Keenan Guiet June 17, 2021 Marketing gurus and bloggers have presented affiliate marketing as a “get rich quick” scheme. Which is literally the million dollars question about it. And to be fair, yes, affiliate marketing can make you earn those big bucks if done correctly. Nonetheless, just because you can get an affiliate link doesn’t … Continue reading When Is It (And When Is It Not) a Good Idea to Be an Affiliate Marketer?
Wendy Marx May 8, 2021 Branding yourself isn’t a slam dunk, especially when starting out in a new career. How do you create a personal brand and find your audience? It’s a painstaking, slow process. But a new tool has arrived that makes it easier. The name of this new tool? Clubhouse. A quick note: … Continue reading Why Branding Yourself with Clubhouse Is the Best Idea Ever
Daniel Burrus April 20, 2021 We’ve seen cycles come and go—everything from music trends that emulate days gone by to past decades of fashion making a comeback. It is evident that cycles are all around us. As a business leader, how do you turn cycles into your advantage, and better yet, what industries will benefit … Continue reading From Trend Watching to Idea Wrangling: How to Turn Cycles Into Action Plans
Joel Goldstein October 23, 2020 Coming up with a brilliant new product idea is a thrill like none other. However, the true work begins after you’ve come up with your big idea. Bringing a product out of the idea phase, through the creation process, and into retail stores is challenging. These 9 steps provide a … Continue reading 9-Step Blueprint to Develop a Brilliant New Product Idea
Steven Imke October 6, 2020 Just as most nascent entrepreneurs think that banks are the only way to fund their startups, most entrepreneurs with a new product idea also think they have to develop a manufacturing and distribution company for their invention. For most inventors with a new product idea, they are far better to … Continue reading How to License Your New Product Idea
Steven Imke August 23, 2020 As a mentor to thousands of clients over the years, one question I get most of the time is to render an opinion about the client’s business idea. The process that I recommend to assess or validate a business idea starts with defining your core hypotheses, followed by identifying the … Continue reading How to Validate a Business Idea Before You Start
Jonathan Crossfield August 19, 2020 An often requested feature from Sked Social customers is the ability to automatically repetitively repost content. There’s one simple reason Sked won’t add this feature: it’s not good practice. What some marketers would love to do is to load up a batch of posts into their scheduler of choice and … Continue reading Stuck on Repeat: Why Automatic Reposting Is a Bad Idea
Steven Imke August 7, 2020 As a small business mentor, I frequently encounter clients that know they want to control their own destiny and become a business owner but have no idea where to start. Too often, they are looking for that get rich quick idea, so they ask me; “How did you create two … Continue reading Where Is Your Get Rich Quick Idea Hiding?
Jeffrey Mirro July 14, 2020 Getting more people to your website is a noble cause and one that can result in more sales, exposure, or notability for your business. While there are many marketing tactics available for this purpose today, guest posting is one such option that is falling into a bit of disrepute. While … Continue reading Paid Guest Posting for SEO: Is it Still a Good Idea? (Hint…Probably Not)
Tanya Kumari — June 10, 2020 There are dozens of issues in the digital world and your product idea might just be able to solve a majority of them. But building the product from just an idea can be challenging, especially for non-technical entrepreneurs or CEOs. And even if you have found out how you … Continue reading Have a Product Idea? Know These Costs Involved in Product Development
