Hello Reader, It's a shorty today! If you haven't already, you should subscribe to my Google Calendar of Holidays. Here are some holidays coming up.... July is:
Here are a few holidays in the month:
What could you create or curate for these dates? Send a postcard to your customers? Send an email with a holiday theme? Bonus: Throw these into an AI like ChatGPT or Gemini.ai and see what they come up with for you. Bits and Pieces
Canva's settings are a little wonky. I recorded several trainings and there was no sound. I ended up recording my trainings on Zoom and uploading them as unlisted videos on Youtube. Has this ever happened to you? This month is my kid's birthday month, which means a YES day and busy work days to clear my calendar. Next week, there will not be a newsletter. I will be offline for a few days. Then we'll round back to our regularly scheduled programming. See you in a couple weeks! Chris |
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Greetings, Reader! One more email for the year! Domains, websites, hosting. I'm finding that even seasoned small business owners consider the following terms a little nebulous. It makes me scratch my head - what is happening in the process of building a website where the user is not starting with basic terms and concepts of how things are connected? So.. you know what I did. Sometimes you need to present a primer... or in my case, analogies. What is the difference between domains, websites,...
Hello Reader, We do a lot of planning for our businesses. One of the modules I teach builds out a mini digital campaign so solopreneurs and small business owners can track their time backwards and be better prepared on the process. But what about personal planning? Professional and personal development? Do you do any planning for yourself? Is it hard for you to think ahead or to keep track of your goals or things you want to focus on? Well, you know what's up. Here's YOUR PLANNER! It's free...
Hello Reader, Today it's all about resources and opps because wow, there are lots of resources that came down in the last few weeks. First, I want to call out the LA County EMI program. It is no-cost training for micro and small business owners in LA County! Please tell your small business friends or those who are thinking of starting a business. The agency I work with, LEEAF, has set up their Entrepreneurial Academy so that solopreneurs and small business owners can take classes that fit...