It’s been a couple months since my last post. Unfortunately, personal circumstances have prevented me from keeping up with the site, but 2012 is a new year (full of new advice for horse business owners).
Party in the barn, and everyone’s invited.
This year I want to focus RIU on helping horse business owners create sustainable, revenue-producing programs. From many of the comments I receive here on RIU and from the e-mails I get from readers, I deduce that lots of you are having trouble with your riding lesson, horse training, and boarding programs. I hear you.
So for 2012, you can expect new articles on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays here on the site. I’ll be kicking off this new schedule on Wednesday with a post on managing riding instructors, so stay tuned if you teach riding lessons at your barn.
Fridays will be devoted to Farm Freebies and You Tell Me posts, and I might sprinkle in a few bonus articles on Tuesdays and Thursdays as time permits.
Although I haven’t been posting much here at RIU, I have been checking and answering e-mails. Many of you have sent in questions, concerns, and requests for new content, and I’ve replied to every single one I’ve received. If you didn’t get a reply from me, please resend. Sometimes my spam folder eats legitimate messages.
And I wanted to give a huge New Year’s thank-you to my wonderful clients. You have all given me plenty of reasons to be excited about 2012, and you made 2011′s various personal crises much easier to manage. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your support and your patience.
Now, a question for the crowd: What do you want from RIU in 2012?
What issues are you struggling with? How can I help you bring your horse business to the level you want, inexpensively and effectively? Which subjects are you most interested in?
Please leave your suggestions in the comments section below or send them to me via e-mail. Feel free to comment anonymously if you prefer.
I can’t wait to hear from you, and I’m extremely excited to see what 2012 brings your horse business!
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About the Author: Laura Jane Thompson is the Chief Equestrian Officer of Riding Instructor University and the Feature writer for the horses section at Suite101. She believes that any horse business can succeed provided its owner practices smart strategy.
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I’m glad your back and looking forward to your articles as you always have such great information. ~Kim
Hello, I just want to say that I just found your website tonight and it is great! Thanks for all the wonderful templates and advice. I have a question that I hope has not been asked before. I have a facebook business page and i would like advice on what to add to it. I’m sure that alot of instructors out there may feel the same way about there pages. How do we utilize this wonderful social networking site?
Thank You For Your Time,
Charlene