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How to Fail in Business Without Even Trying

Are YOU Sending Your Customers to the Competition? Have you ever called a business at an off hour wanting to check their hours of operation or get their address or even to leave a message for your sales person only to have it ring and ring and ring? Yes, in the information age, in the…

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3 Simple Secrets to Establishing Credibility with Your Market FAST

One of the most challenging things that service based professionals and creativepreneurs face is establishing a solid credibility when just starting out or even starting over. Whether you have been in business for several years but you are reinventing how you do things and launching new models, or you are just getting started, credibility is…

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5 Proven Ways to Make Your Message and Your Marketing Viral

I had a client recently demand that I produce a viral message spontaneously, no branding, they were a complete unknown. I patiently explained that it isn’t generally that simple (there are always exceptions). Viral is kind of like that overnight sensation that actually took 5-20 years to create. You have a much higher chance of…

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Create Your Own Language for Powerful Results

Have you noticed the number of “branded” systems, formulas, and blueprints in the marketplace? From Kevin Nation’s Big Ticket Blueprint to Adam Urbanski’s Attract Clients Like Crazy Marketing System, from Lisa Cherney’s Stand Out and Be Juicy to Ali Brown and her Shine Events and more, there is a name and a language for every…

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5 Fast and Sneaky Ways to Beat Procrastination

I have a confession to make. I am a master procrastinator. There I said it. Now I’m betting that you may be challenged by it too, so I’m going to share some of my tried and true best strategies for beating the demon of procrastination. The image below is a classic case in point. #1 Reward…

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What Does SOCIAL Mean?

There seems to be a lot of confusion swirling around this on the SOCIAL networks these days. Few remember what the definition of SOCIAL is so allow me to help you. According to Webster’s (still my favorite . . . ) “of or relating to human society, the interaction of the individual and the group;…

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3 Proven Techniques for Making What You Deserve

I’ve had a lot of my coaching clients and my creative colleagues bump up against this one lately. I want to make this easy and give you just three simple techniques that will help blast you through to your true value with the confidence to claim it. #1 Know What Your Clients Are Getting (HINT:…

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3 Surefire Shortcuts to Getting Ahead Online

I had an uncomfortable experience in the last couple of weeks and bet you can relate. When you enjoy connecting others to their dreams and to those who can help them reach those dreams, like I do, you are easy to reach. I might not be able to spend a ton of time with all…

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5 Secrets to Duplicating Yourself with Delegation

The fastest way to get ahead is to outsource those tasks that aren’t directly profit related but that do have to get done. Your energy needs to be focused on profitcentric activities and on getting in front of your prospects. There are still a lot of other tasks that need to happen and it is…

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It’s All in the FACE!

Okay, here goes, I’m going to rant a bit. If you don’t want read further, then don’t, but I’ve had enough. Why on earth would you climb aboard the social networks for either social fun or business contacts and be unwilling to share your face? Why would you share the face of your pet? Your…

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