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Getting too caught up in the details of your business can easily throw you off track. Say what? How can focusing on too much detail get you off track? Let me explain with my own experience that I’ve noticed and how it applies to your business goals.
Have you ever tried to do Yoga, Pilates or an exercise that required you to hold your balance?
When I was experimenting with different exercises on DVD, I find one that was challenging, and it stretched me beyond what I thought were my limits. I was challenged to hold a certain stance for what seemed like forever. I thought I was in pretty good shape ― I regularly work out 3-4 times a week. Surprisingly, I couldn't get more than a couple of steps before I'd lose my balance and either trip over my feet or tip over. I got frustrated! I thought, there’s no way I can do this.
What I learned from the instructor is, I had a better chance of keeping in balance by finding a point in the room to focus on. After taking that piece of advice, and focusing on a goal; I successfully balanced my weight by looking at a picture down the hallway in my dining room. It was only when I focused on “every little thing” in the room that I’d lose my balance.
It can happen the same way in business, too. When you focus on “every little thing” in the details of the short-term, you “fall off track” in where you wanted to go. I coach my clients to have a vision for their lives/business, so I believe in having the details of building the kind of business you want. You can’t get anywhere without a step-by-step process to reach your goal. And consequently, if your eyes are everywhere except on the goal, you are bound to lose your footing.
My point is to focus on the needs of your target market. What solutions do you have to ease their pain? It can be too distracting when you try to implement all the bells and whistles, get trapped in the new shinning thing that’s out, and find yourself not getting anywhere in your business. That keeps you stuck and off track. The only way to stay on track is by looking toward your ultimate goal: you are helping people solve some problem in return for them repaying you fairly for the time and effort you put into it. Now, there’s the true essence of business, not the details of your business. All you need to do is take the steps to the point, in the distance. And the more you take that to heart, the more easily you'll stay on track toward your goal.
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One of the things I wanted to work on this summer (and still determined to do) is to build up my local clientele. The goal is to start including more non-web design clients. I would like to start conducting private training and workshop. As soloprenurs, I think we fear failure so much that we don’t launch anything until we feel its absolutely prefect. It tough to know if you have found the right combination of things if you don’t put it out there, start testing the waters and getting feedback.
This past weekend I was beating myself up because September is just around the corner and I had some many big ideas and plans. I didn’t know how, if at all, I was going to make it happen. I thought to myself, you could still do it but just on a smaller scale. The next step was racking my brain how to handle it – “Where will I advertise? How will I take payments? and so on”. I looked into places like Eventbrite, SkillShare, or just using a squeeze page with Paypal buttons.
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Everywhere you turn you see a blog and yes it seems like everybody and their grandmother has a blog and so you may be wondering, “Why blogging?” Is blogging really going to help my business and my bottom line? The simple answer is yes and yes. But, it is much deeper than simply having a blog.
For starters, the fact that it is very smart, from both a financial standpoint and authority standpoint by no means does this mean that blogging should be your exclusive activity. You will definitely want to intertwine blogging with other marketing strategies. Having multiple marketing strategies increases your income just as having multiple income streams does and you never want to place all of your eggs into one basket!
Let’s now take a look at how having a blog can be the stepping stone to taking your business to greater levels.
1. Having a Blog Boosts Your Internet Prescence You need to be found! A blog is extremely simple to set up now a days (much simpler than a website) because of the many drag and drop blog platforms that exist today. Additionally, Google loves high-quality content. Assuming you are posting value adding, quality content, with some easy to integrate SEO techniques, you can get the search engines to skyrocket your rankings which will give traffic to your blog!
2. Having a Blog Establishes and Boosts Your Credibility A professional looking blog can make you look like a celebrity! When set up correctly, your blog can enable you to come across as an expert, a true leader that other people will want to follow – even when you are just starting out!
3. Having a Blog Can Get You Business Leads on Autopilot Once your blog is up, you will have multiple different options to allow people to ‘opt-in’ and subscribe to your newsletter, blog postings, article postings, etc. This is one of the most effective ways to generate high quality leads into your business while you sleep and enjoy life! These are the most qualified leads because these are people that found you and chose to ‘opt-in’ to you!
4. Having a Blog is FREE Having a blog is one of the most important marketing tools because it doesn’t have to cost money to post information and collect other peoples information (leads) in the process. Will it take time, yes! But it can be free! Every other marketing method takes money. Whether you do Facebook Ads, Google Ads, Solo Ads – all of these things take money, time, trial, error and more money and they don’t guarantee a darn thing!
5. You Can Monetize Your Blog As you post content that is of quality you can let your blog followers know! This could include links to other quality products and services that may cost money. As you earn the right to sell to and ad value to your list of subscribers, this becomes an opportunity to sell on the backend forever – monetize. With the click of a button you can sell to a willing list of people over and over and over again, as long as you are adding value.
6. You Can Integrate Your Blog with Other Social Media Sites There are simple FREE plug ins that you can integrate into your blog that will link your blog to your Facebook Page, Twitter Page, LinkedIn Page and whatever other social media sites that you belong to. This gives you even more credibility and more opportunity to be found, cross referenced and generate more traffic and leads.
These are just a few of the reasons why you need a blog and why everybody and their mother seems to be blogging now-a-days.
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To Your Success,
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Define Entity
How do you define yourself? Really?!
I think it's one of those questions that is on a par with "what is the meaning of life" my answer to that question being, life is what you make of it, you strive to change your circumstances to live the life that you really desire!
It may be hard work but you have to stick at it and keep believing!
Anyway, back to my original question, how do you define yourself? do you define yourself by the things you own (possessions?), the job you do? (Doctor, Teacher, Engineer, Nurse, Accountant) etc, etc, the country, your gender, sexuality, religious beliefs or race?
And how do we come about the means in which we define ourselves in the world? It is possible that we can start off defining ourselves as one thing and as our lives progress, the way in which we define ourselves change.
The world in which we live in is changing and the ways people represent themselves are changing also, personally I hate the way people want to place definitive labels on us. In essence without judging the way anyone represents themselves my point is that "a person can wear many hats" and be whatever they choose to be in a positive manner which is beneficial to themselves and society at large!.
I read an article once where a woman who was currently a mother and housewife, who had previously been a model woke up one morning and told her husband; "Honey I'm gonna be a journalist" okay honey he replied and within four years of that statement she was writing and publishing articles for a popular women's magazine as a freelance journalist. She got to do what she loved from the comfort of her home!
How would you define such a woman? Mother, Housewife, Journalist or Doer? (see my definition below)
A Doer in my opinion being someone who has an intent (dream/desire/ambition), makes the statement of intent and goes on to fulfill that intention!
Be Whoever You Want to Be and Be Awesome For Today and Be Open to Possibilities!
Rejection feels “icky” doesn’t it? It hits that space in us that we are uncomfortable with. That space that reminds us that we perhaps aren’t good enough or worthy enough. It reminds us of those childhood memories we would much rather forget. It just doesn’t feel good to be rejected by others.
We’ve all experienced it at some point in our lives, perhaps regularly. That feeling of wanting to retreat and hide in our “caves” after someone has rejected us or made us feel as if we weren’t “in the in crowd”. Or perhaps that family member who spoke to you in a manner that contradicts the symbol and role they are supposed to play in your life, confirming that “people are selfish or out to get you” It could also be the lost client contract or the new connection you made with someone on line who’s positive energy wasn’t favorably returned. It happens to us all at one time as we all have this undercurrent desire to be accepted and connected to each other. It’s normal for us to want to bond with others and co-exist with others. It’s part of our human DNA – but when rejection begins to take over our human existence, the feeling of wanting to be accepted begins to appear in an unhealthy way.
You know…
::Seeking approval over and over from others and feeling “empty” when not reciprocated
::Not knowing when it’s time to let go of a relationship or connection
::Making personal decisions based on what others think of you…
::The ironic disconnect from others (i.e. isolation or indifference because the world isn’t giving you “your way”)
or the most common for most people…
Living your entire life against the flow of your LIFE PURPOSE.
IS THAT HOW WE REALLY SHOULD LIVE OUR LIVES?
When a businessman embark on a new business venture, they readily go processing ideas on complicated marketing strategies and other ways of promoting their business but none of their efforts are dedicated to business branding. Indeed, with so much factors coming into play, it is easy to miss out on the most essential and basic aspect. But that is just one half of it, since the other half is dedicated into ensuring that you can build an effective brand that will produce results for your marketing efforts.
But the key to an effective branding strategy is to be able to deliver. You must be able to back up your claims and produce exactly as you say. Majority of your business sales and profits come from repeat customers, after all. An effective business branding system involves the following:
Customer Satisfaction
Brand is just a mere representation of your company. Therefore, it must reflect exactly what your business can deliver for the customers and build its reputation from there. If you cannot produce quality product or services, then regardless of how potent your branding system or strategies are, you'd never be able to turn your marketing campaigns into a sales force.
Therefore, you need to be as sensitive to your customers' needs as possible. But only to a certain extent that you still hold control over the image and reputation that you want your brand to exhibit.
Indeed, brand equity is a vital aspect in every business, especially consumer-based equity. It reflects the level of trust and attitude that a customer has towards a product associated with a given brand. This is impacted by the actual experience that a consumer has had with the product such that brand loyalty is affected by factors such as perceived quality and the delivery of the product.
Consistency
One of the most effective ways to build trust amongst your customers is to be consistent with the message you are trying to convey. Consistency is most important when exhibiting the values that are key and vital in your company. Then, focus on every aspect of your business to ensure that it remains consistent with the values professed by your company and that they make a good representation of the company's vision.
Expanding Your Brand
Creating a brand for your company is not only limited to the creation of a logo. While it is essential, your work does not stop there. After all, a logo is just a representation of your professional image but there are several factors in between that would help translate them into sales. You do not even have to spend lots of money to fulfill them. In every form of communication that you use in your business transactions, include your company logo in it, whether you'd be using business cards, yellow page ads, newsletters, letterhead, invoices, envelopes, and many more. Your logo is of no use unless you are able to capitalize on it and make it do its work for you.
Managing Your Brand
As market trends continue to change and evolve, so must your approach at branding strategies. While you set your own company's branding standards, you also need to look into exceeding those promises you've set and this is one of the most effective ways to generate more customers. On the other end, one failure could eventually ruin your business' reputation on a long haul.
If you see any opportunity where changes can be done or improvements can be executed, then don't be afraid to execute them. This is one way for your business to stay on top of things and keep up with changing trends in the market for an effective business branding effort.
WOW! You have to see this. It's an experiment this guy Brett Cohen did essentially showing, if you believe it...you can achieve it!
He gets some people to be his bodyguards, paparazzi, puts on some nice clothes and sunglasses, and walks the streets of New York. Immediately people begin to flock to him, thinking he is someone famous! His video team even interviews people and asks them if they know him and "fans" are talking about how much they love his work! It's amazing what people will believe!
This brings me to my point. Why not become famous yourself?? EXCEPT instead of experimenting, actually get paid what the famous folks do. If you know you are special and have something valuable, why not share it with the world? One of the best ways to accomplish this is to BLOG! Believe it or not, blogging is a great way to get exposure, share what you have to offer and to build a fan base! Blogging can be used for a range of things from sharing your personal story to sharing how your business can help someone. I offer the perfect blogging platform and system that will help you Be Famous Online TooAND get paid PLUS build a solid fan base! This system is great for supplementing and advertising your current business or may be a good start for someone interested in making a business income from home. Did I say it was BLOGGING?
SO, if this guy can put on some sunglasses, walk the streets of New York and become famous, it should be NO PROBLEM for you to click on this link ==> BeFamousOnline2.info, watch the information and begin your journey to fame as a blogger! EXCEPT you would get paid for it :)
Tamara Garrison-Thomas
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GarrisonProsperitySolutions.com
What's the connection between building wealth, blogging and media attention? They are just a few of the buzz topics we discussed during the last SistaSense Power Circle TeleSummit. Its taken me a little time to get it all together, but I can finally share all the 12 audio session replays with you. View the topics below then click here for more download details.
Next Level Marketing > speaker LaShanda Henry
You have an online business, blog, and followers – Now What? Find out the latest and most effective online marketing strategies for internet entrepreneurs. Click here to download.
The Best Way to Promote Your Books & Ebooks > speaker Pam Perry
Writing the book feels like the hard part, but it's actually more challenging to generate book sales. PR Expert Pam Perry knows how to turn new authors and speakers into best-selling authors and in-demand experts. In this session she talks about how to launch your book, market yourself, and even improve your book's visibility on Amazon. Click here to download.
How to Fight Your Fears and
Build a Six Figure Business > speaker Katrina Harrell
We all want to be successful and reach the six figure level, but sometimes our fears and lack of support hold us back. Business Strategist Katrina Harrell shares her story and sheds light on how to your business to the next level. Click here to download.
The Seven Wealthy Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs > speaker Deborah Owens
Do you know the names of the top two wealthiest business women today? Are you clear on their secret to success? Financial Expert (seen here in Essence Magazine) Deborah Owens can tell you exactly how wealthy women think differently and how you can too! Click here to download.
9 Key Principles of Online Branding > speaker Jai Stone
People buy from the brands they recognize and trust, so if you want to build your business you have to build your brand. In this session the Brand Coach Jai Stone explains the essentials that every entrepreneur needs if they want to build a solid brand presence online. Click here to download.
Building Your Buzz: How to Attract Media Attention > speaker Beverly Mahone
Radio, Television, Print and Digital Media are all platforms that can help you share your vision with the world. With years of experience in television, Beverly Mahone can show you how to effectively get the right kind of media attention for your business.
Blogging for Business: Turning Your Blog into a PR Machine > LaShanda Henry
When used correctly, your blog can be your best online marketing tool. Using her blog and social media connections LaShanda has been able to land features in Ebony, Essence, and Black Enterprise. Discover simple strategies you can use to turn your blog into a PR Marketing Machine for Your Business. Click here to download.
How to Generate More traffic by Writing
Great Content for Your Blog > speaker Tara Pringle Jefferson
Figuring out what to write about on your blog is probably the hardest part of building a blog that works for your business. As both a popular mom blogger and freelance writer for top magazines online, Tara knows how to attract the attention of moms, brands, magazines, and everyone in between. Discover her secrets to creating attention grabbing, quality content for your blog (even if writing and blogging is not your specialty). Click here to download.
Tech Talk: Blog Maintenance and Avoiding Hacks > speaker Artiatesia Deal
Thousands, if not millions of blogs are created every week and hackers are working hard every second to take them down. If your blog is a vital part of your business, this session will help you learn how to regularly maintain your blog, back up your content and protect it from hacks. Click here to download.
New Media Marketing: Understanding Google+ > speaker Pam Perry
Connecting with customers online is all about being where they are. With Google+ giving Facebook a run for their money, its important that you learn how to integrate Google+ into your social media marketing strategy. Click here to download.
New Media Marketing: Understanding Pinterest > speaker Ananda Leeke
As the Pinterest buzz grows thousands of entrepreneurs are reporting record traffic coming from Pinterest that exceeds the traffic they receive from twitter and Facebook combined. Social Media Expert Ananda Leeke shares the ins and outs of Pinterest and how entrepreneurs are using it to drive traffic to their websites and blogs. Click here to download.
Next Level Marketing
Mastering the Million Dollar Equation > speaker Richelle Shaw
Richelle Shaw built her own million dollar business and teaches other business owners how to do the same. In this session she gives you an inside look into her Million Dollar Equation. Click here to download.
It's Back to School Time for the kids and Back to Business Time for us, so I created the discount code GETIT12. This code will work for the first 20 people who use it to download this or anything else in my digital shop.
I recently wrote an article about how to tackle bullying and it published today. You can click on the link below and read more about it.
http://rollingout.com/culture/how-to-help-your-child-deal-with-bullying/
Hey, readers. We have a contest going on and if you'd like to win a $50.00 Amazon gift card, all you have to do is purchase a copy of my latest novel "Ebony the Beloved" on Amazon, and once you receive your copy, take a picture, email me your picture, and you'll be in entered in the contest. You can tell all of your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers about this fun contest, too. My email address is Hdspivey@hotmail.com. Get your copy today and best of luck! :-) Hannah
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I am worthy and deserving
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Have you had that feeling of "envy" rearing it's jealous head when you come across a friend, peer or colleague who has accomplished something you have LONGED desired? What is so different about them than you? How come they have been able to make it happen and you haven't? What is their secret?
I attempt to answer this question in this video...the answer may surprise you
If you want to succeed in the world must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man/woman who waits for some seventh wave to toss him/her on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him/her to wealth or influence. (JG)
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Greetings BBWO!
I just finished featuring a few new wonderful videos on our network to help you with your business. You can watch here. Where are your videos? Be sure to add them to BBWO a.s.a.p.; its one of the complimentary perks of being a BBWO member.
Did you know that you can also add a video to your BBWO directory submissions too?
- In the books area, you can add a book trailer video.
- In the services area, you can add a video with you detailing your services.
- In the shop area, you can add a commercial or promo video.
- In the profiles area you can add an 'about you' video.
- There are so many options! Be creative and let the world watch you in action right here on the BBWO Network.
Don't forget about our new Radio Player featured in the sidebar of all the network pages AND our directory. Spiritual Counselor Akosua just added two great mp3 audios on Health and Wellness. Click here to listen.
Soon I have some great pictures to share from some of the wonderful BBWO members I reconnected with at the Black Enterprise Charlotte Business Event yesterday plus my picture with Carol's Daughter Founder, Lisa Price! Remember to add / browse our events page too!
Big things are happening on BBWO and every day our members are doing BIG THINGS in their business offline. You have to be apart of the group to make those connections.
Oh and one last thing... 2012 Business Essential... the power phrase at the Black Enterprise event was 'Social Media'. Everybody was talking about how essential it is to use social media as a solution to grow your business. Speaker and BBWO member Dawn Fitch, owner of Pooka Pure and Simple, talked about how using social media not only increased her sales, but landed her on the cover of Black Enterprise Magazine and now she is speaking on BE Panels too!
Is your social media strategy in place. Dawn recommended you pick a social platform that works best for you and create systems. Have you done that yet? If you need help, go download and listen to my audio series on Social Media Money for Women Entrepreneurs.
Between building the BBWO Fan Page to over 40,000 fans without paying for ads, building lists with thousands of subscribers on twitter and youtube plus working with brands like Walmart, Black Enterprise and Ebony Magazine I know quite a bit about using social media to grow a home grown business on a shoe string budget.
You can download my 7 part audio series on Social Media at http://getsocial.sistasense.com. These are the methods myself, Dawn, and millions of other women are using to build their brand presence and business online. Plus there you will also find other audios on information products, creating videos, ebooks, even your own social network like BBWO!
Get in the know and inside our network! More to come,
LaShanda Henry, mybbwo.com
