I’ve had my hair cut at the same barber shop for the past 12 years. In that time there has been 3 different owners. The last owner was struggling to make a $$$ and, last week, grabbed his gear and simply walked out, leaving it empty. I noticed a few days back someone has taped […]
Business Marketing
How To Explode Your Web Site Success
I had a call from a client yesterday. We’ve been hosting her web site for a few years and doing minor edits on her site (it was designed by someone else about 5 years ago). The web site has been working just fine and generating leads and sales of her product. I always felt a […]
How To Make The $1,000 You Would Have Otherwise Lost
I’ve talked previously about how a local restaurant owner has missed out on $1,000+ in sales because he didn’t divert his phone to somewhere where it gets answered. I said at the end I’d show a little trick that will “increase your chances the customer will leave a booking message.” This strategy can be applied […]
How Not Diverting The Phone Cost This Guy $1,000+
Little things matter in business and they matter a lot. On Saturday some friends and I decided to go out for dinner. There was 6 of us and we thought we’d try a local restaurant that had recently changed hands (the Boatshed at Currumbin). It was 5.20 pm when I called to book a table. […]
Why Some Clients Aren’t Worth Crap (& Just 1 Can Explode Your Success)
I’m back home after 11 days away in Tasmania – it’s the little heart shaped island off the bottom of mainland Australia. I went down with 5 mates and we hired motorbikes to tour around on. One of the guys heading into Pipers Brook Vineyard With 6 of us usually turning up in some tiny […]
The 2 Reasons Why We’re About To Develop A Brilliant Web Site
The Shore is a resort on the Esplanade here at Surfers Paradise, Australia – right in the heart of Australia’s main tourist spot. Terry and his lovely wife Justine have been clients for a few years now as we’ve helped out with a few things with their web site. We’ve been keen to replace their […]
The Secrets To My (& Your) Success
Someone asked me the other day what my secret to success was. We’ll, I’ve done okay. But it wasn’t due to one thing. It was 4 things. Here are my 4 secrets to success in business: Huge Ego – I believed passionately in what I was doing. I believed that I was doing a great […]
The Guaranteed Way To Select The Best Web Design….
…….or newspaper ad or flyer or radio ad or heading or best photo for this blog post ;o) Let’s focus on web design for a minute. The best design isn’t the one you think looks best. Or the one 4 out of 5 of your friends like the most. The only (THE ONLY) people who […]
Wedding Band Play A Merry Tune
My online mate Seamus has a wedding band in Northern Ireland. He was telling me he was once booked to play a wedding in North Island – apparently, the guy mixed up the Ireland and Island bit. Took him a few days to figure out the across the world trip might not pay expenses! The […]
Super Bowl Ads Worth A Look
This year’s Super Bowl ads are worth a look – check out what companies are spending their millions on. Take a look at the Super Bowl ads here. (I love the “I’m Good” one from Pepsi.) GoDaddy (the domain name registrar) has a couple more ads this year, but unlike their first year, these ones […]