Over the last month, I have sucked at a big part of my business – this blog. And, I am strong enough to admit when I’ve failed. Let me back up a bit…today, Wright Creativity is a social media strategy & custom web design company, but it began as a simple blog about creativity (hence the name). Over time, it shifted to be more business focused...
In a blog, use 3 words instead of 5. In design, leave white space. In social media, share 1 less tweet than you think. In relationships, talk less than you listen. In business, sell less and offer more. (well, what did you expect with a post titled “less is more”?) What is your “less is more” tip? *thanks to Ricardo’s “too many options” post for the motivation! *img courtesy of hooverine ...
Normally, I avoid politics at all cost, because it can get pretty ugly pretty quickly. However, today I am making an exception. Last week, Governor Brown passed a new budget, and in it included an Affiliate Nexus Tax: “ABx1 28 by Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) which clarifies the obligations under existing law for out-of-state retailers to collect and remit use tax on sales of...
Almost all of you reading this have at least one social profile, if not more. I counted, and I have 17 social accounts and of those, there are 9 that I go to daily. On each, you can learn a little more about me – and depending on the time of day, learn what has made me frustrated or elated. But, every time I post something,...
I can’t do everything, everyday. I have to understand my own limitations in order to grow and move forward…we all do. But, aside from client work or work that actually pays the bills, each day there are 5 things I do that have significantly improved my strategies, my organization and increased business.Top 6 priorities each day. Every night after I am finished for the day,...
Between my all of my social sites, my blog subscribers, and the miscellaneous visitors to my site, there are potentially 10K+ people seeing what I do every day. But, how many, if they wanted to, would know how to refer me? After posing this question on twitter, I realized that there were a lot of people who only had an inkling of what I do…or worse, didn’t...
It is rare for a blog post to really make me think. I mean that deep-contemplating, head-scratching, brain-melting-out-my ears, think. But Mark McGuinness’ “Creative Ambition” post from yesterday did just that. After reading it, I was pacing my office, talking out-loud to myself. My husband came home from work during this “thinking” and just kind of watched me for a few minutes. He hugged me, shook...
“Whether You Think You Can or Can’t, You’re Right” – Henry Ford (Brilliance never get old). You make your business successful – and you do many things better than anyone else. The problem is, we all get stuck in the “he does this so well” or “she has so many more people who care about her” or “they always get the best clients, I could never...
We’ve all received bad advice. We’ve all also used bad advice at least once and had to dig ourselves out of very uncomfortable holes. Think back to some of the worst advice you ever received (whether you listened or not) and share with us the worst advice in each category…and if you’re willing to admit it, whether or not you listened! The worst advice I received about...
Answer yes or no…honestly.When someone meets you for the first time, do they know what to expect? If you’re meeting with someone out of office, do you try and pick a central location? Do you have a generally pleasant demeanor, even on bad days? Are you patient with people who have a lot of questions? When someone chooses to work with you do you treat them with respect or...
