by Jane Pollak | Dec 3, 2020 | Be Inspired, Branding, Customer Service, Marketing, Meet Remarkable Women, Networking, Small Business, Success
What began as a way to fill an 8-hour day ended up being a rewarding, uplifting and satisfying adventure. I was at an intersection between my kitchen renovation completion and a rare day with no appointments on the calendar. My home studio is currently inoperable, or...
by Jane Pollak | Nov 30, 2020 | Branding, Customer Service, Find Business Tips, Small Business, Start-up Business, Textile Design
My Etsy shop opened a few weeks ago, and I’ve already quadrupled my prices. Considering the time and aesthetics that go into each design, I know that my pillows will have to be bought as art, not home dec. They bring beauty and style to any room they grace and...
by Jane Pollak | Oct 16, 2020 | Branding, Rant, Self-care, Support
Does it ever feel like the world is conspiring against you? That no action you take touches the mountain of work ahead? That you are constantly thwarted? Oh, yeah: Mercury Retrograde is upon us. Yesterday was that kind of day for me. Nothing felt right. I’m in...
by Jane Pollak | Sep 18, 2020 | Be Inspired, Branding, Self-Promotion, Small Business, Social Media
Me! I had a photo shoot with the remarkable Katie Settel this week. I had author shots taken a year ago, but wanted to update my website, social media and marketing offers with a fresh look. The past collection was no longer speaking to me, plus I’ve added...
by Jane Pollak | Sep 8, 2020 | Branding, General Wisdom, Persistence, Self-Promotion, Small Business
I used to like to compare myself to Paul Newman. (Have you stopped giggling?) He came into my life first as an actor. Then a race car driver. Then a salad dressing maker. I didn’t think less of him as an actor when he started Newman’s Own. I thought,...
by Jane Pollak | Sep 7, 2020 | Branding, Coaching, Education, Marketing, Self-Promotion, Small Business, Social Media
I hear that message in my head when I reject something out of hand. Like Instagram. Too many hashtags and paper airplane thingy’s. I want to reject it (before it rejects me). That voice–“Have you even tried?”– comes from a wonderful...
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