Business Tips
Marketing Failure: Are you UNSELLING yourself?
I had a very interesting experience recently. I was looking for a graphic designer to help me with a new website. The gal I wanted to work with was unavailable and she referred me to three other providers. I checked each one’s website and decided to talk with one specifically. I liked his portfolio and…
3 Ridiculously Simple Steps to Stop the Stupid Loop and Get Smart in Business and Life!
Do you know that feeling of going around in circles about something and nothing is moving forward? Your frustration is growing by the minute and you actually start soliciting total strangers for their advice. (Okay, well maybe you didn’t go that far, but you know what I mean.) Well, that’s called The Stupid Loop. It’s…
Facebook Netiquette: Are You Hanging Up on Your Customers?
I’ve always struggled with the idea that you have to camp on Facebook. The statistics all show that over 50% of users climb on once a day at least for twenty plus minutes. In a world where 30 seconds is our average attention span that feels like an eternity to me. But then I got…
5 Really Great Reasons NOT to Join Another Group: Networking Success Tips
Did you drink the Koolaid? Are you convinced that just by having a group logo or name attached to your online profile on Linkedin or Facebook that you are somehow more desirable. Do you believe this will boost your visibility and credibility? GET OVER IT. The reality is that the only way group membership makes…
5 Tips to Create a Network of Value: It’s Not How Many, It’s How Hot They Are!
Five plus years into online networking I am continually amazed by the apparent randomness with which most people go about building their networks. Answer the following questions and you’ll see what I mean. [/caption] Does it really make sense to you to heed Facebook’s friend suggestions? (Facebook is not that smart!) Are you truly comfortable…
3 Blazingly Obvious Ways You Are Screwing Up Your Success
There are a million reasons (nay excuses) why you aren’t where you want to be, why you haven’t achieved what you wanted to, and why you are selling yourself short. Here are three of the biggest and the easiest and fastest to correct. See if you don’t agree and get busy putting your business back…
5 Ways to Stop Failing in Business Everyday: Success Habits for Small Biz Success
I know, it’s an ugly thought, failure. But you may be right in the middle of it on a daily basis and not even realize it. Oh sure, you are probably noticing a drop in your sales, or perhaps you’ve just hit a plateau (nice word for stalled out.) And if you don’t know about…
5 Steps to Handling Unhappy Customers
Recently I got one of those many emails promising me a peek at my credit score. Well it had been over a year and I was curious as it is always a good idea to keep tabs, so I filled out the necessary information. I know, I know, when they asked for my credit card…
3 Mistakes to Avoid Being a Marketing Meathead (with a Marketing Message Mismatch)
When you’ve got a marketing message mismatch, you are a marketing meathead. I know sometimes my alliterative tendencies go to far, but I couldn’t resist this title. I couldn’t resist because I actually dated a guy a couple of years ago who repeatedly referred to himself as a meathead. Really? This was mismarketing to me.…