Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. Or, perhaps to be a bit more politically correct, busier than a new mother with triplets (although with the Octomom and all…). I started Life Is Local, my web design and local marketing business in earnest about five [...]
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Word of Mouth
Are you passionate about your business? Do you truly enjoy what you’re doing, and how you’re helping people? Check out this video I found via Seth Godin’s blog: John Nese of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles, CA loves soda pop, and his passion shows through in this video. And John focuses on those [...]
In a recent post, I talked about warming up a list for my Quilting Business website. Basically, I have not communicated with the list for quite some time, and I need to reengage the community to build a relationship before I start to sell any products or services to them. I’m doing this with a [...]
Based on a recommendation from C.C. Chapman on his Facebook Wall, I decided to buy “Candor,” a new Young Adult novel by Pam Bachorz (pronounced “bay-shores”). Why did I decide to buy the novel? A big part of the reason was the Candor book trailer that Pam produced. I read a ton of books, but [...]
One of the major mistakes I see a lot of small businesses make is that they seem to be shy about sharing any news about their business, or in letting people know anything about what’s going on in their own lives. Today, people have access to more information and more connections than at any time [...]
