Jason Bridges built his company by providing a unique experience and highly-personalized follow up to his customers. He did it so well that many of his fellow business owners on Nantucket are happy to refer him business without compensation. In this interview – part of the ongoing Entrepreneur Video Series – Jason talks about how [...]
Continue reading...January 23, 2012 20 Comments
How To Create Your Own Luck
A few nights ago I was talking with my wife Kookkai about goals and plans. What I told her was that I have a single long-term goal and many short-term plans. My long-term goal is to create as many opportunities for she and our daughter Palamee as I possibly can. How I create those opportunities [...]
Continue reading...January 22, 2012 26 Comments
Why The Internet Marketing Gurus Are Completely Wrong
Many entrepreneurs, when first looking at how to attract and convert their ideal customers online, run into Internet Marketing “gurus” that suggest using techniques such as creating information products, membership sites and more. For many these paths lead straight to failure. Here’s why… What Do You Think? Let’s talk about it in the comments below.
Continue reading...January 20, 2012 34 Comments
Beware Of Compromise – Get What YOU Want!
How many times have we thought about what we really want and immediately scaled it back? No sooner do we set our sights on something we long for then we tone it down. Right out of the gate we compromise. Compromise is not a bad thing in itself, in fact in some cases it’s actually [...]
Continue reading...January 19, 2012 16 Comments
New In The Dempsey Marketing Store: Content Creation 101
When I had my first business providing IT services I was driving all over D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Being busy was great however frankly I suck at directions. My wife Kookkai reminds me of this quite often so I know it’s true This is before Google Maps and iPhones came out, so before I would [...]
Continue reading...January 18, 2012 31 Comments
What Makes You Buy Stuff?
People buy things for many reasons. Sometimes it’s to help them get ahead at work or in business, other times it’s simply to own something that shows their status. In the video today I explain the reasoning behind a number of my purchases and ask you about yours. Now I Put The Question To You… What [...]
Continue reading...January 17, 2012 14 Comments
How To Build A Product Company On The Side – Kelly Lester
Kelly Lester is an entrepreneur, actress, wife and mother, currently building her second business – Easy Lunchboxes. She is also a huge inspiration for anyone that thinks their life is so busy they could never create a successful business from an idea. For this installment of the Entrepreneur Interview Series Kelly discusses how she build and [...]
Continue reading...January 16, 2012 29 Comments
A Content Curation WordPress Theme That Will Rock Your Socks Off
Becoming a trusted resource for your business’ community is imperative. People are looking to you as the source of information on your subject. One of the best ways to build authority while publishing original content is content curation. Content curation is something we’ve discussed before, but now the game is about to change. The question [...]
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