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How To Become a Best-Selling Author in 90 Days

May 8, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article These days, “best-selling” is a term that people throw around pretty loosely. But bottom-line, there has to be a lot of sales somewhere for the title to hold true. So how many sales does it take? My answer is 10,000. That is a respectable number, no matter what your angle. Some argue that […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: authors, become an author, write a book

7 Hard Questions to Ask Yourself When Your Business is Struggling

April 24, 2018 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Sponsored Post When your business is struggling and especially if it’s been struggling for a while, there are some hard questions that you need to ask yourself to figure out what to do next. If you’re trying to determine your next steps, ask yourself these 7 questions to create a new plan for business success. […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: business questions, strategic planning, struggling business

Why Most Small Business Partnerships Fail

April 17, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article There is an African proverb, “If you want to go quickly go alone, but if you want to go far go together.” In business, often two heads are better than one. Many small businesses enter into partnerships to gain value and the benefits of someone else. One person might have the technical know […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: business partnership, business relationships, keys to partnership

One Definition Does Not Fit All: The Four Quadrants of Entrepreneurship

April 10, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article People tend to think that all entrepreneurs are alike — that everyone who starts a business is the same, that they have the same challenges, the same needs, the same motivation, the same end game. And that’s simply not true. Working in communities across the country, we’ve found that it’s helpful to cast […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: @joinsourcelink, entrepreneurship, types of entrepreneurs

The Lost Art of the Cold Call

March 27, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article The Blue Devils were down. Duke would either advance to the Final Four or get washed out of March Madness. With less than a minute to go, they hit a three-point shot and were up again. The crowd went crazy. Stephanie Cole and her husband Dave were at home on the edge of […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: cold calling, sales

5 Steps For Setting Up Your WordPress Blog

September 17, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article Setting up a WordPress blog is not as difficult as it may seem. In fact, it should take no more than an hour or two to accomplish this task from start to finish. Following is a simple overview of how to create a WordPress blog as well as helpful tips and advice regarding […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: @melanieobar, blog setup, Melanie Obar, wordpress setup

Development Is Not Static

March 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Getting the next generation of leaders ready for the business needs of the gig economy requires development that is fluid, on-demand and aligned to the individual’s career journey. Development can no longer be a static event that takes place only in the confines of a classroom setting. It’s simply not enough. A lot […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Leadership Tagged With: business development, development, leadership, training

7 Budget Friendly Offline Marketing Methods That Work

March 13, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Marketing your business is an ongoing effort, and there are many tools at your disposal for successfully gaining traction in a busy marketplace. But with a tight budget, how can you get the best offline marketing methods? Here are seven budget-friendly ideas… #1 Posters The power of the poster has not been diminished in the […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: budget-friendly marketing, marketing

How to Build a Culture that Matters

February 27, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article When psychologist Abraham Maslow explained his hierarchy of needs, he didn’t mention the modern-day workplace. Still, as humans, every employee is subject to the needs explained in Maslow’s hierarchy. We all need something from our jobs. At its core, the Maslow’s hierarchy is simple to understand. Applying it in the workplace can be […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Leadership, Teams Tagged With: leadership, tribe, work culture

Five Tips to Hire a Great Team Player

February 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article I was recently talking with a client who was agitated that she had just made a bad hire. It wasn’t that this new person was inexperienced or unskilled; he was smart and capable, just as had shown up in the interview. But he was quickly proving to be a lousy teammate – ego-driven, […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Teams Tagged With: Hiring, hiring tips for small business, team player

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