I can be a pretty bad procrastinator.In school, I put off writing essays until the day before they were due. At home, the dishes pile up and out of the sink more often than I'd like. Putting things ...
IFTTT (If This, Then That) is a free online tool that automates actions between websites, apps, smartphones, gadgets, and more.Want your tagged Facebook photos backed up on Google Drive? IFTTT can ...
You’re on the clock until 5, but you’ve finished the all of the sweeping or checked out your last customer or filed the day’s paperwork. It’s prime time for daydreaming: what would it be like to be ...
Lest we generalize too much (heck, I’m often a disgrace to my sisterhood), let me just say that I think entrepreneurship qualities have little, if anything, to do with gender or race, where you were ...
If you ask most people, they might say public speaking. Nearly ¾ of people are terrified of getting up in front of a crowd and talking.As your business picks up, you’ll probably have to start ...
It’s been just over a month since the hurricane of media coverage slowed to a drizzle. In July, the internet was abuzz about Tuesday Bassen, the unassuming but tenacious indie illustrator who ...
A plastic widget is born in a factory in China. Its life expectancy is roughly two human years. By the time it retires to a tropical island—the beautiful Great Pacific Garbage Patch—or is laid to ...
No matter what field you work in—whether you’re a student, a freelancer, a full-time employee, or an entrepreneur—knowing how to network effectively can open doors for you.With email, LinkedIn, ...
Effective time management is important for anyone but it's crucial for entrepreneurs.Because entrepreneurs are ultimately responsible for every aspect of their business, allocating the right amount ...
Every week, we bring you the stories of people across the globe—Shopify merchants of all walks of life, at every age, selling everything from gourmet jam to lipstick to guitars. The uniqueness of the ...
Most people take time off from work, especially around the holidays. But what can you do when you're the only employee, or when stepping away from your business feels impossible?Don't worry, you ...
Digital nomad” sounds like the quintessential dream job: traveling the world armed with little but a laptop and the essentials, making your own schedule in a foreign coffee shop or while sipping ...
Welcome to Ask, a series where ecommerce experts tackle real questions and challenges from store owners who are trying to launch, build, and scale their stores. We’re here to help with every aspect ...
One of the most unexpectedly instructive memes out there today is “You have the same 24 hours in a day as Beyoncé.”It’s easy to look at it as an entrepreneur, drowning in tasks and to-do lists, and ...
Fork in the road? Forget about it, you’ll just make your path. But we’re not worried about you, Trailblazer—you’ve come prepared for the unknown. Not one to avoid (calculated) risk, you’ll take ...
Hold on, let’s overthink this. No loose strings or stray decimals in your world, Cartographer. Everything is in its place. While you’re motivated by what you love, there’s nothing romantic about your ...
Ask anyone at the top of their field how they got there or how they found success in business and chances are you’ll find overlapping patterns of hard work, long hours, and—perhaps most ...
The first Shopify store was our own. Back in 2004, our founder and CEO, Tobi Lütke, along with his co-founders, started Snow Devil, an online store that sold snowboards. When Lütke and the team found ...
Working from home is something we’ve all dreamed about. The perks are alluring: you work your hours, there are financial benefits from no longer paying for gas or public transit, and you can wear ...
Well, stargazers, we’re months into this reality now, and what else is there to say but: whoa. So what now? As budding or seasoned entrepreneurs, you’re well aware of the impact the global lockdown ...
