Recently I received a voice mail message from someone I know professionally. Our relationship isn’t particularly close, we just met through a business networking group. We’ve not actually done business together and we haven’t spoken or even seen each other in about a year. Two issues related to his message prompted me to write this. [...]
The pace of today’s ever-changing world can be overwhelming and unsettling, or it can present a wealth of opportunities–but only if you’re prepared. To keep change as a positive element in your business, develop these habits: Accept the certainty of uncertainty. Our world is filled with ambiguity, shifting priorities, differing expectations, unanswered questions, new ways [...]
From the time I was old enough, I've never missed an opportunity to vote. There was one time I forgot to turn the ballot over and missed voting for a candidate I was supporting, but I never made that mistake again and I've always made it to the polls. Voting is important—especially in our republican [...]
You’re creating great blog content, but is it working as hard for you as it could? Maximize your investment in your blog by using your content in other formats and platforms. Here are 13 ways to repurpose your content: 1. Combine several blog posts to create an ebook, white paper, special report or user guide. [...]
On August 31, I received an email from Home Depot with the subject line: Is Your A/C System Ready for Summer? Really? My A/C system has been working overtime for months. And the email offered Labor Day savings – on summer A/C service? The end of summer is almost here. Maybe they're getting a head [...]
When you “borrow” something without permission, it’s not borrowing — it’s stealing. And if you’re a developer of a mall, hotel and entertainment project estimated to cost between $300 and $400 million, there’s no excuse for using images on your website that you found online and posted without permission or compensation. Apparently Orlando Sentinel writers [...]
A young entrepreneur doing some major hotel renovations in Orlando recently got caught with some inaccurate information in the bio on his company website. He says it was a mistake and it’s apparently been corrected, but the fact that it happened is casting an unnecessary shadow on his reputation and credibility. If you put yourself [...]
We all know that the fastest way to find a mistake in something you've written is to publish it. As much as I preach proofreading, I'm well aware that mistakes will slip through. And sometimes what you write is accurate when you publish it but may change later. So the question is: Should you make corrections [...]
Generating quality leads is often one of the biggest challenges in marketing. But what if your prospective customers were willing to pay you to receive your basic message and then contact you to tell you they want to know more? That’s what happens when ebooks are part of your marketing strategy. Here’s how it works: [...]
If you have a question, just ask it. Whenever there’s some controversial issue in the news (and when isn’t there?) and the pundits are engaging in their usual back-and-forth, someone almost always says, “And that begs the question …” and asks a question about the issue or situation under discussion. For example: “That begs the [...]
