Marketers have been telling people for years that the fastest way to build your business is to build your list. While there may be some truth to this, building a quality based list that wants to hear from you is far more valuable than a big list that hasn’t been built ethically. One of the …
This week’s blog was written by a very close connection, colleague and friend of mine, Melonie Dodaro. Her new book, LinkedIn Unlocked comes out today and I invited her to write a guest blog post for you on how to leverage the power of LinkedIn for helping and growing your customer base. Enjoy!
She said, “I’m not chasing people for business.” Translate that into, “I’m not prepared to follow up and take an active interest in the people who are potentially interested in working with me. My ego is so big that I expect customers will rain from the sky and I’ll never have to put any effort …
One of the #1 complaints about social media is that it’s often just one big pitch-fest. It seems that everywhere you turn someone is yelling at you, “BUY MY STUFF, BUY MY STUFF”. It never ceases to amaze me that so many entrepreneurs today spend zero time building relationships and expect to be successful. It’s …
Boosted posts, ads manager, power editor; are you confused yet?! When it comes to advertising on Facebook, the options can feel endless, overwhelming and complicated. To help you create better performing Facebook ads, I have pulled together some information on what each of the ad types are and how you can get the most out …
Periscope is a new social media application that allows you to broadcast real-time video from your phone. Twitter owns this application, which makes it easy for you to connect with your followers and to tweet when you are broadcasting live. In my book, Pilot to Profit: Navigating Modern Entrepreneurship to Build Your Business Using Online …
Building a community is key to your success. I’ve shared with you recently the benefit of connecting in-person and I’ve talked about the best methods to maximize your online efforts. Today, I want to share with you four platforms that you can use to connect with your audience and why each will help you to …
Have you ever wondered if group coaching or a mastermind group is for you? Chances are you have found yourself in a situation more than once where you wished you could bounce ideas off of other business owners, learn from those who have done what you want to, or find the inspiration to get unstuck …
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When was the last time that you got out from behind your screen and joined the “land of the living”? If you’re an entrepreneur, especially a work-from-home one, you may not connect with other people as often as you like because you find yourself busy. Busy getting things done, busy trying to grow your business, …
She said, “I really like it when you share personal stuff. It makes me relate to you and like you even more as a business person.” Well, isn’t that interesting? Do you ever find yourself censoring the very thing that you consider to be a liability instead of viewing it as a strength? I have …
