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 [...]
Continue reading...4. November 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...30. September 2010
“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.
Continue reading...10. September 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...26. August 2010
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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18. November 2010
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