by alexarohn | Jan 17, 2018 | Blogs, Branding, Business Theory
Do you make it easy for people to “get you” and “get what you do” online? Often, the issue isn’t other people, it’s how you position yourself, describe what you do, and what you share. Sorry if you were hoping for one of those “it’s not you, it’s...
by alexarohn | Jan 16, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory
Our house has this lovely, functional coffee table that we can’t get enough of. The thick slab of wood (shown in front of the couch above) has mega character and the steel hairpin legs were welded by a gorgeous southern belle somewhere in Georgia. Needless to say it...
by alexarohn | Jan 15, 2018 | Blogs, Business Theory, Facebook, Instagram, Metrics
I secretly hate hashtags. [Well, guess it’s not a secret now.] When they first came onto the scene they were a great way to find related people to follow who created certain types of content I enjoy. Once everyone’s on a social network, and once I find the group i...
by alexarohn | Jan 13, 2018 | Business Theory, Freelancing
Quitting isn’t a bad word. It’s not “giving up”, it’s letting go of what doesn’t serve you You don’t become a quitter overnight. Quitting, unlike giving up, takes willpower and practice. You give up when it gets too hard, you quit when something isn’t hard enough and...
by alexarohn | Jan 12, 2018 | Blogs, Freelancing
Before becoming a freelancer I was in an interview for a full-time remote job. This is what Steven Pressfield in “Turning Pro” would call a shadow career… I was interviewing for remote work after my partner and I decided we would move west to be closer to his work. He...