A common question many business owners ponder: Do I invest in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Pay-Per Click (PPC) paid search advertising? Important question and an essential one for your business to grow. Their intent is simply to invest money and energy into the one form of advertising and lead generation that will give them […]
Appointment Setting by Phone with Bill Reis
“Sales is a contact sport. It takes contact to make sales.“ When filling rooms for events, setting appointments, or following up with prospects, dialing by phone will dramatically increase your show rates, appointments, and follow up sales, but that requires someone to pick up the phone. You can dial on your own, build an inside […]
11 Sources of Information to Keep You Up to Date
Having the ability to stay on top of business innovation and the news that matters is a daunting task for anyone these days. We are all constantly scrambling with the various aspects of our busy life within an ever changing environment. Then of course, we all have to contend with the abundance of information that is available. Knowing which sources […]
Do you have the right banking relationship?
There is always a cycle that occurs in the banking world that may be affecting some small business owners. First, let me take you down memory lane. Many business owners remember the small and regional banks when they first appeared or we first used them. They promise and delivered exceptional customer service. I am talking […]
Boomerang for Gmail: The New Email App To Make You More Productive
By Robert Estupinian One thing that is important for us here at Bay Area Mastermind is giving our members the latest tools and strategies to make them more efficient. After all owning a business should not be about working harder, it should be about liberating your time. So, today we have a new tool that […]
Year End Economic Review and What’s in Store for 2010?
On this new year eve we are looking to celebrate not only the new year but the start of a new decade. This is a good time for us to take a look back and see what we have achieved these last 10 years, and also look forward to the next period in our lives. […]
September’s Business Insights
In this post we want to cover some brief ideas that can give you some ideas for you and your business. Here you will find some ideas that can help you with your taxes, retirement, and give you a brief economic outlook. At Bay Area Mastermind our members always benefit from these insights and you […]
Social Media: What IS Twitter?
With all the buzz about Social Media and Social Networking, it’s easy to get caught up in which sites to be on. This is the first in a series of blog posts about the top sites that we’ve found, used and worked with and think would be of value to you, too.