Author Archives: DecisiveMinds

Google+ vs. Pinterest: Which one is for you?

There has been a lot of buzz lately about the two newest social media channels — Google+ and Pinterest. Many of my clients have been asking me which one should I choose? The answer is the same as it was before G+ and Pinterest exploded on to the scene, go where your audience hangs out the most. As I go through the two platforms, you’ll learn which one would work best for your business.

Time Out on the Doom and Gloom…It’s Your Economy!

Okay…I guess I’m a little indignant when it comes to the stories I here day in and day out regarding money. And I’ll get even more undignified than this. Every Where I go I hear the doom and gloom stories: “The economy is bad”, “The banks aren’t lending”, “People don’t have money to spend”…..

Well, I’m calling everyone on the carpet!

You tell me…

It’s time to tell the truth! Okay…I’ll start.

My Blog Challenge Results

The ultimate blog challenge made a BIG difference in my business. Here are my results…

How to Maximize Your Facebook Business Timeline

Get Facebook’s own advice on easy ways to maximize the marketing oomph of your business timeline.

Ultimate Blog Challenge Weekly Wrap Up: Week of April 28

Can you believe that the month of April (and the Ultimate Blog Challenge) is almost over. Crazy. Here is the weekly wrap up for this week. The posts featured cover how to quickly get business motivation, learning about fonts, why you need a guide in your business plus recommendations on great WordPress books.

Easy 3 Step Decision Making Process

Decision making is one of the key skills to creating a successful business (and a successful life). Learn my three step process for making great decisions.

3 Great Places To Find Speaking Gigs

One of the quickest ways to gain credibility is to get out there and speak in front of audiences.  Usually, I get one of three reactions when I tell clients this.  The first (and preferred) reaction — is “sounds great” how do I get started”.  The second reaction is yikes – I couldn’t ever get…

Use Article Writing To Be Recognized as An Expert and Attract Clients

In today’s marketplace, any potential client can go online, type two or three keywords into a search engine and immediately review a lifetime supply of vendors anxious to fill their requests. So how do you standout in a crowded marketplace? Stand out by using writing, speaking, video and other ways of getting your message out…

Is Social Media Engagement B.S.?

Why I think social media engagement is B.S. Read on to learn how people move themselves through the relationship marketing funnel without necessarily interacting with you.

5 Tips for Getting More from Google+

Want to master Google+ once and for all? Here are five tips from Guy Kawasaki’s new book What the Plus? about how to get set up and get new followers on Google+

Weekly Wrap Up – Week of April 16 – April 21

From including chocolate in your business plan, to finally tackling that full plate and getting overwhelm, to creative Earth Day dating ideas, these are just a few of the excellent posts being posted as part of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Here are this week’s picks…

Increasing Visibility #5: Five Steps to Effective Facebook Ads

When somebody asks me “how do you build a Facebook fan page quickly?” – my answer always is Facebook ads.  Unlike pay per click, which can get very expensive with little result, Facebook ads are still reasonably priced, and usually end up with a great click rate because you can target the ad very specifically…

Recording Giveaway – Bob Jenkins

Today’s blog challenge giveaway is from one of the best Internet Marketing teachers out there – Bob “The Teacher” Jenkins.  Since meeting Bob in a mastermind group a few years ago, I have been impressed by how he can take very technical tasks and complex ideas and break them down so that people can easily…

GSMMA Guest Post: Rachel Strella

Today’s guest post is from one of our GSMMA guest experts Rachel Strella.  In her post, Rachel talks about the pain points felt by businesses trying to do social media.  Would you like to help businesses do social media better?  Rachel and I have put a course together called Social Media Manager Profits  – that will…

(Blog Challenge) Video: Your Talking Business Card

You know that nothing beats video for building relationships with your clients. Hearing someone’s voice takes the relationship to a new level. Yet, video can be scary and even simple powerpoints can seem daunting. Today’s guest post form Lynn Ruby of Ruby Marketing Services shows you a quick and easy way to create simple videos for your website.