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  • Top 10 Free Business Resources for Entrepreneurs

    Top 10 Free Business Resources for Entrepreneurs

    FREE BUSINESS RESOURCES

    10 Free Business Resources, available at the time of this posting, that anyone can benefit from.

    1. Forbes says that there are 5 Things You Should Know Before Starting a Business. I say the list should be a lot longer, but it is a start.

    2. If you are really serious about starting and owning a business, then you had better learn as much as you can about bookkeeping and accounting to keep the IRS at bay. Here is a fun site that may make it easier for you to learn the ins and outs of counting those beans. The Bean Counter

    3. Learn how to get the most out of your workforce. Sign up now for Managing People. Class starts Sept 28, 2015 (Disclaimer: the course is currently not running any longer, but there are others that are available)

    4. This list 21 Critical Lessons for Entrepreneurs has 23 lectures with 2 hours of video by Jason Nazar of Docstoc.

    5. Coursera has an excellent course on Launching an Innovative Business. There is a free course and if you want a course certificate stating that you have completed this specialized training, then there is a nominal fee.

    6. Entrepreneurship 101 by EdX has sessions focused on case studies of MIT entrepreneurs. Very interesting!

    7. Another Coursera course on Developing Innovative ideas for New Companies. this is the first step for entrepreneurship.

    8. Are you still struggling to write the century’s greatest novel? Well, this course teaches you to Write What You Know. This is the free version of the Creative Writing course at Open University.

    9. Online Web Design Course An introduction to interaction design is explored in this course. It also offers a free Diploma in Web Design course for beginners and the more advanced web designer.

    10. Study.com has a list of free online health courses and classes. They cover all aspects of health education from preventive care to elderly healthcare.

  • Showing Merit and Creativity to get that elusive job

    Showing Merit and Creativity to get that elusive job

    Motivation, drive, and the ability to learn and create something is what are needed to stand out in the business world. Show merit, creativity, and ambition.

    Recognizing that you could be part of something bigger will take you further than your wildest expectations.

    Really, folks! Greed is unbecoming. Make your boss feel like he has won something. YOU!

    It doesn’t really matter what’s on your biography or CV/resume. The business world is looking for people that want to learn and are independent, excited, and can think outside of the box.

    People who are willing to work will have their presence felt immediately.

    The concept of unqualified should become a dead concept and forgotten. If you think you can do the job better than anyone else, that’s the only “qualification” you need to apply for any assignment or contract.

    Keep that smile in your mind’s eye, pep in your step, and head held high. Your aura will gleam through.

    Today’s world is built for go-getters, so go get it!

    Get creative and apply for a contract at some mega-company, or start-up, that’s planning on changing the world.

    Motivation, merit and creativity, along with ambition are all you need. Forget where you graduated from (or didn’t) and show the world what you’ve got.

  • Blog Your Passion | Boost It with Effectiveness

    Blog Your Passion | Boost It with Effectiveness

    Blogging is easy and leads to success.

    Anyone can be a successful blogger. You can write a blog about anything you want.

    Start by reaching more people as quickly as possible within a target audience. This can be done with an effective social media ad campaign using some of Sprout Social’s free tips.

    Another method would be by opening a free account at WordPress.com or Google’s Blogger.com. There are many other free blogging sites available like Wix or Medium. They are simple to use and allow you to express your thoughts and promote your products.

    A successful blogger will write in the first person. Let’s use our example, the relationship e-book. Your blog could be about dating after a divorce, or something in that order.

    You’d be writing about your experiences getting over a relationship and how hurt you were. To keep the interest going, add daily or weekly tidbits to your blog about your pain and suffering. If and when you find happiness during this journey, you’d add that too.


    Use keywords to get the blog to become more prominent in the search engines.

    Learn where to place keywords. It’s better to get people to find you from the search engines. When a site name is typed directly in the address bar, the user goes straight to the website. However, if a query is entered then it will perform a search using the search engine.

    Your blog must get the attention of the search engines. That's how you make money on the Internet, or dominate the web.

    Also, relying on marketing your product to other bloggers on their sites will not produce the desired results. For starters, they are too busy trying to make a buck also. Your blog needs to get noticed by the search engines.

    To do this, your keywords must stand out and need to be used throughout your blog. They should be related to the product message.

    Divorce, dating, blogging, bad relationships, - use those words in the example blog as much as possible. But make sure that the blog makes sense. You should use the keywords about two to three times per 125 words.

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    To start out blogging, try making your blog only 125 words. Anything longer than that will be passed over if your writing is not clear or interesting. Most people don’t have a long attention span when it comes to reading articles or blogs on the Internet.

    You’ll have to hook them with what you have to say in the first 125 words to keep their attention. Once you’ve got them, then they may leave a comment. Or perhaps, follow through with your call to action, if you have one.

    Links to audience targeting software to your Facebook ads should be somewhere in the blog. Unlike article websites, you can post links on your blogs. Posting a link to your landing page or website will direct them to your sales pitch.

    Come up with an angle to get people to keep coming back everyday. It will generate an interest in you and in your product, your EBook. Giving free “dating tips after divorce”, or other free good advice will establish you as an expert in the field.

    You can then use the blogs to further that persona. If people like the free advice, direct them to your website where they’ll come upon the landing page.

    Blogging is easy and you do not have to be a great writer.

    But your content must be interesting if you want to promote your product in this manner. You can write your blogs on your word processing program. Then cut and paste them to different blog sites on a daily basis.

    What you are trying to accomplish is to get as much interest in your product as possible. This will generate a lot of traffic to your landing page.

    Don’t forget that you can incorporate video into your blogs.

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    Why waste your time on the Internet forwarding jokes or urban legends that have been circulating since forever? You could be using this time to promote your e-book.

    The e-book is the easiest thing that you can sell on the internet.

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    Once you have a good marketing plan you’ll be on your way to blogging to success with your online business.

    Go for it!

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  • Top 3 Mistakes New Business Owners Make

    Top 3 Mistakes New Business Owners Make

    I’ve made my share of stupid business mistakes, and I have seen many other business owners make similar mistakes. I am just going to speak about the 3 mistakes made by the newly self employed.

    These are just a few tips for new business owners or those who  about to be new business owners.

    1. Spending too much money – financial

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    Until you have a steady cash flow coming in, don’t spend your precious start-up cash unless it’s absolutely necessary.


    creativity

    If you base all your business deals on hard logic you ignore your intuition. You’ll be in for a world of disappointment.


    3. Failing to focus on value creation – independent

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    Why does your business exist?  To make a profit. It also exists to provide some value, both for you and your customers. 

    The world doesn’t need more stuff to be sold.  The world does need and want genuine value creation, and that’s where you should direct all of your efforts.


    I know this was a short article on 3 mistakes made by the newly self employed. You’re too busy starting your business you don’t have time to read long articles. Make something fabulous to share with the world.

     
     
    If you like these tips and want more to help you in your new business, please send us an email.