A lot of small business owners are struggling financially right now. So today, I am going to give you 3 ideas you can work on, which will help you grow your business for pennies or less! 1. You can delight your customers more than your competitors do This is one of the smartest marketing investments… Continue Reading
Marketing tips and ideas to help you grow your business, by Jim Connolly
Category Archives: Networking
Bloggers: Social search and the freedom to focus on quality
Social search is changing the game for business owners who blog and create content. Thankfully, it’s changing things in our favour and that’s what today’s post is all about. Even the best search engine is flawed Whilst regarded by many as the best search engine available, even Google search is extremely easy to fool and… Continue Reading
How to build a great tribe, with this powerful and overlooked idea
In today’s post I am going to help you build a great community or tribe of people, with just one simple, overlooked idea. Recognition, exclusivity and a limited supply People love to be recognised and we are attracted to things, which are exclusive and / or in short supply. Recognition: Every qualification we earn comes… Continue Reading
Social networking and the never ending race
The race is on. However, this race has no finishing line, is impossible to win and can damage your business. I’m referring to the race for social networking followers, fans or contacts. It’s endless. The challenge The more time we put in, the bigger those numbers get. The challenge, is that we don’t have unlimited… Continue Reading
Making a noise or making a difference?
If you take a look at any social network or visit any networking event, the people there can be placed into one of the following broad groups. People who are making a noise. They are simply adding to the background chatter. People who are making a difference. They are being listened to. Their voices are… Continue Reading
9 Amazing free resources to help you grow your business and feed your mind
Right now, you have access to an Aladdin’s Cave of freely available marketing, business development and professional development tools. In today’s post, I am going to share just 9 of them with you. Free marketing and educational resources Here are my 9 free resources. Remember to add yours at the end: Automattic, the company behind… Continue Reading
Who has earned the right to influence you?
Everyone you come into contact with, influences you in some way. Even total strangers have a measurable impact on what you think and how you feel. For example, a friendly smile from a stranger can make you feel better and abuse from an anonymous Internet troll can make you feel worse. The people you connect… Continue Reading
Blogging: An equal opportunity!
I received an interesting email this afternoon, from a blogger who sounded extremely disheartened. He is just 5 months into writing his blog and he was wondering if he was wasting his time. He explained that he was not seeing the results he wanted and that he was rapidly of the opinion that unless some… Continue Reading