On December 12, 2011, SBN Marketing officially launched. Between our anniversary and the holidays, I get particularly reflective this time of year, thinking about where we started and where I want us to go. Here are a few thoughts from this year.
post by Stephanie Nelson In just a few days, we’ll be crossing over to the last month of the year. In the blink of an eye, it’ll be 2019. Will you be ready? A few years ago, I hunkered down and started planning my business using a worksheet I downloaded from the internet. I quickly discovered…
post by Stephanie Nelson Showing gratitude as an entrepreneur isn’t always easy. And sad to say, it isn’t always top of mind. But believe me, we entrepreneurs are grateful for more things than we typically name. As Thanksgiving approaches, here are a few things I’m grateful for. I’m grateful to my clients. I appreciate that…
post by Stephanie Nelson If you’re a fan of the SBN Marketing Facebook page or if you subscribe to the SBN Marketing email blast, you know that each Monday we post a Monday Mantra. We try to find inspirational quotes or sayings that will keep you going when things get tough. While looking for good ones…
post by Stephanie Nelson In honor of International Cat Day, we present to you our favorite feline office companion, Lulu. Lulu joined SBN Marketing as a wee kitten just 7 months after we opened our doors. She’s been a constant – companion, distraction, source of laughs. She loves a computer, an iPad, a smartphone. She’s…
post by Stephanie Nelson If you’re using a free email service such as Gmail or Yahoo, you may be costing your business money without you even knowing it, and you may be unwittingly putting your business email at risk. When your email is tied to a free service (instead of to your own domain), you’re…
post by Stephanie Nelson A few years back, I wrote a post about what tools I use to stay on top of everything for my business. Even though the post was written less than a year after I’d gone out on my own, I still use all of the tools I listed there, and I’ve…
post by Stephanie Nelson As news broke yesterday of Kate Spade’s death, I found myself, like many others, mired in questions: Why? How could one of my idols have gotten to this point? She had the means that most of us don’t to pay for the fix to most any problem (or at least we…
post by Stephanie Nelson I’ve long known that working for myself and by myself would be stressful. When I went out on my own, I also realized that social media is a 24/7 entity that doesn’t limit itself to 9am to 5pm…or any other regular office hours. Still I chose to do what I love…
post by Stephanie Nelson Spring is officially upon us…and the weather’s finally acting like it, too. A lot of folks like to spring clean their homes, but I like to apply the concept to my business, too. Here are the things I focus on: Email I’m a notorious email hoarder. So once or twice a…
