People make a mistake on two sides of this. On one side, they jealously guard their ideas saying, “These should only go to people who pay! No free content!” On the other side, there is the naive assumption that, if we give it all away, then people will want to work with us. Neither side […]
Rachel joined my Mentorship Program a couple of years ago. She is a healer from Victoria who struggled, as many healers do, to find some semblance of a niche. What they do could, conceivably, help everyone. And so how to choose? It can be very difficult. But, we rolled up our sleeves and got to
One day, I plan to write an eBook called Vibe: The Hidden Mechanics of Why People Buy. It would center around the content in this blog post and the message that is present in these two quotes: “We have each had the experience of others reacting to us; often there seems to be no logic
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There are, in my mind, three roles of marketing. The first is to get their attention. The second is to filter and establish if it’s a fit at all (by going through the three filters of relevance, credibility and value). The third is to lower the risk of taking the first step (or the next
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If you’ve been thinking about creating an eCourse I think you’ll love this. A well thought out eCourse can be a perfect addition to your business model and bring in hundreds if not thousands more dollars per month. And there is no one I recommend more strongly to lead people in the creation of this than
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I’m often asked, “How do you get good testimonials?” Of course, the truest answer is, “Do good work.” Without that, nothing I am about to say holds much water. But, if we don’t acknowledge that it’s possible to do wonderful work and not be furnished with written testimonials from the very people you served, well…
How To Get Great Testimonials (Without Pressuring or Badgering) Read More
A few months ago, my Facebook friend Kundan Chhabra posted something that caught my eye. It was about creating a context of good will in your business. I messaged him asking if he would be willing to write a guest post for my blog about it. It took a few months of conversation but what
I just spoke at the annual Natural Health Practitioners of Canada Conference in Edmonton as one of their opening day keynotes about marketing. After my talk, I moved to the back of the room to organize a few things while the next speaker went up to speak about the ethical issue of ‘consent’ in the world of
Point of View Marketing: Informed Consent Read More
As I get ready for my next Point of View Lab, I’ve been reflecting on some recent examples I’ve been uncovering with clients. Over the past few months, I’ve been working with a lot of people around their point of view and I keep being amazed at the power that this has in our marketing. Whereas
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I hosted a men’s circle earlier this year and a young man said something brilliant: be a flower, not a butterfly net. It reminds me of something I heard colleagues say for years: be a lighthouse, not a searchlight. Butterflies run away from nets. People run away from searchlights. Of course, it’s dangerous to
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