Jim's Marketing Blog

Marketing tips and ideas to help you grow your business, by Jim Connolly

Author Archives:

PicMonkey: Highly recommended

Today, I want to recommend a wonderful, free resource to you. I’m talking about (drum roll please) the PicMonkey app! PicMonkey and me In short, PicMonkey is a web based app you can use for free, to edit photos and create designs. However, that brief description does not do the app justice. Not even close.Continue Reading

The truth about Steve Jobs, research and planning

Steve Jobs was a remarkable person. Like many, I have studied his career for years and been amazed at what he achieved, in such a very short time. One of the things that happens whenever someone has a massive impact in any area of life, is that their ideas get misquoted or distorted. Today’s postContinue Reading

Talk is cheap

Does your business have a slogan associated with it? If it does, I have a question for you: How closely does that slogan reflect the reality of your business? Words are easy For example, the businesses in every niche claim to offer outstanding customer service, yet this is factually incorrect. If they really DID offerContinue Reading

Thousands of blog posts for you to use for free

I’ve written thousands of posts for you on Jim’s Marketing Blog. However, these posts are not just here for you to read: You are also free to USE them in your newsletter, your blog, your website or in ANY WAY you wish – free of charge! No permission required You do not need my permissionContinue Reading

What everybody needs to know about Value and Trust

If you want to make more sales or attract more high quality clients, you need to understand the following marketing fact: If a prospective client sees enough value in your service and they trust you to deliver it, they will buy from you! Value or trust: Which is letting you down? If people are notContinue Reading

What every business owner needs to know about fear

Fear is a major stumbling block for many business owners. It causes them to make decisions, which seriously sabotage their chances of success. The business implications of fear Here are just some of the ways that fear changes the decisions and actions of small business owners: It causes them to do what’s safe, rather thanContinue Reading

How to build a better business with small daily decisions

Today’s post is all about how small, daily improvements can help you build an outstanding business. If you found toast dull and uninspiring, you wouldn’t have it for breakfast every day. You’d try something new. You’d mix things up a bit. The thing is, it’s easy to change what you have for breakfast. It’s justContinue Reading

Stop waiting for guarantees

If you have an idea you’ve been thinking about putting into action, I’d like you to consider the following. What if your idea became a huge success? What if it were to be the start of a pivotal moment in your life? What if it were to be all this, yet you failed to putContinue Reading

© Jim's Marketing Blog 2008-2013
Designed by Jim Connolly.