Are You Hiding in Your Business? Authenticity in Your Marketing

Are You Hiding in Your Business? Authenticity in Your Marketing

The first time I watched Disney’s Encanto a few months ago, my daugther, “Camilo is my favorite!”

“Oh,” I said, surprised. “Which was he again? I don't quite remember him.”

“He's the shapeshifter,” my daughter answered.

I watched it again this weekend. And there he was, sliding in and out of scenes effortlessly, taking on the form of who he was next to, adapting their voices before slipping away in the background again.

He was good at hiding, and so was I when I was in my corporate job. No one saw the real me. But that doesn’t work now…

Your Home Page: What It Needs and What It Doesn't

Your Home Page: What It Needs and What It Doesn't

Maybe you’re getting ready to create your website. Or perhaps you’re revamping yours because you feel it needs a refresh. Whatever the reason, you’re ready to get going.

You’ve probably done some research.

Maybe you’ve looked at other sites you like. Or you’ve taken a website design course that emphasizes establishing your brand and value statement.

And, you’ve seen lots of stuff on home pages: Outsized glammy pictures, lists of services with calls to action, twitter feeds, and so much more.

So, you fire up a blank page, ready to create your Home Page. As you start drafting, though, you realize you just aren’t sure what to include…

Educational vs. Promotional Content: Knowing the Difference

Educational vs. Promotional Content: Knowing the Difference

Have you ever sat down to work on your marketing and started writing a piece of content? You’ve got a lot to tell people. Lessons you want to share, insights to help those struggling.

So, you start writing, and then you remember that you’re hoping to get new clients too. You try to figure out when in the article and how to tell people about your new program or thing you’re offering.

Before you know it though, the piece you started working on, doesn’t feel so clear any more. Or it feels awkward. Clunky.

What might be happening is that you might be confusing two distinct types of marketing content…

Building Your Business

Some days developing your business can feel impossible. You’re trying everything you can to bring your work into the world, and yet, the road feels long. Maybe you're launching something and it's not getting the reception you'd hoped for. Maybe you feel stuck marketing, and writing copy feels like hauling boulders up a steep hill. Whatever it is, offer yourself some compassion.

And then, if you're feeling discouraged, remember you can do this. Bringing your gifts and talents to the world through your business is what you’re being called to do.

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Trouble Finalizing Your Content? Get Clear on Its True Purpose

Trouble Finalizing Your Content? Get Clear on Its True Purpose

You’re working on a piece of content, say your blog post, and it’s not getting done. You’re working on it, sure, but you notice you want to make your blog post good. I mean, really good.

You have a decent topic, something you want to share with folks, and yet you’re having trouble finalizing it. You keep thinking of different, better, wittier, or more creative ways to express the idea.

You’re having fun, you insist. You like writing creatively!

There’s something that a lot of coaches, healers and creative entrepreneurs struggling to finish content pieces might not immediately realize Writing articles or blog posts has a particular marketing purpose for your business…