There are a lot of new people entering on the web day by day who are looking forward to starting an online business, handling the whole operations virtually and live “The Virtual CEO Lifestyle”. There are some fundamental foundations that are required to be put into place, and once you start learning about the power
1. Did you know that 70% of your orders may come from the people who live in the wealthiest 30% of zip codes? Have you considered zip code deciles? 2. Are you avoiding compiled lists. All you want are the “hotline” names. People who have purchased a products in the last 30 – 90 days.
Most small businesses are stuck and they don’t even know how they got stuck or how to get unstuck. Here are the top three reasons businesses get stuck . . . #1. They don’t anticipate growth and then take growth oriented actions #2. They don’t measure any of their important metrics and then make moves
Prices are prime place to test your assumptions. Jay Abraham talks about how in the newsletter business that $69 dollars out pulled $89, $109 and $59 by 300%. That’s a major difference. By testing their pricing assumption not only did they get more first time customers but since they also had a killer back end,
1. Get more clients/customers The easiest way to do this is with referrals. If you’re not getting a lot of referrals, this could be a sign that you’re not giving all that much value. Spending none of your money, time, or focus on getting referral customers or clients seems kinda crazy considering that referrals buy
Why would you only want only a decent living or worse . . . a shitty living from your business when so much more is possible? Most small businesses never get sold. They either die or close. One of the primary reasons for this is that they don’t have systems, processes, or a list of
There’s two kinds of leverage you can acquire in business. The first kind is where you go borrow money or finance something and hope that what you spend the money or the credit on can help you pay what you now owe. A lot of people abuse this kind of leverage and get themselves in
One of the most valuable skills you can ever acquire is the skill of going out and connecting with others. And one of the keys that allows you to do this is showing up with something of value to the person you’re seeking the connection with. Whatever you need, want, or desire, someone out there
(Watch the video above by widely respected Mr. Jay Abraham, one of my mentors.) Statistics across any sub-section of people you look at from children’s classrooms, car dealership salespeople, professional athletes, etc., prove that most people are either mediocre, or worse. Most people make an unspoken agreement with themselves to work at 1/10 of their
An accurate thinking strategist can switch between Creative thinking, Convergent thinking (action) and Divergent thinking (visionary) effectively. A tactician is a Convergent thinker. They are vital to the success of a business because they execute and drive projects to completion. But someone who is primarily a Convergent thinker will find it hard to be creative