What You Must Do First Before You Have Even One More Selling Conversation
One of the most important aspects of having selling process that’s effective is having a step-by-step plan that you follow every time you connect with a potential client. This plan is designed to: A)...
View ArticleSpring Training for Your Solo Business
Each spring, baseball players are getting ready for their game debut. They practice tirelessly, they sacrifice their time and they learn new techniques to help improve their performance. If you’re...
View ArticleThe Art of Pinterest: Creating A Business Pinterest Page
It’s no secret that Pinterest is rockin it on the world wide web. Pinterest took off last year and it shows no signs of slowing down. Men, women, and children, people of all ages, nationalities and...
View ArticleStand Out from the Competition by Positioning Yourself Strongly
In my time coaching entrepreneurs, I’ve often heard them express concern about the “competition.” They say things like: “But there are SO many other people who do what I do…” When it comes down to it,...
View ArticleYour Social Media Profile: Clunker or Hot Rod?
It’s true: first impressions are lasting impressions. You may be incredibly talented and a sheer genius, but many business owners are coming across as clunkers (as opposed to the Hot Rods they should...
View ArticleWhat Ducks Can Teach You About Branding and Business Success
Of all the mascots I would expect a high-end luxury hotel to have, the lowly mallard duck is certainly not one of them. And yet, that was what greeted me when I stepped into the Peabody Orlando Hotel....
View ArticleTurning “Down Time” into “Productive Time”
Waiting. It’s an inevitable aspect of human life and it’s not something that most of us enjoy. We wait in lines, we wait while our gas tank fills, at traffic lights, in doctor’s offices, to be served...
View ArticleThe Art Of Pinterest: Simple Ways to Create Stunning Pins
When you first venture onto Pinterest and see all the pretty things that people have Pinned, it can be rather intimidating. It leaves you wondering how you compete with that as a small business owner?...
View Article3 Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd
Marketing your business during the summer months can be difficult because just about every other business in your industry will be trying to market and sell as well. Instead of doing the same ole’...
View ArticleWhy Being Completely Unique is Impossible, and How You Can Still Stand Out
This week was Brand Promise week in the Branding Game. To give you a little background this is where we examine what makes participants unique from 4 different angles and find the common thread that...
View ArticleHow to Sound Smarter by Talking Stupider
Professors are smart, but professors are also also boring (except for my animal nutrition professor whose goal was to relate every single lesson to beer). You don’t have to be boring and stuffy though...
View ArticleHow to Talk About Your Biz (the Cool Way)
How do you talk about your business without sounding like a robot? You know that whole “30 second pitch” thing “they” say you must have? You hate that, don’t you? Does ANYONE sound natural reciting...
View ArticleBuilding Your Business – Get Out From Behind Your Computer
If you are at the ramp up phase of building your business, let me share the single most valuable piece of advice I can give you: Get out from behind your computer and meet people! Many new business...
View ArticleWhy You Should Get Paid What You’re Worth
Some people wrongly think that you shouldn’t be rewarded financially for living your purpose and being of service to others, especially those who do spiritual or healing work. But this is simply not...
View ArticleSolo-E.com 10th Anniversary Ultimate Giveaway Celebration
Cary, NC–September 9, 2013 - In celebration of Solo-E.com’s 10th anniversary, more than 25 of the top solo entrepreneur coaches, consultants and mentors have come together for the first Solo-E.com...
View ArticleWhat Two 8-year Olds Can Teach You About Visibility
Although I do so much more than PR, many of you know that publicity is how I made a name for myself starting as a consultant and coach more than 10 years ago! So it comes as no surprise that I’m told,...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Can Get Sponsors – And Not Just For Events!
By now, as a coach, consultant or entrepreneur, you’ve been to an event who has sponsors. Or perhaps you have seen it used as a vehicle for fundraising for not-for-profits. And then you can see...
View ArticleWild Idea: Media Spots That Still Pay Off!
Here’s a gem from a series I created a while back called The Wild Idea That Paid Off. The Wild Idea That Paid Off celebrates creative risk taking that defied common sense and netted big gains. In this...
View ArticleAre You Trying To Put Out A Forest Fire With A Garden Hose?
I know many people try to get sponsors for their speaking or podcasting by using the ‘spray and pray’ approach. And that’s a lot like attempting to put out a forest fire using a dribbling garden hose....
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