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Cold Calling Claptrap
Ever since I got my Ooma VOIP system, I’ve reduced my sales calls quite a bit. Anytime I get a sales call (usually a robocaller), I simply add the number to my blacklist. No more sales calls! Or almost… Lately, they’ve been resorting to using local numbers that make it look like a legitimate phone […]
Continue readingHard Work Is Good for What Ails You
Too many people shy away from hard work when they really should be working harder. From the inimitable Drayton Bird: Assuming you and I work equally smart, I’d think whichever one of us worked the hardest would come out ahead. Hard work is good for what ails you. When your business or job isn’t going […]
Continue readingThe Myth of the “Duplicatable” Business
In the biz-opp world, it’s popular to sell people on the idea of the so-called “duplicatable” business. You’ll often see copy that claims, “All the hard work has already been done for you! This business is super easy to duplicate. It’s truly a ‘plug and play’ opportunity.” I just scratched that out. Here’s some real […]
Continue readingWhat Do My Tax Dollars Get Me? Government Incompetence, Of Course!
“Five thousand dollars goes fast when the government takes ten…” I made a decent income in January, but it’s all gone already. It’s not because I’m a big spender either. Rather, it’s because the government is. Every year, between January 15 and January 31, my corporate taxes are due. First I pay the federal government. […]
Continue readingBetter Approach than Groupon? A Denver Restaurant Case Study
Lynndell Epp is the founder and owner of Mail Masters here in Denver. Just this month he published an interesting case study about a Mexican restaurant in Denver. This particular Mexican restaurant was slow. They needed more customers. They had tried multiple marketing programs, all of which had failed. (I’m not sure what they tried, […]
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