Safelists – “Safelists are a closed community email list of like minded people who are trying to advertise their offers to other members in the community.” …

Using Safelists as a Source for Free Advertising

Are They Really Free?

I have read a lot of different blog posts and articles on safelist to learn that safelists do work, if you know how to properly use them. Just like any marketing tool out ...

Interviewing — “A good interview can provide the basis for a compelling business blog. A business blog is an integral part of most content marketing strategies and can reap rewards for brands” …

Interviewing Techniques to Rev Up Your Blog

Be Natural, Not Stiff

Interviewing known people in your niche is a great way to draw attention to your blog. However, you must have the skills to conduct an interview ...

Take Action — “Only one in ten people who want to start their own businesses ever develop enough courage to begin and enough persistence to continue.” …

Take Action — Steps to Achieve Success

It Starts with a Dream

I recently had a conversation with my mentor about taking action and setting goals. I was told not to be so realistic, take the time to pretend. It all starts with a dream of what ...

Email Marketing — “Yet the fact remains that everyone is inundated with too many emails, making a marketer’s job that much harder to cut through the clutter.” …

Email Marketing — Are Your Emails Reaching Your Audience?

11 Steps to Optimize Your Opening Rate

Email marketing is still a very inexpense and easy way to communicate and nurture your relationship with your audience. The problem is that your readers are ...

Goal Setting — “Instead of setting life goals, think about setting a life direction.” …

Goal Setting — Are You Setting the Right Goals?

Think of the Journey, Not the Destination

Goal setting, where do I start? How do I know what goal is going to take me where I want to go? What happens if I don’t reach my goal, am I a failure?

I know I use to ...