"One of my favorite business stories is the tale of how J.C. Fargo, the president of American Express, became so annoyed trying to get cash while on an 1890 trip through Europe that he went home and i..

There are many effective ways a corporate freelancer can market herself...online and offline networking, cold calls, public speaking, article writing, and about ten or so other methods. But the one I ..

What Is Email Marketing?Email marketing is, as the name suggests, the use of email in marketing communications. Marketing via email is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a means ..

Picture a group of 33 people in a park, picnicking, playing catch. ?I ask, "Anyone up for a game of tennis?"How many people in the group would you guess play tennis? 2-4?Once identified, off I go with..

In a recent post, "Jason, is this who you meant?" a very smart and witty guy commented there that:??"There is a huge difference between starting your own company and abusing your friends and family by..

In an unusually honest post, a gent named Dossy writes?how he was impacted by this comment from a very successful entrepreneur: ??"We had a big philosophical rule at Weblogs, Inc., which was, anybody ..

On our "How to blog to build your business" conference call last week,?one woman wondered what she'd write her blog about if her purpose in creating it was to help her sell her products. ??"Since no o..

Just about everyone jumps on the web with a web site without realizing all that is involved. It's the horse and the cart. Recently, we tested a new way of solving the primary reason people, especially..

How do you know what to pay for web design? Do you go strictly on what you can afford or what you need? Web design is the creative presentation similar to the printed brochure, but that is where the s..

Five successful women entrepreneurs reveal their keys to success Women are the strongest influence in the network marketing industry and to even question the influence women have in this industry woul..

One of the first things I do with clients is determine their relationship with the post office. Why? Because in order to be an effective marketing organization, they will need to get pretty cozy wit..

There are three different ways to earn residual income. Residual income is income that a person earns again and again for something they do once. They can earn it through a home business, investment..

Recently a copywriter named Chris asked me what she should do when a direct marketing campaign fails. "How do you bounce back in your freelance business after a client royally screws up a DM campaign?..

Direct email marketing is the solution to a very big problem for online retailers. Ask anyone looking at the traffic reports for their online store and they will tell you that nothing drives them more..