Guts and Gas

Colorado Springs in June wasn’t all bad. Gorgeous clear skies, crisp mornings, warm afternoons and a calming stillness in the air. All a byproduct of the severe altitude – 7,258 feet above sea-level. That thin air combined with the violent blur that was my first week of bootcamp at the Air Force Academy rapidly stripped my cocky, calm, […]

No BS Best Practices for Utilizing Web Analytics

There is a seemingly endless list of services that offer some form of analytics tracking, and you can also use them to track virtually everything. All of this data can help you boost your online business, but first you need to determine how to properly shift through everything and make the applicable changes. For many […]

Gaining And Keeping Customer Loyalty

There is no such thing in the business world as loyalty, and it has to be earned fair and square. To keep your customers coming back, you need to offer superior product and make it shine brighter than those of the competition. A loyal consumer will not hesitate to pay a little extra in order […]

Steps You Need to Improve Your E-Mail Marketing

  When using e-mail for your business purposes, it can be difficult to understand how to effectively market yourself and portray a professional image. This is especially important in the current market where individuals expect your quality of service to be exceptional, while providing a good price, and remaining on a reasonable schedule. We have […]

Why and How Early to do SEO in your Business

The vast majority of the day-to-day things that we do are transacted online. We read news online, perform banking and other payment functions through customized Internet platforms and several communication channels are now relayed through the virtual world. The Internet has greatly influenced our way of life and approach towards commerce. Thus, it has created […]

6 Techniques to Use Data to Make Marketing Decisions

There was a time when data was hard to come by. Marketers had to go out, meet and coerce unwilling customers to participate in surveys, focus groups and interviews. Also, such an exercise could cover only a very small sample of people owing to logistical limitations. Then, one day internet happened and changed everything forever. […]

Expert Advice for Setting Up Your Home Office

I’d like to thank Small Biz Triage for giving me the opportunity to guest post on their website. This is an excellent resource for small business owners with lots of great programs and information. It is full of great information, such as this awesome article full of money saving tips for small business owners. Whether […]

The Significance of A Core Message

Every great business needs a good core message. What this message represents is not just a simple phrase, it is also not simply a string of words; a core message is an idea that is tightly intertwined with the very spirit and values of your way of doing business. Sometimes it is hard to think […]

Reasons Why Your Business Negotiation Skills Are Not What They Could Be

Everywhere you turn you will hear people talking about negotiation. It has become one of the “in” words and is often associated with big company deals or inter-country politics. In fact, negotiation is a part of everyone’s lives and is undertaken daily. You will notice that every day interactions involve discussing options with someone and […]

How To Connect With Key Influencers

Here’s a peek from our latest Workshop (in Grass Valley, CA with the Nevada County Online meetup group) where Nate discusses how you can approach key influencers in your industry with humility in order to connect with them. HUGE thank you to Doug Greene (www.DougGreeneVideo.com) who handled the video & audio, and our wonderful host Nevada […]