The Ultimate Time Management Tips: 5 Steps To Reaching Your Goals With Minimum Work
May 23, 2008
Would you like to know how to get 10 times more done in a day than most people do in a week, with less work?
Then listen closely. You’re about to discover the ONE time management and productivity secret that really works.
This little technique is the ONLY thing you need to master if you want to reach all your goals with minimum work and free up your valuable time.
Have you ever had a hundred things on your to-do list, tried to do them all, only to get so tied up in your work that you couldn’t seem to finish any of them? Do you remember how frustrating it was?
Then you know the feeling I’m talking about. And you’re not alone - millions of people suffer from it every day.
I’m talking about a monster called information overload. It’s responsible for more failed projects than all other factors combined, and if you want maximum results from your efforts you need to get rid of it - especially if you’re in a home based business.
Here’s a simple 5 step formula for eliminating the problem forever. When mastered, it will help you reach any goal you may have. It’s quite easy, really:
How To Tap Into Massive Sources of Traffic With Virtually No Competition!
May 22, 2008
How To Tap Into Massive Sources of Traffic With Virtually No Competition!
by: Jack Humphrey
Things haven’t been this perfect for a long time. In fact, not since one of the big engines really started to take off, when those who were lucky enough to be already seated firmly in the Top 10 for their keywords, has there been such a plethora of new traffic opportunities.
The internet marketing world has become multi-dimensional in ways that are surprising to most people who are still hooked on search engine marketing as their sole website promotion strategy.
Here are the new avenues of traffic that most people are NOT taking advantage of outside of the big companies and a handful of savvy marketers:
1. Podcasting
While it was “the word of the year” for 2005, most people still have no idea what Podcasting is really about outside of being able to download music at iTunes.com.
And, frankly, it’s because the people who “get it” are, for the first time ever, keeping quiet about it! Or at least keeping the information of how they are profiting wildly with Podcasting behind closed doors and in small groups.
Your Ad — Who Cares?
May 21, 2008
Junk mail. We all get it. And it goes straight to the trash can. How do you make sure your marketing piece doesn’t end up in the round file?
Give it the ‘who cares’ test. You have approximately five seconds to get your prospect’s attention. Make those five seconds count!
What are your marketing pieces doing for your company?
Denise O’Berry helps small business owners take action to grow their business. To find out more, visit http://www.deniseoberry.com
A Jack Of All Trades Is Often The Master of None
May 20, 2008
You’ve heard variations of that saying your entire life.
Consider: a marketer to all markets . . . is often a master ofnone.
Personally, I take this risk: as a marketing consultant, I movefrom one market to the next frequently, and I am often involvedin “mass-marketing” - such as with infomercials selling weightloss or cosmetics.
But I definitely prefer niche markets. I specialize, bypreference, in only three or four target markets. I target myown businesses.
And I would suggest to you that the key to risk reduction; tosafety in marketing; to the shortest, most probable path to a win- - - “you can never be specific enough.”
I have taught this as “Message-To-Market Match” for over tenyears. It is absolutely, inarguably proven valid. And, as analmost inviolate rule, the tighter, the more precise, the moreperfect the match is, the better the results.
A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course, Of Course - But . . .
Consider the person who has a new nutritional formula for horses.It improves the overall health, vitality and stamina of thehorse. It can be sold to owners of show horses, thoroughbredracehorses, standard-bred (harness) racehorses, quarter horses,rodeo horses, and so on.
Do You Make These 7 Deadly Cash Flow Mistakes?
May 19, 2008
Managing cash flow is every small business owner’s most important function. Avoid these seven deadly mistakes to make sure you aren’t creating cash flow problems in your business.
1. Using the "Fly By The Seat of Your Pants" Accounting Method.
When tax time rolls around do you find yourself pawing through piles of paper on your desk looking for credit card receipts from your business trip? Or are you upside down digging under the seat of your car trying to figure out where all your gas receipts are? Are you wondering if that coffee stained piece of paper is an invoice from a supplier? Do you have a vague feeling that someone, somewhere owes you money but, you just can’t remember who it is? If so, you’re probably guilty of operating with the "Fly By the Seat of Your Pants" accounting method.
Using this accounting method has a tremendous impact on your business’s cash flow. Unless you have a system to track your business finances, you’ll always be operating in the dark and in danger of imitating George of the Jungle as he slams into a tree.
2. Not Knowing What the Numbers Are All About.
Confirm Market Niche Popularity
May 19, 2008
Confirm Market Niche Popularity
by: Dwight Rixman
Confirm Market Niche Popularity
If you are preparing to market a product or service online, it’s important to determine if enough people will be interested in what you’re offering for it to be profitable. Obviously, if your product or service is new or is something that nobody has ever heard of before, you’ll be breaking new ground and this article won’t apply as much to you. However, if you’re offering a new approach to an already exiting market or idea, then there are methods you can use to determine if your selected niche will be popular enough to generate the traffic you need to be profitable. One good way to do this is to find out if “portal sites” exist that promote products or services that are similar to yours.
What is a “Portal Site”? A portal site is a website that doesn’t sell a specific product or service of its own. Instead, they provide information about products and/or services that are related to that subject. More specifically, they provide ads and links to other sites that are actually selling the products and/or services related to that subject. Every time someone clicks on one of these links, that portal site receives a small payment for generating traffic to the website that actually sells that product or service.
The Money Making Secret of The Toll Booth Position
May 18, 2008
I’m a marketing consultant and at one of my client-companies, acompany that, in less than 10 years, has gone from a $10 millionto a $100 million dollar business one of the people I work withfrequently has jokingly given herself the title, ‘Vice President,Back-End.’
Although that clearly opens her up to be the butt of many jokes,it does very accurately describe her very, very important area ofresponsibility, in direct marketing parlance. At least 80% of thecompany’s profitability depends on her contributions.
If the term “back-end” is new to you, it means everything yousell your customers after their initial purchase (that firstorder is called the “front-end”). For instance, let’s say yousell instructional video tapes to golfers on how to play better.You advertise in golf magazines and your lead product is a $25video on putting strategies. That’s your “front-end” becausethat’s what people buy first. But then once people purchase thatfirst video, you send them a catalog offering them over 50 othergolf videos ranging in price from $50 to $99. Those follow-onvideos are your “back-end.”
In many businesses, there is a relatively brief period of timeduring which there are significant, exciting profits on thefront-end, that is the very first sale to a customer.
A Man and His Razor
May 17, 2008
It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.
William of Ockham
This is Ockham’s famed Razor. A shorthand version of the razor might be, "keep it simple." When complexity is added to a relationship, process or organization without good reason, the result is usually a loss of focus, clarity and effectiveness. Roles become blurred, goals are uncertain and success is haphazard.
Bureaucracies are prime violators of the principle. Clinging to management structures designed in the 19th century to help the railways run on time, many organizations maintain complex supervisory relations that unnecessarily slow work. Even in companies that have slashed middle management, the supervisory web remains-though often working under a new name. Team captains may have replaced department heads, but someone is still signing leave requests.
The reengineering movement brought a significant corrective to this complexity. While the quality initiative asked, "how can we do it better," reengineering asked, "should we do it at all?" The question is an excellent filter for leaders striving for simplicity. It should be asked before any decision is made or action taken. It is a modern extension of the Razor that helps "keep it simple."
George Ebert is the President of Trinity River Seminars and Consulting, a firm specializing in the custom design and delivery of team building, personal growth and ethical development programs. Mr. Ebert is a highly sought after speaker, educator and consultant with over thirty years experience in both the public and private sectors. He has presented widely throughout the Unites States. He is the author of the management cult classic, Climbing From the Fifth Station: A guide to building teams that work!
Giving the Gift of Your Name (The Networking Factor)
May 16, 2008
Although, this is about giving the gift of your name to others, it certainly runs a close second in importance to "Whats’ in a name?"
What is giving the gift of your name? Giving the gift of your name is when you see someone you haven’t seen in a while and you are kind enough to give (remind) him or her your name (the gift) again without any hesitation.
It’s not nice to keep someone guessing about your name. Don’t assume they will remember your name and don’t make it a guessing game. It’s a challenge that most people would rather not experience.
Okay, I’ll confess my experience, reluctantly I might add. There is a lady by the name of Barbara Fouch and I simply adore her. I know that she knows that I adore her and I thought I was extending a compliment when I asked Barbara, “Do you remember who I am?” My thinking was, Barbara, I am the young lady who simply adores you would ring in her mind as the answer to my question.
Raising Entrepreneurs: What to Do When Your Kid is Born to Think Differently
May 15, 2008
Adolescence brings with it many challenges ? for both parents and kids. Young people, still new to the world, are embarking on a journey to discover their passions, joys, and authentic self-images. More often than not, however, their journey more closely resembles an elongated stampede of enraged elephants than it does an innocent soul-searching endeavor. But no one said growing up would be easy.
And there are young entrepreneurs out there who see the world in a truly positive light. Sure, they have their ups and downs like most teenagers, but they are motivated, focused, and want to make a difference.
Who are these kids? How were they raised? What do they have in common with one another? At the risk of making some sweeping generalizations, I will paint the picture of the young, confident entrepreneur ? with the knowledge that this over-idealized portrait often comes in many colors and hues.
While entrepreneurship was never common in my family, many young entrepreneurs had experiences early on in life that lead them towards an entrepreneurial path. In general, there are two possible ways young people feel compelled towards entrepreneurship: inspiration and avoidance. Both can act as powerful catalysts for taking action.
