As the owner of a website that publishes blog posts and articles, I get emails just about daily from people wanting to publish on my site. In fact, it got so bad I set up a separate email address for it. There’s nothing wrong with pitching an idea or an article already-written to someone […]
It’s been 15 years since I took my very first marketing class in college. 15 years. Kids, that was before Facebook. Before Google (as we know it). Before Wikipedia. Before social media period. Hell, I had an ancient Nokia cellphone that couldn’t text! The marketing landscape has changed drastically in the past decade and […]
The Pros and Cons of Freelancing When I first began seriously thinking about starting my own business in 2013, I had little idea what I was in for. Freelancing was a term I had heard of, but never really imagined doing it myself. Even though I come from an entrepreneurial family, I initially chose a […]
Once upon a time (but not too long ago!), blogging was just another trendy “thing” for creative people to dabble in. Early blogging took on a variety of subjects, but most were personal in nature. These early bloggers hardly worried about things like SEO or PageRank – they only wanted a place where they could […]
Ask Mandy is a weekly Q&A blog series. To ask your question about social media, please click here. Networking is essential to business. It will help you more than hurt you. Networking is more than just exchanging business cards. I believe there’s an art to it. Whether you network in real life or online, […]