The 25-50-25 Formula for Business Success
Some people go “information crazy”… buying every course, attending every conference, reading every e-book, listening to every recording, and dialing into every teleseminar you can find. Sadly, they are suffering from a syndrome I call “analysis paralysis.”
READ MOREHow to Handle Your Investors’ Money
Many banks and other lenders have overreacted to the sub-prime mortgage scare. As a result, it’s tougher than ever for people to get conventional loans. Even investors with spotless credit have to face new roadblocks that can ruin a great real estate opportunity. Over the years, I’ve learned that it…
READ MOREMaking Your Own Headlines
I can see it now. The first good week the market has, there will be a slew of headlines using the same words but making very different points.
READ MOREETR’s slogan: ‘Wealthy, Healthy, and Wise’
“Why is ETR’s slogan ‘Wealthy, Healthy, and Wise’ instead of ‘Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise’? Does this mean you think wealth is more important than health?” – J. W. Santa Clara, CA Dear J.W., I’m so glad you asked that question. And you’ll laugh when you hear my answer. I have…
READ MOREThe Housing Bust Is Still Kicking
The biggest drag on the stock market this year can be summed up in one word: Housing. And though many gurus are trying to call a bottom in the housing market, they’re dead wrong.
READ MORELearning About Charts
When it comes to short-term trading, I base most of my decisions on technical analysis, and then use sentiment analysis as a secondary driver.
READ MORECreating Your Site’s Personality to Turbo-Charge Sales
Most people’s websites are B-O-R-I-N-G! I’m talking zzzzzzzzz city! That’s no way to distinguish yourself in a competitive market. If you want people to remember your site and keep coming back to it again and again, it has to project a unique personality. Two of my favorite examples: Demotivation.com and…
READ MOREIf You Really Must Have a Design, (Im)Prove It
You may feel very strongly that your website should look a certain way. But the fact is, it doesn’t matter what you think. It doesn’t matter what your designer thinks, either. And it doesn’t matter what your webmaster thinks. What matters is what your customers think.
READ MOREA Fundamental Fact of Entrepreneurial Growth
Getting your business started is a matter of breaking into an existing market by selling some new product effectively. Once you have figured out how to do that, what you do is keep on keeping on, making adjustments as you go, until the market gets tired of your product.
READ MORE7 Steps to More Profitable Marketing Decisions
No matter which medium you choose to market your product, the vendors you deal with are going to try to talk you into spending money on various gimmicks – all under the guise of generating a higher response from prospective customers.
READ MOREDear ETR: “I need to find a superstar marketer”
Finding a person to head up your marketing is tough in any industry. The good ones are usually working for your competitors. But although it’s a tough job, it’s the most important hiring job you have.
READ MOREGet in on the Agriculture Bull Market
Agriculture is booming and shows no sign of slowing down. So anything agriculture-related should do well in your portfolio for the foreseeable future.
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