(To a useful busines plan) 
If you don’t know where you’re going, how are you going to get there and, come to think of it, how are you going to know you’re there if you arrive? 
The business plan. Okay, okay. I can hear your sighs and groans already. But a business plan needn’t be boring and dry. […]

For the first 10 years of my life as a military spouse, I was not employed outside the home. I felt it was crucial to my children’s well-being to stay at home with them. I did not return to the workforce until the youngest of my three children started school. When I reentered the workforce […]

I am all about learning what makes people tick and different personalities. I have been studying and practicing the principals that apply to the DISC method of personality profiling. This is a great way to know what type of personality you are dealing with when you take on a new client. Do you work with […]

All persons — including U.S. citizens — traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport. What’s more, as early as January 1, 2008, all persons traveling between these same countries by land or sea (including ferries), may be […]

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You’ve heard a lot about web logs or blogs, but let Ralph Roberts show you how Blog Marketing is for you!
Blog Marketing is for you, if you seek a low-cost, high-results tool for:
1) Effective […]

If you’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon and start blogging, consider why it is you’re doing it. Is it because it’s the latest trend? Everyone else is doing it? Or is it for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Perhaps you just want a venue to speak your mind. Whatever your reasons for blogging, you should […]

I had a meltdown about a week and a half ago when I replaced my laptop’s keyboard using Gateway’s “easy” instructions and damaged a ribbon cable on another part in the process. You guessed it, my backups weren’t up to date. (Shame, shame!) Well, I dropped it off to my trusted tech fellow and he […]

A brochure can be one of the most effective pieces of printed marketing material. They, as stand-alone marketing collateral, can persuade a customer to buy your product or use your services. However, it takes only a few seconds for a potential client to decide if they want to read your brochure or throw it in […]

There is a section a book published in the early 90’s called Power Direct Marketing: How To Make It Work For You by “Rocket” Ray Jutkins that has rung true and stuck with me through the years. I thought you might find it interesting and give you some food for thought.
People stop buying from people […]

Have you ever really thought about how important the Internet is to you and your business? Well, I got a real lesson in that recently. All day yesterday and most of the day today, my Internet was out. I could barely do any work at all! I never really realized that for just about all […]