I help companies with their digital strategies and have been a startup mentor. Follow the sequence, WHY- HOW -WHO. First discuss the problem and how it is becoming an issue. Also discuss some of the failed solutions which people have been using. Say that you will be sending a possible solution. ...
Did you lose your passion for your startup or have you not been rewarded with the success you thought you should have attained? There is nothing wrong with moving on to another project, sometimes it's the "next" thing we do that brings success however oftentimes when I work with individuals who a...
Can you alter the post to bring in better traffic? Can you add a form to better qualify traffic and maybe capture email addresses? Could you add ads to that one post and get some revenue? If there are a ton of links to that post it could impact your overall rankings - not by much, but it i...
Hello, hope you are doing well. If you do not have contact with any current employee, I would suggest trying linkedin, or the companies website. Try contacting the HR dept directly, a phone call would be the best, ask them to indicate where you can send your resume. You can also try calling a loc...
I'm reading a book called, "Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup" written by Bill Aulet. The 24 steps are broken down into six categories: 1: Who is your customer? 2: What can you do for your customer? 3: How does your customer acquire your product? 4: How do you make ...
As someone who has worked in administrative positions for the better part of a decade, I will say: being seen and recognized as part of the team goes a long way. This can be simple - sending an email to congratulate your team on achieving a goal? Send it to the folks the back office positions, ...
One is a SERVICE. Services sometimes have issues with profitability when scaling. You end up managing people and profit margins stay the same or decrease. The other is a PRODUCT. Products generally scale better as the cost of product remains more or less the same (COGS). Many people start cons...
I dont think the location or type of venue matters much in your ability to pursue and negotiate opportunities for vendors, sponsors and or investors. The easiest to pursue is vendors - in fact most smaller events are paid for by the vendors and sponsorships from local organizations who want to re...
Yes, that's extremely common and expected. Generally you charge 3x the rate you pay.
Business lead generation. Give the reader a taste of the content and have them fill out their info to get access to the entire report. Then you build a list that you can market to later. Hubspot does this well - http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-resources. As a rule of thumb nowadays content shou...