Major world events have a way of forcing you to reexamine your priorities. During the pandemic, many parents were forced to put their careers on hold or leave them altogether in order to care for their kids who were virtual learning. For these folks and for those who simply have an urge to change careers,...Continue reading
Category: Business Building
Your Website Is Ready…so what’s next?
You’ve created a wonderful website around a topic that you’re interested in, and you want to use it to make money on-line. Your research shows that you can make your own products, promote other people’s products, sell services, provide coaching, start a membership group, and the list goes on and on. The challenge now is...Continue reading
Goals Tip
As you set your goals, whether they are short term or long term, make sure they are realistic and attainable, and help you reach that ultimate goal whatever it is. Unrealistic goals only lead to frustration and feelings of inadequacy or failure, and will discourage you from trying harder and moving forward.
Social Media vs Traditional Advertising
Guest post by Darla Mittler, CEO of Darla Mittler Document Magic. There is a war being raged between traditional advertisers (print, radio, television) and advocates of social media platforms. Both camps make valid points in favour of their chosen methods of reaching new customers, yet both overlook the value of the other. Traditional...Continue reading
Nothing Seems To Be Happening
People frequently get themselves into situations where they have high expectations and pre-conceived notions of how it’s going to be. And although oftentimes unrealistic, they become the benchmark on which a person measures their success or failure, causing them to strive for perfection especially for things that seem to hold so much promise and gain....Continue reading
Advertising Basics
Guest post by Darla Mittler, CEO of Darla Mittler Document Magic. Facebook is a busy place. Google+ is growing by leaps and bounds. Twitter can be even more hectic as you try to follow your tweet stream. Standing out in the realm of social media takes some doing. There are times when the old...Continue reading
Small Victories
We have been conditioned that the grand prize is the only acceptable outcome. The only thing worthy of our efforts and attention. But by keeping our eyes only on that grand prize we miss out on enjoying the small victories that come along. These are as equally important to our success. When we take a...Continue reading
Fearlessness
Fearlessness allows you to act quickly and efficiently, with no doubt in your mind that you are doing the right thing. On the other hand, fearlessness must be balanced with caution, since rash actions can have negative effects. If you decide to do something after considering it well then move forward with no fear in...Continue reading
No Business Plan Needed? So you think…
One mistake a lot of new business owners make is forgetting or, usually more to the point, neglecting to make a business plan or create any kind of framework for their business. In the rush to get the business up and running to make money they just dive in and hope for the best without...Continue reading
Curiosity
Curiosity works in business because it is a driving force that leads one to seek out new things, develop new trends, and solve old problems. It is a tool that enables you to observe, conclude, act, and learn.