How to Get People to Open Your E-mails

Picture this: You spend hours writing an article that you KNOW will motivate people to tears/laughter/action. You send it to your e-mail list – a group of people who have specifically asked to hear from you – and no one opens the e-mail. The article ends up unread, deep in your subscribers’ inboxes. Your words…

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Why Multitasking Destroys Your Productivity

Most entrepreneurs I know are proud of their “multitasking” ability. But maybe they shouldn’t be. The term was originally applied to computers – to describe the way a CPU solves problems by scheduling tasks and switching back and forth from task to task until each one gets done. Well, that may be an efficient way for a computer to work, but it’s anything but efficient when it comes to your productivity.

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What Are We Split-Testing Today?

I ask myself the same five-word question at the beginning of each day… and I’ve asked it repeatedly ever since December 2004: “What are we ’split-testing’ today?” One of the things I’m certain of is that this has unlocked the secret passageway to accelerated business growth, wealth, and success.

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Are You Open With Your Marketing Interactions?

The Johari Window is a cognitive psychology tool that was named after its two creators, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham (“Jo + Hari”). It is used to help people understand their interpersonal relationships. But I’ve found this model to be especially useful for analyzing business interactions between entrepreneurs and their prospects or customers…

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How to Build Relationships to Build Your Business

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt One of my biggest business assets has been the “big-name” relationships I’ve created and nurtured over the years. In fact, I consider this to be so important that I’ve created a business-building strategy around…

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9 Ways to Sell the Same Idea

“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.” – Napoleon Hill Since 2001, I’ve trained entrepreneurs, independent professionals, and small-business owners to use teleseminars to amplify their bottom line. And I practice what I…

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