I ventured into the world of YouTube last month. It was daunting and scary. My first several videos are embarrassing. The video quality is poor, the audio is bad, and my delivery is what you’d expect from a new YouTuber. What my videos aren’t is sleazy. As bad as they are, I genuinely worked to …
You’re going to suck… at first. This is an absolute truth. Writing, design, videos, marketing, sports, music, and all other worthwhile pursuits take practice. It’s also true that you’ll get better with repetition. I found every excuse not to venture into the terrifying world of video, but I finally took the leap last week. And …
We all feel compelled to do more. More features. More marketing channels. More products. More services. More words to explain it all. Too much leads to mediocrity. If you always feel like you’re starting over and never getting traction, I’m willing to bet too much is your problem. I naturally want to deliver more for …
When I lay out a marketing plan for a client that includes weekly blog posts, their brain jumps to what they’ll do for the 52nd post before they’ve put pen to paper on post #1. I understand the fear. You worry that you’ll run out of ideas and the blog will run dry. How do you …
Would 25,000 website visitors per day help your business? I’ll answer that for you…yes. That’s why we all fight to rank on SERPs (search engine results pages) and grab featured snippets. The potential reward is thousands of visitors per day and millions of dollars per year. Trust me, I’ve worked with a company who drives …
Employees may be passionate about your cause, but they’re not passionate enough to work for free. Money is the one necessity that every business shares. Getting enough of it also happens to be the leading cause of failure. 82% of businesses fail due to a lack of cash flow. If businesses know this, why don’t …
Did the subhead of this post make you stop and read a little further? There’s a reason for that, but we’ll get to that in a minute. Let’s talk more about, “I Heart Butt Drugs” first. That’s a direct quote from a billboard I came across as my family drove from Louisville, KY into Indiana. …
Every business is looking to acquire more customers and grow. But how? Instagram influencers, Facebook ads, LinkedIn selling, blogging, Adwords, traditional advertising, and all the other tactics out there available are important tools at the right time. But not yet. There’s a much better investment for 90% of us looking to grow sustainable customer bases …
I can go out and ride my bike for an hour, or I can go to the bar and drink two beers. What vote will I cast today? “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes …
