Competition? So what?
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Published:03/14/2011 07:28pm
All businesses have competition. Look at banks, insurance brokers, financial planners and real estate companies. Think doctors and dentists, hairdressers and nail salons. Think you! Having 'competition' indicates that the market really wants what you've got! But first and foremost, successful businesses don't focus on their competition. Instead they focus on serving their customers and providing superior value. In order to do that, you must have the following beliefs:1. You are completely unique2. No one has the heart, the experience, connections and knowledge that you have.3.There is only one of you in the entire universe. How special is that?4.Your style will...
“A Mother, A Caregiver, and A Mentor”
Published:03/14/2011 05:34pm
Hello World:My name is Willa Boykin and I am the co-author and founder of my new business venture, Epiphany-Love, LLC. Epiphany is much more than a mere light bulb moment. Epiphany will illuminate under microscopic settings as a radian beauty when miracles occur. Its a self improve home study course on living a balance lifestyle. Its wisdom at its best. The book, Wisdom for Intrinsic Fulfillment, is your gateway to improvement and for future opportunities.My new book, A mother, a caregiver and a mentor, describes on the road account of what life was really like during...
Find the Leaks in Your Web Presence - and Fix Them!
Published:03/14/2011 03:40pm
Find the Leaks in your Web Presence - and Fix Them! I've reviewed over 5,000 websites since 1995, and 95% of them were leaving money on the table - sometimes a lot of it, and their owners usually had no idea! You could be losing untold opportunities for leads, sales and other revenue that you should be making, or you could be spending money on advertising or search engine optimization for little or no result.Many business owners have Google Analytics or another traffic analysis program implemented on their website. But they never look beyond the dashboard section of the...
Passport to Business - Training Wheels for New Business Owners
Published:03/14/2011 01:09pm
People often view the business victims of recession with detached interest. We can consider the fate of big names such as Woolworth or Lehman Brothers and form a judgement of the reasons for their demise, be that management, marketing or strategy. But what of the individuals, the small business owners and self employed? Those young or not so young people who started their business full of dreams and passion, who followed their purpose only to be met with financial failure and disappointment. Was there something missing in their education, their planning or their execution? Was the business failure a matter of...
7 Magical Ways To Be A Lucky Entrepreneur
Published:03/14/2011 11:09am
This week several countries celebrate St. Patrick's Day (Ireland, U.S., Australia and probably a few more). Most entrepreneurs would be happy to get a little St. Patrick's Day luck to bring some gold into the pot. Most of us believe that some people are just luckier than others, that luck comes from nowhere and randomly strikes a selected few. I'm here to tell you that entrepreneurs who seem to catch all the luck have a different mindset and different behaviors than those who feel they are never lucky. So in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I'm...
Why Pay Twice?
Published:03/14/2011 09:07am
By Brenda Nixon, parenting author, speaker, radio hostWhen you're stretching dollars, it's annoying to pay twice, or feel like you are, for the same product. Here are four money-saving tips to get the full value out of your purchases.We own a miniature dachshund, Newman. Like most dogs, he loves to chew and sleep on a cozy bed. When I go to pet stores, I'm appalled at the high price of pet toys. What do I do? I recycle my daughter's old teething toys. Why pay twice? After the toys have outlived their usefulness with my girls, I give them to the...
Problem Behavior . . . or Food?
Published:03/14/2011 08:54am
By Brenda Nixon, parenting author, speaker, radio hostEver wonder why kids act the way they do? Often it's their temperament, sometimes it's our parenting style, and occasionally it's the food they eat.Got a tot who seems fidgety? It may be too much red food coloring or sugar in his system. Traces of these additives are everywhere, even in margarine and toothpaste! Manufacturers put a red coloring into margarine to change it from drab white to eye appealing yellow. Sweeteners are put in most toothpastes. Read ingredients listed on the package and try to decrease these non-nutritives from food sources. Then increase...
Brenda Answers Interview Questions
Published:03/14/2011 08:47am
Questions?By Brenda Nixon, parenting author, speaker, radio host Here it is Friday already. Today, Im opening my guest blog appearance to your questions on:parenting,writing,speaking, ormarketing.Ill springboard our virtual workshop by posting common questions I receive along with my answers. Afterward, feel free to post your question."As a parenting speaker Brenda, what topics do you address?"Number one: discipline. Close behind that are toilet teaching, understanding temperament, and boosting a childs school success. Depending on the program planners request, some want my Kindergarten readiness talk and others request a review of normal child development. To keep things interesting and fresh, each of my...
"To have, what you have not; you must do, what you do not.
Published:03/12/2011 03:52pm
Like much of the advice found in the book, Zor, the quote mentioned above is simple enough to understand yet extremely difficult to apply. The problem lies in the basic structure of our minds, for it is the mind which controls our actionsThe mind is divided into two parts, the conscious and the subconscious. Our conscious mind has three primary functions. First it recognizes and interprets the immediate environment, (the smells, the sounds, the colors, the temperature, everything that stimulates the five senses). Second, it is responsible for all future thoughts, (Ive got to do the...
How to successfully market yourself or your business
Published:03/12/2011 09:42am
I have learned in order to market your product you first have to believe in what you are doing when nobody else does. When I talk about my company I sell me and my lifes story.I keep it real by focusing on the one thing that most of us do not like to talk about and that is failure. Failure to some of us is like a curse. Over in Africa the word "failure" is a curse. I embrace failure and use it as a tool to build upon. When I talk or speak to people I tell...
What Do You Want to Share Today?
Published:03/11/2011 04:19pm
What Do You Want to Share Today?If you are online chances are you want to promote something. Maybe it is the latest book you read and you want to share it with your friends. Maybe it is the latest joke in your email that you want to share. Or maybe you are a network martketer and you want to share your online business with others so they will join you. The list goes on.We are all promoting something, either ourselves, our product, our business or our emails, but we all want to connect with others and share what makes us laugh,...
Famous Hairstylists of Hollywood
Published:03/11/2011 01:45pm
The people who are behind the lustrous and trend setting hair styles for the celebrities are the real people who should be given due credit and receive the accolades.Starting from the most famous hairstylist in Hollywood, Michael P Reitz who has been nominated constantly for 5 years at the Emmy awards for ground breaking hair design, hair extension, and lace wig front for a famous TV series Alias. He has received many awards for his outstanding contribution to the celebrities and Hollywood film industry like awards for Hollywood Makeup Artist And Hair stylist Guild Award in 2003 for TV series Alias...
A Good Contractor Isn’t Hard To Find
Published:03/10/2011 05:01pm
After nine years of operating my Homeowner Referral Network (HRN) business, I (humbly) consider myself an expert on the art of finding a good contractor. The number one complaint I hear from homeowners nationwide is that a good contractor is hard to find. Believe it or not, reliable contractors do exist--its simply a matter of knowing where to find them and, more importantly, how to screen them. Whether you're planning a large home improvement project or need to hire subcontractors to handle small repairs around your home, below are a few strategies to help you...
Renovation Etiquette
Published:03/10/2011 04:56pm
No man is an island or lives on one -- especially when contractors are called into the neighborhood. So before you build an addition, replace your plumbing or reroof your house, remember that communication is key and keep these guidelines in mind:Dont assume. While your neighbors might invite you to use their shower one evening, dont show up with your shampoo and washcloth every morning before work.Do let the neighbors in on your plans. Construction vehicles will not make a pleasant backdrop for their sons graduation party; nor will dust from building an addition be appreciated. Try to work around their...
Why Schools Should Be Teaching Kids About Money
Published:03/10/2011 05:45am
The continuing financial and economic problems in the US and many parts of the world, record levels of personal debt and many individuals experiencing the misery of financial hardship have highlighted the need for better financial education. By providing financial education for children in school from an early age we can help set them on the path to greater financial awareness and control. Financial literacy classes are slowly being introduced in several parts of the US and other countries including Scotland, Australia, Canada and Taiwan. Governments are gradually waking up to the fact that financial ignorance can lead to the sort...
