I want to convince you of this:  NOW  is the time to put yourself out there. If YOU don’t do it, someone else will.  I’m not suggesting there isn’t enough business to go around. You believe that, or you wouldn’t be in business. So why are you procrastinating? Why are you holding back? Why aren’t [...]

When we think Calendars, we often think our personal calendars, using it to manage our promotional calendar or share with our virtual assistants or project partners. But it doesn’t always have to be that ‘dry’. Many marketers online use PDF’s, videos and audios to get their message out, hope they turn viral which eventually brings [...]

Last Friday I posted about my new goals to ramp up my income and shared I was planning to look at a lake house rental that would give me a home away from home for the fall, winter and spring. I’m thrilled to come back and report that I went for it! I paid a [...]

When Kelly posted about “How much free stuff can we take” recently, I knew it would draw a lot of discussion. I find myself nodding my head in approval to many points brought up. But on the other hand – I tend to see it a shade differently. Maybe many of us are tired of [...]

I used to struggle. A lot. I spent more than a decade suffocating under a burden of debt.  I wore the letters off of my keyboard building my online business – and finally knew the pleasure of being debt free and being able to pay bills on time.  I know what it’s like to build [...]

Most Sparkplugging readers are…well, small.  Call it consultant, micro-business, or whatever you like.  Freelancers are small businesses that can benefit from a very small amount of business.  Today I’d like to show you how to snag some highly targeted web traffic that will get you some great business – and it’s something you should be [...]

It seems like everybody and their guru is talking about how hot membership sites are these days.  I’m quite proud of the fact that I’m celebrating a fifth anniversary for one of my memberhips sites this month.  It makes me feel proud and somewhat ahead of the pack in some ways The membership site I’m [...]