10th August 2009
One of the best ways to add variety and richness to your mastermind group meetings is by inviting guest speakers to give a talk on a particular topic.
First, survey your group and ask members to suggest speakers who can be approached by the Facilitator...
10th August 2009
One of the major benefits of belonging to a mastermind group is accountability. You share your goals with the group, and the group helps keep you on track by asking you about your Action Plan and what you've accomplished so far.
So how to you first get...
10th August 2009
When starting your own mastermind group it's imperative that you and your mastermind members come up with some rules about the purpose of the group and how members are expected to behave. These rules are often compiled into a document called Mastermind Gr...
14th May 2009
Do you spend too much time writing your newsletter each month?
Do your readers actually read it…or is it too long?
These days your customers are time-constrained. There's always too much to do, too many appointments, too many tasks. Finding time t...
17th March 2009
Recently we've had troubles with our existing teleconferencing service, with people having troubles getting a long-distance line to dial into a teleclass. Two years ago we did a huge research project, looking at all the paid and free teleconference servic...
17th March 2009
Do you sell products and services via the internet?
Do you get the results you want?
If you didn't get the results you want, it is helpful to re-visit each step of your "sales path" to see where tweaks can be made.
For instance, let's say your sa...
23rd February 2009
A teleseminar is a class, workshop or lecture delivered over the telephone. It gives students access to training materials they might not be able to find in their local community, and allows them to learn new material without having to travel.
The teac...
21st August 2008
In nearly every business book I read and from the lips of nearly every business guru I listen to is the premise that you have to grow your business. Grow, grow, grow -- think big -- and you'll feel successful. More products, more services, more revenue --...
27th May 2008
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of hosting companies out there. They come in all price ranges, and with all kinds of bells and whistles. Here are some things you may want to look for in a hosting company, especially if your website is part of your o...
05th October 2007
Mary came to me to create big, new changes for her business. How exciting, having a big dream! She had a million ideas and a solid, well thought-out task lists to back up the big plan. Except there was one small problem -- Mary's dream was dying on the vi...
14th August 2007
It seems to be a trend that's growing: small business owners are getting distracted by too many ideas or the latest fad, going off in a million directions and never completing anything. This loss of focus is costing you hundreds of hours a year in lost pr...
19th June 2007
When you think of a silo, you think of the kind that are found on farms, full of grain. Full grain, full harvest -- it sounds like a perfect metaphor of a successful business marketing campaign.
So how can a silo be a bad thing?
The Silo Effect in...
18th December 2006
Many people quake in fear at the idea of writing a business plan. They imagine in their mind a 100-page document full of charts and financial figures. While it's possible to create a business plan of that magnitude when trying to get capital for your busi...
05th March 2006
I knew one day it would happen. Someone stole the text from my website and used it on their own website. Dirty rotten scoundrels!
According to the US Copyright Office website (http://www.copyright.gov):
"Copyright protection subsists from the time ...
17th January 2005
After being a website designer and user since 1996, I'm still
seeing people make the same mistakes on their websites.
Here's a list of the ones that will drive people away from
your site and cause you to lose business (and your reputation
as a profess...
