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Over 95% of Shopify businesses fail.

Is it surprising? It may be to some, but not to me. I walked into the local pizza place the other day to pick up our pies, and the team behind the counter had 6 different tablets and screens in front of them. When I asked why so many, the manager told me, “Well, this […]

Facebook Marketing

Having over 2.4 billion active users monthly, Facebook has been the largest social media used. Facebook has turned to be where we receive news, update status, have fun, and for marketers, it is growing to be their best social media platform. What if you had a good percentage of the Facebook users viewing what you […]

Guide to Affiliate Marketing and Mistakes You Should Avoid

Affiliate marketing is the main practice by which you can earn while blogging or from your website. To earn a handsome amount from affiliate marketing, first you have to learn about the affiliate marketing so you can do it like pro. In affiliate marketing, product owner or seller provides the links with unique affiliate ids […]

The Game of Entrepreneurship

I’ve come to realize this entrepreneurship thing is not easy. I don’t know what I was thinking when I jumped into this game, like I was going to be great at it in my rookie season. But, how often are there great rookies?  You have prodigies that come in the league that are just heads […]

Sales 101: What is a prospect?

If you said “small businesses” are your prospects… you are wrong. If you said “everyone” is your prospect, you are very, extremely, outrageously wrong. “But Jason, we have a product we sell to small business owners. How can I be wrong?” The truth is, while we wish EVERYONE could be a prospect, sales is a […]

Can you be your own boss?

PICTURE OF A QUESTION MARK

“Be your own boss” is the clarion call from big name entrepreneurs, motivators, and life coaches. It is a call to action that leaves a lot of people tongue tied, speechless, and even springs some to action. A lot of people stay rooted in their spot in the face of this call to action, because […]

Starting Entrepreneurship with No Fear

Why does fear stop most entrepreneurs? How does one overcome fear? Why does the fear that you make up in your own head stop you? The truth is, you must cut off fear to become a true entrepreneur. Fears started racing in my mind the second my husband brought our business opportunities to me. I […]

Big Dreams < Massive Action

If I asked a room full of people if they wanted to be slim and fit, how many people do you think would raise their hands? If I asked a room full of people if they wanted to co-star in a blockbuster movie with their favorite actor/actress, how many do you think would raise their […]

Sales 101: Getting them to buy from you.

The biggest issue I see with sales people is the sheer fact that they are trying to sell their products or services. Relentlessly at that. Day in, day out… taking a list of leads, and turning them into a list of duds, hangups, and countless times, being sent to voicemail. Why are they doing this? […]

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 […]