Posts by Melissa Galt
Episode #5: Stop Spamming Me! How to Avoid Email Etiquette Fails
I’ve started having to scroll through junk again these days since my email filters have gone wonky. To my horror I discovered . . . (WATCH the VIDEO) that I’ve been added arbitrarily, no permission asked (and none granted), to even more mailing lists belonging to colleagues, business acquaintances and networking contacts. This is NOT…
Read MoreSmall Business Success Strategies: How to Unlock Your Lucky Factor
You are unique and so is your business, in fact, the greatest point of differentiation you have, or USP (unique selling proposition) is YOU! (If you doubt me, WATCH the VIDEO.) One-size- fits-all solutions aren’t going to fit you. You deserve strategy as unique as YOU and YOUR BUSINESS. The best coaching I’ve ever received…
Read MoreNetworking Tips: 3 Wickedly Simple Ways to Red Carpet Ready Your Conversations
One of the toughest things about networking is knowing what to say. And I don’t mean the usual “blah, blah, blah” about your business. I mean being both interested and interesting so that you’ll be remembered beyond your tagline. (You do have a tagline, don’t you?)Â This is about being a good conversationalist. It means…
Read MoreProfitable Content Creation – What Happened After They Told Me I Couldn’t Write (True Story)
This is the true story of my friend and colleague, content marketing expert, Jeff Herring. And I’ve included a quick video about what I failed at when I was younger and how I have a gift for it now. Don’t miss this! Content Marketing is a great way to build your online business. The problem…
Read MoreProfitable Content Creation – What to Do When You’re Running Out of Content Ideas (3 Big Tips)
Content creation is a great way to bring in more prospects and profits. And you do want more prospects and profits, right? The struggle for many content marketers, both new and experienced, is consistently coming up with ideas for creating content. I’ve noticed that many go through a few stages in their struggle to come…
Read MorePull Back the Curtain: Does Your Market Know You are Human?
How NOT to be Human I know that the title sounds kind of silly, so let’s look at this for a minute. If you are anything like me, you are bombarded by internet marketing messages that are “personalized” for you but in fact are incredibly impersonal. I am even getting these now through LinkedIn from…
Read More7 Smart Steps to Make This Your Best Year Ever
Every year at this time, everyone is talking about resolutions and goal making. While those two activities may have merit, by themselves they are largely ineffective and a waste of your time, energy and focus. Instead by following the surefire, smart (and simple) steps here you are guaranteeing the realization of step one in the…
Read MoreHow to Use The 7 Laws of CLIENT Attraction: Marketing Made Easy
There are 7 Laws of Client Attraction that when you adhere to them and play by them, you will find your business growing by leaps and bounds. On the other hand when you ignore any given one of them, your business will be diminished, your profits less and your passion for your business challenged. Use…
Read MoreCreative Cash Flow Generators: How to Generate Green When You Are Seeing Red
Any time you find yourself in a cash crunch, get creative! There are a million and one ways to get cash flow in the door quickly whether through business means or a personal sale. The cash doesn’t care how you raise it, you just need cash so here are 7 creative ways to go from…
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