Heya, Steppers! I’ve been wondering how I can provide the best tidbits of small business marketing wisdom to you, my readers. At first I thought that this blog was going to be about how easy it is to start a “Bizness”… a small business that’s based around your hobbies and interests… by using all the […]
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Get Paid TODAY: What Most People Don’t Know About Starting a Service Business
In today’s post, I’m including the inaugural chapter to my new book, Get Paid TODAY: What Most People Don’t Know About Starting a Service Business. The easiest type of “Bizness” to start is a service business; it usually takes a minimal investment, has almost nonexistent overhead, and (if done correctly), delivers immediate profits. Note that I […]
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3 Steps to Validate Your Bizness Idea for FREE — Almost
Topic: Incredibly Cheap and Simple Market Testing Length: 1500 priceless words Investment: About 6 jaw-dropping minutes (Drill Sergeant Voice) AWRIGHT, Steppers! And… HALT! I assume that yer reading this post based on its fabulous title. Stop right this very second and be advised! …I blatantly STOLE the title from www.startupbros.com. HERE is THEIR blog post: http://bit.ly/12zDAKB (Back to […]
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Another Case Study: Five Steps to Five Figures
Howdy, Steppers! SO I told you I’d clue you in next time a Bizness I’m running or coaching went to the Five Figures Per Month mark. This is to build in a little credibility for my soon-to-be-opened Shoestring Mentoring Program. Five Steps to Five Figures per Month, eh? On a Shoestring… meaning that you start […]
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How to Make Your Hobby Pay You More Than Your Job
Okay Steppers! This post is about using the Shoestring Steps and turning your hobby into something that pays YOU -instead of the other way around. It’s my Ultimate Guide “1.0” on how to do this. I’m open to updating it, especially addressing what I learn from YOU in the comments section. Hint, hint. So, is […]
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Top 10 Ways to Generate Quick Cash in an Existing Business
Okay Steppers, you asked for it, you got it. “How can I generate short term cash in an existing business?” Actually, this is the easiest thing to do– make money in a short period of time– because in an existing business, you already have the most valuable asset a business owner can have…a list of existing customers! These folks […]
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We Need YOU to Ignite Your Passion!
It’s Monday, Step ONE: Get OFF Your ASS day here at Shoestring101… And for today’s post I thought I would remind you of the value of getting off it, and staying off it. Even when it might be more comfortable to sit down. As a budding “Bizness” owner in my teens, the decision I made […]
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How (and WHY) to Use Triberr to Find Like-Minded Bloggers
As we all know, Shoestring Step TWO: Find Out Some W’s is all about connecting to people. Some of those “W’s” include: Who Wants What; Why they Want it, Where they can be found, and hoW… We… may help them get it. Other (more boring 😉 ) folks refer to this Shoestring Step as, “market research”. Learning the […]
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How to Make Yourself a Marketing Einstein
Word Count: ’bout 900 with lots of pictures Time to read: ’bout three well-invested minutes The Skinny: My new digest for all things marketing. Scroll down to skip the intro and get the goods from Neil Patel, Ana Hoffman, and Nicholas Tart. Anytime someone wants their message to have a little more credibility, it seems […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Creating Ultimate Guides: Kristi Hines
When you flit about the blogosphere in search of genius in this space (marketing, both on- and off-line), sometimes said genius jumps up and B-slaps you. I just gotta share my most recent sting across the cheek. You’re gonna love her, I promise: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Ultimate Guides One of the best ways […]
