As a writer I write daily blog posts, weekly newsletters plus comments on other blogs and social networking sites. And that’s just for my own business. Never mind the writing I do for clients – newsletters, websites, articles and more. With all this writing I need to do in any given week, it’s not surprising […]
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One of the hardest parts of being a solopreneur is getting yourself out of a rut. You know what I mean – you get behind on some projects and start adding more items to your to-do list and before you know it you’re overwhelmed. Or you have a task you don’t really want to do
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Today I am writing about an issue that has me so angry I am shaking. At first it may not seem to be about marketing, but bear with me; the connection will be made clear. My son has been taking an asthma medication for about a year – it’s been very effective in controlling his
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I recently came across the following post: How To Avoid Google’s Duplicate Content Penalty (For Bloggers) The main point of this blog post is if you have a single page that can be reached by: www.blog.com/post www.blog.com/post/ http://blog.com/post http://blog.com/post/ Google reads these pages as four separate pages – each with duplicate content. As a result,
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If the main purpose of your blog or website is to increase sales then you should make it easy for people to contact you. Are you?Too many people hide their contact information on their site. If a prospect has to search for a way to reach you, they may just move on to someone else.
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Working from home is one of the great perks of being self employed – no more commute, more flexible workday, eating lunch at home, being home when the kids get home from school. Yet one of the questions I get asked most frequently is how to stay productive when working from a home office. And
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Last night I interviewed blogging expert Yaro Starak about blogging for business as part of my Build Your Business Teleseminar Series. I asked him what makes a blog different from a regular website. Blogs are more interactive than a static website The interactivity of a blog is one of the most important differences between a
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I love getting comments on my blog. Working from home and writing away at my computer, it’s easy to start wondering if anyone is reading what I write. Sure, I can look up the stats showing traffic on my blog, but it doesn’t tell me if people are connecting with what I’m writing. Comments however
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Yogi Berra said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” Too many people end up somewhere else with their marketing because they don’t have concrete goals for their marketing campaigns. But you already know your goal – increase sales. Isn’t that enough? No. You need to be more specific. Are
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As you may have noticed, I’ve started doing some teleseminars. I’ve been really excited about how generous experts are with their time and expertise. Starting this Thursday, April 3rd, 7 pm eastern, I will be beginning a new project, the Build Your Business Teleseminar Series. This series includes six speakers, over six weeks, for $37
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