This is a quick little soliloquy to my business which I am falling harder in love with as I learn new things, apply them, and share them with the world. To fall back in love with your business, try this: Do something new Take on a new responsibility for a while, take an online course
The business of being in business
Learning New Things at any age
This week, I wanted to share some insights illuminated for me by my 1st-grader, my preschooler, and my potty-trainer! Our children have a wealth of real wisdom to share with us if we will only observe, and I’m finding very real applications of their specific learning style in my growing business that I hope you’ll
Scrappy Entrepreneur Must-Haves
Today is so meta. I’m sharing my favorite “scrappy business-owner/working mom” tools and practices for Learnin’ Thursday. But I’m simultaneously recording that content for the Work Hard, Mom Harder podcast. Watch for an impromptu dance party around the 15 minute mark 🙂 My favorites: CanvaMailChimpTrello Practices I’ve used in business and parenting: Pomodoro Method Also
What Email Service Provider is right for me?
In today’s Learnin’ Thursday I break down the top 3 (in my opinion) options for small business email service providers. You’ll get a quick summary, pros & cons, and what kind of business will do best with each option. MailChimp Hands-down, this is my favorite email service provider for small businesses. Despite some pretty significant
Three Baby-Steps to Kick-Start 2021
If getting started with your email marketing this year is a resolution of yours, this Learnin’ Thursday episode is perfect for you. You’ll learn three simple baby steps to get you started, that will take you less than an hour to complete and which will start your momentum in email marketing. Set a 10-minute timer
Your “Start a Business” Checklist
I think EVERYBODY should start a business. I’m so passionate about the importance of SOLVING PROBLEMS, which is what every good business SHOULD do, that I think ALL the people should go about starting a business to solve a problem they are uniquely qualified to solve. For me, that just happened to be making email
Running Around the Lake
So this last week, I was on vacation by a lake. And as you probably know, I exercise every day. So every morning of my vacation, I ran around the lake. But then one day, I decided to run the opposite direction around the lake than I had been going before. And I noticed so
Declutter Your Business
Erica is gone this week on vacation and put me in charge of her content this week. Isn’t that exciting! My name is Elena and I am Erica’s intern this summer. I am a business student and also a declutter coach. Although my goal is to mostly work with families in the future, I know
Communicating In COVID
Last week I had the opportunity to connect with a panel of local business leaders as part of the Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce Virtual Town Hall Series. I was asked to share some best practices for communicating with customers as businesses reopen with modified hours and operations in the midst of COVID-19. From
20 Lessons Learned in 2 Years of Running My Own Business
On June 1st, I celebrated my two year anniversary as Chief Words Officer at Erica Walter Writes. That is to say, I made it two years as a small business owner! Along the way I’ve learned a lot of important lessons, which I’m summarizing here for you. Want to make it two years (or more)