How to scale.
Everyone wants to grow their business, but there is a four letter word that always gets in the way, and that word is LIFE. Life is what happens regardless of the size of your business. Life is those 50 things you do on a daily basis to keep things status quo. They range from taking […]
Sales 101: Anticipated Objections
When we first launched Smartr Marketing, it took hours of calls, emails, and meetings to sell an app. Not only were they not as affordable as they are now (think MORE than twice as much), affiliate marketing was still a new, strange thing to many businesses and entrepreneurs. Not to mention, we didn’t have any […]
Earn that Sunrise!
“Earn that sunrise! You want it? Work for it!” It’s the day before the Labor Day holiday and I go see a good friend of mine to help him clean his garage and load up some furniture to be donated to Good Will. Anytime we see each other, we talk about how we used to […]
Is affiliate or multi-level marketing better?
I think multi-level affiliate marketing is best, which is the whole reason I created Smartr Marketing, but since it is a new concept to some, a lot of people may not know the difference… or that there is a better to option to begin with. So, getting back to basics, is affiliate marketing better? Or […]
Why give new customers discounts instead of paying referral fees?
That thought has never made any sense to me either. I always think it’s funny whenever a company charges me full price but the tells me they will give my friend a discount if I refer someone to them. It makes very little sense to me. If anything, I need to be rewarded for sending […]
Sales 101: Price vs. Cost
If I were to break down the difference between price and cost, I would simply say that PRICE is what you pay for something at the register or during the point of the sale, while COST is how much that thing ends up costing you over time. I remember years ago when my clutch started […]
Investing: Software vs. Everything Else
Did you know that if you had invested $100 dollars in Bitcoin in 2011, by 2015 you would have made a 137,000% return on your money? I cannot remember exact figures, but I am pretty sure Peter Thiel made something like a 2,000 times return on his initial investment in Facebook. Just about every software platform I […]
What makes a good sales “closer?”
There are quite a few things I teach sales people, because most “sales” people are not selling anything. They are collecting leads and spamming people – neither of which will ever lead to a closed sale. The key factors needed to close a sale: You have to identify who your prospects are. And no, if […]
How can I become rich without money to invest?
Sales. Sales is the highest paid profession on the planet. You just need to sell something you believe in, sell something that gives solid monthly recurring payments, and sell something most people need. The power of modern-day affilate programs are unbelievable, and everyone has the potential of using them to make money. And if you […]
Sales 101: Compounding Efforts Consistently
We all know what compound interest is, right? It’s when you add up all of the interest you have made on your investments, time and time again – which can ultimately show you substantial growth. This is why we tell our children they should start saving cash as soon as they can, rather than trying […]