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FREE FRIDAY: Web Traffic Secrets!!

FREE FRIDAY: Web Traffic Secrets!!

For this week’s freebie, I want to tell you about an awesome program called The Truth about Traffic This was put together by two of my mentors, Kelly McCausey & Alice Seba. This is a no-holds barred look at how to drive traffic to your site. It contains so much info, that it’s hard to [...]

February 29, 2008 | 1 Comment More
Free Friday – Blogging Ideas

Free Friday – Blogging Ideas

I’ve got one word for you – “blog.” What are you thinking? If you like to write, you’re probably thinking happy thoughts. A blog can be a great business tool. It helps you connect and communicate with your customers and can help you establish solid relationships with them.  People want to do business with people [...]

February 22, 2008 | 4 Comments More
It’s My Dad’s Birthday

It’s My Dad’s Birthday

This is nothing business related – but today is my Dad’s birthday, and I just wanted to give him a quick shout-out. Back in the 90′s, my sister and I put an ad in the paper when he turned 40 (complete with a photo of him in 2nd grade and a poem declaring how old [...]

February 21, 2008 | 0 Comments More
More Alaska Videos

More Alaska Videos

A few weeks ago, I did a podcast on how to use viral videos to market your business. Since I get a lot of questions about living in Alaska, I made a small video to go along with that week’s podcast….. I had a lot of response to that video, so I made some more. [...]

February 20, 2008 | 0 Comments More
Insights & Oprah, Part II

Insights & Oprah, Part II

So what else can we learn about marketing from Oprah? Lots! Here are a few more tips: Good Deeds Attract Attention – Yes, I’m sure Oprah does a lot of the things she does just out of the kindness of her heart, but by publicizing those good deeds, she gets attention for it. While you [...]

February 19, 2008 | 0 Comments More
I gain insights, even in my sleep…

I gain insights, even in my sleep…

I had a pretty crazy dream last night… I dreamed that I was back in school and that I had to give a speech on the marketing strategies that you could learn from a tv personality, and I was assigned Oprah…… Now, to be honest, I am somewhat known for having the weirdest dreams ever. [...]

February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment More
Feeling Overwhelmed & Have Too Much To Do??

Feeling Overwhelmed & Have Too Much To Do??

If you have a lot of “to-do’s” and not enough time, you are not alone. Many business owners fail to realize just how much there is to do with running a business before they actually start that business. You DON”T have to do everything yourself – you can start outsourcing some of your tasks to [...]

February 17, 2008 | 0 Comments More
FREE FRIDAY: So what do you want to do when you grow up??

FREE FRIDAY: So what do you want to do when you grow up??

It’s that age old question that children get asked over and over again… “What do you want to be when you grow up??” Some people have it all figured out – and from a very early age. Lucky them! If you’re still trying to figure out what you want to do with the rest of [...]

February 15, 2008 | 0 Comments More
Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day

Hope it’s a sweet one!

February 14, 2008 | 0 Comments More
Coaching Update

Coaching Update

One of my coaching students has provided the following feedback on her first week of coaching: “Week 1 of coaching with Crissy at Indie Biz Chicks has been great. The week has just flown by. The first week she has really made me look inside. See what I am doing and why. Am I getting [...]

February 13, 2008 | 0 Comments More