Everyone says they care about their employees. It’s great that the accepted norm amongst business leaders is to recognize the value of people and desire a positive work environment for the team. We’ve all said it in some form, “our employees are our most valuable assets” or “our greatest strength is our people.” Smart business…
So, you’ve got yourself an amazing product and you’re ready to bring it to the world…3, 2, 1..blast off! But wait, do we know where we are going? All the time spent during the brand and product creation stage can be overwhelmingly exhausting, leaving little patience to see a return on investment. We understand that….
Last year I decided to start having a “word of the year” in my life. The word I choose is something I want to specifically work on and focus on areas in my life that I can challenge myself and grow in. Last year I chose the word discipline. So, among a few other things…
Impulsivity. Is it good or bad? Some entrepreneurs would argue that it contributes to getting things done. It builds momentum and energy. Their impulsivity helps with a common entrepreneurial need….adrenaline. But on the other side, many of these adrenaline junkies come down from their fix with a wake of poor decisions that they need to…
As we head into the first turn of 2019 and our first quarter results transition to second quarter objectives, let’s talk sales. Healthy sales growth just makes a lot of things better. When sales are booming, you can steam roll other issues with the brute strength of cash making strong sales performance is a great…
Take a minute and think about your current website, keeping in mind these 3 key characteristics: Design Functionality Flexibility The third point may have stood out to you. We are not referring to responsiveness, which is a function of design, but rather 1) how much control/access you have to make changes, and 2) how easily…
Yesterday Twitter got a lot of action when Facebook and Instagram servers had outages for most of the day. Tweets were flying with the hashtag #FacebookDown. Normal functioning seems to have returned to both sites as of Thursday morning- so if you missed it, all is restored and fair-weather Twitter users have likely returned to…
I started this business so that I could do things the right way. I didn’t believe in cutting corners or treating people poorly. I am glad I do things this way but am surprised at how hard it is to do things the right way. I know as a business owner I can take off…
How as Christian leaders can you avoid the pitfalls of pride? Not only do the opposite, but be the opposite. Lead with humility…
In a previous blog, I discussed how Google Tag Manager (GTM) is one of the easiest ways to track user actions on your website. It’s simple to set up, no coding is involved (once you’ve installed the global site code), and it helps you test and troubleshoot your tracking! In this blog I will walk…