“I want to be on the first page of Google!” has been a common crave for years, now. On their quest to be #1 on Google business owners hear acronyms in their conversations with web designers and Internet marketers – the most common acronym being “SEO” which stands for Search Engine Optimization. What really is [...]
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Delegate to Increase Capacity
When you delegate responsibilities the capacity of your business is limited to the number of capable resources you can employ in your business. Without delegation you’re limited to what you can accomplish within the hours of any given day. As most things in life, delegating responsibility is easier said than done. There are many things to consider before you should delegate responsibilities.
Pull Weeds, Grow Business
Saturday morning I spent four grueling hours doing dirty yard work for the first time in our new house in Apollo Beach, FL. I must admit, it was fun but exhausting. During my quest to rid my yard of weeds I realized there is a correlation to the mundane, but necessary maintenance required to keep [...]
Lesson from World Cup – Follow Up and Get the Sale
There have been times when I thought a prospect wasn’t interested in going forward with a professional website design or in running an internet marketing campaign to increase their sales opportunities, but when I followed up with the prospects I came to find I was wrong!
Let Off The Gas, Lose Your Position
Like the drivers in a NASCAR race, business owners are pushing the pedal to the metal to keep their websites in first position on Google to win more business with the Internet. Letting off the throttle on your search engine optimization campaign will cost you your position, losing all the momentum you worked hard to achieve, and the business you could have won if your website was still in first place.
Small Business Week
… one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all! Ahh…. Liberty! Freedom! Free will! Persuit of happiness! Freedom to take the opportunity. We the people have a chance at building and living our dreams… I love this country. Some people complain about our government, red tape and politics, or the state of our economy. But [...]
Attracting The Right Customers
Stop wasting time talking to people that don’t need your services. In a perfect world your company’s Ad would magically appear in front of your prospective clients the moment they need your services, and they would act on your call to action immediately! The problem is that most traditional advertising such as radio, television, billboards, and direct mail… well, don’t really fit the bill!
Keep it New, Keep it Coming
The time is 12:00 midnight and I finally sat down to write this blog post. Why now? Because my newborn son decided it is 12:00 noon (his time zone). So Luke is here just chilling out with me as I write another installment on my blog. I can’t imagine a better topic than how important [...]
How to Leverage the 1st Position on Google
You worked hard to be #1 on Google, but you’re just not getting the kind of business you had expected. There are a variety of things to be considered in order to attract serious business from the Internet. The first ingredient is obvious: you have to show up in the search results! But showing up [...]
1 of 1,000 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Business – Strategic Partnerships
In time, creating strategic partnerships in your business will provide a predictable stream of new business. So, who could be referring a flood of new customers to your business? Make a list! Once you have your list, start …