Stories, Creative Living, and a Bit of Chaos

Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
Whether you’re just building your brand or looking to refresh its style, these elements are the basics to brand styling. It’s a good idea to routinely ask if your designs match your business, or if they could be improved. Remember:…
Social media can give your blog’s performance a significant boost. But you have to use it effectively if you want it to benefit you.
A lot of bloggers choose to reinvest their profits back into their blog to help it generate more income. But there are many other options to help you build your wealth over time.
There are many ways to give back and put some good into the world. From volunteering to giving money to charity, you don’t have to look hard to find a cause you can believe in.
The good news is that it’s not too late to turn the situation around and get things back on track. You just need to make sure you approach marketing and the pitch you present to your customers the right way.
small business owners. You don’t have the same resources as a large corporation, so how can you hope to use the same tools? But there is good news. These digital advertising tools easily work with small budgets and staff.
When you work as a freelancer or own a small business, sometimes it feels like you can’t stop working. You set your own availability, so why shouldn’t you always have time to work? With some slight adjustments, you can have…
The ability to generate new income and grow your customer base depends entirely on strategy. But business growth doesn’t happen overnight. You have to take your time to ensure your business is growing in the right way.
Building up your online reputation will help you land new clients and become better-known for what you do. It can take time to build a name for yourself. Once you do, hold onto it.
When you run a small business, you have to bear the responsibility of multiple roles at once. One of the more challenging roles (depending on your background) is managing your technology system.
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Amanda is a writer and artist currently based outside Greensboro, NC. Her background includes journalism and digital content strategy, with published nonfiction spanning food, travel, and business profiles. Her fiction features characters who follow their own codes, blurring the lines between good guys who do bad things and bad guys who do good things.
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