Three industries with high potential earnings for business owners
Introduction Most entrepreneurs who have authored business books are also owners of businesses that earn them millions. Just from reading these business books, I've noticed a pattern. There are three industries with high potential earnings, and these entrepreneurs...
How to build reciprocity in your business
The importance of building relationships with your audience or customer is key to the success of your business. Reciprocity sets up a system of mutual benefit that helps to drive growth and engagement, and ultimately, sales. From your customer's perspective,...
Market motivators: what drives sales?
Understanding what motivates people to buy will help you improve your sales strategy. Market motivators, or the reasons why customers are motivated to make purchases, is what drives sales. In this blog post I examine why some products succeed at their sales...
Why building your brand is essential to your success
Building a brand is essential to your success because if done correctly, a brand is something that people will remember. What do people do when they are trying to solve a problem? They think about the potential solution, and if they remember you, they will knock on...
Don’t quit before you start
I can recall a few instances where I've put off starting a project because there were too many roadblocks that got in the way. Everyone's been there, when you talk yourself out of doing something. You've quit before you've even started. For example, you may put off...
Owning a business as a millionaire freelancer in the gig economy
Is it your dream to own a business as a millionaire freelancer in the gig economy? A freelancer is someone who is self-employed and usually works on short-term contracts or "gigs" for other individuals or companies. Before you dismiss this idea as unrealistic and...
Be inspired: implement five empowering action words into your daily life
Searching for that elusive inspiration? You might be stuck in a rut and need to find a way to climb out of it. Maybe there is too much negativity in your life. What kinds of actions can you take to wake up and shake yourself out of hibernation? You can be inspired by...
The train now departing: reclaiming missed opportunities
In the novella The Train Now Departing by Martha Grimes, a woman meets a friend for lunch; he is a travel writer who has been to far-flung locales that the woman only dreams of visiting. She doesn't know why she is friends with him when their conversations are fraught...
Do more by doing less: the productivity paradox
How to do more in less time How would you like to work only four-hours per week? or three-hour days? It's a productivity paradox, but you can do more by doing less. Any way you parse it, everyone wants to do more in the least amount of time. These days, the...
Can anyone be an expert? The knowledge economy is waiting for you
The rise of today's knowledge economy has replaced traditional educators. Experts have gained popularity without needing a single credential to their name. They're "do-it-yourself" experts who flout the old-fashioned rules of getting an academic degree to be granted...