Howdy, folks! It’s time for the August edition of the Smart Bitches Business Update, wherein I fling myself with giddy abandon into the behind the scenes details of the Hot Pink Palace of Bitchery. As I discussed in an upcoming podcast interview with Leah and Bea Koch from The Ripped Bodice, small business ownership in a very-rapidly-holy-crap-what-the-hell changing marketplace and environment is challenging, to say the least. So this column is partly answering questions some of … Continue reading Smart Bitches Business Update: August 2017 →
Greetings, everyone! It’s time for the July edition of the Smart Bitches Business Update, my monthly nerd-energy fueled deep dive into some of the behind the scenes details of the Hot Pink Palace of Bitchery. My goal is to share information about how the site and the community function, with some fun details that I notice each month. In this round, we have a few things to talk about! Starting with…the podcast! Hey, we have a podcast … Continue reading Smart Bitches Business Update: July 2017 →
Welcome to the Smart Bitches Business Update, our monthly feature wherein I talk about the site, the community within it, and what’s going on in the business side of things. This is the time of year I finalize the advertising packages here at the site, since I know many folks in publishing are looking ahead to plans for 2017. Over the past month I’ve been looking at statistics and projections, and examining how the way readers … Continue reading Smart Bitches Business Update: September 2016 →
Welcome to the Smart Bitches Business Update, a new monthly feature wherein I talk about the site, the community within it, and what’s going on in the business side of things. Yes, yes, cue up your Conchords. It’s Business Time. Sort of. I had a number of questions after The Toast (RIP) announced they were closing in July 2016, including some about how the site functions as a business, and how readers who love it can … Continue reading Smart Bitches Business Update: August 2016 →
