The iMarketer Life Blog

Think about the last time you needed a new plumber. What about the time you moved into a new area and were desperate to find the best local pizza joint? Before you bought that new bike rack on Amazon, what did you do? You called a friend for a recommendation. You asked your new [...]

Landing a new client is one of the most exciting parts of living the solopreneur lifestyle. After all, helping clients realize their goals for their small business is what keeps us iMarketers motivated and energized. But what happens when client expectations morph from ambitious to [...]

Landing new business is a pretty key part of living this iMarketer life. After all, no clients = no work, and no work = no money. But finding the right approach to pitching your small business marketing skills can be tricky. It’s probably obvious to you how much more vibrant and clear [...]

We all know professional networking is important, right? It’s helpful in virtually any industry, but in the marketing industry, it’s a vital part of what we do. After all, so much of our success as iMarketers comes from building genuine and enduring connections — and that starts [...]

As iMarketers, we’re a little less about work-life balance and a little more about work-life integration. After all, integration is really the main reason this whole working-from-home and being-our-own-boss life appeals to us. We want the conference calls and our fuzzy slipper-socks. [...]

Launching a marketing business can feel a little – or a lot – scary. You’ve been dreaming of skipping that commute in favor of working from your own home in your pajamas with as many cups (pots?) of coffee as your heart desires. But knowing how to start can be [...]

Ditching the 9-to-5 life for one of flexibility and independence has some pretty obvious perks. Even so, there may be one thing you’re hesitant to leave behind as you start your own marketing business — the co-worker camaraderie. After all, we’re marketers, we’re movers and [...]

For those of us living the iMarketer life, tax season can be a particularly daunting time. We’re just guessing here, but we are not number people, and we’re betting you’re not either. Deductions! 1099s! Quarterly estimates! Yeah, small business taxes are not for the faint of heart. [...]

A hard-working, entrepreneurial spirit landed smack dab on the Original iMarketer, Samantha Boyd, while growing up in small-town Iowa. She began babysitting at age 12, and, as soon as she got her driver’s license, she started a “shuttle service” for kids who needed lifts to and from [...]

You spend the large majority of the year serving your family, your friends, your professional commitments. You deserve to get what you want for Christmas! While there’s more to the holidays than getting gifts (and giving gifts), we think it’s time you make a little magic happen for [...]