by Melissa Ward | Jan 21, 2015 | Business, Business Start Up
How many business ideas have you had? How many ideas have you implemented? Did they work? I’m sure some did. But to be truly successful in your business, you need to be committed. By committed, I mean, believe in it with all your heart and soul. You need to know...
by Melissa Ward | Nov 5, 2014 | Social Media
One of the most frequent questions I hear is “How do I start a blog?” There are many places online to start up a blog, but that’s not where you need to start. The real question you should be asking is, “How do I start a blog that people want to...
by Melissa Ward | Nov 3, 2014 | Social Media
Are you ready to gear up your online sales this holiday season? Black Friday and Cyber Monday are right around the corner. National Retail Federation (NRF) sees sales in November and December jumping 4.1% to $616.9 billion (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales),...
by Melissa Ward | Sep 3, 2014 | Social Media
I know – it’s a dog eat dog world. Every man / woman for himself. Especially, it seems, if you are in real estate. Agents are 1099’s, they technically work for themselves and live off of commissions. The industry has been designed to create...
by Melissa Ward | Apr 25, 2014 | Marketing, Social Media
Stop it… Just stop it. Let the lemmings do the #FF and all that. You’re job is to provide something of meaning, something of real, lasting value that is going to help people know you, love you and understand you. Look, I get the temptation, I’ve...
by Melissa Ward | Apr 22, 2014 | Business, Marketing
When you have no new leads, then you have no new business. Make sense, right? Believe it or not, you already have leads – you just haven’t properly cultivated them. Whether they are on an email list or business page or somewhere else within your reach,...
by Melissa Ward | Apr 7, 2014 | Social Media
I see too many business owners posting and over posting in the social networks with giving any thought to what they are sharing and how it impacts their bottom line. Doing a social media audit is one method of figuring out how to use your time efficiently. To perform...
by Melissa Ward | Apr 6, 2014 | Lifestyle, Relationships
Have you ever been in the middle of a great conversation, only to have it suddenly turn into an argument? You’re asking yourself what the hell happened, as the other person in now going off on some tangent that makes no sense to you at all. While you sit there...
by Melissa Ward | Apr 5, 2014 | Business, Social Media
A while back I saw a post on HARO (Help A Reporter Out) asking for video talent for On Demand Media. It sounded like a fun, new opportunity to get my name out, so I sent the producer a note. In her reply, she asked me for some video samples to review and photos of my...
by Melissa Ward | Apr 3, 2014 | Business, Lifestyle
I’ve always been a firm believer in the human spirit. We hear stories about how one person over came extreme odds to succeed at some goal they set for themselves. Take Silken Laumann. Silken was training for the 1992 Summer Olympics when she was in a serious...
