by Elena Mutonono | Apr 12, 2018 | Business values, Client search, marketing, Teacherpreneur
What happens when all the marketing you do for your online teaching business hits a wall? Knowing how “ecstatic” you get when you think about marketing, hitting a wall is a common experience. What we do about it determines whether or not our business will thrive....
by Elena Mutonono | Jan 25, 2018 | Business values, Small business story, Smart online teaching, Teacherpreneur
It’s 5 PM, and you’re exhausted. You’ve worked with 7 clients today, your voice is hoarse, and there seems to be no air left in your lungs. You move away from your computer to go back to your family, but the guilty thoughts keep bothering you… “I haven’t blogged...
by Elena Mutonono | Jan 11, 2018 | Business values, marketing, Smart online teaching, Teacherpreneur
I’m at a coffee shop taking some time off from the holiday noise doing my favorite introvert things: writing, reflecting, journaling, planning and doodling. A young woman’s sitting in front of me, her laptop open, a facebook page staring right into my face. The...
by Elena Mutonono | Dec 28, 2017 | Business values, Smart online teaching
“We’ve got so much to do and so little time that the idea of spending time doing anything unrelated to the to-do list actually creates stress. … We even convince ourselves that sleep is a terrible use of our time.” Brené Brown. What comes to mind when you...
by Elena Mutonono | Nov 30, 2017 | Business values
How do our business practices reflect our values? Jean is new to this blog. She began teaching online a few years ago and is now struggling to carve out her own niche in this crowded market with dismal attention span and progressive amnesia. How do you...
by Elena Mutonono | Nov 16, 2017 | Business values
I ran into a major struggle in my business a few years ago. It didn’t have to do with the money or economic struggles that were forcing me out of business. The core of the problem was inside me. It went like this: I believed that my client deserved my...