I have been testing out a new blog (wordpress) plug-in that promised to double or even triple the number of subscribers signing up to one's newsletter. Ever the skeptic, I didn't really believe it, but given the 60 day money-back guarantee, I decided to give it a go. Since I already had a pop-up subscribe panel installed, I thought I was doing pretty good. To be honest I thought I'd be asking for my money back. In the past 30 days, the new Subscribers Magnet plug-in has increased … [Read more...]
Your Press Kit
April 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Several of my clients have been in the news lately. One of them gets amazing coverage through the local and national news media ... and the other is regularly interviewed by magazines, newspaper articles and the news media. HOW you get this kind of coverage is the topic of a different post (to come) ... but before you start looking for publicity you should have all your media information in one place, so that when you get asked, you are ready. All the information you collect should go in … [Read more...]
Need MORE Business?
April 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Do You Want to Grow Your Business? Reserve your space now. You might be familiar with Ali Brown, but if not, you should know that she grew her business from a used-computer and a one-client-at-a-time system into a multi-million-dollar enterprise within a pretty short span of time. To propel this growth faster, she sought out a mentor who operates at a higher level -- Anne McKevitt. Anne is a world-renowned "serial entrepreneur" who built her first business from nothing to $24 million … [Read more...]
Getting Things Done
April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have been STRUGGLING more and more lately. Trying to get through each day with a feeling of actually having accomplished something ... anything. I finally decided I had to get into action and figure out what was going on. On my desk I have a notebook and a timer. The timer is set for 15 min intervals. When the beeper goes off, I write down what I have been doing for the past 15 minutes. It took only two days to see that one of the BIG problems was my email. I have been spending hours and … [Read more...]