If you could get 2-10 hours back from your work week, what would you do with that extra time? That’s the question efficiency expert Marissa Brassfield asked her boss, Peter Diamandis, about a year after she started working for him as his director of operations. Now Peter does have an extra 10 hours a week (at least!) thanks to Marissa’s innovative and simple productivity-boosting strategies. (Check out her 5 top tips here.) I recently sat down with Marissa, who is one of the guest speakers at our upcoming Make Market Launch IT! event. One of the things that came up […]
Business Development
Why Having Great Content Isn’t Enough
Why aren’t the best products the ones that sell the best? (This goes for books, too!) I used to struggle with this question when I started my business and, I’ll be honest, I got a little resentful. When I finally came to the realization I’ll share in the video—and accepted it as reality—my resentment disappeared, and my sales went up, too. Watch to discover my realization about why good content isn’t enough:
No Comments, Likes, Views – or Sales? Here’s Why . . .
Have you ever created an awesome new video, then sat back and waited for the views, likes and comments . . . that never showed up? I’ve been there. It’s a bummer. 🙁 For a long time, I thought it was my content. However, when I started analyzing my traffic statistics using tools like Google Analytics, I realized that the real problem was my audience. I just wasn’t getting enough people to my site.
4 Tips That Will Change How You Handle Speed Bumps in Your Business
For Sir Richard Branson, business is just another adventure. What an amazing mindset. I read a recent BBC article in which Richard Branson compared the life of an entrepreneur to that of an explorer. If anyone is qualified to make this comparison, it’s Branson, a man as famous for his kitesurfing foray across the English Channel and record-breaking trip from Japan to Canada via air balloon as he is for his entrepreneurship.