I often talk about the importance of putting a virtual “electric fence” around your online business. Why? Because anything that’s this important to you deserves your protection. What’s that saying? “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of non-infringement”? Or something like that. You know what I mean. You also know that as entrepreneurs we […]
Keep reading...Coaching is a 2-billion dollar industry. That’s billion, with a ‘b’. Anyone who still rolls their eyes when they hear the words “life coaching” may need the services of a coach more than anyone. My life changed when I hired my first coach and it’s clear a lot of people are benefitting from coaching. The thing […]
Keep reading...Once, when I was only 17 and walking home from my summer job, I became aware of someone walking behind me. I was on a busy street but there was a short underpass I had to walk through (similar to the one in the picture) and something didn’t feel right. I didn’t want to turn around […]
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Here’s one of the biggest mistakes online business owners make: They fail to put the 3 most important legal documents on their website, and that leaves them exposed. It’s tantamount to standing naked on the corner of Egads and Nooooooooo! Turns out this is a very popular corner on the Internet. And it can bite your […]
Keep reading...I just returned from hanging out with people whom I consider to be “Top Dogs” in the online business world. They blew my mind with everything that was in their minds. Smart. Savvy. Sharp. I learned so much from them. I wanted to bring them all home with me! And still, there were several in […]
Keep reading...If you want to grow your business, you must be a in a mastermind group. That’s pretty much all I need to say on this topic but I don’t want to write the world’s shortest blog post, so I’ll expand. If you want to take your business to heights you can’t even conjure up in your […]
Keep reading...A legal agreement, a.k.a. contract, requires three things: 1. An Offer. 2. Acceptance of the offer. 3. Consideration. It works like this: You make an offer (a promise) to provide a service. Someone accepts your offer and promises to pay you for your services. The parties to the agreement attach an agreed upon value to each other’s […]
Keep reading...I ask myself a question each day before I start my work: Grace, or Grind? Which one will I choose today? It is a reminder to me that being a grace-full entrepreneur is a deliberate choice. When I forget to deliberately choose it, I invariably lose it. It’s so easy to get caught up in The Grind. To get […]
Keep reading...There’s a lot of talk about protecting your “IP”, which is the cool kids way of referring to “Intellectual Property.” But what is IP, exactly? Intellectual Property is a creation of the human intellect. It’s intangible… you can’t touch it or feel it. IP is your original idea or concept for… a story, a design, a business […]
Keep reading...Should You Trademark Your Business? Have you got a business name, tag line, and/or logo worth protecting? You may want to seriously consider a federal trademark registration it to prevent someone else from using it. Trademark rights are established in two ways: (1) Federal registration of the mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); […]
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