How to Learn Almost Anything
When you’re in business for yourself there’s always a lot of learning to do. And, this raises a really big and important question: How are you going to learn what you need to learn? At the moment I’m learning about product launches and creating online courses. And, I want to share with you my number […]
How to Get Your Blogs and Writing Done
I’m a follower of Tim Grahl who writes a great blog at Out:think. His byline is “Results driven marketing for authors.” More simply, he’s out to help you sell more books! Recently he wrote a blog titled: 3 Steps to Get Your Writing Done. I’m going to share his three steps and add one more […]
Ideas Lunch : Turn Your Idea Into Business
An inspirational story of turning an idea into a book, a business and a world trip. What started out as a throw-away line has become the life force that drives this amazing couple forward. Andrew and Sue O’Brien are the Couple On The Run and they’re our guest presenters for this month’s Ideas Lunch. Learn […]
Are You A Blogger or a Publisher?
Ed Dale in his email post today linked to Michelle MacPhearson’s one page website PopUpPublisher.com. On this one page website is an 80 second video and an email sign-up box. It’s an interesting model and that’s not what I wanted to talk about here. I love Michelle’s video. Well worth a look. Go check it […]
It’s Not About the Workshop, Seminar, Boot Camp, Conference or Event!
Lance Armstrong book “It’s Not About The Bike” is an inspiring read and can be applied to almost all walks of life. And, in particular in this blog post I want to talk about it in relation to the marketing of your workshop, seminar, boot camp, conference or event. And, while I’m at it, you […]
Three Ways To Find Out Almost Anything
How do you find out anything today? It used to be that I’d phone a friend. I might still do that and I think there’s three things I do before that… Mostly, I head to either Google or Wikipedia. 1 Wikipedia If it’s general background or history I head to Wikipedia. Well researched, good detail, […]
The Five Steps to a Successful Product Launch
I’m particularly interested in Product Launches at the moment because I’m creating one of my own as we speak. Without giving away too much of the detail and spoiling the surprise, it has something to do with Book Rapper. Well, it has a whole lot to do with Book Rapper… Stay tuned for more on […]
What Sells CEOs on Social Networking?
I read a great article today I wanted to share with you. It’s called ‘What Sells CEOs on Social Networking‘. It’s an interview between David Kiron, executive editor of Innovation Hubs at MIT SMR and MIT Sloan’s Andrew McAfee. In 2006, McAfee coined the termed “Enterprise 2.0” as a way of describing the impact of […]
The Best Way to Create And Own a Unique Position in the Market
The number one question I’m asked is: “How can I create and own a unique position in the market?” It’s an important question because when you know the answer a whole bunch of things fall into place like dominoes falling over each other. For instance, you can then easily determine: What to focus on and […]
11 Outdated Things In Your Business
There was a very interesting article on The Age website today called “Ten Things Your Next Car Might Not Have” by Barry Park. In this article, Park listed a whole bunch of things that used to commonplace in our cars and are unlikely to be there in your next car. Some of the things he […]