Focus & Action

Building Your Brand and Network Using Twitter Chats

January 24, 2012 By Jackie Lee 6 Comments

We've been talking social media all month and I've managed to write every post about Facebook. :) I had an interesting conversation with someone the other day. I was saying to me Facebook is the more serious, business site and Twitter was the fun, cocktail party kind of site. When I say that I mean I feel uncomfortable posting something about watching the Bachelor, or Grey's Anatomy on Facebook, and yet I can have an hour long conversation about it, back and forth with a bunch of people on … [Read more...]

6 Quick Tips to Drive Traffic From Facebook

January 17, 2012 By Jackie Lee 13 Comments

Let's start this off with this... it is a process, not a one time event. Facebook traffic will take some consistent effort on your part ~ but it can happen in just a few minutes a day. Here's the steps to take if you're going to consistently use Facebook to drive traffic back to your site. 1. Set up a fanpage. Yes, you're going to want to set up a fanpage, because if you're going to be talking "business" you don't necessarily want it cluttering up your profile page. You also want to … [Read more...]

What’s Really Important?

January 3, 2012 By Jackie Lee 38 Comments

This was going to be a post about social media. That was the plan for today. However, sometimes life has a way of handing you things that get you thinking and doing social media the "right" way seems just a little less important (but I will write that post don't worry). Anyway... yesterday a friend of our passed away. It was sudden and unexpected. She was quite young and it got me thinking. It's so easy to get all wound up and wrapped up in the computer, in the online world, in how to … [Read more...]

Creating an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog

December 27, 2011 By Jackie Lee 18 Comments

Here it is almost a new year, and I'm sure you have big plans for your blog and your business. As we discussed last week having a strategic business plan going into the new year is always key. This week we're going to take that plan and put it into practice! Because action is where your profits come from. If you're creating an authority type site, whether it's about a niche in general or even product reviews, your content is the foundation of your site. If you're not creating new content, … [Read more...]

Creating a Strategic Business Plan for the New Year

December 20, 2011 By Jackie Lee 22 Comments

It's that time of year again... the time where I start creating a strategic business plan for the upcoming year. I do it every year... in fact, it's one of my favorite things to do. It's also one of the most crucial pieces of the puzzle going in to a new year. I've created these business plans a little differently each year I've done business, some years have worked better than others. The one element that's always stayed the same is looking back over the past year to see what worked, and … [Read more...]

Build Some Buzz to Propel Your Business

December 6, 2011 By Jackie Lee 27 Comments

Take a minute... stop and look at your business. All of the actions you've taken thus far have gotten you where you are in your business. Are you still growing? Have you reached a plateau? Have you not even begun to grow? Wherever you are in your business if you want to make more money you've got to GROW! That's where the concept of buzz comes in... you can create buzz about your business to get more traffic, build your brand, and propel your business forward! It's easy to think your … [Read more...]

I Just Want to Do It Right…

November 29, 2011 By Jackie Lee 18 Comments

When we first get started in any type of online business we look to others to tell us how it's done. We ask tons of questions, read lots and lots of blogs... we seek out a blueprint for our journey. (Is it any wonder why so many people title their products/freebies blueprint?!). While you're getting your feet under you, gaining confidence and learning the ropes it's awesome that you're seeking out this information... it will give you some concrete things to start doing. However... at some … [Read more...]

Planning a Website Project

November 22, 2011 By Jackie Lee 28 Comments

Back in the day you could easily throw up a 1 page site, target a single keyword, build links and pull in money. That just doesn't work anymore. Google wants more. If you're going to give Google what Google wants, so you can get organic traffic from them you're going to have to have a plan before you start any website project. It doesn't matter if you're creating a site for affiliate marketing, or social media marketing, or even a site to create leads for your network marketing business... … [Read more...]

Change Your Mind… Change Your World

November 16, 2011 By Jackie Lee 28 Comments

It's been said... that to continue to take the same actions and expect different results is the definition of insanity. However... for the last year or so that's exactly what I've been doing. Taking the same actions... in fact, at times taking even MORE of the same actions ~ and expecting different results. Just because you do more of something ~ a thing that isn't producing the results you want ~ does not create the results you desire. So, not too long ago I decided to sit down and … [Read more...]