Milk and Mud

Broadcast vs. Follow-Up Emails to Your Mailing List

Kristen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:43:11 +0000

Once you’ve decided why you have a list (to create loyal fans who buy stuff from you), you have to decide how to communicate with those fans – either via broadcast emails, follow-up emails, or a mix of both. Both emails have a valuable place in your business. Broadcast Emails Broadcast emails are sent in [...]

Giving Great Stuff Away is Not the Purpose of Your Email List

Kristen — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:26:00 +0000

Everybody gives lip service to having a mailing list. When I say everybody I mean everybody. Where you go with your list from there, however, differs. Some bloggers, site owners, and marketers send out a weekly newsletter here and there. Some have a sequence of emails they send out automatically for awhile after you subscribe. [...]

Creating a Coaching Program

Kristen — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:46:38 +0000

Writing for this blog has been a struggle. I’ve gotten back to a fairly regular publication schedule with my other sites, but this one has been tougher. I have a series that I want to write, but my heart just isn’t in it yet. I’m not quite ready for it! It hit me this week [...]

Passive Income Streams

Kristen — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:19:05 +0000

Money coming in while you sleep — it’s one of the most intriguing thoughts out there. Tons of people fall for “get rich quick schemes” in the hopes of building an automatic money machine. But even though there many scammy programs to designed to make other people rich at your expense, passive income is real. [...]

Coming Out of a Slump

Kristen — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:12:30 +0000

I was in a slump – a big one – for a couple of months. A slump happens for many different reasons. I’ve learned some preventative measures, but in this article I really want to cover what to do when you’ve gotten into a slump. How do you get out? I can happily say that [...]

Day One Hundred and Eleven

Kristen — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:51:16 +0000

Today was a good day. I set aside 10% of my business income to tithe in some fashion — donating it to charity, church, etc. So the kids and I hit Sam’s club and got a bunch of stuff needed by Munson Manor, which is like the Ronald McDonald house for our local hospital. We [...]

Day One Hundred and Ten

Kristen — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Today was a gang-buster kind of day. I worked seriously hard and got a lot done. I wrote 8 articles, which is no small feat! I also got a lot out on the social media networks… now I just need to keep all of that caught up! I checked a lot of schoolwork and shepherded [...]

Day One Hundred and Nine

Kristen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:41:34 +0000

Today was more of the same… writing and making Powerpoint Templates. Reading and thinking. I started an article for this site today but didn’t get it done. I sound pretty pathetic, lol! I’m feeling a little better but still really struggling. It will get better. Photo by masahiko

Day One Hundred and Eight

Kristen — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:37:26 +0000

Today feels like more of the same from yesterday. My thoughts are pretty much in the same space, and my actions are mostly the same, too. Sorry to be super mundane about everything. I think it will take some time to get my spirit and drive back up. I’m listening to some trainings and working [...]

Day One Hundred and Seven

Kristen — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:33:36 +0000

Ah Monday… another week. I’m super-ready to be done with homeschooling for the year. I love school, but I think everybody is tired of school books and looking forward to the summer. I seriously want to get some more packing done and more cleaning and stuff around the house. I’ll be honest, I don’t really [...]