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Digital OCD - Are You Wasting Time or Boosting Your Productivity?
I have recently come to terms with the fact that I suffer from something I like to call “Digital OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)”. The realization came when I was cleaning out my email Inbox recently. I had amassed roughly 1500 emails in my Inbox (some read, and some not), and I decided to take the [...]
Continue reading...Developing an Online Marketing Strategy Based on the 80/20 Principal
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Having a good online marketing strategy is something that is a must for any company looking to thrive and grow their business through the use of their website. Online Marketing, SEO (search engine optimization), and SEM (search engine marketing) are some of the hottest buzz terms being thrown around these days. At the end of [...]
Continue reading...Get What You’re Worth: Business Lessons from Rocky Balboa
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Locus of Control “You know what your worth? Well, then go out and GET what your worth…” It is no secret that I have always been a huge fan of the Rocky series. Outside of the adrenaline pumping matches at the end of each movie, there is a much deeper theme that runs through all of the [...]
Continue reading...Entitlement, Arrogance, and a Mindset for Success
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Great success is something that comes to those who have a vision, and constantly work towards that vision day-in and day-out. It is not something that people just stumble into for the most part. Interestingly, many who are wildly successful share several common traits, and a sense of entitlement is often one of them. “Why Not [...]
Continue reading...Twitter for Small Business & the F.A.V.E. Strategy for Tweeting
Thursday, May 7, 2009
To many small business owners who are not necessarily technophiles, hearing people talk about using “twitter” for small business does more to confuse them than help. Believe it or not, many small businesses are still trying to fully understand how to utilize their websites to drive business, much less participate in any kind of social [...]
Continue reading...The Top 5 Reasons to Never Mix Business and Family
Monday, March 30, 2009
There is an old saying that goes, “business and family do not mix well”. While this seems like a pretty benign statement, it is not until you are in the middle of the effects of mixing business and family that this statement truly gains it’s meaning. I have recently exited a business transaction with [...]
Continue reading...Work Smarter by Finding Your Circadian Rhythm
Friday, February 27, 2009
Meet James. James is a sales representative for a medium sized consulting firm, and his daily responsibilities include preparing presentations, following up with clients to seek feedback and gauge satisfaction levels, and scheduling sales meetings to try to convert prospects to active clients. Recently, the amount of prospects has heavily increased due to the rising need [...]
Continue reading...Modern Business Life: An Introduction
Friday, February 6, 2009
Modern Business Life (or MBL) is a blog that I have begun as an extension of my recently completed book and program entitled, “Hybrid: The Modern Small Business”. (This title will be released in the Summer of 2009… more details to come) There are many topics not included in that book that have occupied my mind, and [...]
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