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Are Your Customers Willing To Jump Through Hoops To Work With You?
I am an automation guy. I love systems that help make my life easier. But, not at the expense of my clients getting frustrated because they want to give up before they even get to work with me. Working with me should make their life better, not give them an anxiety attack! -
How To Future-proof Your Business Against The “Next Big Thing”
So I just read an article the other day about Ello (the Anti-Facebook as they call it) and it brought up something I have believed for years and have been teaching my students to always keep in mind… -
3 Holiday Marketing Strategies That Don’t Make You Look Like Everyone Else
It's that time of year again... The time for holiday cheer and of course... holiday specials. I personally love this time of year because it gives me a chance to get things rolling for January. Pretty much the day after Halloween most businesses start to "check out" for the rest of the year unless they are retail. -
Are you making things too hard? 3 quick tools to speed up your productivity …SIMPLY!
With all the productivity courses, books and apps out there you'd think we'd have this business thing down to one automated click of a button. Well I think that those things truly make it harder than it has to be and are are getting in the way of actually getting things done. -
Four Steps To Making a Great First Impression
Want to stand out from the crowd... literally? When you first meet someone, you have about 30 seconds to make a first impression. You've got to make it count AND you've got to make it stick! You don't just want them to leave with just a good impression. You -
Are You Too Busy To Grow Your Business?
As entrepreneurs, we're athletes as well. We have to train. We have to strive to be better than we were yesterday... and, we need to always be on the lookout for ways to improve. -
Are you actually listening to your customers?
Almost every industry out there is a dime a dozen any more. None of us can afford to just blow off prospects. There’s always someone else willing to answer that question and even work a bit harder to get their business. -
3 Tips To Become A Better Networker At Live Events
Most of us attend a lot of event such as conferences, seminars, business networking events, mixers, etc. Building your network of business relationships truly is he best way to take off. Especially when you’re just starting out. -
Is There Such A Thing As Too Humble In Business?
If you want to get ahead and really make a difference you can’t do it by being the quiet shy one. You have to stake your claim and show that you really do have what it takes to give them the results they want. -
3 Things NOT To Do That Will Annoy The People In Your Network
Even when we're talking about online networking, the following three things are my Top Three things to avoid with the people in your network. Someone reminded me of them again just last week with a LinkedIn message and I thought I’d share. -
What’s On Your Marketing PlayList?
Years ago, I was in the music industry. As I've been out of that world for quite a while and in the marketing arena instead, I've noticed a few things that actually translate very well from that world into the marketing world though. -
WordPress 4.0 Is Out! Should You Update Yet?
If you're a Wordpress user like I am, you've likely noticed a nice little notice at the top of your dashboard telling you that Wordpress 4.0 is out and asking you to update it. -
Two Proven Ways To Build A Responsive Subscriber List
The heart of any online business is a responsive subscriber list. Without this, you are on an uphill climb to success. -
Do You REALLY Know It? I Doubt It!
If you know it all, why aren't you massively successful already? It's funny how that works. The people that seems to "know it already" are the same people that are struggling with their businesses the most. -
What Makes Compelling Emails Work?
So, I'm famous for telling people the same thing.BUT... there is something I just witnessed this weekend that goes in the opposite direction and I wanted to share it with you so you don't miss this powerful lesson as well. -
Don’t Nickel & Dime Your Clients!
So, I'm famous for telling people the same thing.BUT... there is something I just witnessed this weekend that goes in the opposite direction and I wanted to share it with you so you don't miss this powerful lesson as well. -
Are You Giving Them Enough “WHY” In Your Marketing?
I'm a "How-To" guy. I love sharing tips, tricks and resources to help entrepreneurs become more productive and simplify what they do in their marketing. (And yes, I'm a geek so it's also about simplifying technology as well.) -
People Love Talking About Themselves. So Let Them!
What's the one thing people love to talk about the most? People Love Talking About Themselves. So Let Them! -
Networking Is A Long Term Skill. Don’t Expect To Be A Master Your First Time Out.
Networking is a long term skill. Don't expect to be a master your first time out. -
4 Great Ways To Come Up With Content Your Tribe Will Love – YMU Update July 21st 2014
We know we're supposed to blog, shoot videos, guest on podcasts, etc, but we also tend to get writer's block from time to time and run into that "I don't know what to say" dilemma that comes up from time to time. Today I wanted to share four ways you can come up with great content that your tribe will love quickly and without spending hours starting at a blank screen.
