Even though it’s summer, if you want get ready for a fourth-quarter boost (the time when people are more eager to buy) you need to start NOW!
Most magazines are already thinking of stories with a winter or holiday angle. So you should be thinking that way, too – if you want to beat the competition […]
You’ve heard about the 4-hour work week. We’ve even spoken to Michael Port about outsourcing and systemizing on Success Secrets. But are you really doing it?
I know; you don’t think you could afford it. Or you don’t think you could let go of ‘your stuff.’
I was much like you.
But what I learned from Melanie […]
I’ve been wondering about your opinion on something.
If you haven’t heard, on June 25th President Bush appointed a new chief of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The thing is, for the third time in a row, the appointed chief, Sandy Baruah, has very little small business experience.
Not only has he never run a company of […]
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m featuring Michael Port, who the Wall Street Journal considers a marketing guru. Michael is also the author of the bestselling books Beyond Booked Solid and Book Yourself Solid.
He gives us some great ideas […]
Last week, I spent most of Friday morning with two of my good friends, Rebecca Murtagh and Lori King Kocsis creating vision boards.
I wanted to have one for my office to inspire and motivate me (see a picture below).
A vision board (which was made popular by the movie, The Secret) is typically a poster board […]
Recession or Redefinition
By Hazel Palache
I constantly hear “we’re having a recession, things are so expensive, everything is worse than it ever was” yet people are still buying their Starbucks, smoking cigarettes and eating out.
If you know anything about me, you know that I encourage people to look at the bright positive side. To look at […]
What Is Your Intention?
by Janet Foust
That sounds like a loaded question doesn’t it? I am realizing, through different mentors that I have been studying with, that I need to set my intention every day for my business and life. It has been an interesting journey for me as I learn about intentions.
According to Wikipedia intention […]
A recent survey from SurePayroll says small businesses want to support charities, they feel they can’t afford it due to the economy.
I wonder if it’s really true. Is the economy really causing small businesses to tighten their belts in the charitable giving department?
The “when things get better excuse” doesn’t cut it for me. If the […]
I’m sure a lot of you have heard of or use Twitter. Twitter has been experiencing downtime and missing features as a result of many technical issues.
With a different problem every day, users around the world are taking “sides”. Some are angry that the problems are happening. Others, however, are more concerned with the way […]
One quick reminder that today is the LAST DAY to register for my brand new, teleclass Happy Holidays: Your Guide to Free Year End Publicity at the early bird price of only $47.
I know, I know. You aren’t thinking about the holidays right now. But trust me, journalists are! Major magazines - and their year-end […]
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