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...]
Top 15 Ways to Use Facebook Fan Pages to Grow Your Business
Fan Pages have come a long way since Facebook enabled them. I started off with a group for my business. I have friends who started off with a personal profile for their business. However, as soon as I saw the enormous marketing and interaction possibilities with Fan Pages, I quickly switched. … [Read more...]
Growing your business on a shoestring budget
In this information-packed call with Jessica Swanson, Founder of Shoestring Marketing, we go into the specifics of growing a business on a shoestring budget. We also covered: How to set-up the foundation for your business to really benefit from shoestring marketing efforts How to keep your … [Read more...]
How to Add Email Marketing to Your Business
Email marketing is a great way to build a relationship with your market. Building relationships is key to attracting and keeping clients and customers. I am a big proponent of email marketing if used the right way. And I have definitely reaped the benefits of email marketing. To get started you … [Read more...]
Forming Your Own Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC)
In this information-packed call with the CEO and founder of CorpNet.com, Nellie Akalp, we go into the key aspects of incorporating a new business or forming an LLC. We also covered: How to determine if you have a business or a hobby Top Reasons for forming an LLC and/or legalizing your … [Read more...]
7 Critical Business Building Principles
I had the opportunity to be a part of a direct marketing firm in the wellness industry a few short years ago. I started my own business , marketed their products and did very well. Like many direct sales or similar marketing companies, they had a prescribed set of activities that if you applied … [Read more...]
Build a Successful Online Business WITHOUT being a Techie or Pro-Marketer – Interview: Lain Ehmann
You really do NOT have to be a Techie or build a Successful Online Business. In fact, you don't even have to build a successful online business centered around the Internet Marketing, Blogging or Make Money Online niche. My guest on this week's Power Business Call is living proof. You have a … [Read more...]
Online Business Mindset – The Surefire Way to Succeed Online Now!
“Online Business” is a broad term for a plethora of online business models. Some people think of online business as get rich quick schemes using underhanded marketing tactics to create a quick buck. But there are solid online business entrepreneurs or webpreneurs as I like to call them, who have … [Read more...]
Business Success Cast #1 – ‘The Karate Kid’ Business Lesson
Welcome to my 1st Business Success Podcast Series! On these podcast episodes I will share tips, resources and advice on social media marketing, business growth, tools, best practices. Sometimes I will interview a guest too. As mentioned before, it's a series. In order to get an update via … [Read more...]
Starting and Monetizing a Blog
An blog is a platform that seems to have really evolved over the years. Whether you have started a blog as an online diary to write about a hobby or yourself, or as a marketing tool to build your online presence, it makes good sense to monetize it. This article will explore some ways that you can … [Read more...]
Entrepreneur Extraordinaire – Do you have what it takes?
Most people I know dream of a life where they can work for themselves, set their own hours, do what they love and make good money doing it. And of course those same people believe that they can achieve this through starting their own business. If you structure things right, you can have all of the … [Read more...]