So much of the branding, strategy and marketing advice I see around the web answers two questions - what and why. What do you need to do and why do you need to do it. But there's a third question that I see rarely answered. That question...how! How do you actually do what and why? For instance, if … Read more about Three Questions That Will Change Your Business
Small Business Productivity Tips for Monday Morning
What do you do with your Monday mornings? So many people I know sit down at their desks and mess around for an hour or two - reading news or catching up on email. Others grab a cup of joe and jump right into the project they left on Friday. If you're in business for yourself, mornings are often … Read more about Small Business Productivity Tips for Monday Morning
How to Market Your Small Business: Meet Customers Where They Are
How do you market your business? Many small business owners focus on creating the best products and services based on their skills, knowledge and abilities. Then they go out and find people who need or want what they have to offer. Sometimes it works and you build a successful business around … Read more about How to Market Your Small Business: Meet Customers Where They Are
Business Management Advice: Why Your Small Business Needs To Fail
We all want to talk about success in our small business, don't we? How we overcame this obstacle to come out the other end successful. Or how we fought for our vision to create the business we want. The media is filled with stories of how 'one man (or woman) beat the odds and became success.' Yet … Read more about Business Management Advice: Why Your Small Business Needs To Fail
Small Business Advice: Consider The Quality of Your Work
I have a friend, Larry, who's a pretty amazing woodworker. Larry apprenticed with a woodworker in Seattle for seven years and then struck out on his own. As Larry had an eye for detail the master woodworker he apprenticed with convinced him that he should build highly customized, one-of-a-kind … Read more about Small Business Advice: Consider The Quality of Your Work
Two Things Your Small Business Audience Needs
Owning and operating a small business is pretty easy, in all honesty. Think about it for a second: you find something you do well and offer it to people who you believe need it. That's it. That's all you have to do to have a semi-successful business. Doesn't matter whether you're selling toothbrush … Read more about Two Things Your Small Business Audience Needs
Small Business Advice: Focus on What Matters Most
Before he passed, my grandfather used to teach me many things - about sports, about nature, about gardening, and about life. He was a very learned man who at one point read every volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica from cover to cover just to learn. I remember much from our conversations - though … Read more about Small Business Advice: Focus on What Matters Most
Small Business Advice: Learn How to Change Quickly
People ask me all the time how do I grow my business? The answer is always quite simple, really. So simple that it can be answered in one word - change. Albert Einstein defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Yet how many of us can say … Read more about Small Business Advice: Learn How to Change Quickly
Small Business Productivity: Is Your To-Do List Doing You?
Do you make to-do lists? Most methods for productivity include making various to-do lists of the things you want and need to get done. Whether it's David Allen, Stephen Covey or Jerry Seinfeld, everyone suggests making lists. But do you ever find that your lists keep growing? Or do you get … Read more about Small Business Productivity: Is Your To-Do List Doing You?
Small Business Advice: Think More Creatively
It's funny how sometimes things just jump up to make themselves obvious. Yesterday I share my opinions on what to do when a commenter isn't hearing your correctly. The conversation that arose was interesting and stimulating about how our commenters can sometimes take us out of context or comment on … Read more about Small Business Advice: Think More Creatively
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
Small Business Tips: Don't Lose Your Client Calendar
Ever lose your client calendar? Well, neither had I...until Friday. By some odd combination of keystrokes, I deleted my client calendar within Apple's iCal. iCal is neat in that I can have multiple calendars that can service different puposes. I have different calendars for family, home, personal … Read more about Small Business Tips: Don't Lose Your Client Calendar
