Weekly Update – February 26, 2020
A Note From Jim “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” – Jodi Picoult This quote is by Jodi Picoult from her teaching. About Jodi Picoult: She is a Harvard educated writer with 14 million books in print whose credits include writing the scripts for Wonder Woman for DC…
Weekly Update – February 19, 2020
A Note From Jim Worrying vs. Doing Spend less time worrying about stuff and more time doing. That’s the mantra. I remember on one of my favorite TV shows, “Gold Rush,” one of the characters in the Klondike. He’s a hardened “Viking” named Tony Beets. His motto is basically, “We can stand around all day…
Turn any piece of content into a sales making machine when you fly under people’s anti-sales radar! [video]
Back in 2001 I was not in a great place though it turns out I had an awesome opportunity in front of me and I didn’t even know it. I had no money for ads and there wasn’t really anywhere to buy them… but I needed to stay on people’s radar. How did I do…
Pay Attention To The Parts That Aren’t Fun… (That’s Usually Where The Money Is!)
I was talking with a friend about her business and one of the “unfun” parts of business kept coming up for her. She kept saying over and over, “I hate wasting money on these ads! I’m trying to figure this out and it’s so frustrating.” The reality is that, once ads get figured out, everything’s…
One of the best tips I ever got… needs vs wants!
Sell people what they want, not what they need. More than 15 years ago, I spoke at a seminar and did pretty well from the stage, but a guy (I forget his name) came up to me afterward and said, “Hey man, I got a little piece of advice for you. You kept telling everybody,…
Get momentum early (and keep it going all day!)
What Is Momentum, And Why Is It So Important? Momentum is the energy that keeps you moving forward… even when you’re doing something difficult. It’s the key to success because it can actually make hard tasks easier. That’s why you want to get momentum early and keep it all day. How Do You Get Momentum?…
Is Information Overload Killing Your Business?
Do you really need to know? I’ve been selling stuff online for 22 years, and I can pretty much tell which people are going to get stuff done and who isn’t. How can I tell? By the questions they ask in the help desk. For example, we got a ticket where a customer sent their…
Facebook Live – Preparing for Black Friday and Other Big Holiday / Seasonal Sales – SCCMH [Podcast 48]
“Facebook Live – Preparing for Black Friday and Other Big Holiday / Seasonal Sales”
Jim and Stew Smith discuss some smart ways to stand out when having a sale. Don’t have a sale just to have a sale. Stand out by being different, funny, and adding value to a purchase vs just dropping the price…
Shorten the gap between stressing and doing… [VIDEO]
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One of the best tips I ever got… needs vs wants! [video]
One of the best tips I ever got… needs vs wants! One of the things that I’ve learned over the years is that nobody will do what they need to do. People only do what they want to do. Sell people what they want, not what they need. What tip will you receive? https://thejimboat.com/ Join…