Are you searching for the secret of success? Well I have great news for you… the secret does exist! And some even better news is it’s not even a secret anymore. If you want to find out how to be successful at something… chances are there’s someone out there who has already done it. And [...]
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Are these the most important skills in business?
When it comes down to it almost everyone has valuable skills. You know things that other people don’t. You’ve had experience that would take years for others to obtain. And it’s not really difficult for you to turn your experience, skills and knowledge into a product. There are random businesses all over the place that [...]
World Internet Summit – Auckland 2009
The blog has been postless for a few days because I’ve been off at the World Internet Summit held in Auckland. It was a four day seminar with great speakers on all aspects of internet business and marketing. However I think it held a lot for bricks and mortar business owners as well. Not least [...]
Using free marketing techniques effectively
Before we start let’s be clear about one thing: There are no free marketing techniques. Every marketing technique that you will find takes either time or money. You might find people who claim a marketing technique is free but let’s not delude ourselves into thinking our time isn’t valuable too. In truth your time is [...]
Improving your marketing results
I’ve been thinking lately about how complex marketing is and how it’s almost impossible to really master it. So that left me with the question of “How much do you have to get right to see good results?” I said about 10% in a recent comment and I think that’s a fairly accurate number. Maybe [...]
Doesn’t being great count anymore?
A lot of business owners seem to get hung up to the fact that they’re really great at what they do. Now it’s not necessarily a bad thing… but you have to ask yourself whether it’s helping you grow your business. It’s good to be the best at what you do and every business owner [...]
Interview with Jim Donovan of En Avant fame
Craig: Hi Jim. Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for us. It really is appreciated to hear from someone with your business experience. Let’s start out with a little bit of background about that experience. Can you tell us why you first got into business and a summary of what you’ve [...]
Down with the sickness
Well I’ve spent the last 3 days in bed with a lovely cold and sore throat which has somewhat stifled my productivity. However – luckily for me – my head wasn’t affected by the icky cold so I was able to read… a lot. One of the books I polished off was “Hello – Michael [...]
The big barrier to selling stuff… you?
I’ve never considered myself good at sales. In fact, I used to believe I was absolutely horrible at it. The reason? Because I’m nowhere near your stereotypical salesman type. I don’t wear a suit… although I do own one now for special occasions (grr @ social conventions). I’m not a smooth talker… I often flub [...]
The tripod of success
I’m all about creating a better life for business owners where they have more money and free time. Which is why this blog has three focuses: Knowledge – If you own a business you already know a ton about what you do. But to lift your success to the next level you must become a [...]
