Writing a Killer Marketing Plan isn’t hard. Unless you make it that way.

January 9, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

For any small business, customers are your lifeblood to profitability. You have to be able to win them over and convince them that you are the company they should work with over every one else. One primary way to frame your approach to marketing along with identifying the right campaigns that target who you want [...]


I used to hate rules as a kid. As an entrepreneur, I love them: New Rules for Entrepreneurs Series

January 9, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

I always hated rules as a kid. Rules at school. Rules at home. Rules everywhere. Now that I am grown, I still hate rules but I love learning from other’s mistakes.
So I thought about what I might call it and ironically I came up with the name for this new series in 2009 as “Rules [...]


Getting Productive in 2009 - Spending a Year with GTD

January 7, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

When I first started my career about 17 years ago, I had a mentor of mine give me Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. It was a book that transformed my life and the way I balanced it and and accomplished things on a weekly basis. Yes, I had a “Daily Planner” that [...]


New Series for 2009 - Writing the Killer Business Plan

January 6, 2009 :: Steve Fisher

For any small business, having a focus on what you sell and why customers should buy from you is critical. One primary way to frame your ideas and vision, especially when you are growing and people need a sort of “playbook” to work from, a business plan seems like a logical first start.
In my career [...]


More Questions about SEO

November 18, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

MySolutionSpot.com is a great place to ask questions & get assistance. Connie Bensen, our alumni blogger, previously answered the following question posted there:
“I was wondering how likely is it for a site to become the #1 search result on the search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN)? What are the most important factors for determining the likelihood of your [...]


Up on MySolutionSpot.com - Marketer’s Corner: When should you utilize e-mail marketing for your business?

August 27, 2008 :: Steve Fisher

Some of you might not be aware of MySolutionSpot.com, which is a small business and social networking portal built by the team here at Network Solutions. We covered the launch here.
We just put up a good write up on when you should utilize e-mail marketing for your business. You can find the full article here.
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