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: 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...]
We Interrupt this Blog For Public Service Announcements
Do you have a pair of new or gently used shoes you can spare? Do you need a T-Shirt? Got a few extra smiles to spread around? Then, this is the blog post for you! Soles For Jesus. My friend Ryan is helping to collect 10,000 pairs of shoes for needy people in Africa. If you're like me, there are at … [Read more...]
Public Speaking 101: It's Not Your Slides
Presentation slides are OK if they are well done. Just remember it's not the slides the audience came to see.....it's you. More speaking this year with fewer and simpler slides. It's interesting that I have done more speaking this year and prepared fewer and simpler slides. It's not an accident. … [Read more...]
Public Speaking 101: One Person At a Time
Note from Jim: This week all my posts are themed around public speaking. That's because late last week and early this week my focus has been growing my public speaking presence. Why not write about something that is near and dear to my heart at the moment and that I am immersed in - right? There are … [Read more...]
Replace "ums" with Pregnant Pauses when Speaking
Your "um" might be an "ah" or some other equally unattractive form of verbal pausing. Try replacing the awkward verbal pause with silence. Review video of yourself speaking. After watching a video of myself presenting I noticed way too many "ums." I asked a friend what I should replace the "ums" … [Read more...]
Simplify Life by Focusing Effort
Ever feel like your juggling too many balls or spinning too many plates at one time? Maybe even both? Searching for a way to simplify life? You need to start by focusing effort on the parts of your life that matter. Setting Priorities will only get you so far. There's an assumption everything on … [Read more...]
Small Business B2B Social Media Platform
How should a small business leverage social media to sell to other businesses that are almost always much larger concerns? Stop selling to the business. Instead start introducing yourself and engaging with the people who make up that business. Social media allows you to connect to more people in a … [Read more...]
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