I first read about the importance of sales in entrepreneurship after reading Robert Kiyosaki’s classic book — Rich Dad Poor Dad. He described it as the number one skill of an entrepreneur, and I found this to be very true. Learning sales was a real challenge for me as I…

I’m not sure if I should write this post as it’s brutally honest, but I think it needs to be written on behalf of all of the excellent CEOs out there. Just the other day, I had a disagreement with one of our developers about something that was not completed…

Here’s how to avoid the most common mistakes made by local business owners. 1. Managing Time Poorly The first online marketing company I built is named “Kala Digital”. Kala means “time” in Sanskrit, one of the oldest languages in the world. The reason I called the company “time” is because time is people’s most…

Here are the three most common misconceptions about Google Adwords marketing for local businesses: 1. By paying an agency you end up paying more One of the most common myths is that you pay more by using an agency rather than if you were to run your Adwords campaigns yourself. …

How you can use perfectly legal cyberstalking to help grow your local business A little known fact about online marketing is that over 90% of people will leave your website WITHOUT taking action. …

If I were to suggest one thing to local business owners, it would be to read. Nearly everything you want to achieve has been done before, so it’s a smart idea to leverage off the wisdom of others. Read like there’s no tomorrow. I’ve personally read 500+ books on the…

One sure-fire method to help separate your local business from the competition. One of the largest challenges when building your local business is separating your products and services from the competition. Every business owner wants to avoid what is commonly known as a “race to the bottom” — i.e. …

How one small change can increase the leads for your local business by 25%+ Of all the data you receive from your local business internet marketing agency, the most underrated element is your website conversion rate. Why is this so important? Quite simply, because if you are smart enough to…