It is estimated that over 395,000 new businesses each month are started in the U.S. alone. For many new business owners they enter entrepreneurship with the intention of making money.
They even take the necessary steps to make it into a business, including filing all of the necessary paperwork, getting a website up and running, and even printing business cards. They attend networking and begin to market their business.
That’s where the disconnect begins. Most entrepreneurs fail to identify
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Systems Give You Freedom
There’s nothing worse than waking up in the morning realizing you created a successful business but it is taking over your life. You get caught up in the excitement of launching your latest project or marketing tactic only to realize you have to keep it going consistently for it to attract clients.
When you create systems for those repetitive things, you free up your time and energy so that you can focus on those few critical things that actually bring in clients and revenue. One of my
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How to Create Referral Magic
One of the biggest benefits to any small business is to build a solid referral system and one of the best ways to develop a continuous stream of referrals is through networking.
However, it’s a common mindset mistake that simply attending a networking event brings new business the following day. Expecting to land business the first time you meet someone is like asking someone to marry you on the first date.
The magic really happens when you have a way (or system) to follow up.
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A Simple System That Will Have Your Accountant Rejoicing
I think we can all agree that when systems are broken, they can be our biggest frustrations. If your computer system has ever crashed, then you know what I mean. Without systems or limited systems, you are likely working much harder than you need to.
A system doesn’t have to involve machines to work. A simple manual system, like this one I mention in my video, creates efficiencies. I used to place receipts everywhere. No surprise that I often misplaced them.
To make things easier
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How to Use This One Handy Piece of Marketing Real Estate to Get More Clients
There is one piece of handy marketing real estate that you may have forgotten about that can easily attract more clients. It’s something you look at every single day. It’s that space right below your email signature. When this space is used in the most optimal way, you will entice your reader to take action, establish credibility and get more clients.
Unfortunately, over and over again I see many entrepreneurs make an easily correctible mistake when utilizing this marketing space. They
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