-By Adam Witmer-
I have decided to write a weekly update as to the progress of my blog and online Platform. I am not sure how long I will do this or how it will evolve, but I want to use this opportunity to share with you - my readers - what I am working on and how things are progressing. Or not progressing, if that is the case.
o with out further ado, here is my first update...
Read MoreI believe in business systems. I have experienced time and time again how an effective system can create efficiencies and grow a business.
But I have also seen times where ineffective systems become an epic fail. As I travel throughout the United States, I often
Read MoreAs a business owner, the success of our team depends of us. The buck stops with you. Failure, success, bloating - it all starts and stops with you.
And that is a ton of pressure, isn’t it?
The good news is that we have the opportunities to build and lead incredible teams. But we have to do it the right way.
The following are four ways that you might be failing your team:
Read MoreObtaining new customers is one of the most challenging aspects in business. Yet, day after day businesses leave prospects at the door because they can’t convert them into a paying customer. But what if that could be avoided?
How much would you pay to know why your prospects don't convert?
To benefit my readers, I want to share a personal experience I had this week where I wanted to work with a local business I had never worked with before, but ended up going to the competition.
Read MoreSales can be an overwhelming word for a business owner. I know that the hairs on the back of my head rise every time I think about selling my services in the traditional way.
Some people are natural hustlers when it comes to sales - the have no problem pushing their product into a sea of rejection. They weave and wind between objections and are still able to reach the goal line and make the sale. But I am not a hustler and have a difficult time with a sea of rejection.
So the thought of traditional sales makes me very uncomfortable.
Fortunately for me, I know that I can still sell like an all-star quarterback without the skills of selling.
Read MoreI’ve always been risk adverse. Two business degrees and over a decade of corporate work, I have been conditioned to avoid risk. But risk avoidance is also part of my personality. It is in my DNA.
So that is why I had to attempt the most challenging strategy I have ever tried.
Read MoreAs the new year is now upon us, resolutions are being made left and right. For entrepreneurs and business owners, many of these resolutions are actually business goals for the new year. And rightfully so as effective goals are one of the best ways to transform a business.
However, many businesses will not meet their goals in 2015 because of a few simple mistakes.
Here is my list of the 5 biggest mistakes businesses make in goal setting:
Read MoreAs 2014 has come to an end and we move into 2015, I can’t help but do two things: reflect on the past year and look forward to the next.
2014 year was a fantastic year. I presented over 30 different seminars, traveled to places like Glacier National Park, attended a public speaking conference in Orlando, and met one of my fitness goals.
But I also had some shortcomings in 2014. While I...
Read MoreI remember the first time I received a greeting card in the mail that said “Happy Holidays” instead of Merry Christmas. I was taken back a bit, but this was 2007. The card was from a large audit firm and I thought that it was strange that they were being so “politically correct.” I had always said Merry Christmas in the past, and I was going to continue doing the same. I was in the Christmas spirit and wanted to project my excitement and wish the same excitement for others.
So my card to the audit firm proudly exclaimed “Merry Christmas.”
But this year, I am not saying Merry Christmas - I have decided to say Happy Holidays instead. And my reason for this is fairly obvious.
Read MoreI love small businesses - I advise them and have started a couple of them - but I have to admit, owning a business today is harder than ever before.
A successful business recipe used to consist of the following:
hard work + a fair price + good customer service = successful business
Now, that recipe is no longer enough. Today, we need...
Read MoreI want to share with you an experience I had in trying to market one of my blog articles - an experience that failed miserably.
Read MoreE-mail can be one of the biggest distractions to a modern business. Yet, e-mail is one of the most effective forms of communication. Instead of calling 15 people to fill them in on the same thing, one e-mail can be sent to all of them with a single click. For this reason, e-mail is one of the most popular forms of communication in the modern business.
But it comes at a price. A price in the form of a loss of productivity.
As I have currently been writing a series on productivity in the workplace, this article will specifically focus on e-mail productivity and how to save
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