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Ten tools that will make your on-the-go small business easier (and more fun!)
Abask Marketing has been in business for six years now. When I made the decision to go out on my own, I made a list of potential clients and started pitching. By the time I made the leap and dumped the 9 to 5, I had a client roster worth well over $100,000 (annual revenue). Not bad for a one-girl show with very little overhead, eh? But nothing can ever be that simple.
Here’s what happened next…
How to be a wealthy copywriter with only 4 clients or less
Is "wealthy copywriter" a possibility? In my experience, copywriters are not wealthy copywriters because they have high turnover with clients. To be a wealthy copywriter, or even a copywriter making a livable wage, you need to have clients on a retainer basis or at...
The Copywriter’s Book Challenge (read to be a better writer in 2017)
Every year we take on a copywriter's book challenge as a group. We choose books to read that will enhance our writing and business skills and after we read them we write an honest report on each. The 2016 copywriter's book challenge was not very successful. It...
Are your core values at the core of your business?
Core Values – yes or no? They can really set the tone for the way your company interacts with customers and how employees treat each other, but if you don’t know how to write core values, they can be mundane, bland and dishonest. Today, we walk you through the hows and how nots and, along with a free workbook, we walk you through how to use core values to create your ideal customer.
The Love/ Hate Relationship with Digital Evangelists
If the election taught us one thing it was this, "Most digital 'news' ain't news. In fact, most of what you see online is bull." Testimonials and statements of individuals are not to be construed as claims or representations of average earnings. We cannot, do not, and...
Every writer should be in a mastermind group they love
Imagine having your own group of like-minded people. All at different stages, but basically aiming for the same target. All willing to listen and help each other. AND the best part of all is that none of them are pushing a course or making crazy promises to get you into the group. That, my friends, is a mastermind.
Do we need negative news?
“Civilization is a stream with banks,” wrote Will Durant in LIFE magazine. “The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks of the river.”¹
Book Report: Big Magic
You read this book and you will feel all froufrou and warm inside. So you will sit down to meditate and be in touch with the world’s cosmic energy. While you’re sitting there waiting for a sign, you’ll start thinking about the laundry. Might as well do a load of laundry rather than sit here, so you’ll do a load of laundry while you wait for the cosmos to visit…
5 easy ways to get an impulse purchase from your blog visitors.
If you have been providing consistently good content, building your credibility and nurturing your followers, all it takes is one blog post kissed by the Gods and you are suddenly seeing sales like you never imagined. But for most of us, our content is good, people are visiting the site, we’ve built up interest, but not one of those lovely visitors hits the final purchase button. Why God? Why?
That’s the question we are considering today: What can you do to trigger an impulse purchase?
50 Blog Post Topic Ideas
How many times have you sat at your computer to write a blog and not known what to write about? To give you some ideas, I’ve compiled a list of 51 blog topics that you can write about so next time you say, “What should I blog about?” you’ll have an answer at the ready!
Ask for Referrals
Ever had a conversation with a client that left you thinking, “Why can’t all of my clients be like him?” Well, hold on to to your hats folks because I am here to tell you that they can! Really!
Crush your entrepreneurial funk in eight easy steps
The funk I’m talking about is a kind of entrepreneurial depression. It can last for a few days or longer, but it is completely normal. It’s the suckiest part of running a business, whether you are a freelancer, a small business owner or even the owner of a large business (at that stage, it’s usually your employee hassles that make you wonder if it’s all worth the bother).
How To Build A Blog Schedule That Will Crush Your Goals
Last week I had to set up a social media calendar for a client that has not updated their Facebook profile for a year. I was working with their designer who has the approval (and wherewithal) to sign off on everything except budget. The first thing I did, which...
Book Report: Creativity, Inc.
I listened to the Audiobook version of Creativity, Inc. I always wonder who picks the readers for this. When your business is making movies, why would you choose a guy that sounds like Winston Churchill chewing toffees to read your book? It was a tough listen. Incidentally, the word “human” is said Hew-man, not Yu-man. Just sayin’
The Ten Book Challenge to be a Better Writer
We are reading Ten Books in 2016 that will help boost creativity. These are all nonfiction and business-related and we will provide reviews as we go. If you want to read these with us, feel free. If you’d like to provide your own review, email us and we may publish your review with a link to your site! By clicking the links, you’ll find the Amazon page for each book.