14
May

You Must Focus on These 6 Things to Build a Successful Business Online

By: Amber Ludwig

Do you want to get stronger results online?

Then it’s time to look at this list and see what you’ve put on the back burner.

  • your brand and message specificity
  • website love
  • adding regular educational and inspirational content
  • building your following and email list
  • developing different types of products and fine-tuning your sales funnel
  • rocking your social media

You see… if you put one or two or three of those things on the back burner, expect weaker results.

If you want to really build your business successfully online, you must always have a focus on all 6 of these areas. I call them the 6 Pillars to Build a 6 Figure Business.

Rotate through these areas evenly and you’ll see far greater results than you can even imagine right now.

We help authors, speakers and coaches to build successful online businesses. That means, more product sales, a much bigger following and the kind of joy and fulfillment you only dreamt about before today.


7
May

FREE GIVEAWAY: Get Your Website Mobilized! ($499 value)

By: Amber Ludwig

Pam LehrPam Lehr’s dream of becoming an entrepreneur became reality over 15 years ago. Pam’s passion and marketing expertise allows her to guide small to mid-sized businesses to implement mobile marketing strategies and achieve a competitive advantage using mobile devices to engage their 24/7 connected customers to help them increase exposure, attract more customers and boost sales. Pam is at the forefront of a whole new world of opportunity and is committed to sharing her expertise with businesses who are ready to embrace mobile, the newest mass media.

Let’s face it, desktop websites were not designed for smartphones. How often have you done a search on your smartphone, only to find it difficult to view the content that you were looking for? In today’s world, we have information available at our fingertips and expect immediate results. Think about your potential customers; are they able to view the information they are looking for when searching for a business such as yours on their phone? Even if your business is at the top of Google, companies that don’t have a mobile-friendly site drive 61% of their mobile traffic to competitors. That is missed opportunity!


2
May

How to Overcome Your Fears In Business to Achieve Success and Meet Your Potential

By: Amber Ludwig

I was at a great conference for authors today and listened to a talk by the amazing Matthew Bennett. This guy has sold MILLIONS of copies of books, donated GOBS of money to charity and OOZES success.

Matthew BennettI love that he started his talk letting us know that at the end of the talk he wanted to offer full transparency and have us ask ANYTHING we wanted – highlighting that he wanted us to ask the questions we were afraid to ask. Damn I love that.

So I listened to his whole talk. It was great (and funny). He educated us on how to sell piles of books to corporations. A very unique approach to get massive book sales and spread your message further than you probably ever could trying to go the traditional route. I have studied this strategy for years, but he offered great tips about how to go after the biggest fish and make the biggest strides for success. He nailed it.


1
May

From Gutsy to Grounded: An Entrepreneur’s Experience of Managing Success

By: Amber Ludwig

Have you ever been faced with an enormous opportunity and scrambled to decide if it was worth pursuing or not? Along the journey to making the decision, you’re filled with anxiety, fears, excitement, limiting beliefs, and imagination of the relief this opportunity could bring.

Being an entrepreneur offers so many interesting and unique experiences that you just couldn’t get anywhere else. I started my company in 2007 and named it NGNG Enterprises (standing for No Guts No Glory). I have trained my Courage muscle to give me the guts to pursue any goal I wanted to achieve and now, through my work I encourage other entrepreneurs to do the same.

I wanted to stand out in my career. I wanted to be one of the best at what I do. I can offer several keys to success, such as:

  • Make each of your clients feel like they are your top priority because they should be (yes, even the little guys or people who can’t afford your services – everyone!)

29
Apr

4 Ways Consumers Interact and Engage Using Mobile

By: Guest Blogger

In this day and age, there are a variety of ways to interact with consumers.  Whether it be through traditional marketing such as newspapers, magazines, and television; or through more current online formats such as websites, blogs, webinars, online forums, or social media, the list is endless and new opportunities arise every year.

Although these are all proven engagement methods, we want to take a look at one of the most effective engagement tools available and that is Mobile Marketing.  91% of adults keep their phone within arm’s reach 24/7.  Think of the convenience.  People can hardly go an hour without looking at their phone and the ability to literally put your message in the palm of a consumer’s hand is now a reality.  Below you will find 4 unique ways consumers interact and engage using mobile, so you can determine where to start in your own business:


4
Apr

You’re Sitting on A Gold Mine: The #1 Action to Recharge Your Website

By: Amber Ludwig

Simply put, you are CRAZY to not take advantage of the blog on your website. Absolutely CRAZY!!

Are you frustrated you aren’t getting more traffic to your website?

Do you see friends sharing other people’s content and wish they would share yours?

How nice would it be to not just get more traffic, but build your list faster, sell more product and be “in demand?”

This is ALL a result of regular blogging.

My goal is to blow your mind with three things:

  • All the ways your blog will supercharge your website and get you massive results
  • How easy it is to get started and keep going
  • A secret weapon that could blow the roof off your website

Supercharge Your Website with Blogging

Blogging is the heart and blood of your website. It’s what keeps your business flowing and thriving.


25
Mar

A Social Media Misconception + How to Get Better Results By Studying Your Competition

By: Amber Ludwig

It’s not just about the number of followers you have on Facebook or Twitter that matters. This is a HUGE misconception people have about social media. It is WAY more about the connection you have with your following, and their loyalty, than the number.

My following is SUPER loyal for example, because they see how I pour myself into my work and truly want to help them.

One way I suggest improving the quality of your social media engagement, and therefore your following’s social media experience, is to study what others are doing.

Spend 30-60 minutes each month on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn researching companies and individuals related to your industry. You may want to do a quick Google search if you do not know who your competitors are. For example, search “dog trainers.”

As you locate your competitors, thoroughly scan their Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn pages to evaluate what they are doing.


18
Mar

Customer Appreciation Boosts Long-Term Sales Success

By: Amber Ludwig

A great way to build a long-term successful business is to treat your customers like gold.

It is much more expensive to try and acquire a new customer, and besides, your existing customers deserve extra love from you since they already took that leap of faith with you!

The most powerful form of advertising is word of mouth and its even free! Your customers are so incredibly valuable because they already love your work, they will refer others to you, and they want to see you succeed.

Today I invite you to reach out to your customers with a thank you note. No pitch, no incentive, just a good ole fashion ‘thank you’ gesture.

You could even take it one step further and turn this into a regular habit! Imagine how good this will make them feel!! They so deserve it.

Pass it on.

- Your Get-It-Done Girl


11
Mar

5 Tools to Make Your Life Easier Online

By: Amber Ludwig

Do you feel overwhelmed with everything you want to get done online? From social media, to blogging, to email, I know sometimes it feels like too much to handle. I am constantly searching for great tools I can implement to make my life easier online. Today, I hope you’ll jump on board to improve your efficiency and dump those online blues!5 Tools to Make Your Life Easier Online

Tool #1: Boomerang for Gmail

I LOVE this email tool! Boomerang allows you to schedule email replies for a future date and time. It also allows you to keep your Inbox manageable by scheduling an email to disappear and come back to me at a later date and time. For example, if an email doesn’t need a reply for a week, I don’t want it clogging my Inbox! I just schedule it to be resent back to me in a week and reply at that time. (learn more: www.boomeranggmail.com)

Tool #2: Facebook Scheduler


4
Mar

Pre-Schedule Your Facebook Posts for the Week for Increased Productivity

By: Amber Ludwig

You’ve heard that making regular posts on social media is critical to your success, and you heard that right! I also know that posting on Facebook is tough to do during the day. You get wrapped up on client projects, phone calls and email.

What I would suggest is scheduling all of your social media posts for the week on a Sunday or even the Friday before.

Post great educational and inspiring content your audience will enjoy reading. Post 2-4 times a day at different times (for example, space out posts every 2 hours or so).

How do I schedule a post to appear on my Page later?
(from Facebook Help)

You can prepare a post and schedule it to appear later by adding a date and time in the future before you post it. You can schedule a post up to 6 months in advance in 10-minute intervals.

From your Page’s sharing tool: