A year or two ago, almost no one was reading my blog (cue nighttime cricket noises). Now you are here, reading this, and I love you for that. It’s an honor I don’t take lightly that you take time out of your day to read what I share. But how did you get here? How [...]
Can I tell you a secret? When you see this blog post published, I’m scared. There. I’ve admitted it. When you get an email/ezine/promotional message from me in your inbox, my mouse hovered over that “send” button longer than I’ll ever admit, worrying I might have a typo or broken link or someone might be [...]
If your courage seems to be hiding out lately, here’s some inspiration to encourage it! “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your [...]
What, exactly, does it take to succeed as an entrepreneur? Earlier this month I shared some of the ways you can blog better, faster. One of the strategies was to improve whatever skills you need to. Monday we had a great discussion going on about college diplomas and whether they were necessary for success as [...]
Sometimes things don’t work out the way you plan. Technology doesn’t do what it’s supposed to. Email doesn’t get delivered. The package doesn’t get there on time. The kids color on the couch with permanent markers and you can’t get it out. Today I got a reminder that all you can do is keep going. [...]
Yesterday I got stuck every time I sat down to blog. Today I got stuck every time I sat down to blog. Yeah, I have those days, too. So I considered skipping a post for the day. Then I ran into this post that inspired some thoughts… I Blame Scott Stratten – Making Excuses, Mailing [...]
How much do you know about bamboo trees? If your knowledge is limited to their use in flooring or testing as a torture device on the Mythbusters, then you’ll want to watch the video and learn something new. I bet you’ll look at bamboo, as well as yourself and your business, in a bit of [...]
Crashes. Error messages. All those technical issues that make you want to throw something through your monitor or find a strong drink. (I’ll take black coffee, you can make yours Irish if you’d like.) I’ve solved a few of these issues for friends and colleagues recently who’ve asked me how in the world I found [...]
What do you do when you aren’t feeling brilliant? When technology isn’t cooperating, the ideas aren’t flowing, and things just aren’t working? Sometimes that totally *blocked* feeling is a sign that we need to step away… Put. down. the. mouse. and. back. away. from. the. computer. It’s okay to give yourself a break. If you’re [...]
Don’t worry, you don’t have to answer this question in the comments. It’s not an official “question week” question. Sheila Atwood from Newbie Lifeline invited me to participate in her Masters of the Web series again and the question this time was tough! To see my answer you’ll have to hop over to her blog [...]
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About Michelle Shaeffer
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Michelle has been online since the late 80s, creating websites since the early 90s, and has coded thousands of web pages in that time. She's worked as a virtual assistant and website designer for small business owners including marketers, authors, coaches, crafters, and other solopreneuers.
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