Are you like many businesses and taking the wrong approach to Small Business Saturday? This special day for local businesses has become increasingly popular in recent years and that’s a good thing. However, if you’re judging your success merely by scanning your end-of-day cash register totals, you’re making a big mistake. Don’t view Small Business Saturday […]
Before we pursue this relationship any further, I have to know one thing: Where do you stand in the Great Google Cheeseburger Controversy? Yes, the dust has settled a bit since the emoji hit the fan recently, but it’s worth revisiting the cyberspace kerfuffle for a few moments because I think it will help us […]
I was talking to an elementary school teacher the other day who works for a major school district. While there are many things she likes about her job, her list of complaints was pretty long. It made me wonder how many small business owners are making these same type of management mistakes. She told me […]
Are you a sprinter or a marathoner? It’s one of the most important questions you can ask yourself, because becoming a local or industry leader – and maintaining that position – is like running a marathon. via GIPHY You may sometimes feel that you’re on a treadmill and not making any progress, but that’s simply […]
If you aren’t optimizing your lead magnets, consider yourself guilty of gross mismanagement! But before we toss out 20-plus lead magnet ideas for you to test out, let’s quickly define what we mean by the term “lead magnet.” A lead magnet is an offer you make to prospects in exchange for their contact information. Before […]