Leonard Shostak's blog

Remember the importance of branding. If you haven't already started a brand for your company, now may be just the time. Utilize these easy techniques in the promotion of your special brand:

Make your brand as unequalled as possible. Catch the eye of the world by producing something different--something that individuals have not yet seen. Rather than doing what has already been done, go the contrary direction and be original. Don't forget the legal dangers of infringement of copyright related to borrowing or stealing from another firm's invention.

We all have limits. Almost no one reaches theirs. You definitely haven't.

You could swim faster if a shark was after you. You could run faster if your child was in danger. You could work harder if the payoff was truly exceptional.

What you think you can do is always--always--less than what you can do if you really, really try. You always have a little more in you. Find your true limits and you may find that success is limitless.

Running a business has so many levels that need to be managed simultaneously. As self-employed and small business owners we tend to spend too much time doing thing that don’t lead us to profitable results. Realizing that our time is valuable means focusing on being INSPIRED to pursue our passion and learning to manage our time.

Here are a few suggestions on how to organize your day to maximize your time to focus on what makes you money. Follow these steps to make the most of your day:

You have published social media and the question is how often should you collect your data?

To begin, plan to schedule reviewing results on a monthly basis, from there you may consider doing it weekly or bi-weekly. There is no doubt that if you do this you will be able to keep your goals on track, particularly because you will be able to see if any changes need to be made quickly. As long as these metrics help support your goals and allow you to take action then you’re on the right path.

What do the professional social media gurus suggest about useful rules that promote one’s own business? According to the article: The Art of Self-Promotion on Social Media, there are rules that can make the process of social media posting successful. Some of these include: