How to Avoid a Computer Crash Disaster

Computer crashAre you sure that your computer backup system is providing the results you want?

We've all heard many times that you must back up your computer files often and in several places. And that is absolutely a best business practice. But what you don't hear as often is that you need to check the data after the backup to make sure you have all the files you want to have backed up.

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3 Ways to Get Your Blog Post Seen Everywhere

Getting Blog SeenThe first step is to getting your blog post seen everywhere is to create valuable content that people will want to read. (See my previous post on How to Write Magnetic Content). Once you have that, don’t use just one traffic source to let people know about it; find a system that works for you and follow it every time you create a new post. As you discover what channels work best for your niche, you can always adjust to add new strategies and remove ineffective ones.

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How to Write Magnetic Content

Magnetic ContentWhat is magnetic content?

Magnetic content is one of the most important parts of building your business. Your content is what attracts visitors to your website and then entices them want to stay there when they arrive. And the longer a visitor stays on your site, the more likely they are to become a customer. Continue reading

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7 Ways to Repurpose Your Articles and Save Time!

Multi Media-Blog Post 8-2-14Have you written an article with great content that helps resolve a problem your ideal clients are facing? Great! Writing articles and publishing them on article sites such as ezinearticles.com is one of the best ways to let your readers learn about who you are and to establish yourself as an expert. But you can do so much more to leverage the content in your articles to save yourself time and reach a larger audience. Here are a few easy ways to make the most of your articles, to repurpose and reuse them in as many ways as possible. Continue reading

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Have You Decided What You Want? Words to Live By

Wallace Wattles“If you have not consciously made the decision to be rich, excellent, and healthy, then you have unconsciously made the decision to be poor, mediocre, and unhealthy.”

~ Wallace D. Wattles
Author of The Science of Getting Rich

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Five Tips for Magic Copywriting

Magic CopywritingTop-notch copywriters spend decades honing their skills to become sought-after experts. And what they know and can do can make you wealthy. That being said, there’s a lot to say for doing it yourself and if you know a few tricks of the trade, there’s no reason why you can’t achieve the same conversion rates from your own copy, and save money.

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7 Easy Steps for Building Networking Skills

NetworkingAre you looking to grow your business by taking on new clients or collaborating with new joint venture partners? One of the best ways to find new business is by in-person networking, getting out there and meeting people. For shy or inexperienced folks, this can be daunting. Here are some helpful tips for developing your networking skills. Continue reading

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4 Tips for Setting Goals

Road IntersectionNo matter what aspect of your life you’re talking about, goal setting is a crucial factor throughout it all. How can you make the right decisions if you don’t know where you want to go? If you’re taking a road trip, you need to know where you want to end up in order to determine what route to take to get there.

Each of the decisions you make as an entrepreneur will affect your overall goal of being successful with your business. Yet, there is more to it than just that.

You should also set goals because they can help you to make the right decisions throughout the process of getting to the next level of success. By investing the time and energy in setting goals now, you help yourself for each decision it takes to reach the end result you are hoping for. If you set some overall goals today, you can help insure that your business will be there and be prosperous throughout the future of the business. Goals now count. Continue reading

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The Power of Customer Relationship Management

One problem I’ve found that many entrepreneurs have is not having the time or resources to follow up on leads. What’s the solution? Establish a system for keeping in touch with contacts.

So why should you worry about having a system? It’s said the fortune is in the follow-up. If you just take those business cards you collected or leads you received and stuff them in a drawer somewhere, they’re not going to help you grow your business. You may as well not have bothered collecting them at all. Keeping in regular contact with your “tribe” lets them know you care and want to give them valuable information that will help their business. It helps new contacts get to know who you are – what your values are and how you can solve their problems – and lets them feel a part of your community. It keeps you top of mind so that when they are in need of your product or service, you are the person they will think of. Continue reading

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Words to Live By – Learn How to Sail Your Ship

View challenges and setbacks as opportunities to learn and grow.

Louisa May Alcott

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