Entrepreneurial-ship is lonely specially, if you work from home. Working from home does have advantages no doubt about it. You can work in whatever attire you choose no makeup, eat whenever you please, sleep whenever you want to, etc. There are also many distractions. If you are a procrastinator, you can always find something in…
Are you a ravenous student who just can’t seem to get enough books, tapes and courses in your niche, field, or in some topic area that makes a big difference in your business? Or, is the idea of reading a book, listening to an educational CD or DVD, or going to a seminar or workshop,…
Strategic planning is essential to the success of any business. You have to look at strategic planning from a global perspective. That means the big picture – not minute details, but, its direction and scope. You start by thinking about your ultimate monetary goals for the year, product development goals, and workshop/teleseminar goals and more…
Your business goes as you go. If you spend all your time working in your business, your business will not grow, because you aren’t taking the time to think about its growth and how you want to market your business. The one thing in your business you need to have a handle on, and be…
You are probably reading the title of this article and thinking, “Marketing is the last thing on my mind.” Times are tough. Many companies are eliminating jobs in the thousands, people are struggling to pay bills, and therefore consumer spending has decreased. The news is dismal. Don’t believe it! As a small business owner, I…
One of the biggest mistakes business owners and entrepreneurs make is not having business systems in place to run their businesses. Systems either run your business or people do. That might sound odd because it seems obvious that you need people to run your business systems. And, you are absolutely correct you do need people…
Everywhere I go whether I’m at an event with a lot of new Information Marketers, or in a room full of seasoned veterans, the one constant I always hear about is the struggle to develop products. This always surprises me, because making product is really one of the easiest parts of this business. Product development…
Today we live and work in a very competitive world. Whether you are a brick and mortar retailer, an information marketer, an internet marketer a small business owner of any kind, you need to find ways to stand above your competition an all areas of your business. There are probable many other business owners who…
You’d have to be living under a rock to not know that Social Media is hot right now. The question is, is it a fad that will come and go, or will it turn into a sustainable marketing media, like direct mail, that will still be around and being used profitably by the savviest business…
Many entrepreneurs think of themselves as spontaneous people. Get an idea, act on it, and it will automatically become an overnight success. Unfortunately, it doesn’t usually happen that way. And, it probably won’t happen that way for you. Despite what you may have heard, most “overnight successes” took a lot of hard work and planning. …
