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Before you write your book, it’s important to understand how you will use your book to help you achieve your goals.  That will help you write the right book, that is in alignment with your business strategy.  Writing a book is hard, but...... Read more

One positive attribute of the Covid pandemic is that the loss of employment or the need to work from home has revealed the extent of clutter in our homes and offices.  Often, when we take action to declutter our environment, good things come into...... Read more

Even though there are few if any live speaking opportunities today due to the pandemic, there are still many opportunities for speakers.  In this month’s SkillBites Show, Melissa Taylor shared numerous tips on speaking, from building a human...... Read more

80% of businesses fail within their first 3 years, and many businesses have no or minimal profit even though they remain open.  The main reason why so many businesses fail or don’t do well is that they lack good systems and metrics.  In this...... Read more

Getting media exposure for your newly published book can greatly enhance the sales of your book and build your credibility.  Key to getting publicity for your book is finding the right angle to pitch.  When you are pitching to get an interview on...... Read more

Guest Post by Ally Machate The modern world offers us many ways to share our content, but if you’ve been thinking about going the “traditional” publishing route with your book, there are some things you should know. And the first is that you may...... Read more

Carlee Myers was 12 when a man was murdered in her home, and her mother was shot three times.  She was, naturally, traumatized, and experienced PTSD.  After many years of trying various remedies to alleviate her anxieties and stress, Carlee...... Read more

In the May 2014 SkillBites Author Teleseminar, Luisa Rasiej, an international speaker, mentor and transformational coach, shared her process for helping her clients attain the success they desire. Rasiej gave several amazing examples of the leaps...... Read more

It would be wonderful if every prospect could be converted into a customer, but things just don’t work that way.  It can take hundreds of leads to get a handful of customers.  The struggle for business owners is finding a way to...... Read more

Is your business doing as well as it should? That is the question that Maria Baseggio, President of Sage Insights, led off with on this month’s SkillBites Show. Sage Insights is a management consulting firm that works with businesses to address...... Read more

Deanna Maio works 7 hours per day, 4 days per week during three quarters of the year, and only 3 hours per day, 4 days per week during the summer. She runs a profitable 6-figure business, with a side career as a musician. How does she do that?...... Read more

Did you know that one out of every six adults in the US suffers from chronic headaches? It’s hard to get things done and enjoy life when you’ve got constant headache pain. SkillBites is pleased to announce its most recent...... Read more

Sue Rocco, host of the radio show Women to Watch™, shared some valuable tips on getting radio interviews and exploiting those interviews in the December SkillBites Show. Book authors know that they need to use multiple platforms to get the word...... Read more

Sara Canuso, President of Women That Influence, had been thinking about writing a book for over 4 years. Yet the thought of writing a book was overwhelming to her – how would she find the time to write it? How does one even start to write a book?...... Read more

Do you struggle with finding good quality prospects? Do you have a system for weeding out unqualified prospects? Phyllis Smith, President of EZIA Enterprises, Inc., shared with us on this month’s SkillBites Show a number of valuable tips to help...... Read more

This month, Terry Wildemann taught the SkillBites community a simple process for reaching our business and personal goals, related to the law of attraction. While the term “law of attraction” was made prominent by the book and movie The...... Read more

“Let me think about it,” says your prospect, or maybe she tells you, “I am not ready yet; call me in a few months.” How do you get those prospects to make a decision? Are there tips that can accelerate the conversion process? That’s what Phyllis...... Read more

Website … SEO … email marketing … videos … blogs … social media … how do you decide what internet marketing tactics to employ? In our SkillBites Show this month, we asked this question of internet marketing guru Rick Simmons. Rick shared some key...... Read more

Is your life in chaos? Even if it isn’t, you might want to map out your networks to help you understand where you can make it better or be prepared for any of the “wild cards” life tosses your way. On today’s SkillBites Show, Glenna Crooks...... Read more

This weekend, I chauffeured my son and 4 members of his boy scout troop to the annual first aid meet. This is an event in which patrols from the various boy scout troops in the area compete against each other in their knowledge of first aid...... Read more

Imagine applying for a speaking gig, or submitting a bid for a large contract, and including a copy of your book with an emblem on the cover saying #1 Best Seller. You are much more likely to get the speaking gig or win the award. But how do you...... Read more

How many emails do you get every day that you delete without even opening them? If you’re like me, you probably delete at least 50 emails per day, even though you may have signed up to receive many of them. According to Bob Bentz, our guest this...... Read more

Donna Lynn Price has seen it all. The founder of Compass Rose Consulting, Donna has been helping businesses with their marketing for over __ years, and has seen so many businesses waste their time and money with their marketing efforts. In this...... Read more

The holidays are truly a time to appreciate the company of good friends, family and loved ones. But between all the eggnog and cookie tins, it’s easy to forget that the New Year is also a wonderful time to reflect on the past year professionally...... Read more

If you’ve written a book, or are in the process of writing one, you may have thought about whether to find a literary agent to help you get your book published. On the December SkillBites Show, we spoke to Gabrielle Sellei, an attorney who...... Read more

Pay Per Click Campaigns (PPC) have the potential for a return of double or triple your investment, if they are done right; but to do the campaign right takes a lot of trial and error, and time. Len Morley, CEO of Mx4 LLC, talked about the...... Read more

Did you know that audio books outsell eBooks by 3 to 1? According to Tina Dietz, world class audiobook publisher, sales of audio books have experienced a meteoric rise in the past several years, with over 20% growth year over year. People are...... Read more

Dan Smith, CEO of Smith Publicity, appeared as the guest on this month’s SkillBites Show, where he shared a number of tips for authors to promote their books: Authors should begin promoting their books as early as possible, and should think about...... Read more

Most business owners who write a book do so to enable them to gain greater credibility. Yet, if a book doesn’t read well or contains errors, the reader is not going to view the author favorably no matter how good the content is. That’s why it is...... Read more

Many authors don’t realize that they need to treat their published book like a business.  If they don’t market their book, it won’t sell or garner them the results they sought when they wrote the book.  On this month’s...... Read more

Cathleen Fillmore was terrified the first time she was invited to speak at a conference. While she is no longer terrified, she admits that she is nervous virtually every time she speaks, and she has given hundreds of speeches. Being nervous is...... Read more

Guest Post by Lucy Reed For many entrepreneurs, the idea of spending your creative talents in a typical 9-5 can be frustrating and even demoralizing. Using your knowledge, skills and talents as a contractor or independent worker is what...... Read more

Influence is a hot topic.  Dale Carnegie was probably not the first author of a book on influence, but his book How to Win Friends and Influence People may be the best known book on that topic.  Being able to influence others...... Read more

What do most people do today when they are considering buying from another company?  They search online to read about the company. Google gives high ranking to LinkedIn, resulting in LinkedIn profiles coming up high when searches are done in...... Read more

In 2011, Derek Doepker was a broke rock musician, working as a valet at a restaurant, and had to sell his keyboard to pay his rent.  Fast forward to today, he is now a 7 time bestselling author who has sold over 50,000 copies of his books...... Read more

Guest post by Joseph Mercado When it comes to being a non-fiction author, there is a lot that goes into the process of reaching your goals and being successful. There is a sequence to stick to and a set regimen to getting things done in the time...... Read more

According to an FBI study, one out of five small businesses will be subject to cyber liability. Depending on the type of threat, the impact could be a loss of over $100,000. Cyber threats overall cost businesses over $1 billion annually, and the...... Read more