Are you a SASSY Networker?
Teresa Shaver, Executive Director for Business Advisory Centre of Durham (BACD) was a recent guest speaker at a small business networking event I attended. Her presentation entitled “We’re Connected!”...
View ArticleDelegation Strategies for the Control-Freak
Do you have a business support person or a team around you who is fully capable of getting things done, but instead of delegating, you try to do everything yourself? Are you at the point in your...
View Article23 Things To Say When You’re Asked For “Free Consulting”
As a small business owner I’m sure you’ve been in the situation of having to decline a request for free consulting. If you find it hard to know how to respond or find the right words, then check out...
View ArticleDoes Your Business Need Some Pruning To Grow Successfully?
During a recent masterminding session I attended via web conference with fellow online solopreneurs, we discussed the topic of ‘Growing Successfully’. We were asked to come up with the analogy of what...
View ArticleFree Printable Brainstorming Sheet
Need some inspiration for your writing? Click here for a Free Printable Brainstorming Sheet with 100+ suggestions for any niche. The list is brought to you by online marketer Nicole Dean. Here are a...
View ArticleTake Care Of You
Your business can be operating like a well-oiled machine, but if you’re not taking care of yourself, you’re going to be stressed out. It’s ironic that when things are going really well, we typically...
View ArticleTweak Your Biz Title Generator
If you need a little help coming up with a catchy title for an article or blog post I have another handy free tool for you. Try the Tweak Your Biz Title Generator to generate great titles for articles...
View ArticleSolo Is Not The Only Way To Go
Most small business owners realize at some point that they can no longer continue to ‘do it all’ as they once did when starting out. This usually happens when they are established and their business...
View ArticleEmotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer
To communicate effectively through your marketing means to connect with your client at an emotional level. Would you like to know the emotional impact that your headlines have on your target market?...
View ArticleHow To Use Mental Price Barriers To Maximize Your Profits
We as humans have distinct patterns in how we react to pricing. This knowledge can help us small business owners price our products and services accordingly. The rule of thumb: price your products just...
View ArticleWhy Vacations Are Essential For Your Small Business Success
Working for yourself is wonderful, but there’s one serious dilemma. How do you take vacations? When you run a business of one, there’s nobody to give your workload to so that you can take some time...
View ArticleTimeTrade: Meeting Scheduling Made Easy
If you have ever wasted time going back and forth by phone or email trying to schedule an appointment with someone, you’ll appreciate the functionality of a reasonably priced tool called TimeTrade. I...
View ArticleManage Your Time By Setting Goals For Your Business
A tried and true time-management success secret for all business owners is to set goals for your business. If you have daily, weekly, yearly and overall goals that are written down and scheduled for...
View ArticleHow to Create a Time Budget
Do you find yourself wondering where the time went each day? Most of us wish we had more time but there are only 24 hours in a day. Chances are, the time you need is there (along with sleep time,...
View ArticleSuper Simple Way to Create an Engaging Post
If you’re looking for a way to spruce up your social media or blog posts then I have just the thing for you. We all know that images attract the most attention online and I’d like to share with you an...
View ArticleDelegate Your Way to More Time
You can’t really get more time in a day. Time is one of those limited resources that you cannot create more of, or get back after you have wasted it. There are 8760 hours in a year, but we have to...
View ArticleYour Outsourcing Cheat Sheet
How will you know when you need to delegate and outsource? Take this little quiz to help you find out. You know it’s time to outsource when: [ ] You’re burned out from working too many hours a day and...
View ArticleTry This Exercise To Uncover Your Brand Personality
You don’t have to be a big corporation to have great branding. If you’re thinking of branding your small business or you are considering re-branding, then you will enjoy this worksheet I came across in...
View ArticleHow Tracking Your Time Avoids The Time Suck
Do you ever find yourself regularly becoming engrossed in something that keeps you from doing the important things? Time suckers cause anxiety for every business owner, but the time suckers that are...
View ArticleGet More Leads And More Sales With WordPress
Do you want to master WordPress? My friend and colleague, Angela Wills of Marketers Mojo, offers WordPress skills training with her monthly WP Study Group. I highly recommend Angela’s training. Her...
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