Posted by David on Jan 27, 2010 in
Other Stuff
This is VERY important!
It lists rules every direct marketer, online or off, needs to follow if you take credit cards as a form of payment.
I’ve blatantly stole this from Ryan Lee’s blog, sign up for his Webinar while you’re there.
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Tags: direct response marketing, direct response marketing rules, merchant account, merchant account rules
Posted by David on Jan 13, 2010 in
Online Success
If 2009 was the “Year of Taking Action” then 2010 is shaping up to be the “Year of Focusing”.
Some people think lack of focus causes more business failure than anything else.
I’ve recently read numerous e-mails and blogs posts from people saying how important focus is and how they are really going to focus this year.
In fact, there have been a rash of Internet Marketers, big names and small, selling off existing, money making, Web sites to “focus”; nothing wrong with that and I applaud them but without explanation and understanding it just confuses us people.
I expect to see products released talking about focus and helping you focus and [fill-in-the-blank] focus.
In addition, one of the things I hear most frequently from people is they have trouble focusing on just one thing.
Now, I am not against focus.
In fact, I’m highly for focus; HIGHLY.
I understand how it can be hard to focus because entrepreneurs like us have lots and lots of “great ideas” and can have trouble picking one idea over the other or sticking to just one and seeing it through to completion.
Believe me, I understand.
So focus is the answer de jour and everyone is jumping on that bandwagon.
The problem is that focus just isn’t enough, just like taking action isn’t enough. Do you know why?
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Tags: business strategy planning, creating objectives, creating strategic plan, creating strategy, developing a strategic plan, focused strategies, goals planning, how to develop a strategic plan, strategic focus, strategic planning goals, strategic planning small business, strategic success, success strategy