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The One Thing Successful Entrepreneurs Do Differently

18. November 2010

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Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a small mastermind. Four of the five people participating had sold or built businesses for at least $1 million, and the fifth person was a successful, high-income earner in real estate. I attend a lot of marketing meetings and conferences, and listen in to many conversations entrepreneurs [...]

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How to Make Potential Customers Fall In Love With You in 30 Seconds

4. November 2010

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If I hear someone say “I am a life coach!” in their elevator pitch one more time, I swear I’m going to go all Homer Simpson and throttle them around the neck. Let me explain. You see, I go to a lot of networking events…and I meet a whole lot of people. Unfortunately, 99% of [...]

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Is Your Business Barking Up the Wrong Tree?

30. September 2010

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“What do you think of this idea for my new startup?” “Eh, yeah, it sounds pretty interesting.” Ever heard this before? If you have, your startup may be barking up the wrong tree.

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How to Turn Your Business Into a “Referral Machine”

10. September 2010

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Set up a referral program for your business and turn it into a “referral machine”. As small business owners, referrals from existing happy customers are one of our easiest (and best) ways to gain new happy customers. So why do we often make it harder than it should be for our customers to refer new [...]

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Why Most Internet Marketers Fail

26. August 2010

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Richard writes in with a question: “When can a person tell a blog is just about making money with affiliate sales vs. truly helping a person or business? Sometimes they sound really alike.” This is a great question. Many bloggers–myself included–run promotions for both our own and other products on a regular basis. Some blogs [...]

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