May 2011

Why I Am Cutting Costs And Changing Business Models

by Yaro | May 27, 2011 | Laptop Lifestyle

The last few months have been interesting. I’m currently going through a transition phase. While I experience this process I think about my business goals, what kind of money I want to make, how I want to make it and what roles I specifically want to do. This...

How I Test The Market Validity Of A Product

by Yaro | May 25, 2011 | Marketing

This article will talk about the steps needed to test the market validity of a product to see if it is worthwhile to take the next step and create or promote it to potentially make money. No Money Gets Made Until Something Gets Sold That is the cold hard truth. We can...

How To Segment Your Subscribers When You Run A Blog Business

by Yaro | May 20, 2011 | Marketing

I was reading Dee’s recent article in his customer segmentation series where he talked about how to segment your blog readers. One of his main premises was the difference between a person who leaves a comment, or many comments and those who don’t. I agree...

How To Identify What Makes YOU Newsworthy

by Kerry McDuling | May 19, 2011 | Marketing

Often, the greatest challenge business owners encounter is identifying what is newsworthy about themselves and their business. This phenomenon is commonly described as not being able to see the forest for the trees. However, keeping your finger on the pulse of your...

How Scott Valdez Bootstrapped His Way To A 6-Figure Income Helping People Outsource Their Love Life

by Yaro | May 13, 2011 | Podcasts, Podcasts

This was a really fun interview for me.

Why? Because Scott Valdez, my guest entrepreneur on today’s podcast, started a business called Virtual Dating Assistants. Scott’s business is all about outsourcing your online dating so you only have to show up to go on the dates.

Trade Show Checklist: How To Successfully Sell Your Product At Trade Shows

by Christine Syquia | May 11, 2011 | Marketing

With a physical product, there are several ways to meet customers and market your business. In this week’s article, I write about doing trade shows and meeting potential customers face-to-face in a convention type of setting. I have noticed over the past couple of...

How To Write Winning Content

by Mitch Wilson | May 3, 2011 | Content

Almost every article I write and almost every discussion I have about blogging goes pretty much the same way: If you write a lot of quality content, your blog can’t help but be successful. Whether your content is self-created, you have staff, or you rely heavily on...