by Melissa Walker Horn | Jul 31, 2021 | Confidence, Personal, Social Media
Over the last month, on my social media break (as much as work allows), I’ve noticed a few things. Things about my life that I completely missed in the non-stop app switch that is social media. Firstly, I’m not very satisfied with my life. I keep looking...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 16, 2020 | Social Media
Recently, I closed my MailChimp account. An account I had since 2011! 2011, team, do you remember the good old days? And if you receive the Suger News, you would know I switched to a new kid on the block, FloDesk. I’m going to talk a little more about it later,...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jan 13, 2020 | Blogging, Personal, Social Media
This is it! The time has come for the resurgence of the personal blog. Not that they were gone-gone or anything. But with the rise of the Insta-blogger, twitter-superstar and all the tween Tik-Tokers, blogging has been a little out-dated. Short, punchy and on platform...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Sep 18, 2019 | Self-Care, Social Media
As far as being on social media goes, I consider myself pretty balanced. I work a lot online and over the years have developed ways to manage the distractions of notifications and the draw of new posts. For those playing at home, I use MUTE a lot. Like, a lot a lot....
by Melissa Walker Horn | Sep 11, 2018 | Social Media
So, your kids want a digital career? I get that. There’s a shift away from traditional employment happening. So maybe your child will be a YouTuber or eSports Gamer or any of the other hundreds of things people do online as jobs. But I can help you, and your...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Aug 9, 2018 | Relationships, Social Media
I’ve been a little quiet for the past couple of weeks. From the high of daily (ish) blogging, it was a bit of a comedown. So, without excuses or blame, I want to tell you what was going on in the hopes it might clear the way for some words to show up. ...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jun 27, 2018 | Social Media
I don’t know about you, but the minute I saw IG TV launched online, I downloaded the secondary app immediately. Not sure what I’m talking about, read this from the Instagram blog first. Short version. Watch the video if you’re interested. I’ve...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jun 12, 2018 | Social Media
Genuine question. How do I transfer the renewed joy and consistency to my YouTube channel? Some of you have seen it, maybe you haven’t, but I need your help and advice. I wish I was offering you something different today but when I sat down to write, it’s...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jun 5, 2018 | Personal, Social Media
But are you embarrassed about how it looks? She asked. Not out of the blue, or to be unkind, as part of the conversation. We were talking about Instagram. The challenges people and businesses can face there and how we aren’t really that sure what to do to reach...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jun 2, 2018 | Personal, Social Media
As some of you know, I started working with an assistant earlier this year. I wanted work to continue on my other blog, The Leave Home Blog, as well as some other things. I was lucky enough to hire Charlotte, the daughter of my friend Desiree. Oh heeeey. Charlotte,...
by Melissa Walker Horn | May 27, 2018 | Blogging, Personal, Social Media
I was talking to Dani (you know her, right? SUPERSTAR) and as long time, back in the dark ages type bloggers, we were wondering how the heck we used to make it work. What did we blog about? How did we fit so much more in? Did we fit more in, or nah? While in this what...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 17, 2018 | Social Media
I’m probably the last person you should be listening to on the topic of building a healthy email list right now. My newsletters have been infrequent and uninteresting, to say the least. But, take this as a do what I say, not as I do kind of thing, okay? If...
