by Cassie Howard | Nov 19, 2015 | Social Media |
Have you ever sat down to write a post on Facebook (because you’re supposed to be posting in there multiple times a day, ya know) and your mind just goes blank? I mean completely blank. You’ve got nothing. So you close your laptop and say “I’ll do it later”. Or worse, you start browsing Facebook for “inspiration” and come up for air hours later, still with nothing to post about (unless your peeps want to know about baby goats wearing pajamas or the 5 dead giveaways you’re afraid of spiders). Let me blow your mind for a second - writing Facebook posts does NOT need to be such a struggle. In fact, writing Facebook posts can be easy and take minimal time and effort with this one simple trick. Insert the Weekly Facebook List (my dirty little secret). Try this: Every week (ideally on a Sunday), sit down and write out a list of 30+ different Facebook post ideas (3-5 posts per day, plus some extras). Then, each morning, pull 3-5 of the ideas from that list and you can either write them throughout the day, or write them all first thing in the morning and then copy and paste them into Facebook groups throughout the day. Stumped on what to add to your list? Here are some ideas: Questions, questions, questions. Any questions at all. Just make them REALLY easy to answer. Behind the scenes photos of you working on your business (your laptop, your to-do list, your morning coffee, whatever). A vulnerable story that you’re almost too scared to post (but post it anyway, people love to...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 11, 2015 | Making Money |
Tired of hearing about everyone else’s success? Sick to death of “$30K in one month” and “consistent $10K months” stories? Wondering when YOU will be the one shouting your big money months from the rooftops? You’re not alone, my friend. When you’re struggling to make money in your business, hearing about the success of others can be… well, annoying. Although you are happy for them, you wish it could be you experiencing that level of success yourself. You’ve worked hard to get where you are. You have the skills. You have the passion. So why the hell don’t you have the money? Let me tell you why: because you don’t want it bad enough. One of my favourite quotes of all time is “when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful” by entrepreneur Eric Thomas. I love that quote because it’s so true. When you’re an entrepreneur, it’s hard to keep pushing day in and day out. It’s hard to know exactly what to do next. It’s hard to know whether to keep moving forward or completely pull the plug on a project. But the fact of the matter is: when you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, that’s when you’ll be successful. So today, I wanted to leave you with a few tips to start having those big money months like everyone else seems to be having. Because I want you to be successful - but I also want you to WANT to be successful. Right here, right now. Because without that desire, you won’t get...
by Cassie Howard | Nov 4, 2015 | Work At Home Mom |
Hey gorgeous, Have you ever tried to tell someone in your family that you work for yourself, and they look at you as if you have two heads? Ever tried to explain to someone that working from home does not equal sitting on the couch all day watching Netflix and eating Oreos? I have. Even though I’ve worked from home for over a decade, my mom STILL asks me if I need help finding a job. My grandmother is still asking me how “the coupon website” is doing (even though I haven’t worked on that site for over 2 years). People have a hard time understanding how you can possibly work from home, on your own business, during the business hours you set for yourself, making crazy good money. You MUST be doing something illegal. Selling drugs, probably. There’s a lot of money in the selling of drugs. That has to be it. (No, Grandma, “coupons” is not a code word for “marijuana”.) If you get the look of confusion from people when they find out you work from home, this is what you do: Step 1: Tell them this - “Don’t worry, it’s nothing illegal. It’s certainly not drugs or anything!” Step 2: Give them a pre-written (or typed) list of every single thing you do in a day for your business. Keep multiple copies on hand for when another person inevitably asks you “what do you do all day, anyway?”. That’s it. The end. No explanations. Just the cold, hard truth that no, you don’t sit on your ass all day watching Netflix (not every day, anyway)....
by Cassie Howard | Oct 27, 2015 | Sales |
One of the benefits of working for yourself is the ability to travel whenever you want. I decided to travel last weekend. Although it was only for 2 days, I made the decision to take the weekend off from business stuff, and all my other responsibilities and head to New York with my bestie for a girls weekend. Road trip! The plan was to meet up with another friend in Albany, which we did (and had such an AMAZING time!), do a bit of shopping (Hi Target, I love you!) and eat everything in sight (not difficult). There weren’t many apartments or hotels available to rent, and because I’m not a fan of B&B’s, I didn’t hesitate, and just booked us two gals a big ‘ol HOUSE on the water. My friend joked that I was crazy because it cost me around $700 for two nights, plus $600 on gas, phone charges and other odds and ends - not to mention food on top of that. It was close to a $2,000 trip. But – I did it without ANY hesitations about money. The old me, the me from less than a year ago, would never, EVER have spent $2,000 for a weekend away. These days, I allow myself to do things that raise my vibration and make me feel good. Because if I’ve learned anything over the past 8 months, it’s that the more I feel good, the more money I make. So while my friend flinched at the $2,000 price tag, I didn’t. I paid it all without a single complaint. I’m now able to enjoy my...
by Cassie Howard | Oct 23, 2015 | Work At Home Mom |
Have you ever sat down at your computer, determined to get the most out of your day, only to look at the clock hours later and realize you’ve spent hours “working”, but didn’t accomplish a damn thing? Me too. That’s why I had to put a daily routine & weekly schedule in place. Having this daily routine sets my day up for success. No more chit chatting on Facebook for hours. No more reading blog posts all day and not implementing the things I learn. No more wasting time online. I’m now able to accomplish SO MUCH in my days - and despite what many assume - I absolutely do NOT spend all day online. Today I want to share with you the daily routines I have in place, to give you an idea of how you can start to structure your days to get more done in less time. First off: I use a combination of Google calendar, weekly to-do lists (written on paper) and daily to-do lists (written on paper). Those are the only things I use to keep my tasks and to-do’s organized. Monday: * 6am - Wake up, shower, take my vitamins, drink water, tackle ONE big task from my daily to-do list * 7am - Wake kids up, make & eat breakfast, pack lunches, get everyone dressed and out the door for school * 9am - Be of service in Facebook Groups and/or promote discovery calls or a new offering * 9:15am - Random work (live call outlines, content for new offering, behind the scenes biz stuff, emails, communicating with my team) * 10am...
