When it comes to following your dreams, be prepared to be committed for the long haul. Whether you’re starting a business or embarking on a dream career, please know that your dreams have been put inside of you for a reason. They are tied to your life’s purpose. Your life’s purpose should be seen…
I’m sure you’ve heard people talk about left-brained versus right-brained people, but which one are you. Are you more creative or logical? Complete this quiz and find out which side you often think on. Creative people use more of the right side of their brain while logical, analytical people use more of the left. Whether…
Time and time again I’ve told you that email marketing is 40% more effective than any other form of online marketing. But that doesn’t mean that you can just send out emails and people will buy. There needs to be a strategy behind your email marketing. Remember, you are not trying to grow your list…
When you think of the word failure, you kind of see this huge dark cloud behind it. You see this is because, throughout your entire life you have been told that “failure is not an option,” but it is! How can you know where you need to improve if you’ve never failed at something? W. C. Fields said “If…
Every entrepreneur has traits that set them apart from others, such as risk-seeking, hard working, and extremely independent. However, it’s our ability to see the world differently from others and our creative problem solving skills that make them successful. Unfortunately, sometimes we run out of great ideas and it seems like the idea was just at…
A nonprofit organization or a “501(c)3” for short, named after it’s status, is a type of business organization that has tax exempt status. The possibility of gaining tax-exempt status or 501(c)3 eligibility, government grant eligibility, and the many fundraising opportunities sounds pretty alluring for any business owner. Many entrepreneurs wonder if their businesses should or even could…
As you all know, sometimes we make mistakes – not that we want to admit any of them. I understand that it’s a little embarrassing to say “Hey, I made a mistake.” However admitting to the mistake is what will make you better as a designer. Some mistakes are minor and others can be very…
I truly believe that how you start your day will set the tone for the entire day. Your morning routine will determine your mood for the morning, which sets the mood for the afternoon, and ultimately your whole day. So the habits you develop when you wake up in the morning dictate how productive…
In the past we’ve a lot of written a lot about making mistakes, but now we want to focus on how we can improve and lessen the amount of mistakes we make. Mistakes are usually made because you may have overlooked one small detail due to a number of reasons. You may be working on more…
A few years ago, just before officially turning my freelance web design business into a full fledge agency with employees, Lidyr Creative Marketing Agency, I ran an ecommerce business, Chic Renegade. The business still exists but it’s kind of on the back burner because currently we are working on so many Lidyr Projects, both internal…