Can you believe it’s midway through July? I’m really excited for an upcoming writing retreat this weekend. It’s a self-organized retreat of area writers (of various topics and disciplines). In the woods and mountains! Possibly the most exciting part is that I plan on working on some
I am back from a long weekend in Seattle, where I visited around six shops (I’m so overcaffeinated) and got to see some familiar faces. In my plant life, I’ve officially killed the sugar snap peas, 3 of 5 basil plants, and the tomatoes are only flowering &
For the last two issues, I talked about outsourcing. I have one more outsourcing piece to publish (how to find your ideal person/people), but I thought I’d take a break this issue for those who don’t care at all about outsourcing. Plus, I just spent an incredible
This is a milestone issue! I’ve not only reached 50 issues on this newsletter and not missed a single send… but I ALSO celebrated six years of freelancing this past Saturday. I guess I’ll be eating ice cream today to celebrate! Thanks to everyone who has been part
Hello! I’m currently in Raleigh for a day and half of SCA council meetings (I’m on the Membership, Marketing, & Communications one), so this is another prescheduled newsletter. I hope you enjoy it! I also welcome feedback (would you rather not read the whole blog post in the
Oh wow. It feels like I’ve finally recovered from Expo brain – thanks to all of you who said hi to me in person at Re:co & Expo! Some highlights from Re:co are in tweet-form below. Recently announced, I’ve joined Sprudge’s first Editorial Advisory Board. This
I’m in Seattle! I’m a tad stressed out, but this issue was scheduled, because my current self is probably listening to a Re:co lecture. This marketing tip is going to be short and sweet – as well as easily implementable – just in time for Expo! As you may
It’s coming down to 2 weeks to Expo and let’s just say I’m working on my stress management skills. Expo Game & Pizza Night is back for the second year. Event details are here. I don’t have my full schedule yet, but I’ll be posting
A few work updates: * I’m speaking at Re:co Seattle in a roundtable on “Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion” * For a good chunk of April, I will not be taking on new client consultations. Expo is dominating the month. * Speaking of Expo, Game Night for Social Introverts is making an
I can’t believe February is over. An update on where I’m at in my 2018 goals… I’ve gotten a little further in my systems! * Dubsado*: You can see some of this in action on my site & I’m slowing introducing the client portal to my current
Happy lunar new year! On the first day of the new year, I got a cold and now I’m recovering. Probably the worst parts of getting sick are 1- my boss is not understanding (it’s me) and 2- the fatigue that crosses into your mind. It makes writing
I’m writing in from New Orleans! I was here for the qualifiers and then staying a little longer for Mardi Gras celebrations. What’s really more important, though, is that I get to eat a lot of really good food. Social Media Workflow: How I Work There’s some
