Founding Moms – Interview with Jill Salzman
Are you a Mom and an entrepreneur? Whether you have 1 kid or 5, your children are still in diapers or getting married, then you’re a Founding Mom. It’s time to discover an entire community of Founding...
View ArticleThe Grateful Dead’s Lessons for Future A-Lister’s
Reputations can rise or fall in the blink of an eye in today’s hyper-connected world. Yet one of the best examples for classy (and profitable!) A-Lister behavior comes from last century. The Grateful...
View ArticleGet More Blog Traffic – Blog Engage Blowout Special
Blogs are a great marketing tool… if someone is reading them. When I first started blogging I fell victim to the “if I build it they will come” mentality. Content is king right? If it’s good they’ll...
View ArticleCrazy Good Idea or Just Plain Crazy?
Alien Abduction Insurance. Crazy idea? Or crazy good idea? Most entrepreneurs have ideas that fall into both categories – crazy and crazy good. How do you know which category to put an idea into?...
View ArticleThe 12 Days of Christmas – Finance Rock Star Edition
Every Monday I take part in the #QuirkyBiz chat on Twitter, run by @ToriDeaux. The chat explores business from a right brain, quirky perspective. It’s a great way to get your juices flowing for the...
View ArticleGamify to Find (or Improve!) Your Value
What’s the value (in numbers) of what you provide to your clients? Sure you’ve got testimonials singing your praises. But do any of them say things like: “She helped me grow my business by 30% last...
View ArticleTurning 40 – How I Embraced This Scary Number
Wrinkles are bad. Youth is beauty. Never trust anyone over 30 40.. World domination is a young woman’s game. A number, yes a number, was scaring ME – The Numbers Whisperer®! How could this BE? Perhaps...
View Article40 Quick Marketing Moves You Can Do Today!
As a business owner it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Too much to do, too little time, too small of a budget. Whenever you feel that way it is time to take a step back and think about all the quick,...
View ArticleReflections of a 40+ Writer
"When people say you’re awesome, accept it with thanks, because you are." That’s just one of the lessons I’ve learned from being in my 40s. I remember turning 40 like it was yesterday – except it...
View ArticleSmart Marketing with Simple Arithmetic: Forty Equals Ten Times Four
I dreaded math in junior high school. Walking into algebra class was like entering some dark scary dungeon of fire, terrified I wouldn’t come out alive. Luckily, I survived and only my eyebrows got a...
View ArticleLooking for (Business) Love in All the Wrong Places – Why Your Partnerships Fail
Do your business partnerships feel like a bad episode of “The Dating Game”? Instead of your dream date, Mr. Cash Cow, on the other side of the divider, you’ve got distractions, numbers in disarray, and...
View ArticleContest for Online Website Content Ideas Sponsored by Matt Mansfield
Do you need targeted and relevant online content ideas for your type of business? How about a chance to win a free copy of the forthcoming book, 1000+ Online Content Ideas for Your Business by Matt...
View ArticleStar Trek Voyager Small Business Lessons On Going it Alone
Thousands of light years from home. No back-up. Limited resources. Scary bad guys with superior weapons. Is this the plot of Star Trek: Voyager, or a day in your small business? Both! I’m light years...
View ArticleQuit Watching the Steampunk Chicken and Focus (On Your Business)
Entrepreneurs brim with ideas. At times it’s more like an explosion, flinging ideas into every corner of the room. We can imagine the possibilities. We can picture our success with the latest...
View ArticleTimeless Marketing Tips from a Slow Learner To Boost Your Bottom Line
The slow learner in this story? That would be me. Marketing is hard for me. It’s not intuitive and it’s certainly not logical. There are moments I wonder if it’s all just one big practical joke. The...
View ArticleAnnual Profit Check-Up for Your Small Biz
The doctor is in, and he’s ready to check your small business vitals. Our bodies need regular check-ups and screenings to catch problems and find early warning signs of potential future problems. Your...
View ArticleBring Your Biz to the Beach
It’s July. You wish you could be at the beach, but your business needs you. Why not bring your business to the beach? We’ll help you get stuff done and have some fun. All capped off with a Virtual...
View ArticlePlay in the Sand to Grow Your Profits
I love the beach, yet I live in a cold climate. When summer finally does arrive I itch to get outdoors, preferably spending time on sugary sand next to large bodies of water. But I have a business to...
View ArticleThe Declaration of You Will Lead to More Profit
Do you wonder if you’re really worth what you charge? Do you agonize over quoting prices, often preemptively dropping the amount before the client even sees it? Do you question if something that is...
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