Creating Your Personal Brand
Every single one of us has gone through the process of creating a personal brand whether it has been a conscious effort or not. Your personal brand is what defines you, it is how people recognize you so to speak. Think about this when people talk about you in your absence, what do they say? [Read More …]
Making Money for Tomorrow – Why You Need to Continue Your Marketing Effort
If there was one lesson learned from my last “9 to 5″, it was the need for marketing to continue even when you can’t possbily fit another client into your current schedule. Why? Simply put, because your livelihood depends upon it. Yes you are busier than you could have ever hoped for and there seems [Read More …]
At Random Links For Business, Branding & Marketing
It’s a warm Sunday morning here and being that I am awake extremely early, I thought that I would catch up on some reading and dig for some business inspiration. It’s a new week ahead and it’s never a bad idea to get yourself in the right mindset to tackle a few new ideas. Below [Read More …]
Networking, Advertising and Creating New Business
As I prepare myself to head into my third BNI meeting this morning and kick off my second day as a full time freelancer, I got to thinking about networking, advertising and how to create new business. Lately my Google reader has been working overtime as I scour the internet looking for clues as to [Read More …]
USC Business Interview 1
Thank you so much for taking the time to let me interview you. Here are the questions I have for you: 1. What are some of the marketing strategies you currently use, and, more importantly, what strategies did you use during the start up of your company when you needed to get the name established. [Read More …]
Zero Cost Marketing
As a small business owner I often find myself searching for new and exciting ways to market my product and brand my company at little or no cost. By cost I am referring to actual dollars spent to incorporate a particular marketing element into your plan, not the cost of time spent or overhead costs [Read More …]
Goal Setting: Week 1 Update
Ok it has been a bit more than a week but none the less here is the update. Sales have yet to pick up or even materialize for that matter but I still see this experiment as extremely beneficial. The level of focus on the business that I have been able to attain since setting [Read More …]
Step 4: Commiting to Your Goals
This is possibly one of the greatest challenges I look to overcome while achieving my goal of $500 a month in sales. All along I have remained committed to the overall success of my business but failed to set and realize one goal at a time. This is especially important when the owner of the [Read More …]
