In March of 2004 I was 26 years old and attempting to grow my small lawn and landscape company into a successful business. While browsing through the business section of our local Books-A-Million, I happened across the book Mentored by a Millionaire by Steven K. Scott. Little did I know at the time, but this ... Read More
Do you wish you could know exactly what the future holds for your business? Believe it or not, there is actually a process that will help you figure out exactly what the future will look like. That process is called the visioning process. At Ugly Mug Marketing, we believe in practicing what we teach, which ... Read More
I don’t remember how it happened – but I remember when it happened. One day, in May of 2007, while browsing the interwebs, I read about a book that was soon to be released title The Four Hour Work Week. Sure, I knew that that title had to be mostly hype, but from ... Read More
Within 30 seconds of Greg Habstritt walking onto the stage, I felt as if he had just punched me in the stomach! Most speakers tend to ease into their presentation. Not Greg (or Larry Wignet). Almost the first words out of Greg’s mouth were: “You can be interested in being successful…or, you can be committed ... Read More
Ryan Deiss is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading marketing strategists and one of the all-time masters of internet TRAFFIC, the lifeblood of any online business. Since first going online in 2000, Ryan has driven more than 1 BILLION clicks to his web properties and sold millions of dollars worth of products and ... Read More
It’s been just over a week now since I got back home from the Dan Kennedy SuperConference, and I’m still working on a strategy for implementing all that I learned (which was a lot). Over the next few posts, I’m going to share what I learned. Specifically, I’m going to tell you what I’m implementing ... Read More
Are little things killing your business? You get everything right…and then nothing. No customers flocking to your door. No phone ringing off the hook. Nothing. Nada. Often times, it’s the little things that ultimately lead to failure. You may lose the sell. You may lose a client. You may lose money. You may lose a ... Read More
Starting a business (one day) is a dream for many people. The freedom. Unlimited earning capability. Pursuing your passion. Doing what you love each and every day. Unfortunately, this dream in all of its glory can quickly and easily fade into a nightmare. All the paper work. All the options. All the obligations. All the ... Read More
What should you do? You’ve only got $1,000 to spend on advertising, so where should you spend it? Should you run an ad in the newspaper? Should you purchase radio spots? Or, should you invest that money in direct mail? Invariably what happens when we’re faced with too many choices is that we don’t choose ... Read More
I’ve heard it said that as you become more successful you don’t get rid of problems, you just get bigger problems. When I first heard that statement my business was in its early stages, and our problems all centered around one primary area – finances. My belief was that if I could just boost revenues ... Read More
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