February 7, 2012

Meet Tishia Lee, Virtual Assistant

I am so happy to be able to bring to you an interview with Tishia Lee, a Virtual Assistant who specializes in MP3 Transcription.  This is a popular field today, so read Tishia’s interview below and get a “real” look at the business. 1.  Can you tell us what business you are in? I started [...]

What’s Ahead?

Well, happy Monday!  Now that the series on Marketing (getting business to come to you) is done, what’s next? I am going to be starting a couple of things.  For the next several weeks, we will have “Motivation Monday.”  I think it can be easy to become discouraged when we don’t see things going as [...]

My Position Statement on Home Business

Running a home based business can bring  purpose, pleasure and profit to your life, provided you find one that fits with who you are. A home based business can add purpose to your life because it gives you the opportunity to share something with others that you feel is valuable. It allows you to promote [...]

What is Your Point of View?

Well, here we are at the end of our Twelve Days of Marketing.  I have really enjoyed writing this series, and I hope you’ve enjoyed it (and learned something.) Today, I”d like to talk about developing YOUR point of view on what you do.  NOT what others in your field say – but what is [...]

A Great Way to get Business Coming to You

Another way to market yourself without selling or promoting yourself, is to become an leader in your field.  If you become known as a leader in your field, people and business will come to you. How can you become a leader?  Here are three ways taken from “Getting Business to Come to You.” Further your [...]

Don’t Get Caught Up in Fads

When looking for a niche, I want to caution you to be careful of fad niches.  Fad niches are ones that might be great for a time, but then fizzle out.  You don’t want to take the time to build a whole business around a fad, and then be left with nothing when it dies [...]