Small Business Consulting for the Self-Employed
Spam. Those annoying, time-consuming emails that clog your Inbox and ruin your day. You wonder: How did it ever get so bad? While it’s not possible to completely eliminate spam, there are quite a few things you CAN do about the problem to reduce your burden. Spam is defined as an unsolicited email trying to get you to buy something. In …
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Like a dog on the scent, I keep my nose to the ground, looking for signs of a strengthening or weakening economy. I'm not looking at large, macro, worldwide events, but instead using my own eyes and ears to determine how the average person is reacting to things. All around me I'm seeing signs of economic life: In the past month, whenever we go …
According to MarketingSherpa research at their latest Email Summit, "Inbox Clutter" isn't the real reason people unsubscribe from your mailings. The top two real reasons people unsubscribe from your ezine or mailing list is: Emails weren't relevant to me.Received too many emails from the sender. MarketingSherpa goes on to say, "The top two …
I spoke a few years ago at the National Speakers Association Internet Marketing Intensive. Annmarie Kelly was the coordinator for the speakers. She did such a great job in keeping us informed about the event, getting information from us in a timely manner, and answering all sorts of questions. It was a joy to work with her. Afterward, she posted a …
I saw a great video a long time ago about a Massachusetts business called The Hungry Ghost Bakery. While they prefer to use organic flour for their bread-making, the cost of growing wheat in Montana, shipping it to South Carolina to be milled, then shipping to the Massachusetts bakery -- that tripled the price of the flour in a one year …
I've been reading Po Bronson's book, What Should I Do With My Life? Has anyone read it? It's a series of stories about how people found meaningful work and a meaningful life. Not every story has a happy ending (which I appreciate) and some people didn't get to follow their dreams until they were in their 60s. In one story, the woman was …
