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I get a *lot* of requests to help people for free. I usually offer a few tips, because at the end of the day, I care perhaps to a weird degree about helping people exit bad relationships and find good ones. But I can’t and don’t always jump into Freebie Mode. I’d like to take a minute to explain where I’m …
No, not like THAT, you guys! Get your minds out of the gutter. Lately I’ve worked with several different professionals—I’ve hired folks for graphic design, photography, and some web development that was beyond my expertise. I also worked with an interior decorator, and I helped a client hire a makeup artist and a wardrobe specialist. I’ve been getting my taxes done …
Hey lovebirds, I’m back! Wait, you didn’t know I was gone? …Yeah, sorry about that. I only remembered to tell my newsletter subscribers. But alas, I’m returned, and ready to party with you, and/or return to helping you find love online. 🙂 I was in Florida, helping my mom recover from a planned surgery. It was crazy and fascinating and hot …
A well-meaning friend recently asked me a few pragmatic questions about hosting clients in my home office. The exchange went something like this: C: “So, what’s it like when you have a client to your house? Do you clean first?” Me: “Yeah, but only the main living room, since that’s what they see when they walk in. I take them …
I’m finally feeling almost back to normal, so you’ll be hearing more from me again soon. 🙂 But even while I’ve been under the weather, I’ve been churning and thinking behind the scenes about a few Heartographer tweaks. Namely, the branding. See, in the super secret thing I hinted about Wednesday, the dreaded branding thing happened—someone mispronounced my company’s name. …
Last Friday was the seven year anniversary of my first date with Grant, and this Wednesday was our three-year wedding anniversary. We’re actually celebrating all of those things tonight, because Grant has had some crazy deadlines at work, and I managed to get insanely suddenly sick, so I’m hopped up on NyQuil to try to make myself feel well enough …
Hi all! I’m experimenting with tackling a few more topics via video, instead of just in writing or on the podcast. (Crikey, you might not think I need one more outlet since I also have this other blog plus my newsletter and an advice column, but people are actually requesting online dating advice videos! Yay?) Let me know what you’d like …
For many years, I worked in quality assurance (QA) for various software and video game companies. I kinda did this side-by-side with helping people find love online, but my day jobs were always in some sort of testing. And I love testing! I’m fluent in several languages, so I’m able to spot issues like inconsistent translations for, say, a certain …
Yikes, know how I said I was going to be posting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday? Well, today’s post kind of slipped me by! Between bizarre errands and office improvement adventures, I’ve been running around doing physical stuff more than I’ve been writing today. I have lots of great stuff in the works, it’s just all still churning, ya know? …
Whenever I’m at events or meetings to help beef up my business, I get asked who my target client is. I always name a pretty broad range of ages, orientations, genders, and demographics, because that’s my reality! I have a diverse group of clients. But conventional small business wisdom is to narrow, narrow, narrow to best cater to your perfect …