I was speaking at Olivet Nazarene University recently, when it suddenly hit me … websites are not what they used to be. Back in the early days, websites were a series of pages that acted like an online brochure, or a web store. However now, in the words of Bob Dylan, “These times they are a changin’!”…
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8 Tracks and Reel To Reels Who remembers their first Sony Walkman or portable CD player? I don’t know about you, but I found it amazing that they could take a piece of stereo equipment that used to require an amplifier and speakers to work, and condense it down into a handheld device. Most of us take that for granted today,…
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Pea Soup I don’t know about you, but I am not a big fan of pea soup. Some people love it, but I just don’t. What I do know is that good pea soup starts with last week’s (or yesterday’s) ham bone. Now, most of us cut the ham off the bone and throw the…
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My first job was as a shoe salesman at Joe’s Shoes in Wheaton, Illinois. It was a small, family owned business that specialized in orthopedic shoes for kids and women’s extra large sizes. I was only 16 at the time, but I could see the benefits of having a niche in the shoe business. I…
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Troubleshooting My degree is in electronics as an ET (electronics technician). So, I know some of you are asking … who cares? You will care once you understand the methodology of troubleshooting and how that can help you hack into your perfect brand. The art of troubleshooting is counter intuitive to most standard problem solving. Standard problem solving…
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Why Blog? It’s hard to believe I started my blog in January of 2008 (actually January 19, 2008). In the course of those eight years, I have learned a lot, however when I started it I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing. Heck, I was barely sure why I was doing…
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I Love Golf! It’s a simple game, where you try to hit a little, white ball into a little cup in the ground hundreds of yards away. Sounds simple, right? Trust me, it is not. The average golfer shoots 100 (on a par 72 course) meaning golfers make an average of 28 mistakes per round of 18…
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We all spend lot of time online (at least I assume you do since you are reading this). We check email, work on our websites, post on social media and so on. So, I ask you, are all of these activities profitable? Not everything we do is going to be cash focused, but at least…
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It’s often been said that, “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life!” I know for some of you marketing is similar to doing your taxes or going to the dentist. Your idea of fun is going to the beach, going bowling, or playing bunco. I am here to tell you…
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Past … Present … Future The New Year is filled with hope and promise – I hope you start out with a plan and I promise that people are going to try to steer you from that plan! Those plan-wranglers start out with the best intentions, but ultimately it’s up to you. Even with a New…
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