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OK, let’s be real. We all get afraid sometimes.

We are born with three basic fears: sudden motion, sudden approach, and loud noises. These are the same innate survival fears that keep our primate ancestors from becoming panther food. Our minds are inherently tuned to be on the lookout for attack. This would be a good [...]

How Important Is The Green Movement To Major Retailers?
I was reading a very interesting article in a retail journal over the weekend and something caught my attention. The article mentioned that most retailers, while claiming that they proudly offer lots of “green” products, do not actually properly promote or even stock such products. [...]

Many new business owners often ask me what they need to do to their site so that they show up at the top of the search engines. They usually want a quick answer, but the truth is…
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a Never-Ending Process.

If you want your site to be at the top of the [...]

One of the biggest benefits of being an entrepreneur in my mind is freedom. Our time is our own. We determine when we “work” and when we don’t, what we do and what we don’t do. All of us have high energy days in which we feel motivated and driven and days in which we [...]

I am very excited to be a part of the Startup Nation family of business bloggers!  In the coming days, I will share my thoughts on everything from cool new retail products to how to successfully develop products that you can sell to retailers yourself.  Fun topic ideas are always welcome so don’t be shy….but [...]

Now that summer is coming to a close and you’ve started your fall schedule with the kids back in school, are you ready to get going to increase sales at your business?
Well, if you’d like to get a new client right away, here are three tips that might help:

1.    Ask!
Make a list of all of [...]

The human mind is a miracle, to be sure. It has accomplished many incredible things such as putting men on the moon and splitting the atom. Yet, this same mind is also responsible for thoughts that create the anxiety and fear that rob so many of the power and the ability to create lives filled [...]

As summer fades away, I’m sure you’d love to hold onto some of your personal time and avoid working long hours. But if you’re an entrepreneur, how do you please all of your customers without giving up some free time with family and friends?
Here are a few suggestions to reclaim your personal time:
1. Hire a [...]

It’s back-to-school time!  This means back-to-school shopping and for many it also means back-to-school JEANS.  The problem with brand new jeans is…well…they aren’t broken in to look and feel “old”.  But don’t worry ~ we have an invention for that, and it comes from our client Ronda E. from Iowa.
The name of Ronda’s invention is [...]

Did you enjoy the Labor Day holiday? If you’re like me, you ate too much ice cream and could stand to lose a few pounds! Well, this same idea goes for your Website.
Is it as slim and trim as it needs to be to bring in sales?
If not, here are some things you can do [...]