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Too many entrepreneurs let the long, hot, lazy, hazy days of summer get them down when it feels like business is slowing down and it’s just so much easier to take a midday nap.
While it’s true that many industries report lower engagement, sales and traffic during the summer months, that means that now is a great time to get some stuff done for the months ahead. Here are my top 3 ideas for making the most of a quiet time. Continue Reading ￫
Summer is in full swing which means parents everywhere are hearing the dreaded words “I’m bored!” from their progeny. And while it may seem crazy that in a world of 24 hour news, the internet reaching to the far corners of the globe, podcasts and Netflix that anyone could ever get bored anymore. Continue Reading ￫
While not as widely publicized as a government shutdown, the privatization of subs on the popular site Reddit.com this week is making waves online.
One of the first terms you’ll learn in any beginner marketing class is “low hanging fruit” and it applies to the users or clients who are ripe and ready to buy.
These are the college students to Starbucks or the Superbowl fans at a bar. These customers are already in a buying mood and can seemingly fall into your lap if you’re in the right place with a great offer. In other words, selling isn’t really hard for these customers. Continue Reading ￫
Often we assume that we need 10,000 hours or months of practice to make any meaningful change. This mindset goes far beyond business to any aspect of life: fitness, cleaning, animal training, learning a new skill… Continue Reading ￫
In a little less than a month I’ll be driving my new (old) Cadillac in a local parade, and when I was invited my first thought was “great!” and the second one was “except the car isn’t running right now…” Continue Reading ￫
It sounds like a luxury of the 1%… an inbox that never overflows with a multitude of messages that can take up hours a day and leave you feeling overwhelmed even on the best of days. Continue Reading ￫
I began to write this article with a bit of sadness because the system that I’ve used and enjoyed for the past 4 years is getting retired this week. Since starting this newsletter back in 2011 (when there were 8, count ’em 8! subscribers) I have been writing the content inside the software Backpack from 37Signals.
When you first make the leap to full time entrepreneurship it takes a lot of courage and faith in your abilities to make it happen. But aside from the obvious advice to get clients and master sales there are some things that probably won’t occur to you right away. Here are my top 4 non business tasks every entrepreneur should do.
Recently I shared how to get more done by writing down all the projects in a brain dump and then begin to take action on those tasks. If you missed it then go ahead and read (it’s pretty short) and I’ll wait.
