Erin Blaskie - Latest Comments

Re: Final Week! #Dove Contest: Win a 16Gb iPod Nano!

Arunapoojary22 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:10:35 -0000

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Re: Oh Business, You Silly Thing You

jordan — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:25:54 -0000

you're hilarious.

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Re: Seriously Ikea? Seriously.

Karmah5000 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:21:35 -0000

At least you HAVE an Ikea. There is not one within 4 or so hours from here at all. I wish there were, I really like their stuff.

I'm trying to organize my home. So, I wanted a simple 3$ spice rack (to use as a bookshelf) that would cost maybe a dollar or two to ship, but Nooooo. Can't buy it online. I wanted a TV stand that I'm absolutely set on using as an entryway bench, but nope, can't buy *that* online either. Really Ikea? It's my understanding that most things you buy there have to be put together anyway, like a better quality Walmart piece of furniture. So WHY do they refuse to ship? Why do they hate me? WHY won't you expand your stores to more areas then? GAH. It's like they're anti-consumer.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Ella Pelayo — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:03:28 -0000

Mine was: "Im possible". This year is full of dreams turning into realities. I used to think that dreams are far from happening but Ive proven myself wrong. 2011 has been a superb year for me and I learned that I can turn all my dreams into reality. I just need to have the WILL to do it.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Chris King — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:48:03 -0000

I think the most important business/life lesson I learned was to let go of the things I cannot control, and wholeheartedly embrace the things that you can.

Re: Launch Strategy for a New Blog

Josiah — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:38:31 -0000

This post was extremely helpful. Somethings I did consider and others I did not think of before I read this post. Very good post.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Brittany H. — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:36:32 -0000

My business lesson for 2011- Use your time wisely! Seeing as how I started out the year not working, then had a baby and started working at home mid way through, I feel like it was a hard lesson for me. Trying to balance work with family is tough when it's all in one place. You have to really plan ahead and be efficient. So that would be my lesson. :)
-Brittany H. aka naturallythriftymom

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Tania Wojciechowski — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:47:26 -0000

Hi Erin, thanks for this opportunity!

My biggest lesson this year? Realizing what is the true Value of what I bring to my business. Like many creative entrepreneurs starting out, I was doing everything - blog writing, making products, marketing, PR, photography, product writing, web copy.... etc. I did a few exercises this year to really figure out what exactly it is that that I do that is most important to my business. And then learning to focus on those higer-level tasks, and delegating the rest. I let go of the control of making many of my products, something I thought was the only who could do this. I've realized, that hiring a part time seamstress to help me make my products is a good thing - I am now able to use that time to better design and plan products that fit within my business' values, instead of constantly sitting in front of my sewing machine, not having the time to come up for air.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Mary Beth — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:11:02 -0000

Just because YOU CAN doesn't mean YOU SHOULD! It's been so hard for me to seperate myself from my abilities and my passions. 2012 is the year I will not agree to things just becuase I have the talent or skill set. I will agree to things that align with my life goals and passions. Period! :)

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Erica Cosminsky — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:10:43 -0000

My best lesson was not to worry so much over my clients disagreeing with my business decisions. We do transcription and changed our billing policies from billed on completion and 15 days to pay to prepaid before we start. I expected to lose clients and have angry emails. Surprisingly all but 2 clients said "Good for you!'
I'd been wrestling with this decision for months. I really wish I'd pulled the trigger and learned this lesson sooner.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Felice Lam — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:51:17 -0000

"Be authentic no matter what, as an individual or a company." A great example is: SEOmoz.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

paul — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:43:19 -0000

prioritization is key. by cutting out EVERYTHING about my work i wasn't totally in love with doing, i'm both happier and more effective/efficient.

ps: regarding saying yes, and saying no, i wrote blog posts about those here: http://pjrvs.com/saying-yes/ and http://pjrvs.com/saying-no/

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Dan Sherman — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:30:14 -0000

I would say the biggest lesson I learned was Never Assume Anything! Of course, I had been taught these for years, but sometimes old smarty pants in me thinks I know everything when I don't. This really hit home when I was brought in to do some social media consulting for a high powered software development company. I assumed they all knew how to use LinkedIn, but they had no clue, even though they had these huge propeller beanies on : ). I learned never to assume anything about your market or your clients. Just because you can do something, does not mean anyone else can. So package up that knowledge and go to town.

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Danielle Lynn — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:56:32 -0000

My lesson for 2011 was very similar to yours Erin! As a professional photographer I went into this business thinking that I have to be the 'jack of all trades' - photographing whatever came my way simply for the exposure. And while that strategy can totally work for some, it did not work for me. 2011 was the year that I had many breakthroughs in terms of discovering exactly what I love, and what I really want to shoot. So before my busy season this year I decided that I would only shoot what I absolutely love. And while it has closed some doors for me, it has opened up several, much bigger ones. Ones that would have never opened had I remained shooting anything that came my way as opposed to someone who specializes. In short, my lesson was that its okay to do what you love and to do it with confidence. Not only do I feel that my art is better (and growing!) as a result, but I'm just so happy! :)

Re: Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Pasi — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:18:23 -0000

Thanks for this one Erin. Yes +1:)

My best lesson this year was that you need to do your project planning properly and then you need to follow your plan and stay awake for any changes. In the course of this work the uttermost thing I learned is that there is very rarely too much communication. So I need to remember to keep the people around updated.

Keep up the good spirit:)
+Pasi

Re: Oh Business, You Silly Thing You

Suzanne — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:31:23 -0000

I am happy when my clients don't need me. It's exhausting if they need me too often. I hope you will be able to have more bubble baths without interruptions!

Re: Launch Strategy for a New Blog

Nica, Virtual Assistant — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:25:03 -0000

Great post Erin! I have created a checklist out of this that I can use whenever I launch a new blog for myself and it's clients.

I also recommend that you use the auto post to Twitter features of Feedburner.

Re: Oh Business, You Silly Thing You

Ella Pelayo — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:12:17 -0000

Erin, just when I thought I was the sole person feeling like this for the past 4 years, I read this post. I guess this is more so because our business is home based and its easier for us to get distracted esp when life punches. Everytime I feel lonesome in the business boat, I turn around and look at people who inspire me most, YOU. Maybe you don't hear this often, but just by being you, you inspire a lot of people to succeed. So keep going :)

Re: Oh Business, You Silly Thing You

Business Email List — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:44:41 -0000

Interesting Business !!! Oh.... Still not silly.......

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Re: Final Week! #Dove Contest: Win a 16Gb iPod Nano!

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Re: Seriously Ikea? Seriously.

Petra — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:16:15 -0000

Yes, I experience the same frustration. It's crazy! What company limits it's sales like that, pah!

Re: Seriously Ikea? Seriously.

Petra — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:13:07 -0000

What a waste of time Ikea is online. they should have a section that specifies exactly WHAT you CAN buy online. I spent 30 mins browsing and everything I looked at from ornaments to linens was unavailable online. Wow, they lost me as a customer.

Re: Reader Question: How to Get More Facebook Fans

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