10 Social Media Marketing Books To Read in 2010

Posted on17. Nov, 2009 by Nate.

I know, 2010 isn’t here yet. But the Holidays are right around the corner; they’re playing Christmas music on the radio, and snow is on the ground in Utah! So, I’ve started thinking about what my goals and objectives should be for 2010. One of the things I really want to commit to doing more [...]

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Tuesday Tutorial: How To Be the Best at What You Do

Posted on13. Jan, 2009 by Nate.

What does it mean to be the best at what you do?

Why is that important?

Is life all about competition and being better than everyone else?

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What is Persistence and Why do YOU Need It?

Posted on24. Mar, 2008 by Nate.

Persistence isn’t using the same tactics over and over. That’s just annoying. Persistence is having the same goal over and over. – Seth Godin What a great quote from a world-famous marketing guru.  What a coincidence that I found this quote today: I recently watched the classic football movie “Rudy”.  Yes, I know, this is [...]

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Setting Sales Goals for an Online Business

Posted on19. Feb, 2008 by Nate.

One thing I’ve realized lately is how important it is to not sit back and “wait” for sales to happen on a new eCommerce website. No, you don’t have to be a jerk like the picture below explains but you do have to go out there and make things happen. I run one website that [...]

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“Why Do You Do That?” – What Motivates You?

Posted on10. Jan, 2008 by Nate.

First watch this: Now ask yourself, “Why do I do what I do?” I think this is such a great question to ask yourself. If you don’t know why, you need to figure it out. Goal setting is such an important part of success with a business. As I’ve talked about before, we have to [...]

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Performance Goals vs. Outcome Goals

Posted on05. May, 2007 by Nate.

Performance Goal vs. Outcome Goal – What’s the Difference? This is a question I had as I did research about setting and achieving goals. Of course we all want outcomes, results, money in the bank. But before that happens we have to take the necessary steps to get everything in place. This is where “Performance [...]

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Beware of Greed!

Posted on02. Feb, 2007 by Nate.

I think Jim Westergren said it best: Don’t make a web site to make money, make a web site to the benefit and help to your visitors and you will see that the money will come. This is hard for many people, including me. We want to see ROI sooner than later, especially after investing [...]

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