When people want free advice

When people want free advice

I was having a conversation with a group of business people recently and the subject came up about people who ‘pick your brains’ and, effectively get free advice. Some of these people don’t realise that they’re getting free consultancy – but some do and think the ‘can...
When people want free advice

7 steps to make writing a book easy

If you’re a speaker, business trainer, consultant or any other kind of expert you’ll almost certainly have considered writing a book at some point.  So what’s stopped you so far? I blew a few excuses out of the water in the last blog I wrote about writing books, but I...
Valuable material alert!

Valuable material alert!

You’ve almost certainly landed on a squeeze page at some point if you use your computer or mobile device to research information or learn. What’s a squeeze page? One of those web pages that offers you a free download – or sometimes a video – in return for your name...
When people want free advice

Winners!

You don’t have to be famous to be up for an award – your business may not qualify for the Oscars, but there are almost certainly awards that you can enter. Why bother?  It adds credibility to your business if either the organisation or its leader has won a business,...
When people want free advice

What could Autoresponders do for you?

The simple answer is ‘build relationships’, but as with all simple answers, there’s a lot more to it than that. Here are some of the uses that autoresponders work for: Building your reputation:  When someone joins your list they are likely to forget you quite quickly,...