How not to sell – Earth to Rich Schefren!
Recently I watched the incredibly long, 2-part, sales pitch from Rich Schefren over at Strategic Profits. Supposedly Rich is a ‘guru’s guru’ (when it comes to internet marketing I guess, not as in a spiritual guru). So, I made it through the pitch and I have to say there were some things I found interesting.…
In Remembrance of Lolly
Just over 5 years ago a dear friend and fellow musician Paul Lawton was killed in a horrific industrial accident. Paul and I played together in ‘The Margraves’ and on some other sessions. Paul moved out to Vancouver in the late 90s and took up with some great musicians out there, including the multi Juno-nominated…
Greed as a business model – LOTR on BluRay
In a couple of weeks Lord of the Rings finally makes an appearance on Blu-Ray (the delay caused in most part by legal wranglings). Fans around the world are complaining that the editions being released are the theatrical editions – not the extended editions that we’ve been able to buy (or rent) for years. (God,…
Step 3 – Be Flexible
Don’t go into business thinking you know exactly what that business is going to do. The fact is that once you start trading and getting feedback from customers and seeing how your sector really operates odds are you will see signs of where you’d best fit. Don’t ignore signs to change Go where the market…
There Are Many Languages in the World
Following up on my last post – about there being many countries in the world – you should also remember that there are many languages. Just take a look at this: There are 6,800 known languages spoken in the 200 countries of the world. 2,261 have writing systems (the others are only spoken) and about 300…