Entrepreneur recently posted an article about the to-do lists and people lists that business owners should keep. These are mainly lists of resources and projects that could mean the difference between success and failure.
The People Lists:
on Tuesday, 28 July 2015.
Posted in Business Strategy
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If not, you'd better get one!
You know the old saying, "If you don't know where you are going, then any road is as good as any other." The same is true of a marketing and sales strategy. If you don't have a strategy that you are executing against, then any kind of marketing is as good as any other. Cost and ROI be damned!
Jordan Hatch, my long time friend at Infusionsoft wrote a great blog post a couple of weeks ago on "How To Create A Sales and Marketing Strategy" that I want to share with you.
Written by Dom Cassone
on Thursday, 16 July 2015.
Posted in Business Strategy, Marketing Tips
Why?
In a recent blog post here, we talked about "Building A Fence Around Your Herd." One of the strategies there was having a membership site. I recently wrote an article published in the July 2015 issue of the Joomla Community Magazine, that offers 10 reasons why you NEED a membership component to your website. Check it out by clicking here to go to the article.
If you have a membership site, how do you use it? Paid? Free? How do you use it to drive traffic and revenue?
Written by Dom Cassone
on Thursday, 09 July 2015.
Posted in Business Strategy, Marketing Tips
This originally came to me from a friend and fellow ICP, Wes Schaeffer - The Sales Whisperer. Used with permission.
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things.
The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling
which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight,
nothing which is more important than his own personal safety,
is a miserable creature
and has no chance of being free
unless made and kept so
by the exertions
of better men than himself.
~John Stuart Mill
April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783 is 3,059 days.
Written by Dom Cassone
on Thursday, 02 July 2015.
Posted in Life & Lifestyle
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When school lets out for the summer, it's the perfect opportunity to spend some time with your children and teach them some of the skills you've learned. And perhaps this year you can thwart those cries of “I'm bored” with some of these fun activities:
- The art of brainstorming. Regardless of whether you're 7 or 70, you are going to encounter problems of one type or another. Sometimes these problems could be as simple an issue as the inevitable summer boredom. An important skill you can help your kids learn is how to come up with possible solutions. Here are some ideas that can help you get started:
- Play “what would you do if--”. What would you do if it were snowing? What would you do if there were no electricity? What would you do if you were Superman? What would you do if you had no hands? Ask serious questions, share funny answers, etc. This is a good way for kids to see things in a different light.
- Start with the desired end result and work backwards. For example, if your child wants to dive off the diving board, have him/her tell you the story of how he/she became a great diver, all the steps that he/she took to get there.
on Tuesday, 23 June 2015.
Posted in Business Strategy
Did you know that a survey of small business owners found that about 50% only take major holidays off—or that many take NO DAYS OFF AT ALL? Here are 6 great reasons that you should take at least one vacation each year:
- Relieve stress. Studies show that you can feel the effects of lower stress up to five weeks later.
- Improve productivity. You'll come back feeling relaxed and rejuvenated, with renewed energy and creativity.
on Tuesday, 16 June 2015.
Posted in Life & Lifestyle
In addition to being one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin was also an inventor, scientist, author, printer and a diplomat. He is well-known for having created libraries, fire departments, and the postal service. If that weren’t enough, he invented bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the lightning rod. He was involved in politics, wrote a newspaper, traveled, had an active social life and was a single father.
Franklin was also a man who made to-do lists. Mr. Franklin's lists included things like housecleaning and reading, as well as reminders to bathe and be frugal. No doubt someone as busy as Ben needed to be reminded of those things!
on Tuesday, 02 June 2015.
Posted in Business Strategy
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