7 keys to breaking away from the shiny object syndrome - Episode 205
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The great thing about the Internet is that it allows easy and quick set up of a business with relatively low start up costs. The downside is you now have people with no idea of marketing or business trying to make money. That’s a recipe for disaster.
One common issue new people starting out online is distraction by “shiny objects”. Just like a real shiny object distracts the mind of a child off the task at hand, the Internet marketing “shiny object” distracts the would be entrepreneur from proper business foundations.
The problem with shiny objects is that they are not long term solutions. It would be great if you found a way to exploit Google’s algorithm… until they changed it. And then what? You are back to square one and you can start your “business” all over again.
Don’t get me wrong I am not saying all things we buy are shiny objects. My TW3 Platform ® has been something that has saved me countless hours and money because it’s ease of use, but it would be worthless if I didn’t know my market and how to effectively communicate with them and establish relationships with them.
7 Keys to growing healthy sustainable business and avoiding the shiny object syndrome
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What a turkey can teach you about recruiting top talent - Episode 204
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If you are wanting to build a strong business then it requires strong people. Show me any failing business and I can show you a failure in hiring and deploying the right people. In this episode I share one of my favorite episodes of WKRP and give 5 traits to look for in top producers.
How to Make Money Blogging Even When You Can Not Blog - Episode 202
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So you’ve probably read or heard about someone who makes money from home on a computer doing this thing called blogging. The question is how are they making money at doing it? Can you really earn any real income from simply posting content on the web in this thing called blogging?
In this episode I cover the 3 things you have to have to be successful and blogging and making money online as a blogger. Some of the things I reference in the show is in the links below:
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After 200 Episodes what I've learned - Episode 200
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If someone would’ve told me that I would be producing webinars and podcast for a living a few years ago I would have thought they were crazy. I’ve always enjoyed speaking and teaching, but making a living by speaking into a microphone from home just seems too good to be true. After years of doing this and over 2800 reps who I’ve equipped to do the same I can say this is the most rewarding career I’ve ever had.
In this episode I cover a highlight of the last 200 episodes and show your our humble beginning in posting podcast.
Leads are the lifeblood of any business. If you don’t have leads, you don’t have a business. In this episode I cover 3 values that leads will bring to your business
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