Creating a blog is a great way to develop your business brand and build a community of like-minded people. Regardless of whether or not your blog’s purpose is to grow your business, you can effectively monetize it to make some extra money. The degree to which you do this will depend first on personal preference and second the main goal of your blog. It’s important to understand your goal because excessive advertising may turn off potential prospects, but it may be OK for the average internet user. If you are looking to convert prospects to sales or to gather more information about your services, it may be a good idea to stick to only one monetization method. Here is the one thing you want to…. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tips on How to Monetize Your Blog
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Home Based Business, Internet marketing, Network Marketing, Self Improvement, Small Business | Posted on 04-23-10
How to Overcome Obstacles in Your Business
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Financial Freedom, Home Based Business, Internet marketing, Network Marketing, Self Improvement, Small Business, Social Networking, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
We face obstacles in every area of our lives, whether raising children, dealing with family issues or simply desiring a career or location change. Somehow something always surfaces signaling a cause of action from us. What we do and how we think when faced with these circumstances will ultimately determine our resolve and how we handle future issues.
I often reflect on the major areas of my life when thinking about business decisions because a correlation always….. Read the rest of this entry »
Growing Your Business By Focusing on Your Target Audience
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Financial Freedom, Home Based Business, Internet marketing, Network Marketing, Self Improvement, Small Business, Social Networking, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
At least 80% of businesses never make a substantial profit online. The remaining 20% are taking all of the income and unfortunately most of the latter are simply not aware of the simple methods needed to ramp up their marketing efforts. They spend thousands of dollars creating prettier websites, adding more professional graphics to their videos and redesigning logos, but they never realize the secrets to gaining more traffic and leads.
You can run the best looking website and the greatest business in the world, but if you are not targeting the right… Read the rest of this entry »
How to Create a Great Video For Your Business
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Home Based Business, Internet marketing, Network Marketing, Self Improvement, Small Business, Social Networking, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
Video provides a new and fresh way for people to gather information and connect with possible prospects. The power of videos lies in their ability to captivate the viewer and give them an experience that would not occur with reading copy. A visual depiction carries much more authenticity and realism which helps to eliminate skepticism concerning your company and your services.
Anyone can write content and say whatever they please, but when you show your face and your voice, it…. Read the rest of this entry »
Converting Lead to Sales and the Power of the Follow-up
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Home Based Business, Internet marketing, Network Marketing, Small Business, Social Networking, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
If you are a hard working internet entrepreneur you know how difficult it is to acquire some great leads to your business. Unfortunately, it can be even harder to convert them to a sale. This two step process is an essential part of any sales strategy and the details of a successful campaign are very important. Your leads are priceless and whatever you can do to keep and convert them will help your business.
Great customer service begins with your website. What you may not realize is the viability of a lead will start all the…. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Write a Winning Article for Your Readers and the Search Engines
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Internet marketing, Network Marketing, Self Improvement, Small Business, Social Networking, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
Content marketing represents one of the greatest methods to increasing traffic to your website and spreading awareness for your brand. New and old marketers receive great benefits from writing and distributing content in the form of articles, especially when it provides value to their target audience. When constructed properly, articles can draw people to your business and attract them to your services.
The dynamics of a great article center on valuable content. In order to create content of value, when you…. Read the rest of this entry »
Change Your Perception to Transform the Life of Your Business
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Home Based Business, Self Improvement, Small Business, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
Do you ever wonder why you don’t see more successful and happy people in life and in business? You can observe two people with the same background and even living in the same house and one seems fulfilled while the other is negative and unhappy. What is the difference?
Unfortunately some people, especially in business, view life completely different than others regardless of their……. Read the rest of this entry »
Is The Sky Really Falling?
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Self Improvement, Small Business, leadership | Posted on 04-23-10
Remember the children’s story about “Chicken Little” who got hit on the head with a falling acorn and assumed that it foretold the end of everything and the sky was coming down? So he ran incited fear and trembling in his friends Ducky Lucky and Henny Penny and they all ran and hid to avoid the falling sky.
You’ll agree with me that it seems that the news of horrendous natural disasters be on the increase. The ……. Read the rest of this entry »
The View From The Top
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Self Improvement, Small Business, Uncategorized | Posted on 04-23-10
I once took a trip to the very top of the world. The highest point on the earth that any man or woman has ever been to. From there you can see hundreds of other mountain peaks because you are at the same elevation that commercial jet airplanes fly. The trip was easy and actually didn’t take me long at long. I didn’t really feel too much of the cold or oxygen deprivation that you would think you would at that altitude. Fortunately, I didn’t suffer any injuries or threats to my health and since I was alone, there was no one else to worry about. And most exciting was the fact it didn’t……. Read the rest of this entry »
So You Think You Want To Be An Entrepreneur
Posted by Jordan | Posted in Business, Entrepreneur, Home Based Business, Internet marketing, Self Improvement, Small Business, leadership | Posted on 03-20-10
I gotta get this out there for all you wannabe entrepreneurs. Here is a quick experiential learning exercise for all of you thinking about going into business for yourself. If you can make it through this exercise for one week I personally GUARANTEE you that entrepreneurial ism is right for you. If you can’t I just saved you thousands in start up costs and expect you to make a small donation to a charity of your choice. Honestly the road to any home business or start up company is riddled with the dead bodies of wannabe’s and day dreamers. These people were more in love with the idea of working for themselves then actually helping others.
OK here is the exercise, you will need an alarm clock, shower & towel. OK for all you people thinking dirty thoughts clean it up & stay focused, this is the cheapest most effective way to decide if you have “IT” basically what it takes……. Read the rest of this entry »
