If the primary challenge for you in business is finding additional places to store your profit — and the local banks have all filed stalking charges against you due to the near constant appearances you make to deposit funds, you don’t need to keep reading this post. (Instead, email me. My dad can build an addition to your home so
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This Business Lesson Cost Them WAY MORE Than $250K
Last week, on a season 6 Shark Tank episode, the owners of drumpants.com were “in the tank.” A cool idea? Check. A proven profit model? Check. Interested sharks? Check. Check. Check. BUT, with two different sharks making them an offer, the leaders of drumpants exposed a critical (perhaps fatal) flaw in their company: DrumPants is
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Sell… Like A Mistress
Let me be clear and say that I have never BEEN a mistress, nor do I entertain fears or thoughts or insecurities about my husband seeking one. HOWEVER, here’s what the author of this book, a lifelong mistress, shares that is absolutely critical to your income: “Many people think a mistress is a shapely young woman
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First Shift Made In My Business
There are certain things you never forget about the early days of your business. Many of my own “unforgettable moments” are — frankly — “LOWS” that I’m thrilled to have left in my less than impressive past. The “business LOW” I remember most vividly and recall most often is the choice I made — more than a
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Most Ignored Strategy For Creating New Clients
Business owners come to me with a variety of descriptions for what they WANT, ranging from: help opening a new practice location, to expanding their reach, to training their sales team, to filling events, to doubling their income. However, each description is typically just a different way to say that they want more (and better paying)
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3 Never Changing, UnDebatable Truths About Business
I’ve been in business for myself for approximately 15 years and there’re things I still don’t know about business, creating success as a self-bosser, and being a profitable entrepreneur. Things like, “Why do people continue to spend SO MUCH MONEY on ads that they admit produce zero measurable return?” or “Why are people so tolerant
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3 Words + 1 Book = Powerful Distinction
With shaky hands* this morning, I am re-submitting book proposals to two different publishers who expressed interest in my writing back in 2005. I won’t be talking a WHOLE lot about those books here — at least not right now. However, my first time (and only time) pitching publishers back in 2005 was a really
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Why Your “USP” Isn’t Enough
This morning, I received an email from an organization pitching the following workshop: “Branding Your Uniqueness” Granted, I don’t know the presenter and I don’t know the content of the presentation. But I DO know the organization, and that they are being quoted and used as an industry-wide example of how NOT to pay speakers… even though
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3 Rarely (If EVER) Discussed Marketing Strategies
I have a cousin who lost several pounds a few years ago. She’s in a sort of public position, so to “the masses” — when referring to her weight loss — she’d thank people for their complements or she’d refer to eating clean a shake she was using or a program she tried. But, in
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