Small Business Success Strategies

The Ultimate Decision: Your Money or Your Life

In their thought-provoking bestseller, Your Money Or Your Life, authors Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin lay out their nine-step plan to help readers achieve "financial independence." The quest for financial independence should not be confused with becoming independently wealthy. Instead, being financially independent means "having an income sufficient for your basic needs and comforts from a source other than paid employment." Central to creating a more fulfilling life independent of paid employment is the recognition of the price we pay for the money we earn. The Trade Off This cost is described by the authors in terms of "life energy," meaning, the precious and limited time each of us has here on this earth. When you go to work each day, you are, in essence, trading your life energy for money. The popular pitch "buy now, pay later" takes on new meaning when you start to really assess the price of spending so much of your life energy earning money so you can buy more things. "If you spend your life energy on stuff that brings only passing fulfillment and doesn't support your values," the authors point out, "you end up with less life."

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Valerie Young, our official Career Change Expert

30 Online and Offline Networking Resources

   If you want to take your business to the next level, you should be making time to expand your networks. Networking can create a variety of opportunities ranging from meeting potential clients to locating new business partners. You can discover new ideas, form strategic alliances or find someone you can simply commiserate with.

Ideally you should schedule time in your calendar to attend networking events either in person or online. Following are thirty networking resources that can get you on the road to networking success.

1. About.com – Link to this forum for entrepreneurs. There are also many other forums available on a variety of topics. Visit: http://entrepreneurs.about.com/mpboards.htm

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Stephanie Chandler, our official Small Business Growth Expert

Who’s Buying Coaching These Days?

It’s a good question. If you’ve been selling a certain type of coaching such as relationship, career, wellness, leadership, life purpose (put any word before coaching)… you must be wondering this yourself because clients may have been hard to come by.

Many coaches haven’t noticed a blip in the number of people wanting their services. In fact, their income has increased over the last few years and it’s still rising. Their clients are staying longer. What are they doing differently?

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Rhonda Hess, our official Coaching Business Success Expert

Automatic Online Income - Myth or Fact?

Nothing excites the mind more than receiving automatic online income, day-in, day-out for all 365 days of the year. A true marvel to behold and the perfect solution to all your money worries.

It is totally liberating.

It gives you the freedom to pursue your life's goals, no matter what they may be. It gives you the freedom of mobility; you can live anywhere in the world. Moreover, it gives you the time to do the THINGS you want to do, whether it's sailing solo around the world or staying home to raise your kids.

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Titus Hoskins, our official Online Fax Expert

Make Money Today Online and Quit Your Job Tomorrow!

Have you ever wondered how people make money online? Wouldn't it be great to work from the comfort of your own home? Here are some ways that you can make money today and quit your job tomorrow!

There are plenty of different opportunities to make money online. One way is to sell through online auctions. Online auctions allow people all over the world access to the product you are selling. You can sell around the house items that are no longer needed or wanted easily and for more than you would make at a garage sale! In fact, garage sales and flea markets are great places to buy items to sell at online auctions. It's amazing how much of a profit you can make!

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Stone Evans, our official Home Business Expert

Naming Strategies for Consulting Companies

For consulting firms and other start up companies, few items are more important than the company brand name itself. Without a strong and compelling brand identity, most companies get lost in a sea of sound-alike, descriptive or meaningless names. The most common mistake is simply using the owner's initials or surname (e.g. FJZ Associates or RW Jones Consulting). Not only are these names forgettable, but they create an additional obstacle if the company grows, the owner wants to take on a partner, or eventually sell the business. What new business owner wants someone else's name on the front door? No one, unless the names is E.F. Hutton, or a legacy brand that has earned its reputation over time. Most new businesses don't have the luxury of time to build their brand message. So what are some successful naming strategies for consultants? Let's take a look.

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Phil Davis, our official Branding and Naming Expert