Have you ever proudly stated that you are an amazing multitasker? We used to, too! But did you know that multitasking — switching back and forth between multiple tasks — takes up to 40% more time to get these tasks done, and can reduce your short-term IQ by 15 points? Multitasking takes …
9 TIPS FOR WRITING READABLE NEWSLETTERS
You can have the best content in the world, but if your newsletters are hard to read, you haven’t done your job as a communicator. Okay, sorry to start out on a negative, but sometimes you’ve just gotta rip that Band-Aid off, folks. It’s not just what you write, it’s how you write it, how …
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WHAT DO I WRITE ABOUT?
If you’re just now starting a regular email or newsletter to your audience, you may wonder what on earth to write about. Sounds funny, since we’re garden communicators, right? But trust us; we’ve been there, too, staring at that blank screen. Your newsletters don’t have to be long, but they do …
Make QR Codes Work For You
Swipe for 5 tips to get more out of these funky little images. Then click the link in our bio for even more tips from @clthegardenlady. 🌿🌿 But wait, there's more! QR codes have had one of the biggest comebacks we've ever seen. They're now a must-have in ads, on …
Careers Can Be As Accidental As Car Wrecks
I (Katie) meant to manage botanical gardens. Vi grew native plants. Jenny went to seminary and was a landscape designer. Rachel taught yoga. Heather was a magazine editor and a garden center manager. Gabriela served in the Air Force Reserve. None of us *planned* to …
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What do we do at The Garden of Words, exactly?
🌻 We are horticulturists that do marketing strategy and marketing deliverables FOR horticultural companies. 🌻 That means we develop and run email marketing programs, we build and manage websites (ecommerce and non-ecommerce), create marketing strategies, develop SMS (text) marketing programs, …
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SOURCING IMAGES FOR CONTENT
Whether you’re a blog writer, social media user, public speaker, or have an image-heavy website, you’ll need high-quality images to support your project. Garden communicators rely heavily on those images—they need to be clear, high resolution, and beautiful. If you’re also a photographer, you’ve got …
Just one!
Let’s face it: the world is pretty overwhelming these days. As a business owner it can be difficult to whack all the moles that pop up. 🔨 What helps me is to declare ONE main focus of the week and do at least ONE thing each morning in that focus area before I check my email. 🔨 Sometimes …
Three ways running a business is like riding a Ferris Wheel
🎡: It’s inevitable that somebody else has been in the same position that you now find yourself in. That’s actually pretty great because then you can talk to them about how they dealt with whatever it is you’re dealing with, whether it’s a sudden influx of customers or a big price increase from a …
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5 Must-haves For A Mobile-friendly Website
Everybody’s website is a work in progress, including ours. No really, we are smack in the middle of tweaking and optimizing everything mentioned here. So don’t beat yourself up if you haven’t done some of these things. Just schedule a little bit of time every day to work on them or send us a …
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