Business Growth
Lessons 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 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 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…
Read MoreHave You Encountered a Bully? Bullies in Business, Part 2
First thing I want you to make note of is how you feel. Is this partnership helping you feel that you are expanding your world, or are you feeling like you have to pull in, meet some arbitrary requirements for approval, change who you are to be accepted, welcomed, liked? The bully relies on you…
Read MoreI Was Bullied. Bullies in Business, Part 1
As most of you know, I have a radio network – Lessons in Joyful Living Radio Network. Fairly soon after the launch, a former coach/colleague/mastermind leader – someone I thought I could look up to, learn from and who for all intent and purpose had communicated nothing but enthusiasm and support for this endeavor – sent me their…
Read MoreLessons in Business Building: Differences in Internet-based Radio
Lessons in Joyful Living Radio Network is an Internet-based radio network. Internet-based radio is talk radio designed to: Bring your expertise to the world; Build your brand; and Connect you with your followers. Here’s how Lessons in Joyful Living Radio Network compares to terrestrial, satellite and other Internet-based radio networks. Internet radio compared to AM/FM…
Read MoreLessons in Success: Still More Business Resources
Here are still more great tools to help you feel like you have a great team behind you – because you will! Remember, select the services that you feel work best for you and your business needs. Landing Pages: I have found that professional appearing landing pages make all the difference in sales conversion. Megaphone…
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