Tag: Small Business Coach

Many businesses focus so much on acquiring new clients and customers – worried about SEO, updating websites, social media marketing plans, the *right* advertising and much more – yet they... Read More

While walking through Provincetown (known as “P-Town”, it’s the very tip of Cape Cod) this weekend, DH and I entered “Whaler’s Wharf” – little shops on both sides of a... Read More

Imagine walking up to two side-by-side booths at a festival and there are lines at both. You’re trying to decide which one to go to. From outside appearances, everything looks... Read More

In the early days of “virtual”, many established companies thought “no worries”, this virtual/digital stuff will go away or remain so small as to be inconsequential. Others embraced it wholeheartedly.... Read More

First, let me dispel the myth that "products" are only for service-based industries like coaching, information marketers and self-help gurus. That is SO not the case. Every business, in every... Read More

Dan Kennedy, often known as “The Professor of Harsh Reality” is one of the most famous/infamous direct response marketers of our time. This might seem a bit odd but I... Read More

Do you spend so much time working in your business that you never work on your business and, as a result, ride the revenue roller coaster month in and month... Read More

A client recently mentioned that she doesn’t like PayPal and wasn’t sure if she wanted to continue to offer it as a payment option for her business. Given the title... Read More

As business owners and entrepreneurs, we’re a funny bunch. Quirky (in good ways of course) to be sure, often unemployable (also a good thing) but often also pretty silly. We... Read More

Same day, minutes apart, two completely different experiences at McDonald’s and Market Basket (a Northeastern United States grocery store chain) and the lessons we can learn as a result. First,... Read More

Last issue, we discussed 2 ways your sales can go bad quick and started by sharing Jane’s experience of a 50% profit decrease with a 15% off discount (eek!). Today,... Read More

“Jane” called recently to ask if I could help figure out what happened in her business. She sent over some info and we scheduled a session. After reviewing everything, I... Read More

Another quarter’s “in the books”! Rather than ask how you feel about it (“GREAT!” I hope!), I thought I’d share the process I go through to prepare for the new... Read More

This month’s Get It Done Right Community print newsletter has an article on The Path to Productivity. A second article in that newsletter mentions that about half of our readers... Read More

So often we’re asked, particularly in the coaching and healing industries, how our businesses impact the world. About our movements. For years, I felt “less than” for not bringing about... Read More

WOW! Last week’s article on burnout inspired more responses than I imagined. . .with most of them starting with “How did you know?” or “You just described me!” So it’s... Read More

How do you know you’re burned out? Is it: • Avoiding something you know you need to do? • Cringing at the thought of answering one more phone call or... Read More

A question I’m asked often is “What tools do I need to be successful?” and while I can’t answer that specifically without knowing more about your business, I can share... Read More