I used to have a neighbor named Trixie. Well, that wasn’t her actual name, but let’s call her that for this article. Trixie worked as a cashier at the local grocery store where I frequently shopped. We weren’t BFFs, but we were friendly neighbors and talked for a few minutes whenever we would see each …
I use self-hosted WordPress for all my websites, and I love the added functionality that comes from Plugins! Since today is “Thank a Plugin Developer Day” I thought I would highlight a few of my favorite Plugins: I use Ninja Forms from The WP Ninjas for all my forms across all my sites. It’s easy …
Being SMART in setting goals can be really good, but reaching your goals take more than just setting them. You need to carry them out! So when I read an article on how college students can use a SMART acronym to improve their study and practice, my mind started spinning and thinking about how the …
I first wrote this article over a decade ago for the Savvy Birth Doula (now Inspired Birth Pro. I’m updating it and expanding it here for a new audience! For the first five years I was in business, my doula business finances were a mess! I was getting plenty of births, but I had no …
I’d been a doula for a while, yet struggling to market myself. This was in the late 90s and before it was common for small businesses to have web sites. I printed lots of brochures and business cards, and took them all over town to various midwives’ and doctors’ offices. I posted flyers. I talked …
