After taking Book More Brides’ blogging course and learning tons of SEO tricks and tips, I patiently waited for my Google rank to improve…but there I sat on page 8 for freakin’ ever. They taught us that we should not expect overnight results, but, after a year, and knowing I was doing so many things better than the sites ahead

Dina Eisenberg of Outsource Easier is Da Bomb when it comes to outsourcing. We met Dina way back when Book More Brides was a newborn, and she inspired us with her delightful positivity and dazzling smile. She knows both the wedding industry AND the world of easy outsourcing, so I’ve turned to her for some tips. (You can check out

This is a sponsored post that contains affiliate links. Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran in the wedding business, the word “assistant” can be scary. How can you possibly hire someone to do what you do? I turned to Bob Graham, founder of Event Temple another CRM software for wedding pros and the multi-op entertainment business Airwaves Music, for

By Christina Scalera On any given day, it seems you have 10 million great new business ideas, a trillion more for the wedding business you have now, and ZERO hours to get any of it done. I’m admittedly bad at the math, but I do know this doesn’t add up to substantial progress. Owning, managing and running multiple companies, podcasts,

Jamie Brewer is the owner and lead planner at Day Lily Events in Evansville, Indiana. Her enthusiasm and fast implementation made her the winner of our Rapid Growth System contest, and I’ve been impressed by her effervescent personality and love for helping others ever since. Here’s more from Jamie, as told in her interview with me (Stephanie Padovani). Superpowers: Irresistible

This week was the last straw. Jeff was off to band practice (that’s entirely different from “band camp,” in case you were wondering) and I was in the house alone. Which means TEMPTATION. Temptation to work late without Jeff at home to remind/nag me to down. I’d promised myself that I would stop work by 6pm and I broke my

By Jennifer Taylor, Taylor’d Events While it may seem like a difficult thought to allow anyone else to represent and embody the brand you’ve developed from the ground up, don’t be quick to dismiss the perks that can come from introducing a new member to your brand. It’s not easy to loosen up the reins – you’ve watched your company

Question: “How to grow my business when I’m the only one? I can’t hire someone to do my job so I’m limited to the number of jobs I can take.” Answer: Grow beyond your comfort zone. You’re absolutely right.  Once you’ve tapped your limited time and energy resources, your business cannot grow any further. You might as well give up

Four months ago, I had a nervous breakdown over my laptop. “I can’t do it!” I screamed to Jeff, pounding my fists into my thighs.  “I need help!” There was simply too much to do and I was overwhelmed.  Book More Brides was growing by leaps and bounds…but so were my responsibilities.  I had simply reached my limit. Hey, sometimes

Question: I’m not very handy with design. How can I create some professional-looking documents without spending a lot of money? “Good afternoon Stephanie & Jeff, “We have been going through some of your training videos and they are FANTASTIC:) It is so nice to finally have a business mentor that understands the industry we are in. We have had Business