Technology

The Simple Machine of Technology

In exploring the simple machine of technology, I look back to when my parents owned a restaurant. Naturally, my first job was doing data entry for my Dad. He had written the computer programs to process and analyze the sales and labor data for his restaurant. But in order for those to work, the numbers…

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WHAT METRICS TO MEASURE: HARNESS TECHNOLOGY

What Metrics to Measure: Harness Technology

You aren’t wrong if you expect me to be giddy with excitement about using technology for metrics. You might be surprised though that I’m actually not an advocate of getting super automated and fancy. Sometimes simplicity is the best route to take. Listen to Season 1: Episode 12 How to Track Your Metrics By now,…

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Avoiding Potholes on the Road to Growth

You’re growing your business. And while we all look forward to that smooth, consistently growing and improving ride, we know that the road to success is a lot bumpier than that. But is there a way to avoid some of those growth potholes? The answer is yes- by harnessing outside expertise. When we talk about…

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Your Lack of Efficiency and Effectiveness is Killing Your Business

It’s time to get real. Like really real. You are missing out on efficiency and effectiveness in your business. And it’s killing you. Many of my clients come to me because they are just exhausted. Every. Day. Their calendars are full of things to do that aren’t helping them. Do You Even Have Efficiency and…

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The Right Technology for Your Business

“Technology will never work for me.” Does that sound like you? Sometimes it can feel like it’s impossible to get anything done with the systems you have. But having the right technology for your business can be what helps you increase your efficiency and garner better results. Choosing Technology for Your Business It can be…

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The Easy Answer to the #1 Business Marketing Question

There’s a lot of business marketing questions I get asked regularly. They’re great questions that every business needs to have answered. In fact, they’re so important that it’s vital to know what they are – and the answers to them. So… have you asked (and answered) these important business marketing questions? What social channels should…

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Switching “on” Your Automation Mindset

  Here’s the low-down on ways to become more aware of ways that you can automate your business (yup, you – no matter what kind or size of businesses).  So often we go through our days on “auto-pilot”, doing things the way we’ve always done them without a thought to whether we could be working more…

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Less Steps = Easier Posting with WordPress 3.9

The latest version of WordPress is packed with great improvements for efficient post and page creation. Check out all the good stuff! Images Adding an image? Just drag it over & drop it. Yep, that’s all. Don’t worry about clicking on “Add Media” anymore, just grab and go. Once you get it there, is it…

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