by Cathy Miller | Apr 8, 2025
Have you done your first quarter business review? Or are you thinking – wait, what? The first quarter is over? Maybe if you ignore it, it will go away. So, this is your conscience speaking. Time to check in on your business or your personal business goals. Have I...
by Cathy Miller | Jan 19, 2025
Do you hate business plans? Not the start-up business plan, but the managing your business kind. As cliché as it is, a new year nags at small business owners to plot out a plan for the upcoming year (and beyond). Yet another P word – procrastination – pushes our...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 21, 2024
How many marketing emails do you think you receive a day? 10? 30? More? When you consider both personal and business emails, the number can be staggering. Recently, I received a business marketing email that was a head-scratcher. Its headline was laughable and...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 17, 2024
How much do you hate overused business words? Apparently, a lot. This post consistently tops my most visited posts. Many of you offered your own selections. And the number keeps growing (we started with 25). Business words and phrases leap from creative to trite...
by Cathy Miller | Jul 10, 2024
Are you wondering what the heck a Placeit Mockup is? A few days ago, I was in your shoes. But my latest venture into an online store (Old Lady Biz Store), presents many new learning frustrations…err… opportunities. I debated about creating this post at my Old Lady Biz...
by Cathy Miller | Apr 22, 2024
Business writing lives on forever. At least the online versions. Have you thought about what footprint your business writing will leave behind? Earth Day is April 22. It focuses on the state of our planet and sustainability. In honor of Earth Day, this post reviews...
