Jaxworks.com, a brilliant small business website I found circa 2004, has an excellent Strategic Planning worksheet. I had a printout of it in my binder since November 2004 and gave it another look. Wow! I will certainly be using this in my consulting work.
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Bootstrapping like Subway
A quick rant about Subway, bootstrapping and small business. I had the following article in one of my binders: Stake Your Claim It is all about bootstrapping your small business. Starting on a shoestring budget and building incrementally to success. The article is based on the ideas of Subway’s Fred DeLuca who wrote the book [...]
Lucky? Smart? A bit of the two
In one of my binders I had the following article about the founder of Tripod and his business startup adventure: Luck or Smart? My personal opinion (for what its worth) is that entrepreneurs are prepared. That is that they are prepared for the opportunities that are out there. They are prepared to take advantage of [...]
Managing Customer Expections in SEO
*frustrated exhale* I have been ranting about frustrations with client expectations lately. One of the areas (for me) where this is the most frustrating is in the realm of SEO. Clients have all kinds of seo misconceptions that they are so sure of when the reality is totally the opposite. So today I am googling [...]
Bargaineering – An example of a great mashup name
Today I stumbled upon bargaineering.com a website on money management, etc. The about page is very interesting. A good example of online marketing. Very personal, just a regular person like you.
Business Process Management
Processes and Systems are the key to consistent service and marketing. And Business Process Management is all about that.