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Email or E-mail? What’s the Verdict?
Wow. I just did some quick research using Google Ad Words and discovered each month there are 185,000,000 searches for “email or e-mail”. Apparently I wasn’t the only one curious about how to write email (or is it e-mail?). So which is it? The traditional e-mail or is...
I’m Back! Here’s Why I Disappeared for a Month
I have so much to share with you. Where do I start? Well, let me tell you what I’ve been up to the last few weeks. Launched a Hyperlocal Website Yesterday I officially launched my first hyperlocal website for Battle Ground, WA (my hometown). The site is...
Learn How to Sell: Have the Heart of a Teacher
Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/beni_bb Imagine you’re a master salesperson. Someone that people go out of their way to do business with. Not because you offer the lowest price but because they like and trust you. How would this improve your life and business? How...
Draw the Line Between Sales Pitch and Relationship Building
It’s no secret people do business with people they like. We also know people don’t like being sold to but they do enjoy buying things. What does that mean for you – the person who has a product to sell? It means people must like you and not feel pressured to...
What is Permission Marketing?
First let’s clarify what permission marketing is not. It's not those annoying commercials you endure between your favorite TV show. It’s not the spam in your inbox and it’s not those annoying telemarketers. Those are all examples of interruption marketing aka old...
Why I Follow PerkStreet, Not Wells Fargo, on Twitter
Follow us on Twitter! Why would I? Why would you? I withdrew money from a Wells Fargo ATM last week and a message popped up telling me to follow Wells Fargo on Twitter. No. I have absolutely no desire to look up WF and follow them. Sorry guys, you’re OK (been a loyal...