(and How to Overcome Them) from INTUIT Small Biz Blog 24 June 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 03/14 3. Struggling with “Stale” content. If you’ve worked to create (or paid for) a beautiful Website or Blog design, but don’t post new information on a regular basis, potential customers may go …
from Leads Leap.com Blog 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 3/14 The more USPs, the better. [Unique Selling Propositons] In fact, having just one USP is not enough. The more USP you can include into your product, the stronger your product will be. You need a strong USP that can quickly …
from Blog of Dr Shannon Reece 3/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 3/14 23. Best Tips For Bootstrapping a) Solidify a Revenue Model first – figure out who is giving you money. Sounds easy, but it’s one of the most overlooked concepts of many tech startups. b) Get Clients, even if …
Strategic Business Advice for Young Entrepreneurs from Strategic Business Stream.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 3/14 23. “Reward-worthy failure is only Experimentation.” 24. “In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will.” 25. “Sometimes, …
a Book Review of “Think & Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill from Strategic Business Stream.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 2/14 Lesson 2 Becoming Rich begins with your Mindset. In the book “Think & Grow Rich”, you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind, with definiteness of …
An original created by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 12/13 CIO: Chief Information Officer: responsible for the Information Tech-nology [IT] & Computer systems to support the organization. CIO-2 Chief Intensity Officer: encourages the Team to keep up the “intensity” of the effort to maintain the “fever” pitch. CJO: Chief Jargon Officer: monitors the …
from Y-Combinator 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz CREATING DELIGHT. You should take extraordinary measures – not just to acquire users – but also to make them happy. For as long as they could (which turned out to be surprisingly long), Wufoo.com (Cloud Form-Builder), sent each new user a hand-written Thank …
from Web Blogger Z.com 11/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 12/13 1. Get a Domain Name Once you have finally decided what kind of Online business you are going to start, your next requirement is to get a Domain Name & Host to take your business online. For those who don’t …
(or, Zero or Super-Lean Budget) from Dawn Abraham, Biz & Life Coach 05/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 12/13 8. Give Free Seminars & Workshops – so people can experience firsthand, just how talented you are. When people like your teaching, they will hire you to do for them what you …
from About.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 12/13 Marketing Plan serves as a road-map when it comes to your marketing initiatives. It details the success route that you will need to follow, to get your small business noticed by potential customers. A detailed Marketing Plan will show you what to …
from eZine Articles.com 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 12/13 4. Don’t Give Up Every business has challenges that are unique to it. You should learn from past business trends and put in place the right measures that would enable you take your business to the next level. Challenges will only …
How Ideals Power Growth & Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies from Biz Group blog 8/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 11/13 Joy, Connect, Explore, Pride, & Impact. The Author provides a framework – he calls the Ideal Tree – a series of steps to identifying, using & evaluating your brand …
because Positivity (+ + +) Matters from Linked In 20 June 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 12/13 Improving your Phsycological Impact. Going forward, it appears in our best interest to encourage leaders to not only strengthen their psychological resources, but outwardly express positivity — and provide (role) model behaviors when …
by Author Malcolm Gladwell 2005 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 12/13 Sometimes a single person can serve multiple or all three roles of Connector, Maven & Salesman. The Author gives some incisive case-study examples of how to understand, measure, & take advantage of stickiness & context. For Stickiness he talks about …
from San Jose Mercury News 26 Nov 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Couch Commerce continued And they’re not only buying only CDs, books or cheap Secret Santa gifts; PayPal reports shoppers are also buying diamond bracelets from their Smart-Phones. Retailers – that have evolved with their high-tech consumers – are …
from Pragmatic Pricing.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 11/13 How much can you Charge for your product? It depends on how much your competitor charges – and more important – how different your product is from your competitors. If your product is significantly better than your competitor’s, the amount you …
Created by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 11/13 CEO. Chief Energy Officer: encourages everyone – in order to keep up their “energy” – especially during long sessions. Chief Enthusiasm Officer: keeps up the enthusiasm of the organization, by bubbly enthusiasm about the product/ service and celebrating small victories. Chief eStrange Officer: in charge …
From PC World Magazine 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 11/13 Apha listed 10. E-Mail: a) Thunderbird: If you have Microsoft Office, you already have Outlook, the industry-standard Email app. But if you’re looking to save a buck and still get most of Outlook’s features, Thunderbird is a capable, free alternative. …
from Entrepreneur magazine 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 11/13 4. Is your potential partner’s Passion & Commitment to the business as “strong” as yours? “I don’t care if it’s a coffee house or a design firm, a business partner’s commitment has to equal yours.” A partnership — especially one between …
from Linked IN 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Benchmarking goes hand-in-hand with the Balanced Scorecard. Key Performance Indicators can only generate meaningful insights, if they are compared with targets & benchmarks. Benchmarks can come from within the company by comparing departments / business units or can come from industry research …
from P2P Foundation.net 2012 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 10/13 Chapter 3: Hybrid Approaches. We look at two of the new ‘diagonal’ or ‘hybrid’ approaches. These hybrids combine entrepreneurship with more horizontal participation, and deepen of the mutualization of both skills and materials. In the case of crowd-sourcing, firms appeal to …