Covid-19 has turned the world upside within a matter of weeks, including the church. A lot of churches weren’t ready to start streaming their services online, but in the wake of the hour by hour updates, this Sunday most churches won’t be able to meet due to restrictions of gatherings over 50. I thought it
Everything is cancelled. Which means we have finally have time to stop the rush and enjoy the slow. We don’t have to run to dance or hockey or cooking class, rushing from activity to activity. The Coronavirus put us on a forced rest. Slowing down isn’t a part of our modern society, but it is
Customer appreciation is such an important facet of business, yet often overlooked by most business owners. But don't underestimate the power of appreciation. One reason I love networking is because I can look across industries and pull out what I like most about them, or what I perceive their strengths to be. The real estate
Last week I released a video about Facebook sending more traffic to your website than Instagram. Click here to watch the video. This is a very important element to consider when deciding if you will be using Facebook or Instagram as your primary social media platform. Instagram doesn’t lead as much traffic to your
For the last six months, I’ve noticed that Instagram organic reach is dramatically dropping, and the decline is considerable. There are a few reasons for this - Instagram is very saturated, and following in the footsteps on Facebook - trying to get businesses to pay for views. The reason social media marketing is so
There is less than 12 weeks until Christmas, which means you need to start planning your holiday marketing campaigns. If you start strategizing early, you will have a solid plan in place that will build your brand awareness and increase sales by December 1. Fun fact: Holiday shoppers start buying presents as early as
Google Reviews work!! As a consumer, I look up restaurants, resorts, cameras and more on Google to check out reviews. I trust what people are saying! Statistics say that the public trusts Google Reviews, and believe they are more genuine. Reviews are a great way for businesses to grow their brand and increase their digital
People keep asking me how I grew my business so fast. It's not something I necessarily sit around and think about, but when the same question came up again this week, I paused. What am I doing that is making people take notice? Three things popped out to me as I started thinking about my
If you found out 75% of your customers and potential clients were hanging out a particular restaurant, would you hang out there to meet them or at least advertise there? Of course you would! Any sane business owner would. So why is it still people don't put time into Facebook? By the way: even if
"When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't." - Thomas Edison I've been talking to a lot of people in the last year, and an interesting theme I am seeing is the response to failure. There are two types of people: those who get paralyzed by it, and those who keep going. Who
