We’ve talked a lot about the importance of building up and streamlining your contracting website’s SEO. Search engine optimization helps you get found by your target clients and helps place you higher in the Google search results. Google also provides special local service ads. Is there any chance Google local service ads could replace SEO as we […]
Why You Need a “Meet the Owner” Page on Your Website
Not too long ago, I posted a picture on Instagram of one of the new websites we just launched for a contractor client. Down in the comment section, one of my clients saw the post and said, “Very nice job again. Keep it up. Keep pushing people to write a great bio too. I’ve picked up two […]
Instagram Stories Marketing Tip – Repurpose 1 Video In Multiple Places
I have a friend on Instagram who just asked a great question on his Instagram story today. And It revolves around the question of “Why would I create videos or Instagram stories giving away valuable tips if they’re just going to disappear in 24 hours.” Here’s an idea that I use, which works really, really […]
How To Prepare For A Happy New Year
How do you feel after Christmas is over? Let down? Worn out? Revived? Chubby? Overwhelmed? For me, the week after Christmas is always reflective, and anticipative. I feel like the year is winding down, and It’s almost time to begin the new year. We all know the old chime… “We wish you a Merry Christmas,We wish […]
Never Answer Your Phone In A Sales Meeting – Here’s Why
Not too long ago someone reached out to me to have a meeting and discuss my services. He wanted to know how I could help him market his business online. We set up a meeting and met at a local coffee shop. There we were about twenty inches away from each other. We had a small little coffee […]
How To Make a FREE Online Survey
Recently we did a workshop in our local area. My colleague and I thought it went pretty well, but how can we know for sure? I wanted to get some real feedback about our workshop. So I decided to send a free online survey to the attendees. Sending a free online survey to your audience […]
9 Public Speaking Tips To Engage Your Audience
If you’re a small business owner, or an entrepreneur, there will be times in your life where you need to speak publicly. That’s just the way it goes in the nature of leadership. In this post, I’m going to give you nine public speaking tips that will engage your audience. #1. Don’t Start Immediately After being […]
Periscope For Business – And How To Use It Effectively
Periscope By The Numbers. Earlier last week Periscope came out with their new numbers. And they are Amazing. Since they launched on March 26, 2015, about 4 months ago, they have grown to over 10,000,000 users. And Periscope has almost 2,000,000 active users per day. EVERY DAY There is 40 years worth of engaging scopes being […]
Called To Work
I remember the first time I heard this phrase, “Called To Work.” I was sitting in a business mastermind group over in Chiang Mai Thailand. We were a group of Christians living in Chiang Mai. We met together once per week to encourage each other to have a Business On Purpose. Our group leader was […]
How To Get A Quick Boost On A Lazy Afternoon
Sometimes when I am working in the afternoon, my brain gets sleepy. No actually, not sometimes. Pretty much every day. But on this particular day. I was working on a writing project in Starbucks. At about 3:15pm I decided to get up and go for a quick walk to stretch my muscles and get the […]