Archive for the ‘marketing’ Category

Don’t get out! Don’t talk to people! Stay in your comfort zone!

If these words are music to your ears then join the club. There’s nothing I would like better than to be able to potter around in the office, produce new products and then wait until the business comes in as if by magic!
So why shouldn’t it work like that?
Hey, I’ve got a great website! My [...]

February 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: business, marketing, personal development, tips  75 Comments

The IPad – I want one.

I change my mobile every 6 or 7 months for no other reason than I fancy a change.
I buy something then use it for a little while then, when the novelty wears off, I sell it on Ebay.
If you were to look at my Ebay profile you would see that I actually admit to being [...]

January 31, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: New Products, marketing  43 Comments

Don’t wait for Business Opportunities to knock – you’ll wait forever!

If you’re sitting at home on the sofa watching Law and Order and you hear a rat-a-tat-tat on your door! Don’t get excited, it’s not a business opportunity knocking!
If you’re comfy in front of your computer chatting to someone on Facebook then your attention is in the wrong direction to notice a fleeting business opportunity [...]

January 30, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: business, marketing, sales, tips  5 Comments

Don’t sack the receptionist – give her more work!

It’s so frustrating when you arrive at an office reception only to find that there’s no receptionist! There you stand, waiting for someone to notice you.
The staff manage to beaver away while at the same time giving you glances but, infuriatingly, not making any effort to come to your rescue?
You think, should I wait, should [...]

January 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: business, marketing, tips, writing  2 Comments

A good way to beat writer’s block!

One of my favourite bloggers at the moment is James Chartrand. Here is one of his wonderful tips for when we’re suffering from blogger’s block.
“Great quotations are the richest goldmine of blog post ideas you’ll ever have.”
So I popped over to Wikiquote and found this great quotation by Sarah Bernhardt -  “Life engenders life. Energy [...]

January 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, marketing, personal development, writing  2 Comments

So why should you have an official blog?

Did you know that blogging is the new “BLACK”?
A blog can be uploaded to networking sites to spread the word about your business – that’s free advertising!
A blog gives you the chance to voice your opinions to the world.
A good blog can generate subscribers and we all know how important they are!
A blog with the [...]

January 8, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, how to guides, marketing  5 Comments

How to market your website so that people buy from you!

It doesn’t matter what kind of business you have and how benevolent you are, you can give things away for free, you can raise money for great causes, you can hold people’s hands but everyone at sometime needs to make a living.
The baker puts bread on your table, not to feed your family but to [...]

December 7, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, how to guides, marketing, sales, writing  2 Comments

Wow! I’ve been listed!

I am so excited to be on the Forbes List as Thirty Women Entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter.
I am honoured to be in the company all those inspirational women.
Forbes’ Natalie MacNeil said:
“These business-savvy tweeters are all excited about helping you grow your company, create buzz for your brand and stay inspired.
Twitter has been an incredible [...]

December 1, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, marketing, motivation, writing  No Comments

Retweet – What does it mean and how important is it!

A Retweet allows Twitter users to share their favourite tweets with their own followers.
So if someone has 10,000 followers and they like one of your tweets and they retweet it, then it will go out to all of their followers, good eh!
It is done by copying and pasting the original tweet and sending it out. [...]

November 30, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, FrontPage, how to guides, marketing, writing  2 Comments

How to really monetise your blog

In my previous blog “6 steps closer to monetising your blog” I said that you need:
1. Patience
2. Resilience.
3. A great imagination.
4. Knowledge.
5. The discipline to learn.
6. Multiple Income streams?
Today I am going to tell you about the next 6 items you need:
1. Products that sell well.
2. A great mailing list.
3. An easy to use e-mail [...]

November 24, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, FrontPage, how to guides, marketing, writing  7 Comments