is a fear of numbers!
a blog in the life of an online gift shop and its owner
is a fear of numbers!
We all go through days, even weeks, of not liking ourselves, not liking what we do, what we’ve done, how we did it, who we are, we compare ourselves with others (and never stack up), we don’t feel good enough or worthy enough, our self belief can take a battering and it’s so often from […]
There are three phases that people go through before they make a purchase online:
Phase 1: is the browsing phase.
Phase 2: is called the compare phase.
Phase 3: which is the most important phase, is called the buying phase. This is where they actually make the purchase online, hopefully in our store!
I just had to show off my first attempt at knitting myself a pair of gloves! Thanks to Jodie from Jellywares for the inspiration and the easy pattern ! I knitted the second glove in an evening, while watching NCIS, Numbers & Crossing Jordan, although I didn’t see much of the shows (I’m only […]
1. Be early in the alphabet - Always consider where your business will be if you are in a situation where businesses are listed alphabetically in trade shows, in yellow pages directory.
2. Avoid numbers - People may not remember the numbers or whether the numbers are spelled out.
3. Pick a name with verb potential - […]
We all have them but do we all follow through on them? Why haven’t you? Have you discussed with others who just don’t ‘get it’, have you simply thought about it too long and someone else has beat you to it, maybe you’re not confident enough to try it or you just don’t have the […]
On the last Friday in June (which is the 29th this year) it’s Red Nose Day. It is an annual fundraiser for SIDS and Kids. By wearing or displaying a Red Nose it helps to not only make awareness of the Sids and Kids organisation but also brings a smile to peoples faces and lets […]
This poem is written by Valerie Murphy. She thanks you in joining her on a journey of healing and empowerment and asks that you share this poem with others, and pay it forward. I would like to thank Anne (DivaDays) and Nicole (ModernGoddess) for sharing this poem and ‘paying it forward’ it is my pleasure […]
Here’s my technorati profile if anyone’s interested, apparently it’s helpful to have a link back to it. So they say, although I haven’t actually worked out who ‘they’ are but ‘they’ do seem quite knowledgeable!
What is Technorati? It’s a bit geeky, a bit webby and a bit ‘look at me look at me’ but, in […]
Look at your day. How do you spend it? What ruts have you gotten yourself into that you could easily break yourself out of?
What poor habits are eating valuable minutes of your life every day?
What impact can a few minutes make? Take a look at this. What if you were able to save:
Five minutes by […]