The Firefly Blog

You want practical business and marketing tips you can use to grow your business. That’s what I’ve got for you right here, articles and videos you can take action on right away. And, if you scroll down you’ll find video interviews I’ve done with successful entrepreneurs where they share their top marketing tips.

The Many Ways Curiosity Can Benefit Your Business

by Stephanie Ward

As a business owner it’s easy to slip into comfortable patterns and start running on auto-pilot. Whether you’re stuck in a rut, looking for new revenue streams for your business model, or simply want more joy from your business there is a simple solution....

Want to Be in the Media More Often? Expert Tips from Janneke van Heugten

by Stephanie Ward

As a small business owner, you need to be visible. One way to do this is to have your business featured in the media. This brings you wider exposure and helps position you as an expert. Janneke van Heugten, founder of VIDM (Vaker in de Media) shares her expert tips...

The Truth About Which Marketing Strategy Really Works

by Stephanie Ward

There are so many people with so many marketing ideas telling you what to do and how to do it. It’s easy to get distracted and end up paralyzed. The truth is marketing that actually works is anything that involves connecting with people. Genuinely connecting...

One Key to More Clients with Allison Hamilton-Rohe

by Stephanie Ward

Allison Hamilton-Rohe, Personal Style Coach and owner of Daily Outfit shared her top marketing strategy with me in this interview. In addition, find out how digging deeper allowed her to discover a better way to communicate with prospective clients....

Why Flow is Just as Important to Your Business as Productivity

by Stephanie Ward

As a Business Owner you have a lot to do. So it makes sense that you want to figure out how to be as productive as possible and make the most of your time. I’m all for that. And yet, there is another dimension to your time that often gets overlooked. Because...

Does Selling Yourself Give You An Uneasy Feeling?

by Stephanie Ward

Selling yourself can feel weird. This is what I’ve heard from many business owners. I get that. And even though you are the person delivering your work, you don’t have to put the focus on selling yourself. There is a simple shift you can make that will remove that...

Stuck in Your Business? How to Get to the Root Issue

by Stephanie Ward

As a business owner, sometimes you can get stuck. You may have an idea about some part of your business or marketing that you want to change and improve. And so you come up with a solution that you hope will fix the problem. For example, you might want to...

Who Is Afraid of a Big Bad Business Change?

by Stephanie Ward

Change can be scary. Change can be hard. Change can also be exciting and rewarding. As a business owner things are continuously changing and evolving. Things like your: service providers, marketing, and business model. In any case, you can’t stop change. So why...

Top Marketing Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs

Discover the marketing strategies that worked for these extremely successful business owners and think about how you can apply their tips to your business.