“Mastermind” is more than just a 1980s board game. Today, it refers to a wonderful way to keep your business moving forward while also building solid relationships. The concept of the “master mind alliance” was introduced by Napoleon Hill in his book from the 1920s, The Law of Success, and …
Best Email Subject Lines
Your marketing email subject line is the first—and sometimes the last—impression you leave on your users. This simple sentence can be more important than the email body itself. After all, a perfect email pitch is essentially worthless if the recipient never reads it! While there are different schools of thought …
Time Management Tips for Successful Entrepreneurs
One of the most frequent challenges I hear from my coaching clients is time management. Time is such a limited asset, we only have so much of it, and how we handle the demands of our time will determine how successful our business becomes. As an entrepreneur building your business, …
The Do’s and Don’ts of Email Marketing
Email marketing is still an incredibly effective way to reach potential customers, according to Entrepreneur Magazine. It’s inexpensive, reliable and a great way to connect to mobile users, but only if you do it right. Before you start or continue your email marketing campaign, here is a look at …
Is the Gig Economy for You?
The gig economy is redefining the actual concept of work for many entrepreneurs. If you’ve never heard of the gig economy, you’re not alone, according to a survey done by Pew Research Center, 89% of U.S. adults were not familiar with the term. The gig economy is a popular new …
If You’re Not Doing Lead Follow Up, You’re Out of Business
Lead follow up is not only smart business, it’s critical to the success of your business. Following up on leads, especially internet-generated ones, is simply crucial to the growth and very survival of your business. Entrepreneur Magazine says that businesses that nurture their leads enjoy a 47 percent higher profit …
10 Best Blogging Ideas
When it comes to your company website, blogging matters. It is this popular content form, says Forbes, that can help boost your search engine visibility, give your brand a personal feel to visitors, and support your social media campaigns. Not to mention it is a great way to develop content. …
The Do’s and Don’ts of Selling Products Online
Selling products online is an increasingly competitive field, with thousands of products clamoring for attention from consumers. For your goods and services to stand out and capture your target audience, you’ve got to know what to do—and which costly pitfalls to avoid. Do use great photos A great photo for …
Customer Relationship Management Systems – Do I Need One?
You probably heard “CRM” among a sea of business acronyms when you first entered the world of entrepreneurship. Customer Relationship Management—that famous CRM—is the term that describes any model or system that is used to manage a business’ interactions with its future and/or current customers. It’s essentially a piece of …
Lead Generation Product Ideas
We all know that lead generation starts with the free offer at the top of our product funnel. I often get asked, what kind of lead generation product ideas make an irresistible free offer? Below find a quick and dirty list that should get you off and running creating your …