This blog post is about how to write a business plan for your blog or small business. And of course, why you need one and HOW to create one that you will actually follow and use to achieve your goals. A business plan is important because it gives you a road map for your business, […]
How can I market my business? This is the #1 question people ask me all the time. And I know what you’re really asking is: How can I set myself up for long term success with my business? Before I get to the answer, everyone’s business is different, and how you market yours will depend […]
If you’re a ninja Twitter user, 2,000 followers isn’t going to impress you, I know. But after staring at my account with 65 Twitter followers for a year, it’s a pretty huge milestone for me. I just couldn’t take the barren wasteland of followers and decided it was time to ramp up my Twitter game. […]
When you’re just getting started with blogging, probably the most important thing you can do is just start. Start writing. Start publishing. Start sharing. It can be challenging enough to get into the routine of it all. And you push yourself because you know there are many reasons you want to be blogging. Here’s just […]
So you’ve got your blog up and running and you’re posting on the regular. High five!! Today I have a blog post checklist to help you step up your game even more to get traffic to it (and leads from it!) In this blog post, I share 14 things you should do before you publish […]
Facebook contests can help you generate qualified leads, and if done right can be a source of business for your sales funnel. They’re also a great way to create a buzz about your products and services and encourage people to become more invested in your brand. As with all marketing, relevance and emotion play crucial […]
Updated: August 20, 2019 LinkedIn has 500 million users, and you can bet that a good percentage aren’t on Facebook or Twitter. So if you’re in the B2B space, LinkedIn could be your only way to reach them. There are over 1 billion searches a day for names and companies on LinkedIn. This gives you […]
Knowing what to do next for your blog or business can be hard. There’s so much to do and only you or your team of two to do it. Yes, there are plenty of experts who can help. The problem is that Expert #1 will tell you to do this, and Expert #2 will tell you […]
There’s no question about it. Whether you’re just starting out or have been in business for a while, marketing can be intimidating. What do you do first? How do you know what will work for your business? What steps should you take? I hear questions like these all the time, and I get it. Marketing […]
For a while I thought that being successful in business came from sheer luck or chance. It seemed like some businesses I launched were destined for success and others not so much. Now I know there’s more to it than that. There’s a formula I’ve seen emerge from the businesses that work, and the successful […]
