Feb 4, 2013Know Before you Grow
By Helena Swyter. Image by Amy Borrell.
Before your readership takes off, it’s important to get your blog-related finances in order. Taking the time to set a good foundation now will help you as you grow into new readership and bigger opportunities.
Open a Business Bank Account
As you grow your readership, you will likely incur more costs associated with maintaining such an awesome blog - web hosting, graphic design, supplies, etc. Your blog is becoming a business. The first and most important thing you can do is get a separate bank account. Worried about fees? See if your bank will waive the maintenance fees if you keep all your accounts (personal and business) with them. If not, shop around for a local credit union that can meet your needs.
Once the bank account is in place, you should be using a related debit card or business credit card to make all your blog-related purchases. This will make things much easier as you begin tracking the income and expenses associated with running your blog.
A weekend of Alt Recaps
By Victoria Hudgins. Photo by Justin Hackworth.
To start the weekend off right, here are even more recaps from Alt SLC.
The most popular business card color was...
Traveling as a team is great fun
How one man survived Alt summit and lived to tell
More Recap Links from Alt
By Victoria Hudgins.
Here are even more recaps from Alt to enjoy:
It's the relationships that cannot be beat
Tips for collaborating with sponsors
Ingredients for a great Alt experience
Alt left me inspired and excited about the future
A three day love fest for bloggers
A packed couple of days that wildly exceeded my expectations
How to Find the Right Business Partner for You
By Emily Meyer.
I was honored to speak at this year’s Alt Summit, and am excited to tell you about how I found the right business partner—and, by extension, how you can do the same.
Twelve years ago, I was designing the "little girls" collection at Esprit. I had an brewing idea for a brand inspired by the discovery of global cultures. It was a beautiful concoction of my life experiences up to that point in time.
I met Leigh Rawdon at a party - our husbands were friends from business school - and we began chatting about work and life. She was passionate about starting her own business someday. Then eventually I told her my idea for a brand. Her eyes lit up and she said, “Tell me more.” Leigh believed in my idea—and I soon learned that she had the skills and experience to turn my concept into an actual business.
It might seem that Leigh and I were just plain lucky to meet and then to co-found Tea Collection. But there was more than luck, it was fate. Here's what I’ve learned about finding the right business partner: