Manager David Succeeds with the Imp’s Help
Listen to the classic tale “The Bottle Imp” by Robert Louis Stevenson. The hero Keawe purchases a bottle that holds a magical imp. The imp will grant any wish of Keawe’s, but if he should die while still the owner of the bottle, he will burn in hell for eternity. Keawe has the right to sell the bottle but it must always be sold for less than what was paid for it.
Doubt PR’s Clout? Don’t!
Done right, it helps modify the behaviors of your most important target audiences, and that can spell S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L.
I don’t believe that’s an overstatement because a customer who thinks badly of you and your business will not soon be darkening your threshold.
The Right Picture For Your Ultimate Online Success!
Having the right picture as to how an internet business works is one of the most important aspects for online success, but most people jump into their online business without understanding the full picture.
When To Make Your Career Move To Self-Employment
Knowing when to make the right career move and start a home based business is just as important as the business you choose to start.
The First Step!
The Dignity of Labor
I love artists, because I’m a wordsmith and they say things I can never say. Here are two of my favorite paintings about work, both by Caillebotte:
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What Is “Best Practice” Public Relations?
Why, public relations that stays true to its fundamental premise, of course.
In a nutshell, “People act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable behaviors about which something can be done. When we create, change or reinforce that opinion by reaching, persuading and moving-to-desired- action those people whose behaviors affect the organization, the public relations mission is accomplished.”
Get Serious About Your Web Business
So much has been said about this subject in the past but I feel I must reiterate the importance of getting your own domain name if you are to be taken serious in the home business world.
There is nothing more offputting than seeing an ad with a free domain name attached (ie http://www.freedomain.yourname.com). I personally will bypass such businesses.
Communication Secrets of Top Managers
True leaders don’t communicate organizational goals through grand speeches or catchy slogans. They do it quietly – by listening, gaining cooperation and satisfying others’ needs. Here’s how:
Online Advertising Isn’t Working: Here’s A New Model That Will
Sure online ads are getting bigger, louder, faster-moving and more intrusive. But the vast majority are not getting BETTER. And that, folks, is why advertising isn’t working online.
Do-It-Yourself Search Engine Optimization Part 3: Off-Page Factors
Once you have selected your keyphrases and optimized your pages for them, the last step is to make sure that you get linked from the best directories, and from lots of quality sites with a topic related to your site’s. The best search engines, and in particular Google (who alone can deliver 80% of the search engine traffic to your site) “crawl” the web looking for links to your site. They interpret a link to your page as a vote, and the more links (votes) you have coming from quality sites the higher your page rank will be, and the higher the possibility that your page will achieve a good position in the search results pages. It’s that simple. Following these four steps is the best way to get the quality links you need: