Whatever your goals are, wherever your dreams may take you, there are countless opportunities all around you to help you get there.  The trick is to be able to spot them, and then once you spot them, take full advantage of them.  I’ll share with you one such opportunity and how to learn from it [...]

When the phone rings, do you drop whatever you’re doing just to answer it?  How about if you’re on the other line?  Do you stop the person on the other end, in mid-sentence, so you can tell them to hold on while you grab “the other line”?  What ever happened to undivided attention?  Just because [...]

Believe it or not, it’s entirely possible to make money without a business license. You just need to know what steps to take so that you stay legal, and out of trouble with Uncle Sam.

In part one of this two part article, we discussed how a simple marketing letter template was able to produce some incredible results. Now, find out how to structure the letter, and add in the secret elements that make it the powerful letter it is.

Having read an article on Myway.com about “Astro-turf marketing” really got me thinking about all the ways in which businesses and individuals are trying to beat the system.  However, with the right tools, tricking people just simply isn’t necessary in order to make lots of money.  It is entirely possible to get more business than [...]

The martial arts legend was more than just an arse-kicking master of the flying nunchuks.  He was actually a business man and motivational mentor to a lot of a-list Hollywood stars back in the day.  What got him on the map in the U.S. was a book he wrote about his martial art known as [...]

In the days of media-fueled doom and gloom, it’s easy to think we’re all victims of circumstance, and that we’re all headed for the mother of all economic beat downs. Well, here’s the good news. You can be successful in any economy, good or bad – strong or weak, if you follow these simple steps.

The Internet is filled with stories about how this person started their business with no money and made millions! Or that person was laid off from his factory job, and with absolutely no money to his name, he “uncovered” the secret to making great money online. So, as this week’s question of the week, let’s explore the question of starting a business for no money. Is it really possible?

One of the reasons I love my job at HelpfulAdvisor is that I get to scope out all the cool stuff that small businesses can use to make their businesses even better.  What’s even better than that, is to see big companies step up during these tough times and offer small businesses a way to [...]

Here’s a question I picked up from one of my fellow LinkedIn users.  She was wondering if it is a good idea to pay a company a fee in exchange for the promise of bringing traffic to her website.  I think this is a great question and one that could use a little analysis.
Let’s explore [...]

The current economy can tend to bring around analogies like “dog eat dog” or “survival of the fittest”, perhaps even “only the strong survive”. But what if all those analogies are true? Should you wait to start or your own business, or would the current economic downturn actually be the best time to start your business? Let’s answer that as our question of the week.

This is a very popular question that I see and hear pretty much everywhere I go. I thought this would be a good opportunity to answer this question for you, so that you can get the scoop on whether or not you need to have that all-important piece of paper before beginning your journey to financial independence.