by Melissa Walker Horn | Oct 3, 2022 | Working for Yourself
It all started with a simple question, can I earn money on Fiverr as a photographer? Keen to get into doing more product photography, I was looking for a way to find clients and generate more work for myself. A YouTube video about a freelance copywriter on...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Oct 19, 2021 | Money + Finance
Recently I was watching Sex and the City and as a thirty-something trying to do her best to run a business, live life and prepare for the future I found myself adding up the outfit changes and designer pieces, the apartment and meals, not to mention the taxis. Sure, I...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Mar 24, 2021 | Reviews
You want it, sure, but do you need it? You want it, sure, but do you need it? Are you looking to purchase a new iPad and comparing the iPad Pro to other versions of the iPad? Me too. One of the first comparisons I made when I purchased my iPad Pro last year was the...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Mar 22, 2021 | Business, Reviews
Skillshare, I love it. What can I say? I could happily spend the day with Skillshare courses playing in the background of whatever I’m doing. And as someone who couldn’t say no to whatever new online course was being offered by the influencer of the...
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 | Sep 12, 2019 | Personal, Working for Yourself
Maybe these things are universal, or perhaps they are just me. But I thought, maybe it would be fun to talk about the things you should know about working for yourself. I’m a veteran now, basically. I’ve been back full-time working for myself for a year....
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jul 31, 2019 | Personal, Working for Yourself
Having a work from home daily routine isn’t something I planned on. I was pretty casual about such things. But I’ve been working for myself for a while now, so it was time, right? I left my job almost a year ago, and I’ve been working for myself...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Sep 13, 2018 | Personal, Working for Yourself
Just last week I gave notice at my day job to go back working for myself full-time. Even though it’s been pretty casual over the past year, this will give me the ultimate freedom to work in and on my business. I’m excited and nervous because you never can...
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...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 4, 2018 | Business, Personal
Last week, when we talked about life, Danielle wanted to know what happened with the pancake shop about being more open with my story. Did you know I had a pancake shop? Haha. I wonder if you did. Its name was Whispers, and it was a pancake and crepe cafe. I purchased...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Mar 5, 2018 | Working for Yourself
Planning a creative business photo shoot? Great! This is probably one of my favourite topics to talk about in business and easily my favourite thing to do. Making sure I have a collection of images I can tap into that are personal and filled with brand personality....
by Gayel Airs | Feb 19, 2018 | Grow Your Skills, Social Media, Working for Yourself
Your WordPress questions answered!? Yaaas. Who’s ready for this? It can’t just be me. Gayel here from Made Neat; if there is one topic I love chatting about, it’s WordPress. I can and will take an afternoon out with friends, sipping margaritas, to a...
