Black Friday (the day after the US Thanksgiving) has been a tradition for decades. People running in droves to the mall to get awesome deals. A reporter recently asked me if Black Friday was over, and I disagreed. I personally think Black Friday will be...
All New Small Business Ideas for 2023
November 9, 2022
One of my most popular posts this year was 54 Creative Small Business Ideas for 2022. Well I just updated it with some new small business ideas for 2023: Home Grown Flowers – Did you know that flowers were impacted by the supply chain? So, buy...
Social Media Post Ideas for Business 2023
October 31, 2022
Need social media post ideas for your business for 2023? I just updated my 365 Social Media Post Ideas Calendar for 2023. If you struggle with coming up with creative and engaging content to post, it can be a huge help. The ideas are lifestyle-based...
How Top News Stories Can Mean Free Publicity for Your Business
October 25, 2022
It really is not that difficult to get free publicity for your business. One tip I always give clients is to stay on top of current news stories, so you can find ways to add your business to the story. SAMPLE PITCH #1 For example,...
A Quick Tip to Get Your Business on TikTok
October 12, 2022
TikTok is becoming increasing popular with more than just the GenZ crowd. If you want to get your business noticed on TikTok, but you do not feel like doing a cutesy reel, an easy way it to use TikTok’s very popular #BookTok hashtag. With over...
What is Your Sales Channel Strategy?
October 4, 2022
Do you have a sales channel strategy for your business? A sales channel is basically any place you sell your products and/or services. Not market, but physically sell. It can be a store front or commercial space, an online marketplace, your website, your blog, your...
Why Your Business Should Set Up Google Alerts
September 20, 2022
In my 12-Month Marketing Plans, one thing I always recommend is that you set up free Google Alerts. What this means is you give Google certain keywords that you wish to be alerted for, so when a blog post, magazine article or news report shows up...
Why You Need to Do a Customer Audit
September 13, 2022
Why do you need to do a customer audit? I recently decided to break up my Strategic Business Planner into smaller modules, because it could be a little overwhelming to do an audit of every aspect of your business at one time. The truth is,...
3 All-New Side Hustle Business Ideas
September 4, 2022
Everyone is looking to make a little extra money on the side these days, so I found three all-new side hustle business ideas you might want to consider. Side Hustle Business Idea #1 The other day I noticed someone visiting one of my neighbors and...
Google Trending Searches for October
August 29, 2022
The top Google trending searches for October provide inspiring and SEO-optimized ideas for your blog and social media marketing. Here are some of the top Google Trending searches from last October, which are likely to repeat this year: Corn maze near me Pumpkin patch near...