by Many people inquire about getting a grant to fund their small business, but getting a grant is quite difficult. In fact, on my apps, people ask precisely the question of how to get small business grants extremely often. First of all, not everyone is even eligible. And even when people are eligible, they must…
by Handing out your business can be a good way to help you market your business. It is good for two reasons. The first reason is obvious in that the person to whom you are giving the business card may visit your website and become a client. But the second reason that handing out business…
by Update, I created a very complete video with a very full explanation of SEO (search engine optimization) from beginner to advanced level. It is about 30 minutes long, but that is because it is packed with useful information. Take a look at it here and see for yourself. I am sure you will love…
by Every business owner has at one point or another wondered how to raise money for their business. This is understandably, a very common concern among business owners. It usually takes time before the business can generate cash on its own, and before the business is able to have strong revenue streams, it requires funding…
by This is a common scenario and many people ask me what to do if their family does not initially support their business ideas. Most entrepreneurs are very excited about their business. Most of the time they are a bit too excited and optimistic. That is often the result of daydreaming about your business. But…
by Most marketing done today is in some form of fashion done online. And online marketing is getting increasingly complex. There are plenty of options from PR to SEO and SEM to social media marketing. But to implement all these potential marketing channels well, you need to invest resources into those efforts. Resources can be…
by There are thousands of articles out there that are meant to serve as introductions to marketing. Many of those articles are great. What I wanted to accomplish in this article is to introduce the concept of the 4-pillars of a marketing campaign. So in this introduction to marketing article, I want to introduce marketing…
by Many people think that the cost of their marketing campaign is just the dollar amount of the cost to have the marketing message go up on whatever platform it is meant to live on. But that is not the correct way to think about the costs of the marketing efforts. The way to think…
by Most entrepreneurs tend to dream and daydream about how great things will be after they make their business a success. Daydreaming about your success is a lot of fun and tremendously inspiring and motivating. It often happens at random times and I find myself happy and encouraged when I wake up from a daydream…
by Many people on my business apps ask me about getting a small business loans. I tend to try to talk people out of it, but most of the time I can’t influence people too much. The reason for that is that everyone is an adult and those businesses are not my businesses. I can…