I posted this on the blog back in 2006, but this seems a good time to re-post, with the economy in a bad way as it is. We can all use a little prosperity in our lives, financial or otherwise. It's Lynn Robinson's Prosperity Prayer: Dear God — I surrender my financial affairs and concerns about money to your Divine care and love. I ask that you …
Book Review: Bounce!
Failure. No one likes to talk about it. And when we do talk about it, we like to feel there is some deeper meaning or learning in every business failure we have. I suppose it helps us to feel that we didn't go through a bad time in vain. Barry Moltz's book, Bounce!, talks about failure in a different way. Gone are the platitude, replaced by the …
Studying Start-ups
Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) follows nearly 5,000 businesses founded in 2004 and tracks them over their early years of operation. Here are some interesting results: More than a third of businesses (37 percent) had no revenue in their first year of operation while about 17 percent of businesses had profits in excess of $100,000. Just under 9 …
10 Ways to Grow Your Mailing List
Wow, you are going to kill me, but I have to say it: It doesn't matter how good your website is, if people don't come back often. Your website gets them interested; your ongoing relationship with them gets them to buy. The real key to e-commerce is building a mailing list of people who are interested in the topics you write, speak and teach …
My Favorite (Office) Things: Wireless Phone Headset
When I first started coaching, I bought a telephone headset so that I could speak with clients while still taking notes. Five years ago I graduated from a wired phone headset to a wireless phone headset... freedom at last! Now when I speak with clients on the phone I can get up and move around. Not just around my office either: my cordless …
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Great Copywriting Tips
All small business owners need to learn good copywriting skills. If you haven't visited CopyBlogger yet, I strongly encourage you to do so...today! CopyBlogger offers tips and tutorials on good copywriting. Their recent blog posting, Just Say No to These Three Enemies of Clear and Direct Writing, is a perfect example of what you'll learn on …