In our latest one2one conversation, Liz asked me: How important is strategy to your business? How does your strategy get built? Great question, huh? I can't wait to see how I answer it. Often, I've heard Liz quote Steve Farber as saying, "Serve the people who love you with the services you love." … Read more about How Business Strategy Can Be About Love
7 Ways To Make Your Clients Fall In Love With You
Would you like your customers and clients to promote your business for you? Of course you do, right? Andy Sernovitz, author of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking, states that around 80% of online shopping time is spent researching products (and services) rather than … Read more about 7 Ways To Make Your Clients Fall In Love With You
Do You Still Use Internet Explorer?
What browser do you use? Being a Mac user I hardly ever think about Internet Explorer except when I'm coding and testing websites. Primarily I use Camino (love it) and Safari (now available for Windows). Sometimes I open Firefox, though most for StumbleUpon. And I really love OmniWeb's thumbnail … Read more about Do You Still Use Internet Explorer?
The Part of My Business I Look Forward To Doing More Of…
Continuing our one2one conversation, Liz Strauss asked me (and you): What's the the part of business, besides relationships, that you look forward to doing more of? Okay, so here's how I read your question..."what other part of business, besides building relationships." I hope this is what you … Read more about The Part of My Business I Look Forward To Doing More Of…
Small Business Productivity Advice: Reduce Distractions
Do you want to get more done? According to Tim Ferriss, that's what the The 4-Hour work Week is all about. … Read more about Small Business Productivity Advice: Reduce Distractions
How To Become A Successful Consultant or Coach: The Best Advice
Boy, that's an exciting headline, huh? What could possibly be the most important thing you could be doing to market your coaching or consulting business? Most marketing experts will tell you it's clearly branding your business or creating your comprehensive marketing plan. Both those are certainly … Read more about How To Become A Successful Consultant or Coach: The Best Advice
What I Do In The Back Room Behind My Blog :: a one2one conversation
Liz Strauss asked me, Dawud, "When I go to your blog I get the feeling there's a back room behind your blog where you work. What work do you do there?" And so kicked off our one2one conversation. So what am I doing behind my blog? When I'm not rubbing the swollen feet of my pregnant wife, … Read more about What I Do In The Back Room Behind My Blog :: a one2one conversation
One Conversation…Two Blogs :: announcing the one2one Conversation
How do you bridge two blogs in conversation? That's the question Liz Strauss and I kicked around together a couple of weeks ago. And what was birthed is what we're calling a one-2-one conversation. One conversation across two blogs, in two directions between two people. Here's how it works... Liz … Read more about One Conversation…Two Blogs :: announcing the one2one Conversation
Why Building Website Traffic Is About Content And Relationships
We all want more traffic to our websites, right? We dream of the day that we get that massive wave from Digg or StumbleUpon. And when we do, it's a rush, right? We watch our stats climb by the minute - 500....1,000....5,000....10,000 visitors - "oh God, don't let it end!" But it does end. It ends … Read more about Why Building Website Traffic Is About Content And Relationships
How Do You Use Social Media To Grow Your Business?
One thing I can say about myself is I don't stand still much. It seems I'm always to understand more of what and why I think, feel and believe the way I do. In my personal life, I don't often rest on good enough. Instead, I strive to be a better man, a better husband, a better parent, a better son, … Read more about How Do You Use Social Media To Grow Your Business?
Douglas Karr Wants to Help Your Blog – For Free!
Get your Blogging Tips from Douglas Karr at The Marketing Technology Blog: Let's not waste each others' time! I want to help your blog or website quickly and efficiently AND you'll get some link love on my blog. That mention will drive traffic and help with your rankings in Technorati … Read more about Douglas Karr Wants to Help Your Blog – For Free!
Understanding How Social Networking Works
You've heard the term social networking, right? But do you really understand what it's about? I've found that while many have heard the term, most don't know what it really means. Yet, most of us are engaged in social networking dozens of times each day. How? Well, if you tell a friend … Read more about Understanding How Social Networking Works
