Commandment 2: Pursue the Human Connection There’s a lot of paranoia flying around currently. The news has covered it and moved on already, but everyone’s deepest insecurities love to be reminded that the government is
Commandment 3: DON’T RUSH The sales funnel confuses more of my clients than even the most complicated WordPress plugin. And I can’t blame them. When I started out, I clearly didn’t get it either. Most
What is MailChimp? Simply put, MailChimp is our favorite email newsletter platform. It has other uses, from announcements to invites, and anytime in between when you might need a slick looking email. If you are
Commandment 4: Practice Confident Exclusion Whether you’re a small marketing firm, or a fashion magazine, or whatever, your business exists to help people. Trying to be everything to everybody can make this difficult. It can
Commandment 5: Don’t Dilute As I search for examples for each of our commandments in action or being broken, I’m beginning to realize that many of these are complimentary. This commandment of “Don’t dilute” could
My name is Rich and I’m Nate Wright’s partner in crime in Small Biz Triage. I met Nate about 5 years ago while we were
Every man has his favorite charcoal, every woman has their favorite lip gloss, every kid their favorite toy, every cop their favorite hand-gun and every
Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just
CHALLENGE: Bronzer Salon was referred to us by one of our peers from a few years back. A mother and daughter started an airbrush tanning
CHALLENGE: ACT has recently begun re-selling the classroom ModelMaker, but did not have a web platform to showcase the product OR a place for ModelMaker
an open letter the family, a.k.a. the 1099 Mafia a.k.a. those people Hey guys (and gal), You all have your own kingdoms you’re building. You all work your asses off. You all have helped
Small Biz Triage – Weekly Recap, Sept 9th – 15th, 2012. Another busy, busy week. Highlights (Finally) launched a new joint venture with friend and colleague Marti Bering – Flathead Daily. After a TON of
This is a fascinating video that discusses the stock market vs. the local market. TOPICS: Incisive (and humorous) history of the stock market Legal loopholes in the current SEC regulations Kickstarter Kiva IndieGoGo Co-ops advance
I’m still packing up all of my stuff for the big move and came across this receipt. Took me awhile to remember why I held onto it for so long, then I realized – it
Saw this great article in Inc magazine recently, and thought it would be a good exercise. Daddy, what do you do? I help really small businesses make more money. Why do people decide to
My name is Rich and I’m Nate Wright’s partner in crime in Small Biz Triage. I met Nate about 5 years ago while we were
Every man has his favorite charcoal, every woman has their favorite lip gloss, every kid their favorite toy, every cop their favorite hand-gun and every
Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just
CHALLENGE: Bronzer Salon was referred to us by one of our peers from a few years back. A mother and daughter started an airbrush tanning
CHALLENGE: ACT has recently begun re-selling the classroom ModelMaker, but did not have a web platform to showcase the product OR a place for ModelMaker
