Consulting and coaching businesses are great because you get a deep connection with your customers, their problems and goals, plus you can start quickly (and start making money faster) than many other business models. There are some downsides though. That deep connection means there are always lots of “exceptions to rules”, people flake on paying, […]
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10 Months to 10,000 Page Views Per Month
How long does it take a new site, in a new niche to get to 10,000 monthly page views? Turns out it can take 10 months, without taking much of your time. Let me tell you how I did it, and how Rafal and I are planning to do it again, with another new site, […]
The Key to Attention and Engagement
What is the secret of getting a person’s attention? Why do some people seem to be able to get anyone to take their call, while other people seem cursed with obscurity? I have been asked this question twice, recently. I’m always uncomfortable when I have multiple answers, none of them satisfactory. So I mulled over […]
How to get more people to sign up, and keep them subscribed to your list long term
Do you want more email subscribers and readers? What is stopping your list from growing? How do you keep people from leaving? I will tell you there is always something you can improve when it comes to growing your subscriber base, and the answers are not always difficult or complex … once you see what […]
It’s not what you say that matters
How many times have you seen a misunderstanding caused by a message being delivered lazily over text? How many people have you seen get into an argument because of what they perceived to be an insult, that was not intended that way. It’s happened to most of us at one point or another, particularly during […]
3 Essential (But Often Missed) Elements to Growing Your List
Why do some people with so-so content seem to easily grow their community, while other much better writers seem to struggle to get a few opt-ins? I believe there are three factors that set a growing list apart from a struggling one, and many people either overlook the necessity or are unaware of it. When […]