Quiz, Poll & Query: Don’t Guess at What Your Client Needs
Quiz Building to Build Your Client List Have you ever been asked to participate in a telesummit, webinar or other “group” build for finding new clients? If you haven’t, don’t start feeling bad (I’ll explain why in a moment). If you have, I’m curious about how that worked for you. But first, have you thought…
Read MoreLessons in Success: And Yet More Business Resources
Here are some great resources to promote and market your business/program/product/service. Some of them might even be familiar to you! Online Press Release: These sites give you an opportunity to provide content and press releases. helpareporter.com prweb.com Joint Ventures: This is where you get to partner with others to increase your revenue and extend your…
Read MoreLessons in Business Success: Yet Another 10 Quick Marketing Tips
I believe you should always be marketing. While not everyone is your potential client, that person may know your potential client – so market away. Clients often ask where they should be marketing. Here are 10 suggestions for where you should be marketing your business: Social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) Meetup groups Your…
Read MoreLessons in Business Success: Be an Author
Writing and publishing a book is the Holy Grail of authorship. I believe you should all be moving toward that if your goal is to be identified as an expert in your field. But where do you start? I recommend you hone your voice by starting with a blog. Then perhaps moving on to guest…
Read MoreHow to Build Your Business – Advertising, Publicity & Marketing
While the goal is to stand out in a crowd, one of the first things you have to understand is the difference between advertising, marketing and publicity. You can pay for advertising. You can pray for publicity. You can build a marketing platform. Advertising is the most simplistic. You pay someone to tout the wonders…
Read MoreLessons in Making Your Life (and the Lives of People around You) Easier
Mind your manners, people. I could leave it at that, but nope, here I go. WHAT TO STOP Behaving as if you are the only one who matters in the world Living in a virtual world and neglecting your “real” friends and family Being late Being dishonest Pushing your agenda on others Being unkind Being…
Read MoreLessons in Time-Saving Food Prep: Frozen Meatballs
There are times when I want something home made and yet I want to put out zero effort. Since I’ve been put on timeout on the Sam’s Club chickens (I’m only allowed to bring one home every other week now), I had to find another multi-meal, quick prep option. My solution: meatballs! I used to…
Read MoreI Want My Own Business, But Where Do I Start?
There are three ways you can start your own business. Purchase established Purchase a franchise Launch your own I’m only going to focus on one today: launching your own business, or creating a brand. Challenge + Opportunity = Brand You have to first determine what it is people need. Because if you have a desire…
Read MoreWhy Coaching Is So Important
I say our thoughts create our beliefs, our beliefs create our behaviors, our behaviors create the world around us. The thing about behaviors is that we bring our past to them until we learn a different perspective. We do what we’ve always done. It may not be what you want, it may not be what…
Read MoreOpen Letter to a Business Bully. Bullies in Business, Part 3
Dear Business Bully, Since you refused to take my phone calls and continued to fire off emails (a type of behavior we have a term for in the corporate environment – we call it seagull management – exemplified by your ability to fly in, make a lot of noise, drop a load of shit and then…
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