to pretty much everyone who I speak to about Pinterest. We are so used to ‘social media’ and social platforms, that we try to treat them all the same. Here’s the thing; Pinterest is not a social platform. Take a minute and look at this from a ‘general user’ …
Pinterest is big news when it comes to visual marketing. With over 200 million monthly active users, performing over 2 billion monthly searches, it’s the place to be for your business/blog to get seen! However, it can be difficult to know where to start. I’ve been working with small business owners to discover their struggles …
Lately, I’ve noticed I do a few random things that really help boost my productivity. Especially when I’m feeling in a funk! 1 – Tie my hair up. I have long hair, and I very rarely tie it up. Some of my friends, whom I’ve known for years have never even seen my hair tied …
Here’s the thing… I’ve come to realise that pretty much everything I’ve ever done in my life has been reactive. It’s how we’re raised, it’s how we’re taught. Someone asks you to do something, you oblige. Reactive. The teacher tells you how to do the work; you follow the instructions. Reactive. You go to college/uni …