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What You’re Not Measuring In Your Business Doesn’t Exist

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:54:23 -0400

What You’re Not Measuring In Your Business Doesn’t Exist:

Are you one of those business owners who’s not tracking your business activity, tracking your marketing or recording how you spend your time each day working on your business?

If you are –…

Here’s How You Can Get a Business-Ready Website For $350 – 1 MORE DAY ONLY!!

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:16:40 -0400

Here’s How You Can Get a Business-Ready Website For $350 – 1 MORE DAY ONLY!!:

You may have heard that we’re expecting our fourth child sometime in the next couple of weeks. My wife, the kids and I are extremely excited and are looking forward to meeting this new…

Finally setup Tumblr on my iPhone. Pretty nice so far

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:12:43 -0400

Finally setup Tumblr on my iPhone. Pretty nice so far

How Not To Make The 3 Mistakes I Consistently See on Small Business Websites

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:40:29 -0400

How Not To Make The 3 Mistakes I Consistently See on Small Business Websites:

If you have a small business website it should serve one purpose – generating sales.

Sure, it should inform your visitors of your offers and give them social proof of your abilities…

Why Your Twitter Followers Aren’t Leads…Or Are They?

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:12:27 -0400

Why Your Twitter Followers Aren’t Leads…Or Are They?:

Can Twitter really help your business? Or is it just another place on the web to waste time.

This is something I get asked all the time by clients, prospective clients and just about…

8 Common & Critical Small Business Website Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:38:12 -0400

8 Common & Critical Small Business Website Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make:

With small businesses one fact is true today, your business website should be a central hub for your business.

Your business website should effectively represent your brand while providing…

How You Can Learn More Than 220 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Website

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:56:19 -0400

How You Can Learn More Than 220 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Website:

There are a number of questions I get asked often by my clients about developing and growing their business using their websites.

But I’d say one question is asked more than any other –…

How Could Someone Think That?

Tue, 19 May 2009 10:20:58 -0400

How Could Someone Think That?:

Is it wise to use your business to hurt people?

You’d probably agree with me that it’s certainly not wise to hurt your customers or potential customers. That seems pretty clear, doesn’t it?

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Need More Clients? Reach Beyond Your Website!

Mon, 04 May 2009 16:52:33 -0400

Need More Clients? Reach Beyond Your Website!:

The internet is almost magical.

Think about it…you put up a few pages of text on a website and you have the potential for a business. People can view your site, read your copy and decide…

Why Your Marketing May Not Be The Reason You’re Not Getting More Clients

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:38:46 -0400

Why Your Marketing May Not Be The Reason You’re Not Getting More Clients:

Most of the the small business owners I work focus an abundant of time on their marketing. They put tons of effort into crafting their marketing message, polishing their marketing funnel…

Having Trouble Getting More Clients? Consider Yourself Unemployed

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:42:03 -0500

Having Trouble Getting More Clients? Consider Yourself Unemployed:

Susan is a life coach. She’s been working with clients ever since she received her certification. First with a few friends and later with the referrals her friends sent her. Of course one of…

In Troubled Economic Times, Be Smart & Be Bold

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:07:06 -0500

In Troubled Economic Times, Be Smart & Be Bold:

Let’s face it, our economy here in the U.S. is in trouble. As a nation, and as individuals, we’ve out-spent our means and overextended our lives while saving less than ever before in history….

Why You Want to Find Your Niche Market and Then Dominate It!

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:26:45 -0500

Why You Want to Find Your Niche Market and Then Dominate It!:

Yesterday I had an interesting, but short, conversation on Twitter where I said, “The key to a successful small business - find a highly specific, targeted niche and dominate it!” And…

Test...

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:40:43 -0500

I’m testing using Apple Dashboard Widget for posting to tumblr.

How Do You Measure Success…and Why You Should

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:30:14 -0500

How Do You Measure Success…and Why You Should:

How do you define success in your business? It’s a question I ask every client - and most of the prospects I ever speak with.

The interesting thing for me is how often the people I speak…

Are You Being Misled By How Much Traffic Your Website Is Getting?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:23:37 -0500

Are You Being Misled By How Much Traffic Your Website Is Getting?:

One thing you have to say about blogging is that it’s a great way to generating traffic to your website. You write a blog post and promote it a bit. Your posts goes out to your feed…

Kevin Smith Talking About Prince

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:30:23 -0500

Kevin Smith Talking About Prince

Want to Learn 97 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website?

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:15:52 -0500

Want to Learn 97 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website?:

There are a number of questions I get asked often by my clients about developing and growing their business using their websites.

But I’d say one question is asked more than any other -…

You Do Know That Social Marketing Isn’t A Fad, Right?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:08:24 -0500

You Do Know That Social Marketing Isn’t A Fad, Right?:

It’s funny to me that people are still asking whether social media is viable for business.

Obviously, the advertising industry picked up on blogs and social media pretty early on and…

How Do You Know If You’ve Truly Found Your Niche Market?

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:53:16 -0500

How Do You Know If You’ve Truly Found Your Niche Market?:

Niche market is one of those buzz terms that gets thrown around a lot. Just about any marketing book, article or blog post worth its weight talks about niche marketing. It’s so prevalent…