You’ve got your website online, your products created, and your business up and running…yet your results aren’t what you had hoped for. You might have had a grand vision in your head of money rolling in while you sleep. The reality is more like a trickle and it’s not every day. Your problem isn’t your … Continue reading “17 Ways to Improve”

Not every home business is a home run success. For every one business that makes it, there are two or three that are unsuccessful. Over the years I’ve seen some businesses make it while others flounder and fail. What makes one entrepreneur make it and another fail? Chances are they are making one or all … Continue reading “Are you sabotaging yourself?”

Want to know the secret to my success? It’s my accountant. She’s helped me for years reduce the amount of taxable profit my business makes by reminding me of the many deductions small businesses like mine can take. The more deductions your business takes the less Uncle Sam gets his greedy little hands on your … Continue reading “8 Ways To Keep More Of Your Money”

Valentine’s Day is exactly one week from today.  Some of us think that Valentine’s Day was created several decades ago by Hallmark. This is not true. While it’s true that Valentine’s Day is a made up holiday. It’s not true that Hallmark, the candy industry, or flower companies had anything to do with it. The … Continue reading “The Invention of Valentines Day”

I don’t know about you but I am tired of hearing the word recession. The recession did this, caused that, affected this, etc.  Every newscast, every report, every conversation seems to focus on the negative effects of this recession. A recession or a depression is not uniformly bad to everyone. I never hear any reporter … Continue reading “The Silver Lining to Recessions”

No Money Down Businesses I love living in Florida. The weather here allows me to enjoy my favorite hobbies, boating and fishing, all year round. This past weekend I was out on my boat with my friend Joe. While we were baiting hooks and casting our lines Joe mentioned he was going to retire in … Continue reading “Bring in an Extra $1,000 A Month”

Merry Monday my good friends! I am in a great mood today because I am making real headway on my New Year’s resolution. If you remember I wrote to you several weeks ago about my desire to grow my business in 2011 through new product development. I have opened my ears to my customers and … Continue reading “5 Self Growth Strategies”

Want to save your business venture money in 2011? Then work on keeping the customers you already have, instead of always working on getting new ones. It does not matter how big or small your business is, applying this works. You’ve heard it before; it’s cheaper to keep existing customers than it is to find … Continue reading “3 keys to SAVING in 2011”

I advised you last month to do a year-end review of your business. I suggested you take stock of all your financials, marketing materials and products you created in 2010.  The purpose of the review is to figure out what areas you did well in so you can repeat those actions and do even better … Continue reading “The First Step Towards 2011 Success”

Why Customers Abandon Their Shopping Carts Think back to your last trip to the grocery store. You walk up and down the aisles, passing shelf after shelf stocked high with food and other products. Imagine what a grocery store looks like on the inside as you shop. In the image you see are there any … Continue reading “Abandon That Shopping Cart”

My wife and I took a drive this past weekend to check out homes in the area that had put up lights and decorated their front yards in the holiday spirit. There were homes that had strung lights around their trees and lined their driveways with wooden candy canes. And homes that had giant inflatable … Continue reading “The Many Faces of Wealth”

Do you know the Golden Rule of business? You should. The Golden rule of business states that 80% of your business will come from 20% of your customers. The rule is named after economist Vilfred Pareto noted in 1906 that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by just 20% of the population and … Continue reading “The Golden Rule of Business”

We are t-minus 32 days and counting to the end of the year. It’s a natural time for business owners and people in general to take stock of what has transpired over the last year and prepare for the next one ahead. Sometimes we allow the holidays to take up so much of our time … Continue reading “Your End of Year Review”

An important part of running your business is to bring in new business. Consistently adding new customers who can buy your products or services ensures your profits stay up. A great way to expand your reach into the marketplace is to pair up with like-minded businesses to create a joint venture. Pairing up with your … Continue reading “Two Heads Are Better Than One”

8 Tips for Improved Subject Lines The days when readers opened absolutely every piece of email sent to them are long gone. People have gotten used to receiving multiple spam messages in their inbox daily. This has made them impatient and unwilling to read a lot of what is sent.  Now-a-days you have to intrigue … Continue reading “Will You Open This?”

Geography Of A Recession I am a numbers guy. I like scores, rates and statistics. A couple of nights ago I was watching my local news station and they were doing yet another story about the state of the economy and job loss. I knew the current unemployment rate was high but I wanted to … Continue reading “The Video Thats Sweeping The Nation”

A lot of experts will tell you that building a large email list is the only way to make money in an online business. But really that’s only half of the story. The way you develop a successful business is converting those email leads into buyers. There are opportunities at every corner to convert your … Continue reading “4 Ways to Increase Your Income Stream”