Alicia Forest

Make a Connection with Your Ezine Readers

Are there ezines that you receive that you just can't wait to read? I know I have 3 or 4 that I read as soon as they hit my inbox, and others that I print and put in my "reading box" next to my desk. What do you think makes me want to read those few ri... Read >

Measure Your Results for Faster, Easier and More Success

When I was studying for my MBA, my most challenging class was statistics. And even though I managed an A- in the class, it took every one of the few analytical brain cells I had to do so. So imagine my pleasant surprise when I sat down to analyze the s... Read >

How to Increase Your Sales BEFORE You Launch Your Product or Service

If you're following the marketing & product funnel business model that I teach, you're likely getting good sales from every offer you're making to your market. If you'd like to increase those sales numbers, however, there are several strategies you can im... Read >

Your Online Business Sales Cycle

Creating a profitable business online is a process, just like creating any other business. Regardless of what it is that you're offering, your cash flow is based on your sales. Once you know and implement the online business sales cycle (which anyone can ... Read >

To Niche or Not to Niche

Are you like many enterpreneurs who are afraid to choose a niche for your offerings? I know there can be the fear that you're limiting your business if you narrow your niche down too much, but that simply isn't true. Believe me, it's so much easier and pr... Read >

3 Steps to Driving the Right Traffic to Your Website

One of the biggest challenges many of my clients have is getting enough visitors to their websites. And not just any visitors, but the right kind of visitors - the ones who are high quality prospects for you. There are literally hundreds of ways you ca... Read >

Is Your Website Working For You?

A question I often ask my target market is, "what's your biggest challenge with building your business online?" And one answer I get frequently is this: How do I make my website earn money? If you've got a business online, then it's likely you have ... Read >

When Doing Less IS More in Your Business

Are you working too hard in your business? If you're an entrepreneur, you probably are, especially if you're in the early stages of your business building. And you're not alone. Here's an example from my own client files: I was recently working with... Read >

5 Easy Ways to Always Give Your Niche Something New

"Do I always have to come up with something new?" This is a question I get asked often by my private clients, and the answer is a resounding YES, if you want to continue to grow your business. Besides boring your target market after awhile, you'd ge... Read >

What's Your CFO (Compelling Free Offer)?

One of the reasons I love the business model I teach is because it effortlessly PULLS clients to me. I never have to chase them or worry about having as full a roaster as I want. The first step in making this happen is creating what I call your CFO - Comp... Read >

Who Are Your People (aka Your Niche)?

Are you afraid to choose a niche for your product or service? Are you afraid that you'll be limiting your business if you narrow your niche down too much? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you are not alone. Lots of new business owners str... Read >

3 Easy Steps to Marketing Your Business to Success

Do you often find it difficult to make time for your marketing activities? Or do you find that when you do market, it's not consistent enough to bring you the results you want? Marketing your business is as important as what it is that you do. If you embr... Read >

Pick a Topic, Pick a Date

Have you been thinking about offering a teleseminar, webinar, or live workshop, because you know that it will increase your list numbers, showcase you as an expert, bring you new clients and customers, and be just plain fun, but you haven't actually moved... Read >

4 Easy Steps to Leveraging Your Articles

Writing valuable content-rich articles for your target market and submitting them to article directories and other publishers is one of the best ways to market your business, become known as an expert in your field, and add subscribers to your list.For ex... Read >

3 Super-Simple Ways to Use Tell-a-Friend

Everyone prefers getting a recommendation for a product or a service. It means they don't have to do the research themselves, or find out whether or not it's for them through trial and error, shouldering all the risk. For example, if you're looking for a ... Read >