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I found your customers online . . .come and get’em

Guess what? Your so called "offline" customers are hanging out online. Yep, they sure are. In fact, they are all over Facebook (800 million strong at last count), Twitter (200 million strong), and … [Read more...] about I found your customers online . . .come and get’em

I'm betting you are familiar with the idea that your business is like a big pie (pizza or apple, take your pick). And, that there is plenty of pie to go around for everyone, so it is best to focus on … [Read more...] about Mindset Mastery: How to Switch from Lack to Limitless

Are you afflicted with Bright Shiny Opportunity Syndrome? It’s okay, you can ‘fess up, I have it too. I’ve simply learned how to tame it so I can stop the distractions, get focused, and achieve … [Read more...] about Hot Marketing Tip: 5 Steps to Go from Now to WOW!

Creating winning joint venture partnerships can be the difference between a launch that sizzles and a launch that fizzles. It can be the difference between tapping your tried and true 200 subscribers … [Read more...] about How to Ride the Coattails of Your Favorite Guru by Invitation

When I first started out in business for myself back in 1994, I had a habit of sending a thank you note for every call I went on. It didn't matter if it was my first time meeting a client or my … [Read more...] about Hot Marketing Tips: It’s Never Too Late for Thank You

Well I had a big AHA! moment awhile ago. I had agreed to meet a new date, but he hadn’t made firm plans and the voicemails left were focused on what was going on in his day, and nothing about where … [Read more...] about Hot Marketing Tips: How to Ditch the Duds and Work With Only the Best Clients

Next time you are in a pet store go and watch the hamsters carefully. They climb aboard their little round treadmill and will happily go round and round for hours and hours. Notice that they don't … [Read more...] about Do Less, Make More: 3 Simple Steps to Leave Busy Behind and Find Profit

With any new business venture there are going to be obstacles to success to overcome. There are ways you can start out ahead and avoid strangling your success. I had a really intriguing conversation … [Read more...] about Obstacles to Success: 5 Ways You May Be Strangling Your Success

Never in the "IN" Crowd If you'll indulge me, I'm going to share a bit of back story. Growing up I was NOT the popular kid in school. I was the straight A student with the only B being in PE, the … [Read more...] about Social Media Savvy: Why I Dumped 50K Twitter Followers