First off, let me just say “Holy crud!” Over a month since I posted. Yes, I have been very, super, uber, mega-busy, but that is still no excuse. So, I apologize to you, my loyal readers who shower me with rose petals and fan me with palm fronds when I walk by.
OK, now for the [...]
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Your Man Should Smell Like This Man, and Also Use Social Media Like This Man
How You Have Been Brainwashed
We’ve all heard it before.
“I went with your competitor because they were cheaper.”
It gets into your head. You start to figure out ways to lower your prices. You cut your profits to the barest minimum to try to win business, and then someone comes out with a loss leader, where they lose money on the [...]
Twitter User or Just a Twit?
Hmmmm . . . seems like I am posting a lot about Twitter these days. Deal with it. It’s my blog, and I’ll post about Canadian rodeos if I darn well please. (Incidentally, did you know that rodeos are big in Canada? Neither did I. But in Calgary, the arena is called the Saddledome, and [...]
It’s All About Communicating
Internet marketers tend to do it too much. Offline businesses don’t do it often enough.
I am talking, of course, about keeping in touch with previous clients.
If you do business with an internet marketer, you might possibly receive three emails each and every day from that person for the rest of your natural life.
If you do [...]
Big Things on the Horizon
You may have noticed that my frequency of posting new content here to the blog has lessened. Well, there is a reason for that.
I don’t want to spill the beans yet, but there are some major changes that are going to be taking place regarding my business and my blog beginning in 2010. I am [...]
When Disaster Strikes
Monday morning I woke up to an ugly sight. My computer had a blank screen with some text on it. The text indicated that the machine could not find the hard drive.
Uh-oh.
I tried some tricks I know to revive it. Nothing.
Now, the good news is that MOST of the data on there was backed up. [...]
Changes On the Horizon
I know I have been silent for awhile. I am working on some changes to this site, including a complete layout overhaul.
Stay tuned!
Look, a Cliff! Let’s Be Lemmings!
I recently saw an article that gave a surprising statistic. Apparently, as of about a week ago, consumer confidence in the economy had unexpectedly improved. People were feeling better. There was light at the end of the tunnel.
Then, the government bailout was rejected by congress. The stock market plummeted. The media went ballistic. RECESSION! DEPRESSION!! [...]
Brilliant Marketing - Taking the Mundane and Making It Interesting
I wanted to take a brief break from the series I am doing on testimonials, because I have discovered two examples of absolutely brilliant marketing that I wanted to share with my readers.
The first I won’t say much about, except to give a web link. www.nograpesnonuts.com. Just follow the link and let it do its [...]
