Is Your Law of Attraction factor Schooling or SWAR...

Interesting discussion at Focus Society Talkshoe EPISODE 250. discussing the Book, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind**, by Joseph Murphy. It made me think about a Discovery Channel show on Swarming and the negative effects caused by this action. You may ask: How does this apply to Networking or MLM. And I hope you do, think about it for a minute. New marketers are typically taught to look for family and friends that could...

Targeting The Right Markets, to Build your Busines...

It is often said that you can’t be everything to everyone. This is especially true in operating your business. The worst thing a business owner can do is delude themselves into thinking everyone will buy from them, or that the business model will make all your customers happy. Trying to satisfy everyone’s requirements for your products or services is a big task. It is a thankless task. Even if you manage to offer great...

Update on Customer Service, The Real Secret to Suc...

Back in March I posted about Customer Service and how it seems to be a Lost Art of Business, especially in this Cyber Age of Impersonal Communication with Computer generated Phone Trees,  automatic generated Mail, and Robot Voices. One of My successful Clients, John Brand, 30 year owner of  Buckaroo Leather has always put Customer Service in priority position in his Family Business. Since John has entered the Internet...

What Social Sites are NOT...

Over the years I have had my share of ups and downs in my personal and business use of social networking sites, as I feel that most honest people would confess that some after registering my account I just didn’t come back.  There’s a multitude of great networks out there and you can find an audience on all of them and go crazy as you try to manage your workload and build a sustainable work flow of using all of ...

Are Your Headlines Killing Your Sales?...

What You Need to Know About Headlines Have you ever wondered why some marketing tactics just don’t seem to work for your business? You sit and watch a competitor’s website grow and business soar and you’re just not quite sure how they do it. After all, aren’t all marketing tactics pretty much the same? The answer is a resounding “NO”! Marketing tactics that work are not about rocket science. They are often very...

Social Media is Buzzing...

I was reading a great blog post by the site Mashable where they posted a post on “How Startups are using Social Media for Real Results“.  The post hit on 4 main points how social media helps small business startups save money and still deliver great value.  Read this great post to find out more. The post fired up my brain cells and I started thinking about all the companies you now see that want you to follow...

Building a Business, Building Recognition or Both?...

Building recognition can be a difficult task in the branding process. There are many ways that you build recognition. However, you must start from within the organization and work your way out to the customers and the competitors. Corporate Overview All companies need to write a brief paragraph about the company. Give an overview of the business, how you got started, and what makes you thrive today. The overview should...

Is Everyone Cut out to Build a Business?...

When I came on the Internet 5 years ago I was given the impression the whole World Population should be Starting Home Based Businesses. Of course I have spent the past 50 years getting Magazines and Direct Mail promoting the Joys and Freedoms of being an Entrepreneur and Building a Huge Business Empire. But they were nothing compared to the Ads touting Instant Success, No WORK Needed, We do it for you, No selling...

Are You Blogging?...

A blog (a contraction of the term “web log“)[1] is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Wikipedia Sounds pretty easy and straight...

Are you Dreaming Big Enough?...

I posted on a few social networks last week something to the extent, “If your dreams are easy enough that you can do them on your own, then you’re not dreaming big enough”.  The reasoning or logic to only dream to do the things that you KNOW, that YOU can accomplish on YOUR OWN keeps you inside of the warm and fuzzy comfort zone.  The end result of this will be a lack of growth, and the only thing...