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What Texting Has Done for My Business (And What It Can Do For You)

August 24, 2010

Okay I’ll be hon­est, it hasn’t done any­thing just yet. And that is because I just stepped in the great big world of tex­ting… and hav­ing a capa­ble cell phone. It’s not a fancy smart­phone or any­thing like that but it is a def­i­nite step in that direc­tion. I’m a bit weary of cell phones […]

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A Poor Mindset Makes a Poor Paycheck — The Power of Choice

August 10, 2010

Some­thing I have been work­ing on since I started work­ing online is my mind­set about money. I’ve spent most of my life grow­ing up being sat­is­fied with “just get­ting by” if not less so. That was one of the things I’ve had to turn around in my own mind since I started fol­low­ing my dreams. […]

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Can a Name Title Make Your Brand More Effective?

July 29, 2010

My son is in Tae Kwon Do and his teacher’s name begins with Mas­ter. It got me to think­ing about name titles and how it can effect you or your brand. You see, the title of “Mas­ter” before his actual name gives him cred­i­bil­ity in other people’s eyes. Every­one calls him that. And every­one knows […]

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How to Find Well Done Headlines and Why They Work

July 22, 2010

When it comes to a lot of online con­tent, such as ebooks, arti­cles, blog posts, etc., the head­line is the first thing peo­ple see. It is also the first step that decides whether they are even going to read your con­tent. A good head­line is entic­ing, it cre­ates curios­ity. It makes you want to know […]

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The Importance of Flexibility With Yourself

July 8, 2010

I learned a bit of a les­son recently that I wanted to share with you. I’m sure you have heard that plan­ning is essen­tial to a smooth run­ning busi­ness. That’s very true. But it’s also impor­tance for your plan­ning and your goals to be flex­i­ble. The world of mar­ket­ing changes at a very fast pace […]

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Repurpose Your Content With a “Limited Edition”

July 5, 2010

Not only do I have a pas­sion for mar­ket­ing, writ­ing, and help­ing oth­ers but I’m also a big nerd when it comes to enter­tain­ment. I grew up play­ing games and watch­ing the newest movies. A well done and well pre­sented fic­tion is just as excit­ing as read­ing about how to build a blog or make […]

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Learning How to Brag Without Sounding Like a Jerk

June 4, 2010

One thing that I have learned since I started learn­ing about mar­ket­ing is that being able to brag is a good thing. To a degree any­ways. There are plenty of places to “toot your own horn”, such as your bio, in an adver­tise­ment, or in the resource box for your arti­cle, to name a few. […]

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4 Ways to Re-Evaluate Your Business (part 2)

June 2, 2010

Yes­ter­day I started a post of 4 ways to re-evaluate your busi­ness. This is part 2 of that and if you haven’t read part one yet, click here. Yes­ter­day we went over check­ing both your expenses and your tasks and nar­row­ing them down to what you really need to run your busi­ness and get­ting rid […]

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4 Ways to Re-Evaluate Your Business (part 1)

June 1, 2010

There comes a time in every busi­ness when things tend to become mud­dled. This is espe­cially true if your a one man/woman team that is still tak­ing care of all aspects of your busi­ness. Things will get left out or left behind or you may end up tak­ing on more than was intended. The point […]

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How to Create a Facebook Page (video)

May 26, 2010

Yup, that’s right, I’m break­ing into the world of videos. At least I’m try­ing to any­ways. I think the ben­e­fits of hav­ing videos are pretty obvi­ous in the mar­ket­ing sense. It’s one of the most pop­u­lar forms of con­tent. And it works well. So I’m going to start off today and show you a video on […]

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