by Deanna Maio | May 30, 2024 | Goals & Motivation, Marketing & Sales
For many business owners sales and marketing are the same thing. And more often than not, they’re despised and avoided. It’s true. Business owners know they need to have a sales and marketing strategy but because they misunderstand the concepts, they avoid them or...
by Deanna Maio | May 28, 2024 | Marketing & Sales
What specific results would make you happy with business? The reason I ask, is because many business owners tell me that to be “happy” they would like to have “more sales.” However, when I ask them how many sales would make them happy, they...
by Deanna Maio | May 25, 2024 | Marketing & Sales
I’m actually on a plane right now but, I didn’t want another moment to go by without telling you about something very exciting happening in Portland, Oregon in October. I’m going to be teaching live and in person at the Small Business DIY Marketing...
by Deanna Maio | May 20, 2024 | Automation & Systems, Building & Leading Your Team, Goals & Motivation, Marketing & Sales
Fiverr is one of the very first microservice sites on the internet. It’s also one of the largest microservice sites around. The basic premise is simple: people log on to Fiverr and agree to perform certain tasks in exchange for $5. The idea is simple, but the...
by Deanna Maio | May 16, 2024 | Goals & Motivation, Marketing & Sales
Testimonials are, in many ways, a lot like case studies. A case study is designed to present a problem or challenge, to demonstrate how the problem was resolved, and then to highlight the results. Good testimonials also contain those three elements. Let’s take a...
by Deanna Maio | May 13, 2024 | Goals & Motivation, Marketing & Sales
When Google first introduced their Hangout function, it was viewed with skepticism by many. Although it’s bedded in quite nicely now, many still wonder if it’s here to stay or not. With the endless launching of new services online, as the big players try...
