Today is Five Minute Friday Blog Challenge started by Lisa-Jo Baker. Every Friday she’s post a topic then hundreds of people blog for five minutes on the topic and support each other. It is a fun way to end the week. Truth – At the beginning on the week I did 2 posts about business planning and knowing […]
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Midweek Spark – 5 Top Reasons to Build Your List
November’s Midweek Spark theme is The Money Is In Your List. No matter the type of business you are in, whether it is online, services based or a traditional brick and mortar business, you need to stay in contact with your customers and prospects. This isn’t something new. Traditionally, businesses built up their contacts and […]
Change 5 Factors by 20% to More Than Double Your Revenues
I often hear from clients that they want to double their revenues next year. Or their goal is to increase their sales by 50%. If I ask them how they are going to do it they start listing of a bunch of things like marketing, networking, social media, product creation, etc. They rarely look at […]
When Did Planning Become a Dirty Word?
I know it is not a sexy word. “I need to go plan my…” “I need to write my business plan” “My 6 month plan is…” Not very exciting you might say but hold on, how do you manage anything without a plan? As a business coach I often hear things like “I want to […]
Midweek Spark: Know Your Market – Leverage Social Media
October’s Midweek Spark theme: Know Your Market Social media is alive, well and growing fast. In fact, social media sites are popping up seemingly every day. The problem is it can be overwhelming and time consuming to be “active” on social media. Many entrepreneurs invest hours with very little return for their investment and often without a plan. How […]
Midweek Spark: Know Your Market – Connect
October’s Midweek Spark theme: Know Your Market It was dinner time and the phone rang. I know you are thinking “telemarketer – don’t answer it!” I was distracted, so I automatically answered it. A very nice lady asked if I’d mind doing a consumer survey. In a weak moment, I said yes. Well I’m glad I did. , […]