Develop a Marketing Plan For Your Business

Last month I wrote about having a REAL business plan for your business. (ORIGINAL POST HERE)

Part of your business plan should be a marketing plan. John Jantsch is the expert on small business marketing. Here are his thoughts on what should be included in a marketing plan:

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/06/18/how-complex-should-a-marketing-plan-be/

Danny

Self-Motivation

Motivating yourself is the key to many areas of life. If you are self-employed it is even more important.

Here is a good post on how to sustain your motivation over the long haul:

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/sustaining-motivation/

Danny

The Secret - It's wrong, but it works.....

The Secret has been a powerful Best Selling book. It has also sparked lots of controversy. There are some things about the Secret that I like, but a number of things that I have a real problem with.

This post is a good explanation of why The Secret is wrong, and yet still works. You can read it here:

http://zenhabits.net/2008/06/why-the-law-of-attraction-is-wrong-but-why-it-still-works/

Danny

Why I Love My Home Business

One reason that I love my home business is because it gives me the ability to travel more. The residual income comes in whether I work or not, and it provides extra funds to travel more.

Here are some recent photos from our travels:

Prague

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126002&l=799ff&id=826085649

Cesky Krumlov – A UNSECO World Heritage Site in Czech Republic.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126004&l=dc003&id=826085649

Auschwitz & Krakow, Poland

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126012&l=5d5c6&id=826085649

Danny Gamache
PS. Because of the ability to delay posts, this post is going out while I'm sitting on a beach in Southern Turkey... :)

Urgent Personal Financial Advice

Seth Godin has a GREAT post titled "Urgent Personal Financial Advice". Some of it is pretty obvious, but his urgency is important.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/06/urgent-personal.html

Danny

5 Steps For Becoming a Better Networker

Here is another great post from "The Dumb Little Man" blog.

Follow these five steps and you will become a better networker. If you are a better networker, you will grow a better business.

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/11/5-steps-to-becoming-better-networker.html

Danny