If you want to succeed, model someone who’s where you want to be (and better still, doing what you want to do). OK, so I don’t want to run an airline or a train company, but whatever your business goals, or life goals, you should find something interesting in Richard Branson’s top 10 tips for […]
Consistency is Key
Legendary salesman and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar often told the story of how he used to have one of the worst sales records in the cookware company he worked for. Then one day a supervisor, PC Merrell, told him that if he believed in himself and went to work on a regular schedule, he could […]
How to Read More of a Summarised Post
Dear Reader You will notice a […] symbol on several of my posts, which indicates that there is more to read. You may also notice that clicking on it does nothing. To read the rest of a summarised post, simply click on its title. Happy Reading 🙂
The Power of a Simple Task
Today I’ve learned the importance of keeping a new ritual going every day if you’re trying to form a new habit, however simple it may seem. Views differ on how long it takes to form a habit, but most people seem to agree that a month should do it. After being inspired recently by a […]
Farewell, Blandford Trader
Today I said goodbye to one of my previous trading names, blandfordtrader, which has been one of my two ebay names since November 2012. As I get clearer on my vision for my business and the future, it seems to be getting easier to simplify and streamline my processes; something I learned the importance of […]
Why I really love internet marketing
The art and philosophy of on-line selling absolutely fascinates me. Before I started on this steep learning curve in earnest 3 years ago, I simply couldn’t get my head around how money could be made from any website that wasn’t an obvious online shopping site, or didn’t appear to have any products for sale. I love working […]
Do what you love…
…and the money will follow. Changing your mindset from one of ‘how do I make money’ to ‘what can I do for others’ is not as easy as it seems. I’m sure most people would love to be truly altruistic and selfless; but when you have a basic need to put food on the table, […]
Positive Vibes
Today has been a day of positive vibes. Some friends we went to see this morning were really encouraging about my wife’s latest plans for her art and design business – and even gave us some of their children’s books to borrow for inspiration. Sue then bumped into someone she hadn’t seen for ages and […]
New Kid on the Block
Based on my research there appear to be two types of public domain; the public domain where a copyright period has ended for a particular item; and the ‘public domain’ where copyrighted items have been used to produce new items, which have then been made freely available on the internet. On investigating a number of […]
Thinking like a salesperson
Eric Holmlund, internet marketer, says that in order to become successful online, you need to be able to ‘think like a salesperson’. He admits that, because he can do this, even if he lost everything tomorrow and had to start again from scratch, he would be making money again the very next day, because when […]