The Dandy Co.

12/29/2021

One of the things I love about my clients is that they are all excited about their work and they’re passionate about their ideas. They love their businesses (sometimes) as if it were one of their children. And they spend a lot of time working. That’s the good news. The bad news is that many entr

12/15/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/save-time-with-these-three-filing-tips

I was talking with a client last week about her newsletter. While we were on the phone, she began struggling to find a document I had sent a few months ago. She looked in her email, she searched her hard drive, she even looked through a pile of papers she had stacked on her desk. After roughly 3 mi

12/01/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/you-and-your-work-schedulewhos-controlling-who

I was speaking with one of my friends the other day. Among other things, we talked about how we run full-time businesses, have families and still manage to keep our sanity. We also talked about how we manage our client interactions so that it all works. Here are a few tricks I’d like to share:

11/17/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/you-and-your-work-schedulewhos-controlling-who

I was speaking with one of my friends the other day. Among other things, we talked about how we run full-time businesses, have families and still manage to keep our sanity. We also talked about how we manage our client interactions so that it all works. Here are a few tricks I’d like to share:

11/03/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/is-your-e-mail-address-hurting-your-business

We all use e-mail every day.  And while social media gets most of the buzz, it’s really e-mail (social media’s less sexy roommate) that gets the work done, day in and day out. All of which means that if you own and operate a small business, you need to be sure that you’re taking full adva...

10/22/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/filling-the-gaps-when-things-get-slow

As someone who’s used to – and enjoys – feeling at capacity most of the time, I wasn’t sure what to do with myself when things slowed down a bit earlier this year. I began by cleaning out every closet in the house, a task which actually turned out to be quite rewarding. After a while, though...

10/22/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/adjust-outdated-processes-as-your-business-evolves

As a small business owner or solo professional, you’ve got many processes and procedures in place, not to mention lots of outwardly facing marketing things, like your LinkedIn profile and your web site. Over time, it’s easy to look at them, without really  seeing  them. That can b

10/22/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/dont-wait-do-it-today

Nearly every day, clients and prospective clients come to me with a big idea or project they want to tackle . Some are brimming with excitement, others with concern. Either way, some jump right in while others just seem to stall. Procrastination is something we’ve all been guilty of now and then. ...

03/01/2021

https://www.thedandyco.com/the-dandy-dispatch/you-cant-do-it-all-how-to-delegate-effectively

It seems that at least once each week I hear the same five words from friends and clients: “I need to delegate more.” And then, immediately afterward, they say, “But I don’t think there’s anybody who will understand my work, take it as seriously as I do, and do a really great job.” As a ...