Business Blogs: Trends, tips, and real-life anecdotes from industry experts.

1) Learn From Your Own Blog
Do you check out your blog posts to see which posts are getting the most re-tweets or comments? You should. Every week, I go through my posts and take notes about what worked and what didn’t. If you don’t know what your audience liked in the past, you won’t be [...]

When times are tough and money is tight, many savvy business owners look to outsource work to contractors. Using a reliable contractor can help you control costs and give you time to focus on marketing and business growth. But outsourcing is effective only if you can get the results you want at the price you [...]

Employee turnover is one of the most expensive costs your company will have. Not only is it expensive to replace a departing employee, but it also affects the morale of the entire team. Here are the ten tips that I use to keep my employees happy.
Make Them Feel Like Part of Your Project
Share your company [...]

Being an entrepreneur can put a strain on the amount of time that you have for doing the things you want to do. The last thing you have time for is going through the process of filing and finding documents. You also do not need the added expense of paying someone to do all of [...]

So I just got off of a publicized teleseminar with one of the
top gurus in the information marketing industry. But get this…
there were only three people on the call!
I couldn’t believe it! Here I had access to free information and
answers that could make me money… so I asked question after
question and wrote notes like crazy.
When [...]

If you need to bring in new sales immediately and are
overwhelmed with all of the Webinars, books, programs,
services, and other “opportunities” that come across
your desk on a daily basis, stop for a moment and take a
breath.
Here are three tips to help you simplify the
process and actually see an increase in income ASAP.
1. Ask for Work.
If you [...]

One of the most important skills an entrepreneur needs is self-discipline. After all, being your own boss means there’s no one telling you to do your job. Without self-discipline, you’ll never get anything done.
Many people think of self-discipline as being strong enough to resist all temptations and just do all the work we need to [...]

My very dear friend and client Kathy Lancaster, is appearing on The Today Show tomorrow morning with Kathy Lee Gifford at 10 AM EST with her amazing fashion accessory Kapelli Ear Covers! How did she do it?
Kathy and I have been working on her manufacturing project for one year now, and her shipment of Kapelli [...]

What will help products reach MILLIONS of consumers? T.V. of course!
The Military Shopping Channel (MSC) will be a fabulous new shopping model that will have access to over 12+ MILLION active duty and retired military personnel, and their families. Holy Toledo!

After returning from Tampa, and visiting with Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington, I am [...]

It’s time for holiday fun, sales… and scams.
“I got ripped off! Can you help?”
I’ve heard this so many times… good business people spending a lot of money on big companies or agencies and seeing little results.
As a business owner who started her business with nothing, I HATE to see other business owners get ripped off. [...]