What’s business about? Is it about branding, sure. Marketing, absolutely. What about selling, yes.
But all these things lead to one thing - relationships. Business is about relationships. Doesn’t matter whether you’re selling products or pitching services, ultimately people buy because they trust you. And trust comes from developing a relationship - even if that relationship [...]

Since I have income diversification on the brain this week, I figured I should probably point out that tomorrow, July 30, my own business coach Marla Tabaka & I are teaching a workshop on this very subject over at SparkplugU.
We’ll be talking about:

Advertising, affiliate marketing, list building & autoresponders
Product development
Joint ventures, systems and building replicable [...]

Last week I heard that a couple of blog networks were about to shut their doors. Since I have a rather vested interest in what’s happening in the blog network industry, I was both sad and insanely curious. Who the heck could it have been?
Then I found out one of them is Know More Media. [...]

As with any new business venture, purchasing a franchise has potential risks. How do you know if buying a franchise is right for you?  Here are a few tips and free government resources that can help you along the way in making a decision that suits your needs.
Buyer Beware
Everyone isn’t as honest as Mom. [...]

What is one of the most important things in the world to most entrepreneurs? Think about it: why do you want to be - or why are you - an entrepreneur or solopreneur? Is it for the money? That factor’s in of course, but if you’re like so many small business owners, money is an [...]

For most of you online, you know what Twitter is about, however, for those who are not familiar with it–Twitter is online service that allows people to communicate and remain in touch with each other by sending fast and simple replies to one question: What are you doing?
For me I would like the part of [...]

I do not consider myself a natural born leader.
In fact, I’m the exact opposite - I was a natural born follower. I spent my childhood and teenage years doing what everyone else was doing, and believing and behaving as I thought people expected of me. By the time I was 18 years old, I had [...]