Posts by Melissa Galt
Social Media Savvy: Are You Internet Famous But Can’t Make Ends Meet?
In today’s age, visibility isn’t difficult to achieve, the question is “does it mean anything?” Be very careful about judging a person by their social media presence, it can be deceiving. I’ve talked with hundreds of business owners online who, by appearances, are successful, productive, in demand and profitable. The reality is that they are…
Read MoreSocial Media Savvy: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Having just purged my Facebook profile of over 2500 “friends,” and deactivated my Twitter profile at 50K followers and 2K lists, I’ve learned a lot about the definition of a friend. According to Webster’s (yes, I am old fashioned and use a real dictionary, get over it!), a friend is the following: One attached to…
Read MoreFacebook Profile Changes: 5 Reasons You Want to Do It!
I admit it, I’m not as huge a fan of Facebook as many of my colleagues and goodness knows many around the globe. They are in continual change, never really out of beta testing, they just don’t call it that. The latest was kind of an “oh not this again moment,” for me when it…
Read MoreHow to Stay Up When the World Wants to Get You Down
Okay, true confessions, I am not always up and positive, I don’t always imagine the best will happen, sometimes I can be laid low by frustrations in business and life. Generally I have conquered the long term depression I was diagnosed with some ten years ago, but it always lurks in the shadows ready to…
Read MoreLead Generation Tips: Are You Turning Hot Prospects Cold?
Wow, this came on this week as I was requesting proposals for a future event. I was amazed at the lack of professionalism and time that potential vendors wasted. These deserve to be red-flagged just in case you have gotten too busy to pay close attention and might be losing valuable future clients the same…
Read More3 Kinds of Business Owners: Which One Are You? (Only 2 Succeed)
There are just three kinds of business owners in today’s marketplace. Which one you decide to be determines your level of success and the speed at which you get there. You can make success long and difficult or shorter and simpler, the choice is yours. And, you even have the choice not to succeed at…
Read MoreHow to Grow Your Credibility and Your Bank Account by Phone
You are an expert in your industry; you regularly share gold nuggets and priceless tips about your business, your services, your products, your topic with your clients and customers. Now, imagine that instead of doing this one on one, there was an easy way for you to share the very same information and expertise with…
Read MoreDitch the Double Speak & Talk Transparency for Real Results
What “Strategy Session” Really Means . . . Have you been bothered, like I have, by all the games that are played both online and offline to trap you as it were into someone’s system or program? I say “trap you” because when you want to be there of your own free will you will…
Read MoreA Winner’s Mindset: How to Profit with Passion While Doing What You Love
On a Wing and a Prayer . . . When I began my first business venture back in 1994, it was on a wing and a prayer in many ways. I had a planned start up but six months prior to that, I went head to head with my boss over, of all things, vacation.…
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