Business Basics to run your small business
With the financial markets in turmoil, gas prices in perpetual flux and the media pronouncing economic doom and gloom at every turn, it’s no wonder many people are nervous about their financial situation. Many small business owners are worried; some with good reason. My parents have noticed several businesses they have shopped with in the […]
Does Financial Market Chaos Have to Mean Financial Chaos for You? Read More »
While the Presidential election in the United States is attracting considerable interest around the world, the Canadian federal election campaign is heating up here in Canada. Yesterday I received an email from a local business owner. She was urging locals to vote for the Green Party candidate who is running second and is the only
Do Politics and Business Mix? Read More »
Recently I’ve tried to find contact information for a couple of people and failed miserably. I found it terribly frustrating and began to wonder why someone would make it so hard to be found. The first was the guest of a teleseminar I attended. He was talking about using LinkedIn and invited participants to connect
Being Found Online: Don’t Make it Hard For Prospects to Get in Touch Read More »
The other day someone on a committee I’m on didn’t receive the email notice about the last meeting – even though everyone else did and she’s received emails from this person in the past. Recently I’ve been hearing a lot of grumbling about people not receiving emails. Even emails from people who have been “white
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Adding new technology to your business is always an iffy proposition. Yes you may gain new tools or abilities. New technology allows you to do new things in your business or helps you do old things better or faster. But there’s always a downside, a cost. And that cost isn’t always financial. Often the learning
Is adding new technology worth it? Read More »
Yesterday I started reading Timothy Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek. Although I’ve barely cracked the spine, he said something that really got me thinking. He compared two people: one making $100,000 per year working 80 hours per week vs. one making $50,000 per year but only working ten hours per week. He pointed out it’s not
Maybe not a 4-hour work week, but not 40 hours either Read More »
Maybe it’s because it’s almost back to school time, but I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting in the past week. I’ve been thinking about what it was like during the first few weeks and months of being in business full time. It was an equally exciting and frightening time. I had a business and
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Yesterday I came to a startling realization. I have serious mental blocks about money and selling. Why do I have this block? How can you sell products in your ezine or blog effectively and ethically? Read this blog post to discover the answer.
Do You Hate Asking For the Sale? Read More »
Whoever said bloggers can’t make BIG money had not heard this story. Yaro Starak – my blogging coach – interviewed his previous student, Alborz Fallah, who is the owner of caradvice.com.au – a car blog for Australians, which was valued at $5 million dollars and generates close to $50,000 a month. You can listen or
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I got back last night from a week’s vacation in Ottawa, Gatineau and Montreal. While I did bring my laptop with me, for the most part I just had fun. You can check out the photos I’ve published on Facebook if you want to see how much fun I had. However, just because I was
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