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- Become a Blogger for A Great Confidence Boost - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2020 from Lukas D.Bloggers have become more and more popular and successful over the last years taking into account that there are over 150 million blogs over the internet as we speak. There are a whole lot of advantages to take into account when starting a new blog. Starting a new blog is one of the most ...
Views: 1664 - Traffic-Getting: Get Traffic Jams with Referral Links in your Website - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Winson NgNon-Stop Traffic Formula is a latest traffic-getting technique and individual membership site which will be unveiled soon by Jeff Johnson. This Non-Stop Traffic Formula is going to show you the compelling yet easy to use traffic-getting system that will be so useful even Google couldn’t halt you ...
Views: 1663(4 votes) - Bring Back the Dinner Table Conversation (Ideation) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2014 from Sylvia HendersonIs there even a dinner table anymore? Could this be one of the reasons our kids have difficulty with creative problem-solving? Never mind our kids…I’m hearing from employers that their employees, especially in the 18-to-30 age range, lack creative ideas and have poor decision-making, and ...
Views: 1662 - 5 Simple Fundamental Elements of Social Online Marketing - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Lisa MininniSocial media marketing is a process of creating relationships and is a compelling strategy that gets you links, attention, and traffic. Once you’ve determined your goals and targeted audience, how you execute your strategy makes the difference between social media success or social media ...
Views: 1661(4 votes) - HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL MUMPRENEUR COACH AND STAY SANE - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Chantal CookeWEEK ONE: Mums who train as coaches face all the usual challenges of establishing a coaching business as well as a whole heap of extras like guilt, frustration and all the moveable parts provided by child care. So is it possible to be a successful mumpreneur coach? I spoke to the man who ...
Views: 1659(1 vote) - From Rags To Riches - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Kozan HuseyinWe have all heard of stories of success. We have heard of people becoming millionaires and billionaires. Often we wonder whether these people really did make it starting from nothing or if they went through luxury and comfort to more luxury and comfort. Well this article is about going from rags ...
Views: 1658(4 votes) - Our Fight Against Malnutrition - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Daniel and Victoria MateaMalnutrition in the world today is almost ridiculous how epically big this problem has become! According to a United Nations Rapporteur, Jean Ziegler, in 2006: “58% of all death in the world is due to malnutrition, and 1 out of every 12 people is suffering from malnutrition”! 5 million of those ...
Views: 1658(4 votes) - The Best Hosting Companies for Internet Marketers - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2010 from TJ PhilpottWhen looking around online at hosting companies that will best fit your needs there are many variables to consider. These variables will primarily be concerned with the type of site you are considering launching or even transferring. Will you be hosting a website or perhaps a blog and will it ...
Views: 1658(6 votes) - Three Ways to Use Your Signature Story to Pull in More Clients - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Lisa MininniOne of the best strategies to quickly establish credibility, get known, and differentiate yourself in the marketplace is to share your signature story. A signature story is your own personal account of how you got to where you are today or how you transitioned into your chosen ...
Views: 1657(2 votes) - When Selling Do Not Confuse Objections and Conditions - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Geoff FickeMy first sales manager, a grizzled old veteran with a no excuses allowed attitude used to tell me, “there are no lousy products, just lousy salesmen”. As a rookie salesman I thought the comment surely a strange one. Of course, there are bad products I thought. I know a bad product when I see ...
Views: 1657(1 vote) - ***Ask Morgana: “How do I determine the value I provide my clients? ” - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2011 from Morgana RaeQuestion: “How do I determine the value I provide my clients?” In a world where certain executives are paid hundreds of millions of dollars even when their banks fail, and other people aren’t paid a living wage for offering essential services… questions of “value” and “compensation” can ...
Views: 1656(2 votes) - How to Create the “VIP Experience” for Your Clients with a Welcome Packet - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Tracey LawtonWhen you start working with a new one-on-one or high-end client you want to set the scene for your relationship together and make them feel that they really have made the right choice in deciding to work with you – even though YOU know that they have! Whether you’re a coach, VA, or other ...
Views: 1656(1 vote) - 2 Start-Up Myths The Young Entrepreneur Should Be Cognizant Of - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Ken SundheimThe Lie: Working From Home Is The Best Way To Do It The Truth: Take it from someone who had to work out of his apartment for nearly 3 years because one if New York City rent is a tension headache, two New York City rents are a migraine. Though, the return on investment on having an office ...
Views: 1655(3 votes) - 5 Tips to Stay Productive During the Summer - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2015 from Tracey OsborneThe kids are out of school. Vacations are being planned. The air conditioning is on full blast. And productivity is… not what it was a few weeks ago. Can you identify? It’s hard to stay productive during the summer, when you not only have a lot going on, you also have more fun things to do ...
Views: 1655 - ***Create A Vision For Your Business:That Makes a Difference, Makes A Profit And Makes It More Fun! - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamLike most solo entrepreneurs when I first started my business I was hyper-focused on making money. It made sense - I had to make money to pay my bills and meet my monthly expenses. Then there was always the "in-my-face" annual income goal that I held in the forefront of my mind ...
Views: 1653(2 votes) - Follow Your Passion to Find Your Entrepreneurial Place - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2017 from Kenan PalaThink of entrepreneurship like any other pursuit in life. If you want to succeed, you need to believe in what you're doing. Feeling passionate about your business, product, and industry will help you find motivation when the going gets tough. So the big question becomes "How do you transform ...
Views: 1652 - Kindergarten Planning Works and Works Extraordinarily Well - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Catherine FranzHave you ever returned to your office after time away to find where you left off and what priorities you are working had escaped your memory? I have. Too many times before I learned this... Before I share the answer, come and experience my journey to the answer. A year or so ago, I was ...
Views: 1652(6 votes) - PinkBerry in My Gut - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Young KimMy father used to have this exercise where my brother and I would try to come up with new business ideas, and we would all try to see what it would take to make it work. My brother and I would pitch idea after idea, and my father would have some kind of objection to each one. Soon, even my ...
Views: 1652(3 votes) - 5 Enemies of Entrepreneurial Achievement - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2011 from Daniel OberkoEvery venture has its own setbacks. In as much as there are things you do as an entrepreneur to achieve your goals, so are there attitudinal traits that inhibit entrepreneurial development. You can choose to call them enemies of achievements. 1.Procrastination: Procrastination they say is ...
Views: 1650(3 votes) - 3 Strategies for Managing Your Time - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2015 from Susan RegierTime management is a huge issue for entrepreneurs. There’s always “one more thing” that must be looked at before you can tackle the real work. If you answer your emails now, you promise yourself you’ll get to work on the “big” project…but somehow, the small things take over and the day is gone ...
Views: 1649 - Building the Ladder of Success for You and Your Clients - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkBelieve it or not, there is a natural flow for clients to start working with you, particularly in service-based businesses. On one level, most of us understand that, in general, people will come in the door at a rather modest pace, until you have really been able to build that “know, like and ...
Views: 1649 - The Keys to Creating a More Productive Practice - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIt was once said, that “Quality is never an accident: it is the result of higher intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives”. While studying hundreds of law practices, large and small, in the big cities and small ...
Views: 1647(2 votes) - Are Toxic Friendships Disrupting Your Business? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2016 from T. Renee RichardsonAloha! (Which means, “breath of life.”) Just what is a “toxic friendship?” Surely you wouldn’t be friends with someone who made you drink poison. True? However, that IS what’s happening, energetically. When you are involved in a dynamic with another person and you feel drained, disrespected, ...
Views: 1646(2 votes) - Need for “1-1 performance coaching” for a CEO or Head of the organization ? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2016 from Ganesh BabuMost of the small and medium organization (SME) wants to transform the organization for breakthrough growth. Breakthrough growth happens only when there is radical thinking and execution happens on the way it does business on a daily basis. The person at the top thinks that people working for ...
Views: 1646 - Build Your Business Around Solving Engaging Problems - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellEntrepreneurial focus is immeasurably helped by finding engaging problems - ones to which you and others are irresistibly drawn. Many people make a mistake by instead picking problems to solve that are of interest only because of the potential financial gain that might result from solutions. ...
Views: 1645(3 votes) - What Does Your Intuition Say? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerWhat does my intuition have to say? When was the last time you asked yourself that? If it's been awhile (or never), I encourage you to pause a minute and ask yourself, "Why haven't I?" Your intuition is your inner voice, your own North Star. It's there. But you need to be willing to ...
Views: 1645 - What's On Your A List - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkHow often do you get to the end of the day and realize that you haven't gotten what you really needed to get done? We don't know about you, but we used to suffer from the malady referred to as the "shiny object syndrome" - getting distracted by ideas and tasks that take us away from the bigger ...
Views: 1645(2 votes) - What Female Accountants Can Learn From 5-year Olds Part I - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Sandra Baptist -If you’ve been following me on the Social Networks, you should know that I have a 5 year old, who I believe will be 25 next birthday. Aren’t they the most precious people on this earth? The questions, the Ego, the inquisitiveness amaze me every day! For accounting women in business, ...
Views: 1644(4 votes) - Are You Still a Learning Machine? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2011 from Hal WechslerAre you STILL a Learning Machine? If you are finished with school, for 95% of us, we quit learning. The problem with that is a static brain begins to unravel and invites deterioration like Alzheimer’s. You know the expression, ‘Use it or Lose it’. Put your arm in a cast for 6-weeks and the ...
Views: 1643 - Hire for Skill, Retain for Results, Fire for Chemistry - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Jane CranstonWhen working with managers and executives in a coaching relationship, I’m often struck as to how naïve some are to the realities of the day-to-day operating on the job and the politics of the workplace. All too often people tell me how many hours they work and about all the effort they ...
Views: 1643(1 vote) - How to Handle Challenging Life Event During Crucial Times of Business - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Lalitha BrahmaWhen disruption in daily life happens it can take a toll on the self employed/home based business owners/entrepreneurs. When I say that, I don't mean that people who go to office to work are not affected, but I wish to share my comments/observations as an entrepreneur. When natural calamity ...
Views: 1643(2 votes) - CGW Publishing Provides The Answers To Author's Questions About Today's Publishing Industry - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Christopher GreenawayMore and more people are turning to publishing to capture knowledge and expertise, using a book to build business credibility. But how can authors get their books to market without being ripped off by publishers who charge outrageous set up fees? In the past ten years, the publishing industry ...
Views: 1642 - EIGHT STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL BRANDING by James Mapes - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2017 from James MapesWhy brand yourself? For one primary reason. Branding shines a light on you and your business. Branding reveals the essence of who you are and what you offer. Your brand separates you from the crowd. Branding is mandatory for any entrepreneur’s company to be noticed, respected, in demand and ...
Views: 1642(1 vote) - Smart Women Keep Showing Up - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Joy ChudacoffMy 7 year old daughter Jenna loves to play baseball. In fact, she loves it so much she’s willing to play in a league where over 90% of the players are boys. We are nearing the end of the season and playoffs begin in a few days. She’s struggled to keep up with the team, playing mostly in the ...
Views: 1639(6 votes) - "Silicon Valley: The Second Wave" (from Time Magazine) - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: "Silicon Valley: The Second Wave" Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject(tags): Internet Marketing, Internet, WWW Web sites: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/craiglock (e-books) www.creativekiwis.com/index.php/books/74-craigs-books www.lulu.com/craiglock Other Articles ...
Views: 1637 - Five Ways To Motivate Your Guitar Students To Practice More - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2016 from Tom HessWhat do you think is the most important skill your guitar students have to learn from you in order to become excellent musicians as fast as possible? Think it’s guitar soloing? Maybe it’s songwriting? Perhaps it’s aural skills? Or is it improvising? Here is the answer you ...
Views: 1636 - Conscious Business in the New Age - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Natalie AmsdenWe live in perhaps the most exciting time in human history. In a changing landscape of globalization, we find ourselves experiencing a collective and individual shift—an awakening to a new way of life. As an entrepreneur, I see firsthand how rapidly our financial and corporate economies are ...
Views: 1635(3 votes) - The 16th Century Entrepreneur Who Created the Concept of the Taxi - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Geoff FickeThe 16th century was a time of amazing transformation in Europe. The Dark Ages were gone, the Black Plague had run it course and Middle Age fears and superstitions were slowly disappearing. The printing press had been invented and it was completely revamping the way people communicated. Columbus ...
Views: 1635(2 votes) - "Networking to create money or working for Net?" - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from SCOTT LIFERSeptember 25th, 2009’ “Networking to create money or working for Net?” Simply put, our schools and their curriculums will no longer be viable for this mega information era we are in with the internet, social media and network marketing taking over as our medium of exchange. In the ...
Views: 1634(6 votes) - ***How to Stop the Income Roller Coaster Ride - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Heather DominickMost entrepreneurs market their business half-heartedly. One month they’re marketing machines the next they are too busy and marketing goes out the window. Inconsistency with your marketing plan creates inconsistency with your new-client-flow. You can create a system that will promote an ...
Views: 1634 - Can You Hear Me Now? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Marie KirklandIn the past few years, the way we communicate has expanded so much that it has affected everything we do. A lot of the processes we use to communicate are not new. Think about it; the first telephone was invented in 1876, the first television in 1925, and the first computer 1939. They have all ...
Views: 1634(15 votes) - Why You Should Turn Your Customers Into Eager Business Evangelists - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Donald MitchellEager business-evangelist customers are always telling others how wonderful your business is and encouraging potential customers to try your offerings. Most network marketing businesses are based on word-of-mouth promotion. You learn about a great product or service from a relative, friend, ...
Views: 1634(3 votes) - Business Branding (A Must For Online Success) - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Robert RoyThe internet growing by tens of thousands of sites daily. The explosive growth we are seeing shows no real signs of slowing down. That is why today more than ever before it is important to create a presence on the internet that goes beyond putting up a business card type website. A ...
Views: 1633(4 votes) - Thomas Jefferson Is Rightly Remembered As a Great Founding Father - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Geoff FickeHis Contributions as a Practical Inventor Should Be Equally Revered Every school child is imbued with a history of the American Revolution that glorifies the great accomplishments, political, military and social, of the famous founding fathers. We learn that George Washington; the Father of ...
Views: 1633(1 vote) - 4 Secrets to Developing the Perfect PR Pitch - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Anthony MoraYou might have a great story, but if you don’t know how to present it, you’re not going to grab the media’s attention. Remember what seems like a great story for you might not seem that way to the media. Building a great pitch for a TV segment or magazine article takes some time, thought and ...
Views: 1632(3 votes) - Leveraging the Power of LinkedIn to Find New Clients - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Yoon CannonSocial networks are a great tool to leverage when you need to find new clients for business but some social networks are much more effective at helping you find new clients than others, take LinkedIn for example. Unlike the odd bunch you find on Facebook usually there to have fun and interact ...
Views: 1632(6 votes) - Review: The Lean Startup - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Marquita HeraldHow Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses If you've not yet heard of Eric Ries, it may be because it wasn't that long ago he was just another Silicon Valley software engineer with a list of failed to modestly-successfully start-ups on his ...
Views: 1632(1 vote) - ***Do You Allow the “Small Stuff” to Stop Your Success? - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from Heather DominickLook around you. Do you have everything you desire for your business? If your business is not where you want it to be, you need to look at where YOU are focusing your thoughts, feelings, and actions. You can’t blame anyone or anything if you are not where you want to be. You need to take ...
Views: 1630(1 vote) - Founder of Global 100 company Pring shares 9 insights on hacking, running companies and employees - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieNothing to Something Muhammad Nasrullah has done something that not many people have done – take his startup from nothing to something, being recognized as a Global 100 company by Red Herring in 2012. There were over 5,000 nominees, so how did he do it? Here are 9 insights from the founder ...
Views: 1630 - Keeping the Balance Between Being an Entrepreneur and a Family Man - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinMany of us wish to become entrepreneurs to become their own boss. But while it sounds exciting and easy to run your own business, entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. Successful businessmen actually make more sacrifices than any ordinary career person would. One common observation is that ...
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