We officially started as Scoop on January 1st, meaning our first quarter was a big deal. When we started off, we had a solid plan, but oh boy, we were in for a surprise over the first 90 days. Things evolved rapidly and I feel like we got more done in the first quarter than […]
When I first started blogging way back in the day, I was seriously deluded. I didn’t know a lot of people who were blogging, but I did know that people made money from their blogs. I had literally just started my papercrafting business, teaching classes and selling my favorite products, and I thought “hey, what […]
I still remember the first time I heard the word “blog” and took it seriously. The year was 2003 and I was sitting at my desk at my PR agency job and was researching media. While blogs had been around for a while, they had been the domain of nerdy dudes in their parents’ basement […]
In my first 7 years in business, I did a lot of things right, but I did just as many things wrong. The truth is, at that point in my life I was content to roll with how things were. I had flexibility and work I enjoyed. This, while running multiple businesses, a husband working […]
Pricing advice is the worst! It’s often so general that you’re not entirely sure what to do with it or so ridiculous that you’ve got a million and one objections to it. In this episode, we’re talking about pricing in a tangible, practical way you can actually use for your services-based business. Here’s the […]