Archive for October, 2008

It's Almost Halloween, What Scares You?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

If you like Halloween and scary movies and haunted houses and getting the wits scared out of you, may I suggest a totally free, readily available entertainment? Take a look at your own business and see how many marketing mistakes you are making and figure out how much business you are losing because of [...]

Make It Easy For Your Customers To Buy

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

One of the things that I talk about all the time to my coaching clients is the concept of “making it easy for your customers to buy.” On the surface you would think this is a no brainer, however, for some this can be a little difficult to fully understand.
Depending on your business, whether you’re [...]

Not There Yet, Fake it, Till You Make It

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” — Milton Berle

In today’s economic climate, it’s easy to be seduced into the negative thinking that is being bombarded everywhere. But, it doesn’t have to be that way.
What you believe creates your results both past and present. If your currently believe ideas that do not support your [...]

Did You Know About Halloween?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

If you’re like me, you’ve noticed that stores are full of Halloween merchandise beginning in September. And I’m sure you’ve noticed that more and more people now decorate their houses and yards just like they do at Christmas.
In fact I read a couple of years ago how this is now a big business [...]

A Couple of Ways to Be More Productive

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

In my last blog I was talking about how manage your time better. One way is to be proactive and not reactive when it comes to the tasks you need to accomplish. Another point was to Think Big with your ideas and Think Small to break those ideas down to manageable tasks.
Today I’ll cover a [...]

Do You Have Enough Time?

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Seems a lot of us are always wrestling with “time management”. I’ll admit that I do. I’ve talked about this before, but it’s why I create “systems” for getting things done. I find lately that I’m constantly revising that system because it’s very easy to get overwhelmed by everything that needs to get done.
And before [...]

Is Your Website Delivering Your Message?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Let’s switch gears today and talk about your website (you DO have a website for your business don’t you?). Too many businesses that I talk with like to brag about “how many hits” they get to their site. Getting visitors to your website is what you want, however, the hits aren’t as important as the [...]

The Current Economic Conditions & Your Business

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

A part of the last line of my previous blog is: “prosperous times are waiting for those who are ready.” And I really believe it. I’m fifty something years old and have seen other “bad economic” times, plus heard stories about the “depression era” and you know what….lots of businesses survived and prospered during all [...]