Monthly Archives: January 2014

Public Speaking

The next few videos will be focusing on public speaking. Many people are terrified by the idea of public speaking and don’t even want to touch it with a 10-foot pole. My goal is to show you that public speaking doesn’t have to be scary.

Phone Number Options

One of the key elements to building a successful business is making yourself accessible to clients, and more importantly, your potential clients. Having a business phone number people who learn about you and your services.

Networking

Networking is still the number one offline method to gaining new clients and in this video, I’ll give you some of the tips on networking that I’ve gathered over the years.

Registering Your .COM

Registering the .COM name you’ve picked out is just about as easy as buying anything else online. It’s definitely not an involved process, but I’m still here to show you how to do it as well as some behind the scenes settings you’ll want to take note of. So, let’s get started…

Offline Advertising

While a large portion of your marketing is likely to happen online, there is still something to be said for good, old-fashioned, offline marketing. Unfortunately, offline marketing can get expensive, so you should prioritize a few strategies and save the others for a later date.

Registering With Your State

Now that you’ve found a few variations of the perfect business name for you, it’s time to register the name with your state so you can legally claim it as yours and operate your business under it! As with any type of new business, there are certain legal things that must be taken care of first before actually starting […]

Marketing Online Overview

This video is not meant to be an exhaustive “how-to” on putting all of these different elements into place, but more of an overview to help you familiarize yourself with what’s out there and the suggested priorities of each.

Cool Resource: BustaName.com

With over 100 million domain names registered, it’s no wonder it’s difficult to find a great name that hasn’t already been registered. However, in this video, I’m going to show you a free and very helpful tool that will combine different combinations of words that you give it and show you all the variations that are available as a […]

Your Elevator Speech

Now that you’ve got your business established, you are going to come across many opportunities to talk about your work and potentially draw in new clients. This could take place anywhere you encounter others…the grocery store, the library, community events, school functions…you name it!

Your Perfect Business Name

Now it’s time to find the perfect business name for you and all that you will offer! The goal of this video is to share what to do, what not to do, and have you come up with at least 5-10 potential business names without worrying about whether or not they are already taken yet.

Example Names: We don’t have […]