By Joel Widmer | Content Marketing , Tools & Resources
Have you ever thought about what your competitors are doing that you’re not? If you’re building your blog strategy or looking for ways to improve it, I’m sure this thought has crossed your mind more than once.. or twice. I use a process to quickly find out what the competition is doing for any niche AND if it’s working. Today, I […]
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By Joel Widmer | Social Media , Tools & Resources
For most people, monitoring their brand online is an afterthought. Until there’s an emergency. It’s not that their online reputation isn’t important, it’s just not a priority. The opposite is also true. If you aren’t monitoring your brand actively and an opportunity comes up that could significantly help you and your business, you won’t be […]
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By Joel Widmer | Tools & Resources
Do you know how many hours you spend on email each week? Each day? How about the number of hours you spend on business development? Or reactive vs. proactive activities? I didn’t either until I started tracking my time. Because I wasn’t charging by the hour, I didn’t think time tracking was necessary. Boy was […]
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By Joel Widmer | Content Marketing , Tools & Resources
Think about the staggering amount of content you’ve created over the years. Think of all the emails you send and receive. (Need a reminder? Just check the total number of emails in your inbox.) What about work documents and client materials? (Look at all the Google Docs and Word files.) And we haven’t even gotten […]
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By Joel Widmer | Tools & Resources
If you own OR work in a service business, I know you’ve had at least one of these questions in the last month… Where is my time going? How can I make my service business more profitable? How do I create systems so I don’t have to do everything myself? Where do you get started […]
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Over the last 5 years, I’ve been fortunate to be in several great mastermind groups with some incredible people. I can honestly say those groups have been the biggest key to improving my business and myself over the years. There is no one size fits all formula for a Mastermind. I’ve seen dozens of groups and […]
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Until now, there really hasn’t been a free tool to quickly tell you what the most popular content is for any given subject during a time period. Why would you care about such a tool? A few reasons: Easy headline research to find what’s getting read, content trends you can capitalize on, easily finding the […]
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How do you generate opportunities? How is it that some people just know how to spot an opportunity? I don’t think they do, I think they create them little by little and do the things that no one else notices until the opportunity happens and everyone around them says, “Where did that come from?” I […]
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By Joel Widmer | Content Marketing , Social Media , Tools & Resources
It’s a little known fact that a small percentage of YouTube channels actually contain useful content that can help your business. And you thought it was all funny cat videos… This is a roundup of those special few channels that WON’T waste your precious time. These are 22 of the best channels for small businesses and […]
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By Joel Widmer | Content Marketing , Social Media , Tools & Resources
If the thought of writing an article for a magazine or website terrifies you, you’re not alone. A few years back, there was nothing wouldn’t rather do. I remember when debating whether to make the leap, I started to make a list of what scared me the most. As I listed my biggest fears, and […]
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