The Sales Number And Your Marketing Happily Ever After

The Sales Number And Your Marketing Happily Ever After

You can’t sell your products and services to everyone.
As a solopreneur there is a limit to how many people you can reach, sell to and serve.
If you offer services this is especially true.
Your time and creative ability are limited.
You can hire others to help and automate steps to make things more efficient.
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Sales Rx – Monday Morning Sales Meetings That Aren’t A Waste Of Time

  I spent about 16 years in corporate sales and I loved it.  I had wonderful clients, worked for a great company that let me do what I love.  My way.  I was evaluated and measured by my results at the end of each month.  It was perfect for me.   As the company grew, so did [...]

Coming Soon: Back to Business Boot Camp

Coming Soon: Back to Business Boot Camp

  
I mentioned in another post that I’m in an exercise class that’s “boot-camp” style.  The goal is to really push yourself physically, and see results quickly.  It’s also meant to be diverse and mix things up so you are always working different muscles, balance, flexibility and core strength all at once.  
  It’s hard.  But I love [...]

Is Selling Time On Your Calendar Or Just On Your To Do List?

Is Selling Time On Your Calendar Or Just On Your To Do List?

SoundAdvice Sales Rx:
I often use time on Sunday’s to look forward to the week ahead. You know, plan ahead and make sure I have things like paying bills and sending invoices all done. One thing that I also schedule is sales time.
Income Producing Activity. It’s easy to get busy doing lots of other things. Important [...]

Bootcamp Life Lessons

Bootcamp Life Lessons

 
 I just started a workout program this past week.  It’s a high intensity bootcamp style class with an instructor who really makes me push myself.  For those of you who don’t know me well, I am in serious need of this type of fitness instruction.  On a fitness scale of 1 to 10 I’d rate [...]

What’s Your One Thing?

What’s Your One Thing?

 I’ve been juggling lots of things lately and sometimes I feel like I’m not really getting as  much done as I should.  It’s not lack of effort, but a lack of focus.  I came across some notes that I took at a seminar that helped me get back on track and I thought I’d share [...]

Lessons From My Mentor(s)

Lessons From My Mentor(s)

 
 I’ve been thinking about former friends and co-workers today.   I’ve also been thinking about how everyday kind of things can end up making an impact that isn’t always expected.  Some of the lessons I learned were like that.    There’s a long, long story about my mentors that I want to write someday, but for today [...]