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Relationship building…and building…and building

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Building relationships within the context of your business take many things, not least of all:

  • Consistency: One phone call, e-mail or project does not a relationship make.  

  • Sincerity: Let’s put it this way: insincerity can be spotted a mile away!

  • Building (not burning) bridges: Today may not be the day you and someone else make it happen, but you should always be building, preparing and developing the business land for future positive and profitable harvests.

  • Courage: It’s not always easy to “put yourself out there” in business. But as they say (and as I try to remind myself): Feel the fear and do it anyway. Sticking with what you know is appealing, but not always the clearest road to success. Get out of your comfort zone!

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Are You Improving Your Marketing?

Monday, September 15th, 2008

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s a bloggy, blog world out there. Blogs are in fact everywhere. They are an intricate part of business and of the Internet presence of corporations and individuals.

Why? Because they are one of the most effective and economical forms of Internet marketing available today. The very reasons your competitor has a blog are the very reasons you should as well.

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What Summer Slowdown?

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

It’s inevitable. Every year, around February or March, people start anticipating a business “summer slowdown.” They’re the same folks who talk about a “slow December” starting sometime in mid-October. Then they put off doing anything of substance until mid-January because, they reason, things are dead for a good few weeks from start of the slow December. You can certainly talk a slowdown or a slow period or a lull in business into being, but why would you want to?

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Platinum Joint Venture Bonus Giveaway

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

As I told you last week, today is the launch of the Platinum JV of which I am a part.

What is the Platinum JV? Very simply it is a group of 10 Internet-based entrepreneurs who decided to pool our expertise and give away 10 e-products (mostly e-books) for free.

Yes, for free.

Really…for free.

(Click here to view the press release.)

Ready to tap into these products and the accompanying expertise? Click here to begin downloading immediately.

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Seven essential components of a billion dollar company

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Courtesy of my client and friend, Alin Lozada. Even if you’re not intent on becoming a billion dollar company, there are some good nuggets of advice here. If you know the original source of this list, let me know and I will properly attribute it:

Here are the 7 essential components that make up a billion dollar company.

  • Create and sustain a breakthrough value proposition.
  • Exploit a high-growth market.
  • Focus relentlessly on cash flow.
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