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
Marketing tips and ideas to help you grow your business, by Jim Connolly
Category Archives: Personal development
12 Ideas to help you and your business thrive in 2013
Let’s get started. Look for the opportunities, where others see problems. Back up your plans with action. Do what’s right, rather than what’s easy. Choose to respond to negativity with education, not anger. Regularly feed your mind with information that educates, motivates or inspires you. Deliver on your promises. Look for the learning in every… Continue Reading
How to grow your business and your influence – and enjoy the process
If you want to grow your business, your network and your influence AND enjoy the process, there is an powerful idea I would like to share with you. It’s simply this: Be helpful, often Think of it like this: The process of giving and receiving starts with the giving part. The process of sowing and… Continue Reading
How to grow your business with clarity and confidence
I want to share a superb opportunity with you. I need to start by saying that if you intend to just hunker down and hope business improves in 2013, then this post is not for you. Okay, it’s just you and me now! As you genuinely want to grow a more successful business and are… Continue Reading
20 minutes of pure awesomeness
If you find yourself with 20 minutes spare today, here’s how to fill it with awesomeness! Send a handwritten note to thank someone, who has helped or inspired you recently. Comment on a blog you value, but have never previously commented on. Send someone flowers – just because. Write a newsletter article or blog post,… Continue Reading
Improve how you communicate, using these simple tips!
Communication is one of the most overlooked and underrated skills in business. It’s often seen as a soft skill – something that’s useful, but not essential. I disagree. The business owner who is unable to communicate her vision, is likely to struggle just as much as the business owner who has no vision. That’s why… Continue Reading
Your answer to this question, will tell you in advance how 2013 will look for your business!
The opportunities in front of you today are amazing. You have the tools to: Get a targeted message in front of your ideal profile of client, in seconds, with their full permission. Create a blog, which will allow you to build a massively valuable community around your business, with limitless potential. Build and nurture a… Continue Reading
What you need to know about Skills and Strategy
If you want to see massively better results in your business and achieve more progress than ever before, you will find today’s post extremely useful. The Skills / Strategy challenge One of the reasons small business owners often work hard, for too little reward, is that they confuse skills with strategy. The difference was summed… Continue Reading