This week’s Spark an Idea Thursday is about Homepreneur Health. I invited our authors to share something they’ve learned either by lesson or observation from a favorite blogger. Susan likes yoga and swimming this summer. Leslie has advice for not gaining weight while working at home. Traci avoids a codependent relationship with her cat. Brandie [...]

There are so many social media networks these days it is beginning to be really hard to choose. Some of my friends love Facebook. It’s OK, despite all the redesigning, I still find it difficult to navigate. Also, because of privacy settings. I am not able to reach or tap into the crowd like you [...]

In the course of my business, I discuss backups a lot. On my blog, with my clients, with friends. Just about any business owner who utilizes technology – who doesn’t? The good news is, most small business owners know the importance of backups and many of them do it religiously. For that I commend them. [...]

This week’s Spark an Idea Thursday is about Sparking an Idea from a Favorite Blogger. I invited our authors to share something they’ve learned either by lesson or observation from a favorite blogger. Susan shares some of her favorite bloggers. Laurie has learned about making a name for herself from Scott Ginsberg. Traci learned to [...]

When the economy is down and your target market seems to be holding their dollars tighter than usual, what can solopreneurs do to keep business flowing? Status Check Your Marketing Funnel. Make sure that you’re doing all that you can to reach as much of your target market as possible.  I’ve actually seen some entreprenuers [...]

This week’s Spark an Idea Thursday is about Creating a Wow Experience.  Our Sparkplugging Authors have some Wow Factor tips for you today: Susan has ideas on how to wow your customers. Leslie is ready to go the extra mile. Crissy tells us to go beyond expectations. Traci says that ‘wowed’ customers spread the word [...]

When it comes to making the leap from employee to full-time entrepreneur, do you follow your heart, your gut or your money? It’s a hard question and one that I still don’t have the answer for. If it were up to my heart, I would have left my job a week after I started. If [...]