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 …
Blind-sided. That’s what happened to me on May 30th, 2015. It started with a burning sensation in my stomach and escalated to unimaginable pain. I knew I had a bowel obstruction but the question was — how bad was it?
“I say the universe speaks to us, always, first in whispers. And a whisper in your life usually feels like ‘hmm, that’s odd.’ Or, ‘hmm, that doesn’t make any sense.’ Or, ‘hmm, is that right?’ It’s that subtle. And if you don’t pay attention to the whisper, it gets louder and louder and louder. I …
When we look at the type of content we share on social media, strong visuals can make a huge difference to overall performance. Humans process visuals 60,000 times faster than text (MIS Research Center, University of Minnesota). Presentations with visual aids were found to be 43% more persuasive than those without – that certainly translates …
E-mail marketing can be a tricky landscape to navigate. With the rules ever-changing and technology evolving, it can be difficult to stay on top of what works. In a previous blog I focused on the changes I had made to my newsletter to test delivery rate, open rate and click through rate. Our pared down …
If you’re on my newsletter list, you may have noticed that the format has changed this week. The change is a big one — we have stripped away the images, dropped down to fewer links and pared down the text to be as plain as possible, without going to a completely “plain text only” email. …
There are certain people you look at and you immediately know they have a little something going on. You know who I’m talking about, the ones you just can’t help but notice because they light up a room, know just the right way to answer a question, float effortlessly through life…it’s almost as if, they …
Most people love the idea of creating a community of raving fans around their business but few understand how to go about it in a way that creates impact. Facebook groups can be a fantastic community-building tool when you know how to use them and how to leverage them.
Social media is a tool. It is a tool to help you build relationships and connect with others online. It’s open twenty-four hours a day and, if you own a smartphone, you may find you are highly connected which makes you a prime candidate for social media burnout. You may be finding that you are …
