5 Tricks to Simplify Filing Taxes

5 Tricks to Simplify Filing Taxes

Although April is “Tax Month,” most of us starting thinking about taxes in February (or at least March). There is no way around it (at least not legally). Whether you’re a tax professional or just the “average” person, no one actually...
When Your Customer Isn’t the Consumer

When Your Customer Isn’t the Consumer

For speakers, trainers, and sometimes consultants, the person who actually buys our service (the customer) is not the one who receives our service (the consumer). Photo Credit: Tax Credits via Compfight cc This can create an interesting marketing and sales conundrum....
3 Organizational Tricks for the Naturally Messy

3 Organizational Tricks for the Naturally Messy

I was always being told to clean my room when I was a kid. It wasn’t because I was disobedient (actually the opposite is true); I was just naturally messy. I think it is the way some minds naturally work. Photo Credit: risaikeda via Compfight cc I can’t...
5 Marketing Techniques for People Who Can’t Market

5 Marketing Techniques for People Who Can’t Market

Marketing…you either love it or hate it. You are either good at it with natural instincts or you struggle with it, trying to learn as much as you can. Marketing is essential for solo-preneurs, no matter how well you do with it. Photo Credit: ZedZap via...
6 Simple Steps for Task Management

6 Simple Steps for Task Management

Most folks are so busy these days that managing tasks has become a critical life skill. So much more so for those of us solopreneurs juggling business, family and other social obligations. Photo Credit: Mathieu Péborde via Compfight cc Making task management work for...