If you haven't heard of Followupthen.com, check it out now. Especially if you do any type of cold calls or have trouble remembering things. Often, when I call a prospective client, they might ask me to follow up with in a month, in two weeks etc. I know that I'm very likely not going to ...
Free Agent Presentation – Metro DC Chapter Association for Talent Development
Last night, I had the pleasure to present at the Metro DC Chapter Association for Talent Development speaking about how entrepreneurs and business owners can build and create their own media companies and delivering content for their target markets. Below is the presentation. [embeddoc url="https://progreshion.ceoblognation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2017/11/Blue16Media_Media_Company_FreeAgents-1.pdf" download="none"] Here's some additional things and topics that we just touched on during ...
To SSL or Not to SSL: Does My Website Need an SSL?
I was asked about SSL a lot from clients, so I decided to write this blog post that provides a quick breakdown of what it is and whether or not it is of importance to your website. First here's the technical definition from Symantec: SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and, in short, it's the standard technology ...
BNI Training 2017
I will be giving a presentation to members of a networking group that I am a member of. I will put together some videos to show how I make updates to my Chapter's Facebook Group and Meetup group. Here's some notes that I gave: Presentation-Communication-Chair
Build It & They Won’t Come BUT Market it Well & They Might
A week ago, I taught a class to a group of real estate agents and I mentioned during the class that everyone thinks that whatever they are building or creating is great, but they key is to make sure the potential client or customer thinks it's great too. It's such a missing piece that few take ...
Why did Patch Fail? My Thoughts on The Future of Journalism
A few weeks ago, I had a 1-2-1 with someone who works for a media company that was similar to Patch. During the 1-2-1, we talked a lot about media and journalism and where I thought it was going. I told him that I had worked as a freelance writer initially at Patch and then ...
3 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn from 2017 Finals
The Finals start in a few hours and the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are making history. This is the first time the same 2 franchises are playing each other for 3 straight years. In my typical fashion, I take a look at sports and find a parallel between that and business and extract ...
How Your Website Builder is Like McDonald’s & 5 Reasons Why You Should Reconsider Using Them
Squarespace, Wix, Weebly and Godaddy Website Builders are all the rage. You've heard those commercials that promise you a 10,000 page website for $0.99. It still makes me cringe when I see the questions in those Facebook Groups from members that ask, "I'm starting my business and trying to choose between and , which one ...
Why is My Website Traffic Decreasing & What Can I Do? These 4 Things
Part of growing your funnel could be growing the traffic to your website but for many people that could be on the decline. There could be numerous reasons for that but I wanted to write about a few and come up with some solutions to help increase website traffic and increase the funnel. Earlier this weekend ...
Does Your Website Tell Your Story?
A long time ago, I had 2 subjects in school that I hated the most--history and science. I'm not proud to admit it but I knew where I was comfortable. I think it had a lot to do with my poor memory (even then) and I struggle remember the exact year that the American Revolution was. However, ...
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