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Red Files: Special Places for Special Papers

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Recently I got a call from a colleague who said her office was such a disaster she shut the door several weeks earlier and hadn’t been in it since. She was currently working off her kitchen table and the trunk of her car. She couldn’t figure out how to get out of the mess

So,  my first question had to be, “What’s the worst thing about all this?” Her silence was telling. Finally she admitted she had lost a full Read More→

Are You Using a Practice Blog?

Friday, February 18th, 2011

I sure do. It’s really helpful to figure out how to use WordPress features and plugins, the the format for a product will look, the best way to lay out a sales page.

All these have been practice blog successes.

However, my practice blogs recently had me going. They weren’t behaving like I thought they would.

Watch to see what happened and how I finally figured it all out.

The first lesson here?
Set up your own practice blog to try out new features, plugins and additions, like adding audio and video.
The second lesson here?
Be really careful about what you publish on your practice blogs.

1Person Business Owners don’t  fail because their professional skills and services aren’t good enough.  Even rank beginners, those who are just out of school, just started their business, at a beginning level of expertise, don’t fail because they aren’t good enough.

1Person Businesses don’t make it for one of two reasons: Read More→

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Finish Fully for More 1 Person Business Profits

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

In preparation for my year end business review next week, I’ve been reviewing some of the files on my hard drive. It has not be fun but it has been informative. Maybe you aren’t like me, but you can sure learn Read More→

Independent Professionals: Good Service or Bad Service?

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

How we serve our customers and clients makes a huge difference in our effectiveness as well as our bottom line.

However, when you are a one-person business/independent professional more often than not, how good or not so good your service is Read More→