Exchanging posts with a fellow blogger will increase and diversify site traffic for both of you. The intellectual conversations that take place in the comments of both blogs will take on a different flavor as well. One brain only goes so far. Reading this blog each day gets you my perspective on … [Read more...]
Blogging 101: Be Obsessive About Your Passion
Delivering quality blog content is not always easy work. So, being a tad bit obsessive about a topic you have passion for helps drive you to deliver quality content on a consistent schedule. This week the theme for posts is blogging 101. You may find this a bit odd because I recently declared that … [Read more...]
Lack of Customer Service: The No I Can't Attitude
Today I experienced first hand customer service that is the exact opposite of the attitude I discussed in my Small Business 101: Yes I Can! post from a few days ago. In the course of a couple hours I heard more about how the problem couldn't be solved than how it could be. It started simply enough. … [Read more...]
Why I Write My Blog Posts One Week Ahead
What follows is a guest post by Randy Murray. I enjoy having his blog in my RSS feed every since our mutual Twitter friend Debbie Kipp introduced us. Publishing a blog is in interesting venture. It is, for most intents and purposes, a virtually free press. It’s a remarkable opportunity for anyone … [Read more...]
Small Business 101: Twitter is Priceless
Seth Godin took the picture accompanying this post. These are some of the folks I attended the Linchpin Meetup(link to Seth's post where the picture came from) with. I knew one of them before Twitter. Now, in this picture of the Meet-MeMe autographed card set Cindi sent to Seth I am surrounded … [Read more...]
Small Business 101: Yes I Can!
You are presented with the opportunity to work on a difficult and challenging project. You can either say, "No, that's hard" or "Yes, I can make that happen." It's a simple choice that speaks volumes about you. If it was easy anyone could do it. Many years ago my friend and mentor Dean Eggert said … [Read more...]
Small Business 101: This is Not a 9 to 5 Job
Starting and running a small business is hard work. Forgot about 9 to 5 this is not a job. Success, in fact will be defined by working more hours than you dreamed possible and loving every minute of it. You want to change the world? Not in 40 hours a week you're not going too. My guess is you'll … [Read more...]
Small Business 101: Build Recurring Revenue Streams
WordPerfect had the best software tech support ever and they gave it away for free. Please don't do that, the second part anyway. Be the best and charge for it on an ongoing basis. Recurring revenue will sustain you through good times and bad. I can say this because it has worked for me. Several … [Read more...]
Small Business 101: Stop Chasing the Money
Small Business 101. In sixteen years running a small business I have picked up some business techniques I sometimes take for granted. This week I am sharing some of my favorite techniques to help you if you are launching or thinking about launching a business. Nothing will kill a small business … [Read more...]
Find Yourself and Your Message Will Materialize
Take the time to find yourself and your message will magically materialize. How do you make your money? That's what you do. If you are trying to find yourself, start there. I'm a Small Biz CEO. Yes, take a peek at the tag line up above (below my name). It's only been "Small Biz CEO" for a few days, … [Read more...]
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