Keeping on Track with Your Business Goals

WinningIt’s not unusual for us to start a new year off with a ton of motivation, high hopes and big goals for our business. Then before we know it, a new quarter is here and many of us start to wonder…where did the time go?

We look back over the past 3 months and start to realize how far away we have drifted from our most highest priority goals. Did this happen to you this year?

If so, know that it happens to the best of us and it is not to late to get back on track! Here are a few tips Finance Coach & Consultant – Antonina Geer, suggests to help you reassess and get back on track with your income goals:

Why You Must Dismiss the Naysayers

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That’s an easy answer, you must dismiss the naysayers simply because they are negative. Cut them out, let them loose, do whatever you have to do to remove them from your space.

It sounds easy, right?

So, what do you do when ignoring them can be a challenge because those naysayers just so happen to be family members? The dynamics may have to change a bit.

Here are a few tips to help you dismiss the negative naysayers in your life

Recognize it for what it is. Often times, people may say hurtful things without realizing that in fact, their words do hurt. Other times it is simply a matter of ignorance or lack of understanding. For instance, think about when you first told your close family member you were starting a business and they responded in a negative way.

Women Entrepreneurs: Is the Absence of Business Growth Becoming a Problem?

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As women entrepreneurs with high hopes and vision, we often start off with with an unstoppable drive and determination to make our new business work.

Many of us stay up for hours, day after day doing all we think we should do to get the business up and running and start bringing in money.

We spend time finding the best tools and services and get it in our heads that if we just work hard at getting all this online business stuff setup right, we can finally quit the day job or at last, bring home our kids who have grown accustomed to daycare.

Within us lies this deep desire to pursue our passion and live our dream!

2012 Success Driven Woman in Business – Regina Lewis

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Full Name:  Regina Lewis

Company Name:  Red House Consulting

Position:  CEO & Owner

Website/Blog:  www.IWantToWorkFromHomeToday.com

Year Founded:  2007
 

 
Tell us about yourself and your business: My name is Regina Lewis, CEO of Red House Consulting.  Initially my business provided solely virtual assistant services to solo entrepreneurs.  However, I have recently added services to include social media management.

2012 Success Driven Woman in Business – Felicia N. Bennett

TheCEOMamma Featured Woman in Business - Felicia N. BennettFull Name: Felicia N. Bennett

Company Name:  Higher Heights Travel Agency

Position: Owner

Website/Blog: (Launching Soon)

Year Founded: 2011
 

Tell us about yourself and your business: I’m a business entrepreneur who loves to travel.  I hold a BBA degree from Jacksonville University in Management with a minor in Marketing.  I’m married with a teenage son who graduates this year and will be attending college in the fall.

I’m a Full Service Travel Agency, specializing in Cruises, Land Vacations, All Inclusive Vacations, Honeymoons, Destination Getaways, Team Builders, Girlfriend Retreats, Las Vegas Parties, and School Trips with availability to concierge services.

Brand and Market Yourself NOT Your Direct Sales Business

You did it! You have finally started your own business so you can work from home. You have received your start up materials, great tips to launch your new business from your sponsor and you are excited and ready to go!

You have a grand opening launch event and even made your first few sales…you are on a roll! You have big goals and an even bigger vision knowing you can expand your business by using the internet to market your business online.

So, you take all the training you’ve learned from your sponsor and company and use it online armed with your beautifully designed company replicated website. And then…

How to Create a Simple Twitter Business Strategy

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Should Twitter be considered an important social media tool for business? I would have to say, yes! I have been using Twitter since 2009 but no where in the capacity of how I use Facebook. Twitter has always generated a decent flow of traffic to my blog, but even without having a strategy in place, I’ve acquired some quality clients who found me on Twitter.

In 2012, I decided to spend a bit more time using Twitter to meet more people and grow my business. I came up with a simple strategy that didn’t require much more of my time and must say, I’ve been pleased with the results so far.

By increasing my Twitter networking…

2012 Success Driven Woman in Business – Andrea Bolder

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Full Name: Andrea Bolder

Company name: SocialMediaConnect360

Position: CEO

Website/Blog: www.andreabolder.com and www.socialmediaconnect360.com

Year Founded: Blog (2011)
 

Tell us about yourself and your business: Olympian & Multi-passionate entrepreneur Andrea Bolder, CEO of SocialMediaConnect360 and founder of The Go Guide, is an Expert Trainer on Online Marketing Strategies, Winning Mindset, and Passive Income Creation. Author and visionary of the popular blog Marketing.Mindset.Money she shares insight and step-by-step strategies that show solo-entrepreneurs and small business owners exactly how to build a successful business leveraging the power of social media.

Integrating the same winning principles that allowed her to become a 2000 Sydney Games Olympic Gold Medalist, Andrea is a rising star in the industry, specializing in Personal Branding and Lead Generation for small business owners.

Become an Expert in Your Niche

What does it mean to be an expert in a particular niche? What are people looking for in an ‘expert’?  When people start looking for an expert in a particular field, they are looking for valuable information. Information that is valuable to them. They want to be taught something that they do not know.

Why do you want to be viewed as an expert within your niche? Expert status is a tool to increase the number of people who patronize your business. Creating expert status may be the missing step in taking your business to the next level.

So how do you become an expert within your niche?

1. VALUE WHAT YOU KNOW

How to be a Successful Business Blogger

Are you looking for easy to follow steps to creating a blog that will get you MORE clients & increase your income…even if you don’t know the FIRST thing about blogging?

Do You Want To:

  • Use a Blog to Attract Your Ideal Clients?
  • Generate Quality Traffic That Converts?
  • Fill Your Pipeline With High Target Leads?
  • Increase Your Profits With Your Blog?
  • Enjoy Less Work But Make More Money?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, you may be interested in learning more about my Business Blogger Bootcamp Program!

Over the course of 12 weeks, you will be guided through the most effective and profitable ways for solo-preneurs, network marketers and service professionals to create and market a traffic generating, income producing blog for business.