If you have started a business blog, you have already made a step in the right direction. Business blogging goes a long way to building credibility, influence, attracting ideal customers and clients and selling your products, programs and events. However, you need to make sure you have set up your … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Maximize 20 Minutes or Less in Your Business
Have you ever felt frustrated because you have a big project or a few that needs to get done but only a few minutes in the near future. Or perhaps you have felt the reverse. You are in a position where you have about 10, 15 or 20 minutes. Not enough to work on the impactful projects in … [Read more...]
What is the easiest way to get your small business website online
I came across the question on Onstartups.com. You can see the actual question right here What is the easiest way to get a small business website online My one-word answer: Wordpress! More specifically though, Wordpress.org, not to be confused with Wordpress.com. So let me answer the … [Read more...]
10 Good Ways to Market Your Business Online
1) Get on Social Media Establish social media profiles for you or your business. Getting on social media, contributing to conversations, sharing helpful information and making connections is essential to growing your business. Remember that people do business with entities they know, like and … [Read more...]
5 Free Notification Header Bars for your blog
When people visit your blog, especially if it's a business blog, you want people to take the desired action or next step. For some that next step is to opt-in to your email list, check out your new coaching program or product, attend your live or virtual event, subscribe to your RSS feed for blog … [Read more...]
6 Easy Tips to Engage Your Blog Visitors
Traffic is the holy grail of the Internet. There are as many products, courses, articles and tools to help people generate traffic to their site as there are websites probably. Assuming you have figured out how to generate traffic to your site, how do you engage those website visitors? The key is … [Read more...]
Lifestyle Business Success Podcast – Jaime Tardy
Hello and Welcome to the first episode of the Lifestyle Business Success Podcast! I am very excited to add this new feature to StephanieTreasure.com. Each Month I will be interviewing business owners who have successfully built a profitable business that truly revolves around their … [Read more...]
100 Days of Focus
September 22, 2011 marks the start/countdown to the last 100 days of 2011. Can you believe it? How time flies? How do you feel about what you have accomplished over the previous 265 days? Are you on target to achieving the goals you set for yourself this year? The good news is that the … [Read more...]
Be Clear in Your Marketing
Many marketing gurus will tell you that before you start your business, you need to be clear about who your target market is. Once you are clear on who your target market is, then you will be clear on their needs and how you can provide solutions to fill them. This is definitely important, but you … [Read more...]
50 Creative Ways to Market Your Business On a Budget
ABM (Always Be Marketing) Engage in at least 1 marketing activity EVERY day Get business cards made and carry them with you all day, every day Join a few email lists related to your industry, keep up on trends and best practices. Learn to barter or form alliances; offer discounts to members of … [Read more...]
10 Offline Tactics to Promote Your Online-based Business
Most small business owners I know try to grow their business online to reach a global audience and to utilize technology to get their message out and help more people in different ways. For me, doing business online, means more flexibility in the way I can do business. It also means more … [Read more...]
2 Simple & Compelling Reasons to Guard Your Time
Over the past few weeks there have been a recurring theme as it relates to the blog posts or status updates that really touch me. Usually for me, this means that some personal conflict I am going through is being relayed in that post or social media update from a friend or someone of influence that … [Read more...]
10 List building Hot Spots on Your Blog
List building is essential if you are a business owner. No if's, and's or but's about it. When you build a list of persons who are interested in your content, products and services or your free opt-in offer, it opens a realm of possibilities. The people on your list are obviously interested in the … [Read more...]
My Top WordPress Plugins – Part 2
I wrote a blog post some time ago about my top 6 Wordpress plugins for your blog. Much has changed in Wordpress, social media and online since then, surprise, surprise. So I thought it was time for an update. Here are my top Wordpress plugins in addition to the ones or in some cases to replace … [Read more...]