You had a great idea and started a new enterprise, but what concrete steps can you take to ensure that it's successful? Here's the part that resonated most with me: According to Statista, the average time social media users worldwide spent on associated platforms amounted to 145 minutes per day in 2020, and DataReportal’s latest stats count the number … Continue reading The 6 Most Important Things to Do When Starting a New Business
Author: Todd Lohenry
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Get control over your inbox
Are you overwhelmed by email? Here are a couple of simple things you can start doing in the next 5 minutes that will vastly decrease your load: Unsubscribe from every enewsletter in your inbox and move that info to a feed reader like Inoreader.Use tools like Focused Inbox or other automation to deliver only the … Continue reading Get control over your inbox
Use RSS to Stay on Top of Competition
It's one of the most convenient, time-saving Internet innovations to surface over the past few years: Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a technology that pools online content that matters to you -- be it sports scores, movie reviews, fashion articles, tech blogs, or political podcasts -- and consolidates these 'feeds' for you in one place … Continue reading Use RSS to Stay on Top of Competition
Just in time vs. Just in case
I use David Allen's GTD methodology in almost everything I do. One application I've developed for myself is a 'just in time vs. just in case' construct. For me, just in time is information that is 'mission critical' and I must track because it may contain an actionable item for me. Just in case is … Continue reading Just in time vs. Just in case
Local Search Engine Optimization
This article was written by AI off the suggestion of a title. Amazing, no? Local SEO means optimizing your company website so that people living in its environment can find your business through search and related terms. Location factors such as business entries in Google My Business, local listings, data aggregator ratings and local customer … Continue reading Local Search Engine Optimization
How to create a free google account with your existing email address
Trust me -- this is a really cool feature of Google accounts that most people aren't aware of: Why would you want to do this? So, for example, you could then text and call from your business email address with Google Voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOZU7BOeQ58
Searching within a website
Did you know you can use Google to search a single site? Here's how: https://youtu.be/D_y6-DkizFA
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
What do you mean you haven't read this book?
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Maybe what your company needs is not more sales training. It may be that the single most important thing you could do is raise your overall 'emotional IQ'. If that's the case, start here!
The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World’s Best Companies
The thinking contained in this book helped our sales team rise to new heights during the pandemic. Here are a couple of takeaways... If you only have one contact at a prospect, you've already lost the business to someone who is willing to dig deeper! I was first exposed to these ideas in 1995 and … Continue reading The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World’s Best Companies
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