Without marketing your business could stagnate, or even worse, close.  Identifying and correcting some basic marketing mistakes will help you to promote and grow your business.

Here are my Top Ten Marketing Mistakes

Many of you broke into a sweat after reading the title, didn’t you?  Many people don’t have a marketing plan because they think it’s too hard, too time consuming, or they just don’t know where to start.

As an avid networker, both locally and in a number of online communities, I meet people in all career areas, and from many industries.  I’m always surprised at how much we all have in common, whether we are entrepreneurs, work in the corporate world, or are just not working at all, for any number of reasons.

When I was young, our family spent time at a secluded lake house.  I recall sneaking off to a hidden spot where someone had built a cool tree house. To get to the main part of this ingenious tree house, you had to cross a 30-foot rope bridge strung between two trees, about 25-feet off the ground.  I didn’t for an instant consider the danger it posed

One of the things I enjoy most about having my own business is the freedom to choose who I’ll do business with.  Not that I’ve always enjoyed that luxury, but my business is at a point where I can be a bit picky about who I decide to do business with.

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As an avid networker, both locally and in a number of online communities, I meet people in all career areas, and from many industries.  I’m always surprised at how much we all have in common, whether we are entrepreneurs, virtual assistants (VAs), work in the corporate world, or are just not working at all, for any number of reasons.