In the do-it-yourself world of small business, entrepreneurs will wait a long while before taking a big step – hiring a marketing consultant. After all, they’re not sure how much it’ll cost, how long it’ll take and if they’ll get any … [Read more...]
16 Tech Tools That Will Save You Time as a Small Business Owner
Hey there, small business owner. Feel like you’re always in survival mode and juggling it all? Want some tools to cut your time and stress? Fortunately, there are a TON of digital tools that were built to help. There are people who can help … [Read more...]
Outsourcing: How to Work Less and Do More for Your Small Business
Don’t know about you, but we’re pretty far from having a 4-hour workweek running our small business. Tim Ferriss promoted this idea in his bestselling book of the same name. His motto: do the few things that will lead to the biggest progress. … [Read more...]
How to Start an Email List That Boosts Leads for Your Small Biz
When you compare all of the different marketing tactics you could use to promote your small business, email wins. Yes, email. You might be wondering: What about ads, social media or SEO for Google ranking? Yes, they’re all effective, but not quite … [Read more...]
Why Your Small Business Website Isn’t Bringing in Leads
You’ve spent hundreds or even thousands on your business website and you’re proud of it. Problem is… it’s not bringing in leads. What happened? Like many small business owners, you have a website that includes the right information: what you … [Read more...]
3 Business Tasks You’ll Wish You Delegated Years Ago
Freedom. That’s the lure that draws most of us into starting a business – the freedom to be your own boss. While we do have that freedom, there’s also the reality of long hours and even longer To Do lists. That doesn’t mean we can’t have the life we … [Read more...]
Ignore Trend Lists – Your 2021 Small Biz Marketing Plan Should Include This
Every year, we see lists of the top new marketing trends. And every year, we wonder if the list will be worth recommending. Have we done the things on these lists? Many, not all. Do we recommend all of those things to our clients? No. Want to … [Read more...]
Are You Ready to Hire an Online Business Manager? (Quiz)
Remember how excited you were when you first started your business? That feeling may have dimmed a bit under the #entrepreneurlife workload. But you can regain that excitement. There’s just a little mind shift to go through first: switching from … [Read more...]
When is it Time to Hire an OBM?
You’ve been working hard at running your small business and feel ready to take it to the next level. But you have enough on your plate as it is. So how do you scale up without getting overwhelmed? You bring in help—the kind of help that will … [Read more...]
The Top 3 SOPs to Get Your Business to the Next Level
Pop quiz time: What’s one of the most important skills you need to grow a small business successfully? Knowing how to lead a team, including how to delegate. This can take some time to learn. Thankfully, there’s a tool that can take some of the … [Read more...]