Let me guess: You have spent maybe a couple hundred (or thousands) of dollars on the shiniest, newest online course. Or perhaps you have put down close to a hundred bucks for a new workshop that promises to solve all your problems. Yet you are still in the same place that you were before you…
Learning to code is more than just a passing trend right now. Because of that, there’s been a small explosion of startups teaching people essential digital skills; especially ones aimed at women. With options galore, where is it safe to start? As always, with the why. Why would you want to learn how to code?…
Welcome to Shop Talk! While we love providing you with jam-packed, actionable posts, we also wanted to share quick, thought-provoking snippets here and there — from our brains to yours. The comparison trap is more than real as a solopreneur. We spend a lot of time in our own heads, after all, and when that’s…
During the summer of 2015, I gave into my weakness for whims — a bad habit I have long given up fighting against. The whim in question was to complete the Skillshare Teach Challenge — a competition to create and publish a Skillshare class in one month. I’d never taught anything before (besides driving to…
As freelancers and solo business owners, we know the importance of investing in what I like to call “YOU, Inc.” For our business to grow, we have to continually educate ourselves on all the things we have to do, both in and on our company. In fact, when I quit my job to work full…
Hi. I’m Amanda, and I am a courseaholic. I’m subscribed to multiple newsletters announcing when new courses will be coming out on sites I follow…and I’ve spent oodles of money on them. We’ve all heard both sides of this issue. We’ve been told that courses are a distraction, and we need to stay strong and…