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How to Decide What Products to Create

How to Decide What Products to Create

Marketing Strategy
In order to have a business, you need to have something to sell. I think we can agree on this right? When many entrepreneurs start out, they often sell their knowledge. People often need advice and expertise to help them solve a problem. After having a conversation with someone who needs help, a not-yet entrepreneur who sounds like an expert is often asked "how much would you charge to help me " or something along those lines. Has this ever happened to you? Have you had a conversation with someone, they ask what you would charge, and you have to do some quick thinking on the fly? If you can think on your feet, you come up with a fee and a service package on the spot. Yeah, I've done this! How Many…
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She Wrote A Book Podcast With Lena Anani [Interview]

Authors, Social Media
The She Wrote A Book podcast is a fun, fast-paced podcast hosted by Lena Anani. She Wrote A Book spotlights amazing women from all over the world who also happen to be published female authors. Lena Anani created this show to educate, entertain, and inspire you to be the voice you want to hear in the world. She Wrote A Book Podcast with Lena & Kemya I was a guest on Lena's show and we had a great time talking about social media and publishing. Since this a podcast about women who are authors, we talked about my first Kindle book “I’m On Social Media, Now What Do I Say?” Tune in to hear this 15 minute interview as we discuss: How to avoid the social media black hole, increase your productivity, and save at least 1…
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How to Use Free Reports and Ebooks to Grow Your Business

How to Use Free Reports and Ebooks to Grow Your Business

Tips and Tools
How do you convert blog visitors into regular visitors? Do you publish blog posts daily, do you ask them to "come back tomorrow", or do you leave their return visit up to chance? Part of your content marketing strategy is to show your wealth of knowledge. As bloggers, we work hard to give valuable information and insight to our audience, in the hopes that they like what we share and come back for more. How to Use Free Reports and Ebooks to Grow Your Business One type of content marketing is giving away freebies. Free reports and ebooks can build your business fast by helping you spread your knowledge, establish your expertise and most importantly, collect email addresses for your mailing list. Because, hands down, email marketing is still the most…
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Your Business Shouldn’t Depend on Facebook Alone

Your Business Shouldn’t Depend on Facebook Alone

Social Media
Facebook has over 1 billion users. Do you want to market your business to even the tiniest percentage of the one billion people on Facebook? Of course you do. But don’t be so quick to put all your marketing eggs into one basket. Facebook is not enough in the world of online marketing to build an empire. Many small business owners have invested the majority of their social media effort into Facebook. Some are even abandoning the idea of having web pages and blogs in favor of a Facebook Page. I can't believe it! At first glance it seems so much easier than the alternative. However, this is a huge mistake. Why Facebook Isn't Enough Your Online Presence Needs Many Entry Points To attract your audience today you need several places…
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Get More Traffic and Blog Comments During Blog Commentathon Summer 2016

Get More Traffic and Blog Comments During Blog Commentathon Summer 2016

Events
How would you like to get a massive traffic spike and more blog comments on the next post you publish? Are you wanting more traffic and interaction on your blog? Well, we have just the thing to help you… and it’s going to be fun, too! Introducing the Comment Carousel, a Blog Commentathon for Entrepreneurs! Blog comments matter! Nothing feels as good as knowing someone is reading (or viewing) your blog post, enjoys your content, and leaves you a comment telling you so. We’re going 'round and 'round to each other’s blogs starting July 11, 2016. For seven days, we’ll be blog hopping, reading and leaving comments, and sharing each other’s blog posts. Get more traffic and blog comments on your next post! Join us for this week-long blog commentathon…
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Five Steps to a Captivating Author Bio Box

Five Steps to a Captivating Author Bio Box

Blogging
When you find an article or blog post that captures your attention, are you curious about the writer? How many times do you take a look at the author's bio box to find out more about them? If you write from more than your own blog, you most likely have a bio box published at the end of your article on a third party website. When is the last time you stopped to check your Author Bio, to make sure it captivates readers so much that they want to check you out on your home turf, your own website? Therein lies an understated opportunity for you to convert traffic from a third-party website back to your own digital property. Your author bio box is the bridge between turning someone from…
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Gain 10 Hours A Week to Work on Your Business While Holding Down A Job

Gain 10 Hours A Week to Work on Your Business While Holding Down A Job

Tips and Tools
How many times have we all said, “If only I had more time then I could get more done in my business?” The solution is not getting more time - we all have the same amount. We're all tied to the same 24 hours in a day. The key is to manage the time we do have and make it work more effectively for us. Even if you think you don’t have time to take on anything else, you might be surprised to discover how much time you’re actually wasting during the day. You can start an online business whether you hold down a full-time job or not. Sometimes when it comes to starting a business, many people have the mental picture that it’s all or nothing - that to…
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How to Brainstorm a Topic for Your First eBook

How to Brainstorm a Topic for Your First eBook

Authors
Are you dreaming of the day when you make thousands of dollars in passive income from your best-selling ebooks? Have you written your first ebook? Has your ebook been floating around in the cosmos, with nary a soul reading it? It’s ok, if any of this has you shaking your head yes, don’t hang your head in shame. I promise you are not the only one! With so many marketing gurus webinaring about making plenty of money from selling ebooks you can write in 2 hours, it’s easy to get sucked into the hype. Yes, I made up a word: webinaring. Definition: the verb form of webinar. I’ve been known to make up words. Anywho… How To Brainstorm A Topic For Your First Ebook Before you can start earning money from…
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