15 Business Lessons. 5 Conferences. 3 Weeks – What I Learned and You Can Too!

by Prerna Malik | Life of a Smallbiz Owner, Productivity for Business Owners, Small Business Resources, Tips and Ideas

Confession: I wrote at least 25 smart-sounding headlines before scrapping them all and settling on this one. Because let’s face it… that’s what this post is all about. It’s about conferences, lessons, and travels. It’s about a journey, spanning thousands...

Don’t Do These 5 Things When Working from Home

by Prerna Malik | Life of a Smallbiz Owner, Productivity for Business Owners, Tips and Ideas

Working from home is undoubtedly one of the best things to have happened to me. It is a lifestyle that suits my personality and my professional ambitions perfectly while allowing me to manage our home and raise our daughter just the way I envisioned. I wouldn’t have...

How to Increase Revenue by 50% Without Working More Hours

by Mayank Malik | Life of a Smallbiz Owner, Productivity for Business Owners, Productivity Tips, Small Business Resources, Tips and Ideas

As a freelancer or service provider, you usually have ONE key goal: Increase Revenue. More often than not, that requires one of two things – either work more hours or go the agency model and have a team of people to work for you. When we started our business in...

5 Insanely Easy and Ridiculously Effective Productivity Hacks that Help Us Do More During Holidays without Sacrificing Family Time

by Mayank Malik | Life of a Smallbiz Owner, Productivity for Business Owners, Tips and Ideas

Being an entrepreneur has its perks BUT it also has its flip side. Here’s the thing… You can carve a schedule that suits you. You can work the days that suit you. You can work more or less depending on your season of life. What you can’t do is not execute...

How to be a Successful Blogger While Living a Life, Running a Business and Staying Human

by Prerna Malik | Business Blogging 101, Productivity for Business Owners

How to be a successful blogger? THIS was the question that came up repeatedly in my 1-on-1 coaching sessions with blog clients and naturally, it was the question that led me to create the 7-Day Blog Blitz Bootcamp. In fact… We’ve JUST wrapped up the premier LIVE...

{Blog Blitz Bootcamp} Watch That Clock! Time Management Tools and Techniques for the Productive Blogger

by Prerna Malik | Business Blogging 101, Productivity for Business Owners

Okkkaaay, today’s Blog Blitz Bootcamp topic is one that’s my personal favorite : time management tools and techniques. Because, productivity is a subject I’m mega-passionate about. Yes, more than Nutella and Starbucks. I know, who’d have thought?! Anyhoo, moving on…...