December 22, 2024

Lead Gen, Right and Wrong Way

Good Morning ,I get a lot of calls every day at my business. Almost all of them are calls to sell my house, sell me Medicare insurance (why are they calling me on my business phone number?), loan me money, or try to sell me services I don't need or want. Sound familiar?Yesterday at the end of my day … [Read more...]

Why You’re In Business

Good Morning,Welcome to 2022!I hope you all enjoyed the holidays. It's January, and that means it's time to get back to work.I was reading Denny Hatch's Marketing Blog (www.dennyhatch.blogspot.com) and he was writing about doubling your income by moonlighting for freelance clients. I realized that … [Read more...]

Expressing Your View

Good Morning ,During the political season, which is now underway, some business owners do a lot of stupid things that cost them customers and income, and I don't want you to be one of them.Many years ago I was at a chamber planning retreat waiting for dinner. I was outside on the deck when I got … [Read more...]

Covid-19 Has Helped It?

Good Morning ,Most small business owners are very self motivated; in order for their businesses to survive, they have to be. With the Covid-19 pandemic, owners have to be even more motivated than usual if they want to make it through this.Now we all backslid during this time, some more than others, … [Read more...]

Getting Customers Back In

Good Morning,   Businesses that have been closed are starting to reopen; some essential businesses have been open. Now, with restrictions being lifted, people are starting to get out of the house more. So as a business, what do you do to get people to start spending with you again? To begin … [Read more...]

Getting Money From Banks

Good Morning,   My wife and I were watching a news report the other night about how big, publicly traded companies got PPP (Payroll Protection Program) monies. In fact they got millions, and luckily some are returning those funds. The news report talked about how these companies have a personal … [Read more...]