This afternoon I looked through a stack of business cards. I collected them over the last several months and have great intentions of inputting them into my database. So many of them were so generic that it would never inspire me to call the person who gave them to...
Last week I got an email from someone who needed a site. Someone offered $500 to build them a site. That sounds like a good deal, doesn’t it? When I see a price like this I surmise the offer was by TGMBK (This Guy My Brother Knows) or a PFK (Pimply-Faced Kid). A...
I’ve talked to several people lately who have a need for Internet marketing and appreciated chatting with someone who has experience with this. The problem? They don’t have a budget to spend $2,000 or $4,000 per month, and they are willing to do the work...
On the TV show Restaurant: Impossible, host Robert Irvine fixes failing restaurants in two days on a $10,000 budget. He helps improve cash management, décor, and ownership issues. One thing he consistently does each episode is reduce the size of their menu. When there...
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball to predict which prospects will be problematic clients or a bad fit for your business? Everyone knows a good crystal ball can be expensive and unpredictable. What we really need is common sense, preparation and a strong will....
The phone rings and you think, Oh that could be a potential customer. But then the canned message says they are from Google and you need to fix your local listing. Ugh. As a business owner, I get these fake phone calls several times a week. And they are getting...
As we walked into the garage sale on a recent Saturday morning the airplane models and military books were piled high on tables. When we left in the early afternoon, the tables were nearly empty of books and the stacks of models no longer towered. I was helping out my...
The woman on the TV show, Barter Kings, had to decide whether or not she was going to trade an army truck she had for a photo booth. The photo booth was only worth $3,500 and the truck was worth $9,000. You’d think it would be a no-brainer — who in their right mind...
When you are in the process of building your business website, hiring an experienced and talented Denver web designer is extremely important. In Denver, less than 33 percent of small businesses have a professionally designed site. With more and more consumers in...
