Are your customers brave enough to tell you the truth?
April 5, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
I was reading some posts in a business forum recently that really got me thinking about how honest people are to one another in the business world. The forum was for online business professionals. One woman was known for doing interviews with people who were related to her niche. She would then post them on [...]
What is your Kung Fu Fighting song?
March 29, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
On Saturday I took my 9 year old daughter, Clare, to a Father / Daughter dance. We dressed up and went out to dinner before the dance. My little princess was adorable.
On the way to the dance, I asked Clare what our song should be. A special a song that only she and I would [...]
Grow Your List of Contacts to Harvest Big Rewards
March 21, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
We all know successful business people who have lots of contacts. They know lots of people, and more importantly, lots of people know them. And with the growth of social networks, you can now be connected to more people than ever before.
But what’s a contact worth?
Well a dollar value has finally been placed on the value of [...]
Beware of Vampires
March 15, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
This past weekend was the start of Daylight Saving Time across North America. As we did our annual spring forward and moved the clocks up and hour, there was a big “POOF”, and just like that we all lost one more hour out of our lives.
I don’t know about you, but personally I had a [...]
Why Facebook is a good advertising opportunity
March 8, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
I was out shopping with my son Jacob this weekend. Jacob is thirteen – that great age where they are growing up but still talk to you. While walking through the stores he was asking a lot of questions about how much items cost to make versus what they sold for.
I explained to him that [...]
A Backstage Pass – Part III, Facebook Ads
February 28, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
Over the past few weeks I have been showing you how to use a sweepstakes to get more fans. This week in Part III, I’m going to show you
How To Grow Customers Using Facebook Advertising
Advertising on Facebook is a great way to reach out and find new customers – it can be cost effective [...]
A Backstage Pass – Part II
February 22, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
In last week’s success tip we introduced the concept of running a sweepstakes to get more Fans of your Facebook Fan page. This is a behind the scenes look at how we are running our own sweepstakes on our fan page www.facebook.com/mysocialwizard
If you are not a fan of our fan page yet, stop and go [...]
A Backstage Pass For Growing Your Circle Of Influence
February 15, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
It’s not who you know that matters, it’s who knows you and remembers you that matters. That’s the principle behind growing your business by expanding your circle of influence. If you’re not using Facebook to expand your circle of influence and grow your business, you’re probably wasting your time. Here’s what you need to know….
$3 Million for What?
February 8, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
Like 162.9 million other people around the world, I watched the Super Bowl Sunday night. This time I tried to watch as many of the commercials as I could. I found most of them entertaining, even funny (I wish my dog would serve But Light), but a few left me scratching my head (what was [...]
Can You Expect a Better 2011?
February 1, 2011 by Bill Brown
Filed under Seeds Of Success
How is 2011 going so far?
Today is February first. A full month of 2011 is already under our belt – I am always amazed at how fast time flies when you are having fun. In today’s success tip I want to talk about two key ideas that can make the rest of 2011 your best [...]
