Helping online stores profit through social inbound marketing
Go.Go.Go.
This is the mantra of the entrepreneur.
Work harder. Work faster. Work more hours.
If you can just push a little harder, you’ll overcome that next obstacle. Or will you? Let me tell you a story of a fellow entrepreneur, and how he approached building his online business… [Read more...]
One of the biggest drains to cash flow which can cripple your online retail business, is excess dead inventory. Often times, an eCommerce merchant is left sitting on a pile of unsold, dead inventory. Even more importantly, tied up cash that could be used in other areas of your business.
Over time this inventory becomes more expensive to warehouse, inventory and can even disturb your mood when seeing it collecting dust. [Read more...]
Georgia is a place I never really had a burning desire to visit, let alone stay for a week. When I discovered one of my favorite bands, Dead Can Dance was playing there , as their first tour since 2005, I had to go. Why not plan a week of wandering, eating, hiking and activities at the same time? OK, twist my arm….
Knowing I had a pricey cabin lined up for myself in the woods later on during this trip, I rented a $30/night makeshift Hostel room off AirBNB. [Read more...]
This is the final fourth post, in a four part series, designed to help you overcome several common online business success obstacles. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4
Ah, the green stuff we devote a large part of our waking hours to obtaining, that disappears from our grasp all too quickly. While our first two obstacles Vision and Time can be improved relatively easily, money can be more difficult to manage. [Read more...]
This is the third post, in a four part series, designed to help you overcome several common online business obstacles. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4
Time is an invaluable commodity. Flowing through our hands like water, once gone, never to return.Working a fulltime job, taking care of family, community obligations, hobbies – so many things consume our waking hours, especially if others depends on us. [Read more...]
This is the second post, in a four part series, designed to help you overcome several common online business success obstacles.
Everything starts with an idea, a vision.
Seeing the whole picture at the beginning of an undertaking, while being uncertain of your direction can be a real challenge. [Read more...]
This is the first post, in a four part series, designed to help you overcome several common online business success obstacles. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4
That long coveted word, strove after by many, seemingly attained by the few.Why exactly does success always seem so elusive? The thing others seem to attain so easily “overnight” , while others strive endlessly in vain. [Read more...]
What better time to visit the Pacific Northwest, than during the fall season of All Hallows Eve 2011? Images of colorful fall leaves underfoot, inhaling crisp autumn air, Victorian houses illuminated by carved pumpkins and the smell of spiced cider in the air….I experienced all this and more in Portland!
For quite some time, I’ve been disenchanted with living in Florida. While this state may be an escapist destination to those who dream of living on the beach, sipping Margaritas and wearing flip flops all year round, the humid and plastic reality is anything but. [Read more...]
A much needed communion back to nature, where the old concert becomes the new. Where synthesia and a heartbeat of sound enliven the Spirit and remind us we are still human, destined to rise and fall like the sun.
Trip Report – Day one
I took some time from work (about 6 hours) and left to head up to the African village camp setup in Brooksville, Florida. This was in the middle of nowhere, cow fields, wildflowers, hilly one- lane roads. [Read more...]
The long anticipated and seldom actualized career break. How many of us in the work obsessed United States actually take one?
I’m not talking about that measly one week look over your shoulder excuse for a break many of us are accustomed to. I’m not even talking about a two-week hiatus where you start to unwind, only to be tethered to your cell phone and email. [Read more...]
