Almost five years ago, I started working full-time as a freelance writer. Joining the community of freelancers was completely unintentional, but a necessity. I was a co-founder of a startup that went belly-up. And I experienced something that every entrepreneur has to learn to stomach and recover from: the dark, miserable low of failure. Opportunity Literally Calls As I watched my company piffle out, I began looking for ways to pay the rent. Then my phone rang. It was a partner at one … [Read more...]
How to Add 25% More Gross Profit to Your Bottom Line Part Two
Hopefully, you've read and started to implement some of what you discovered in Part One. If so, you should now be starting to fully appreciate how extremely savvy small business owners, startup entrepreneurs, and service providers are sitting on untapped money-making goldmines. You should also hopefully realize that it is a huge and common marketing mistake to miss out on easy-to-pocket additional gross profits. Making this mistake can and will potentially cost your cash-strapped small … [Read more...]
On Growing Your Business: 3 Key Ways to Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs
People who say they have nothing left to learn are foolish, to say the least. Actually, the most successful businessmen and women understand that every day of their lives is a learning experience. They know that the only time they stop learning is when they pass on to another plane of existence. If you are looking to grow your business beyond its current capacity, perhaps you should look at what other successful entrepreneurs have done in the past. Doing so might mean finding a mentor … [Read more...]
Upgrade to Subscription Billing Software for Better Management
Businesses with subscribers have their work cut out for them. Sometimes it can feel equally like a blessing and a curse to have subscribers. They are seemingly faithful customers you count on for regular profits and revenues. However, if you don’t have the best subscription billing software, you might be losing them or slowly turning them off of your product without realizing it. Subscribers are easy to take for granted, especially as your business grows. The more subscribers you have, … [Read more...]
How to Use Lead Magnets to Grow Your Business Effectively
So what type of low-cost, high-powered lead magnets are you using to out-promote your big buck major competitors? Or maybe the opening question should be, are you in fact currently using battle-tested lead magnets of any kind? And if not, why not? They certainly can be extremely inexpensive and effective at attracting, retaining, and re-activating your target market. Your niche audience absolutely loves the right type of specific, problem-solving lead magnets. It doesn't matter to … [Read more...]