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Tiktok Tips for Small Business Owners
TikTok… Where to begin. If you haven’t heard of TikTok, well, you’ve been hiding under a rock. Welcome to learning about the current hot social media platform. Just like with any other form of social media, TikTok can also be used to help you grow your business. Here are some small tips and tricks to help grow your following on TikTok and to turn that following into business support. For Starters, TikTok is all about the trends. Find ways that you can get in on the current hot TikTok trends. Whether it is a silly dance, or just some words, using the hot trend will help get you noticed and…
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FB & IG Stories For Small Business Owners
This post was written by Emily Adams Whether you are trying to build a business, influence people or just connect with more people, Instagram and Facebook stories are amazing tools to use. Utilizing your stories allows you to connect with your followers on a deeper level. Instead of them just reading your post, you can show them who you really are by doing different videos and interacting with them on a daily basis. Your followers are following you for a reason and they want to connect with you and know more about you. You can utilize your stories in multiple different ways, from selling, to market research, promoting anything you…
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Small Business Tools to Reduce Your Workday
As a new SAHM-turned-businesswoman, I spent hours researching and throwing my efforts behind tasks that all the advisors (and the blogs) told me were the most important – writing a business plan, spending an exorbitant amount of money on a website, buying business cards, etc. For about two months, I was a complete productivity machine. I was completing tasks for establishing my business almost as quickly as more tasks were being added to the list. Burnout was almost certainly inevitable – and probably quickly – but the pure adrenaline and excitement kept pushing me through. The housework was…leaving something to be desired, I wasn’t gathering up my four kids under…
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If You’re On a Roll, Don’t Stop to Eat One
If You’re On a Roll, Don’t Stop to eat One. What does that mean? I had someone in the shop today asking about my hours and when I take a lunch break. What popped out of my mouth, unplanned, is that when I’m on a roll, I don’t stop to eat one. Food, all the aspects of it, gets in my way when I’m just trying to get something done. It interrupts the thought process that goes ahead of what my feet and hands are doing. Getting back on track is almost impossible after losing time to any thought or preparation of food. I have often used the excuse of…
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Squirrel! Staying Focused When You Feel Scatterbrained
If you’re like me, being scatterbrained comes naturally. I have to fight to stay focused on anything. It’s not that I’m being lazy or irresponsible, it’s just that my mind is constantly churning with ideas, thoughts, to-do lists, goals, shoulda-woulda-coulda, and all sorts of other trains of thought, that it seems like chaos up there. I feel like the beagle chasing every squirrel in the neighborhood. That’s okay sometimes. Then real life and “adulting” give me a kick in the pants to activate my focus again. During the times that I especially need to focus on a particular task or person, I have learned a few things that help me…
