Thought of the Day #2

Posted on June 28th, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

from StoryPeople.

Affiliate Site Experiment

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

I launched an affiliate site over the weekend. It was a bit of an experiment for me and I wanted to write down the process and results.
A couple of months ago on a whim I registered the domain (shut your eyes if you are offended easily) stopwatchingfuckinglost.com after talking about Gary Vaynerchuk to some of [...]

Entrepreneurs can change the world

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

This is a cute and inspiring video.
Remember when you were a kid…

Jo Klima from The Darling Tree

Posted on June 10th, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

The latest profile I have for you is from Jo Klima, freelance designer and founder of The Darling Tree.
Jo is based on the Gold Coast – we met through Twitter and have just completed a client project together.
Working with Jo was an absolute pleasure – she was easy to work with and always delivered on [...]

Social Media is just the Internet – Now

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

I got introduced yesterday as Clare, who works in Social Media.
I thought – hang on, I work online but not exclusively in social media – then I thought to myself – aren’t they the same thing?
Social media really just describes the way that people use and behave on the internet now.
If there’s anything “new” about [...]

I have a Dream

Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

It’s not as world-changing as Dr Kings (obviously) but it is mine and I’m going to make it happen.
In the spirit of “putting it out there” I’m going to share a secret with you that I’ve held for 14 years.
I want to explore the world while working for myself and running a profitable business.
I’ve dreamt [...]

Something to remember if you’re a perfectionist

Posted on June 4th, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

I’ve got an annoying habit of holding off on launching a project until it’s been polished and polished and is “just right”.
Sometimes my perfectionist streak extends itself to not even starting projects until I’m sure I’ve thought of the absolute best, most efficient to go about developing the project.
Early this year I received a post [...]

Top 3 Links for Today

Posted on June 1st, 2009 by Clare Lancaster

I’ve spent most of today developing my shop and researching e-commerce best practices.
I did spend a little bit of my day at IKEA – but you know what – if you’re going to work for the bigger percentage of each day, every day,  give up your social life and dedicate yourself to a dream (oh [...]