How’s business for you right now? The question is simple and the answer is pretty simple too. If you are making measurable progress in reasonable time then business is almost certainly fine. If you are not making enough measurable progress in reasonable time, you are either plateauing or slowly going broke. This post is for… Continue Reading
Marketing tips and ideas to help you grow your business, by Jim Connolly
What everybody ought to know about successful small businesses!
Many small business owners do not actually run a business. They simply run a self-employed job! For example, I remember speaking a while ago with a guy, who told me he ran an oven cleaning business. I asked him how his business worked and he explained; “It’s really straight forward, Jim. I have some very… Continue Reading
Here’s a quick way to make Twitter much more useful!
How useful is Twitter to you and your business? In this brief post, I share what I have found to be the best way to get the maximum results from your Twitter account. Twitter is a great tool, but the magic is in the people Many business owners seem to think of Twitter almost exclusively,… Continue Reading
Think like a lottery winner
Yesterday, someone in the UK won £113m on the euromillions lottery. I just heard a short extract from a radio station, where they asked listeners what would be the first thing they would do (not buy), if they won all that money. Each of the 4 replies I heard could be achieved without a lottery… Continue Reading
How to think with clarity and make more progress than ever before!
Do you ever find yourself suffering from what I call MIND FOG? This is where you have so much going on that it’s hard to focus with complete clarity, on what you want to achieve. You end up with lots of lists and even though you seem to be getting things done, you are not… Continue Reading
If you don’t do this NOW, you will hate yourself later.
Every small business owner is gifted the same fantastic opportunity: “Do I do whatever is required in order to offer an exceptional service, or just offer a ‘good’ service like all the others?” If they elect to take it easy, life can be hard! Great marketing is not enough to encourage people to fall in… Continue Reading
Is guest blogging right for you?
I’m often asked why this blog does not have guest bloggers; usually by people who want to write here. I would like to share the answer with you, because I think it may be useful to those of you who are wondering whether to have a multi-authored blog or not. The first thing to say,… Continue Reading
Here’s who I learn from every single day!
Although I have had the privilege of working with, and studying, some amazing people, there is one amazing human being who manages to teach me something new every single day. He is fearless. He is non-judgemental. He is always willing to help and spends some of his time teaching children how to read. He always… Continue Reading