Writing/Blogging - SD Nuggets™

Don't Let Charlatans Mislead You (Hint: Seek Out Authentically Successful Persons to Learn From)!

April 25, 2015

Today I took my 9 year old daughter and her 3 older brothers to attend a "mentorship conference" for CEOs where they got to hear some great minds share TRUE stories about success and how failure HELPS to achieve it. I'll share details in my Monday newsletter to help aspiring/existing CEOs. Like I tell people, […]

Career Development

No. 188: (a) Be Proficient In Your Preferred Language (b) Ultimate Marketing Strategy to Attract Perfect Clients

April 13, 2015

Imagine you were walking down the road and a haggard looking beggar, called out to you in PERFECTLY SPOKEN ENGLISH. Imagine s/he went on to state his/her request articulately, and in the manner of a person of fine education. Wouldn't that make you hear him/her out? Or possibly do more? [NOTE TO READER: This newsletter […]

1 Hour Talks

Coming on 13th & 14th April 2015: (1) The NEW Speaking/Web Marketing IDEAS Newsletter & (2) The Cost-Saving Farm Business Best Practice Ideas Newsletter

April 7, 2015

Yesterday (Mon 6th April 2015), I DELIBERATELY did NOT publish what would have been Issue No. 188 of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter (view last week's issue here) …because I decided to RE-INVENT myself in celebration of 2 years since I relocated to Benin Republic on 1st April 2013. As a Performance Improvement Specialist, I believe […]

Career Development

What If Google Is Saying "Bad" Things About YOU? (True Story)

March 31, 2015

When was the last time you "Googled" your name? Yes, "Google" became a verb a long time ago. It means typing your name in Google.com and clicking SEARCH to see what results are returned. My apologies, if you knew this already, but my experiences have taught me that so many people still do not. If […]

Entrepreneurship

You Really Do NOT Need a Website: What You Need Instead is a Web Marketing System (WMS)

March 21, 2015

I'm sure that title GRABBED your attention. That's why I used it - and I AM serious: You really do NOT need a website. What you need instead is a Web Marketing System(WMS). You see, a WMS can help you establish a timeless marketing Effective Online Presence (EOP) that will do the following for YOU: […]

Entrepreneurship

You Cannot Beat Competitors If You Keep Doing The SAME Things They Do!

March 19, 2015

Business marketing is more competitive today than ever before! Except you are a monopoly or you enjoy exclusive distribution/sales rights, you WILL have to compete DAILY with others who do what you do for every NAIRA (or DOLLAR) the customer wishes to spend. A question I believe every business owner should ask him/herself is: Would […]

Entrepreneurship

A Massive Blind Spot That's Making Some Facebook Biz Page Owners Miss Getting NEW Fans

March 18, 2015

For anyone to SEARCH for and find your Facebook fan page, or indeed your personal profile on Facebook s/he MUST be logged into Facebook. This implies that s/he would ALREADY have a Facebook account. And that's the BLIND SPOT - not everyone has a Facebook account - yet, especially in Nigeria. Compared to our adoption […]

Entrepreneurship

Does Your Website JUSTIFY the Money You Spend?

March 17, 2015

[NB: This article was first published online on June 25, 2009] I have decided to focus more attention on helping business owners develop and implement low cost web marketing systems and strategies that will increase their marketing mileage, while lowering their expenses. But in doing this, I have noticed the following trend amongst many Nigerian […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 185: You Can Succeed Smarter by Earning Income Even Without Clients

March 16, 2015

What if you could earn 80% of the income you need without needing to have clients? Wouldn’t that make your life as an expert so much more fulfilling? Well I can tell you it’s a wonderful way to be in business – because that’s how I earn my income. In this article, I offer tips […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Understand That Suffering Can Be Good for You!

March 14, 2015

Viewing adversity in a positive light(be it in business or everyday life) can sometimes amount to asking too much of some of us. As soon as a problem/difficulty appears to go on for longer than we feel we can tolerate. Or if it happens once too often for us to rationalize, we begin looking for […]