Writing/Blogging - SD Nuggets™

No. 160: Perceived Website Beauty Won't Guarantee Success (Hint: The Value You Offer Matters Most - 2 Real Life Examples)

September 22, 2014

What if you could do web marketing that yields superior profits, at low to zero cost? We all want that! This write-up uses 2 real life website case studies to explain what you need to do, and why. Example 1: www.google.com makes millions annually. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Publication: Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS Newsletter […]

Entrepreneurship

3 Strategies You Need, to Achieve Business Promotion Success

September 20, 2014

The key to business promotion success is to - as INEXPENSIVELY as possible - get your target audience to notice - and eventually pay conscious attention to - you on a continuing basis. One business owner who excels at doing the above is Richard Branson. For years, I have deliberately studied him in developing ideas […]

Career Development

You Can Increase Your Profits Without Raising Your Prices (Here's How...)

September 18, 2014

Decide If You NEED To Read This Article (Take A Quick Quiz!): This article features my Layman's Business Variable Costs Control Systems Awareness Quiz™ below. If you answer NO to even ONE of its seventeen (17) questions, there is a good chance the information contained in this article can help you. Layman's Business Variable Costs […]

Career Development

To Perpetually Achieve Noteworthy Success, You May Need To Be Moderate In Your Humility

September 17, 2014

I once read the following quote in a magazine, and it really hit home with me: “In all things, apply moderation - including moderation” - Anon There is, in some societies, this issue of “humility" and how important it is for a person not to appear “proud” or “arrogant”. I believe it is sometimes taken […]

Entrepreneurship

How to Avoid Wasting Money You Spend On Adverts

September 13, 2014

I sent huge amounts of my working capital down "newspaper advertising drainpipes", when I first started out, because I did not have a proper understanding of the important considerations for deciding on how and where to place my ads. My thinking about advertisements, and how to use them to attract business for myself was terribly […]

Entrepreneurship

Email to a Farm CEO About Powerful Reasons For Using a Blog

September 10, 2014

Today I sent an email message to a new Farm CEO client, who'd purchased my Monthly Poultry Farm Manager app. The email was however NOT about the app or his farm. Instead it was about a blog I discovered he created in 2012, then later abandoned, which I wanted him to know could be VERY […]

General

Introduce Your Kids to the Philosophy of Personal Success Achievement (A Real Life Example) - Part 2 of 2

September 6, 2014

Yesterday, in part 1 of 2, I ended my true story at the point where I asked my kids: "What do you call a child of God?". They said: "A child of God." But I told them: NO! [And they looked at me in confusion]. When I told them THE answer, I saw the looks […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 157: Deciding What You Need to Write - or Speak - About (3 Strategies You Can Use)

September 1, 2014

As an expert-who-speaks (or writes), the topic, subject, or theme you choose to focus on can be a crucial determinant of your success. If your audience loves it, you’ll become a “hero” who demystifies it for them. Otherwise, you may get largely ignored…until you can do better. Today's issue was inspired by a question sent […]

General

To Succeed, You Need a Reason for Writing

August 30, 2014

If you use your writing to directly or indirectly earn income (e.g. by writing for others, selling written works, or winning buyers for your products and services), this truth may shock you. But I've seen enough proof of it in 10 years, to be sure it's accurate! If you happen to write just "for the […]

Career Development

Protect Your Debit Card from Online Fraudsters...or This Could Happen to You (True Story) [Lost & Re-Published Post]

August 27, 2014

This article was first published on this blog 3 months ago, on Friday 23rd May 2014 (see browser history screenshot below). Today, when I tried linking to it, to post a comment on Facebook, I got a "Page Not Found" error on my blog. A MySQL database check soon revealed it was GONE: "Yepa!"! But […]