Be More Business Blog
A great place to harvest some knowledge, gain inspiration and learn some lessons from the ranch.
Schedule a 1 on 1
Make it happen Monday — One Thing You Can do THIS Week to Better Your Business Networking is one of — if not THE — best thing you can do for your business. 1 to 1s are the first step into moving deeper into a relationship with an individual in your network. These...
Write a Testimonial for a Complementary Business
There is a saying "What comes around goes around." In this week's #makeithappenmonday we're going to tap into that adage (and the energy behind it) to help another business — and ourselves in the process. The act is simple, go leave a review or testimonial on someone...
Is it Supposed to be Easy?
The answer is (probably) ... NO The short answer to this question in regard to entrepreneurship is NO … and yes. If entrepreneurship was easy, everyone would be an entrepreneur. Building a business takes time and strategy and deep dedication. Many entrepreneurs...
Mindful Marketing
Stop Failing at Follow-up
You don’t have to be in business for very long before you realize that follow-up is critical to your entrepreneurial success. Sales and service are small business lifelines, and follow-up — along with the resultant customer experience — are integral to both. Yet,...
Can you still successfully sell on Facebook?
Here are two questions I hear a lot in my classes: “How do I successfully sell things on Facebook?” and “Can I sell anything on Facebook anymore?” Of course, the answer is “Yes,” but you perhaps have to look at selling differently to qualify what “successfully” means...
How Long Does it Take To Build a Website?
This is a very common question I get asked as a website designer. And the answer is always an unsatisfying, “It depends.” At least that’s what it is if I’m being honest. The truth is, I can actually input a website in a few hours. A complete website — register the...
Content Marketing & Content Creation
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Lessons from the Ranch
What a Dirt Bike Race Can Teach You About Living Your Skills
Twice per year The Beer Ranch is host to a dirt bike race. When I was first approached about hosting dirt bike races, my immediate response was “NO!” The ranch is a quiet sanctuary for humans and animals. We live within the peace of herbivores, sleep to the whispers...
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Are you Setting on Your But?
We all have buts … ones we sit on and ones we get set on. In my 26 years of working with small business owners, I can tell you setting on your but is the number one root cause for marketing (and business) failures. So how do you get off your but? I have some ideas …...