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Don’t Give Up Before the Miracle – Geaux Saints!
Another one of my favorite quotes from my amazing coach, Ms. Debbie Phillips (www.debbiephillips.com) – “Don’t give up before the miracle!” This quote has been around the corner whenever I needed or didn’t even know I needed it. Funny how that happens, things enter our consciousness and our awareness usually when it’s something we need right then. (My second favorite quote is “Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles,” Mike Greenberg.) I’m going to tell you something that I haven’t told anyone… I almost gave up, almost threw in the towel on my business. It was 4 years ago. I had started my new direct response marketing business…
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Copy writing is King in Business
It was only 7 years ago that I was in corporate America and my job as Director of Corporate Communications was going swimmingly well. Not only did I create the new department and run it, I was also in charge of all of our employee communications publications. I never really thought of myself as a writer and certainly never had any dreams or aspirations to be an author or writer. However I had been writing most of my life, albeit in a daily journey, it was still writing none-the-less. It wasn’t until this position, where I was called upon to write on a daily basis that I truly “got” what…
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Some Tips For a Stress Free Holiday…
As I’m writing this, I just finished making yet another batch of Christmas cookies. Then I had to hurry up and get cracking on this blog or you wouldn’t be reading it right now! For me there’s always a love-loathe relationship with this time of year. I love the holidays because there are so many fun traditions, time to spend with family, friends, great food and wonderful holiday treats. The loathe part, or rather the dislike part comes in with the stress of shopping, buying and wrapping presents, plus writing and mailing cards, making of cookies, and on and on… The good news is my holidays are so much better…
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The Real Secret to Being Incredibly Successful Selling Online
I was debating back and forth whether to write about this or not because the “real” secret to being incredibly successful selling online is that it’s really NOT a secret at all! In fact, everyone who sells online inherently knows this so called “secret,” but the real challenge is in creating it and making it happen. So are you ready? Here’s the secret – The real trick to being very successful in selling online is building a relationship with your prospect and customer. That’s it. This is the key, to create and connect on an emotional level with your prospects and customers. And not only connecting with them, but diving deeper into…