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The E Myth — Revisited, by Michael E. Gerber — Why Most Small Businesses Fail and What to Do About It (The dog-eared book to the right is my own personal copy from 1995).
The subhead says it all! As you know if you’ve read my other posts, I’m all about overcoming the small business epidemic [...]
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The best way to begin the discussion of Success on the Internet is with a brief historical review about what exactly the Internet is and why it came into being in the first place. This may seem like an exercise in futility to some but, I assure you knowing the origins of “the Web” will [...]
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Get comfortable with saying “No.” It is the most important word in your small business vocabulary. One of the predominant issues that small businesses face, due largely to the absence of a CCI – Customer Composite Index (see previous post), is their inability to say “No” to a prospect or customer when they should.
Here’s how [...]
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If you are going to succeed on the web, be it as a manufacturer, retailer, dealer / distributor, consultant, coach or whatever, it is essential that you identify, as specifically as you possibly can, who your prospective customers are. This is the foundation upon which Target Marketing is based.
An easy way to tackle this problem [...]
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This content continues to get a ton of traffic elsewhere on the web so, I figured I would include it here for your viewing pleasure. This is extremely relevant information related to the development of effective communications with your potential customers.
Everything in this post is as relevant today in the Social Marketing space as it is in [...]
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Your audience wants to know that you’re on-top-of-your-game! After all, they are coming to your website, blog or opting-in to your ezine to find out more about you, your information or your company, with the eventual and very real possibility of spending some of their hard-earned money on your products and/or services!
An easy way of demonstrating to [...]
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Law #3 — Significance:
Understand this… There is a very basic law that governs information on the Internet. This law, as viewed from the recipient’s standpoint, is simply this: Information should be FREE! Break this law at your own risk.
Actually, there’s a bit more to it than that. You must first establish Trust with your audience [...]
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Good Content Law #2 – Current
Your information may very well be what your prospects and customers are looking for. However, if it’s outdated it’s as good as yesterday’s news! No one wants to read a newspaper from several days or weeks ago. In their quest for information, your prospects are looking for cutting edge data [...]
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I originally published this information over 5 years ago. As with many things online it’s as relevant today as it ever was.
Your content must first and foremost adhere to The 4 Laws of Good Content. For our purposes in this article, your content is defined as the information that you provide to your community members, [...]
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When you boil it all down, success online is dramatically affected by one thing!
Recently, a colleague and I were talking about success. Since he has given me good advice and friendly council over the years, he had my rapt attention while sharing pearls of wisdom from his 40+ year technology and business career.My friend asked [...]
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