In the old days, things were a lot simpler. Coming to terms on an agreement was as simple as a handshake and giving your word, and in most cases, people stuck to it. Regrettably, those days are long past. Trust is hard to come by, and a handshake is insufficient to protect you and your business from a less than honorable potential business associate trying to take advantage of you....
Going green is one of the biggest trends in the world right now. A popular topic at summits among world leaders tend to include a lot of debate on cutting carbon emissions and other green initiatives. The film industry touts their efforts to keep productions are green as possible (The 2008 film The Incredible Hulk became the first big budget blockbuster film to earn the Environmental Media Association's Green Seal)....
This should really go without saying, but first impressions are tremendously important. In life and business, the first impression you make can go a long way towards establishing how your future dealings, be they personal or professional, with a person (or company) will go. A good first impression can lead to a long-standing, beneficial relationship. A bad first impression can lead to no relationship at all. Obviously, the former is...
I know I tend to start a lot of posts like this, but there's an old saying. Unfortunately this one I can't repeat verbatim as this is a PG blog, so I will paraphrase it a little. "Stuff happens." Stuff, of course, refers to all sorts of negative things that can pop up in your day to day life. And if stuff can happen in your daily life, stuff will...
I’m sure most of us have been in the situation I’m about to describe. You’re low on money and it’s about time for all your bills to come due. You’ve got just enough to scrape by and get everything paid, but you’re leaving yourself just a little short for a while. You make an executive decision to let a bill or two slide into the next month so you’ve got...
It's as inevitable as death and taxes: everyone reading this has, at one point or another, had to call in to a company's customer service line. You know the drill - get bounced around an automated system, push 1 for English, and eventually you wind up with a bored, disinterested representative on the line who doesn’t answer your questions, ignores some of your issues, and isn't paid enough to care...
In my last post, I touched on how to choose potential business opportunities after exploring your many options. The flip side of that equation, however, is just as important. While you'll certainly want to try your hand at many different things to maximize your earning potential, discover your most enjoyable tasks, and get yourself the largest possible piece of PIE, it’s important to remember not to overextend yourself. The temptation...
There are millions - perhaps even billions - of business opportunities out there, in just about every industry you can imagine (and some that are yet to be imagined). With so many options, there's no reason why you should settle for working in an industry that doesn't suit you. It's not the middle ages - you've got more options than farmer or blacksmith. But how do you decide which one...
The business world offers a virtually limitless array of opportunities and, consequently, challenges. There is always something more you could know about how to achieve your business goals - even the masters (especially the masters) are still always learning more about how they can achieve ever greater success. There's an important takeaway from that knowledge - there isn't anybody in business who is already perfect. Everybody has screwed up a couple...
Once you’ve gotten past the start-up phase of your online network marketing venture, you should experience a kind of settling-in period, where statistics can be monitored to determine the volume of traffic visiting your website. If you’re unsatisfied with those numbers, don’t be alarmed – it’s very common initially to experience such sluggish traffic. That doesn’t mean you need to settle for it – there are some very positive steps...