Have you automated your social media marketing? It’s a work-in-progress still for me as I experiment and learn new things, especially over at the MaximizeYourMoney Financial Coaching site. The social media marketing challenge Honestly, a lot of marketing really isn’t rocket science. Yes, it definitely takes some thought, and oftentimes some creativity, but once messages […]
Has getting seed and angel investments gotten harder?
I hear continued frustration from founders who are trying to raise funds. Sure, the media loves to talk about the companies that are getting funded, but in reality those popular companies have always been a very small percentage of the companies that are actively fundraising. Many thousands are having a hard time getting funded and […]
angel, Business, entrepreneur, Founder, founders, Funding, Fundraising, Investing, Start-up, VC, ventureEntrepreneurs need patience, but few seem to have it
Very few startups are overnight successes. In fact the “overnight successes” that you can think of right now probably took years to hit that “overnight” point. It takes time to get a new venture off the ground. And during that initial period of time (which can very realistically be measured in years) there is a […]
Business, customers, entrepreneur, Founder, Fundraising, small business, startups, venture4 Things To Do Before Quitting Your Job to Start Your Own Business
I love entrepreneurship. It isn’t for everyone, and yes it is risky (though there are some things you can do to minimize startup risk), but there are also a lot of benefits to running your own business. Maybe you realize that a large percentage of American millionaires are small business owners and you want to […]
budgeting, Business, entrepreneur, Finance, Founder, savings, small business, Start-up, ventureFrom Zero To…? Twitter Followers
For perspective, I’m writing this on April 25th (my birthday btw, in case you want to send a card :>). I just started a process to grow a Twitter following for the MaximizeYourMoney Twitter account (feel free to follow it – I’d appreciate it!). Baseline: Zero followers. A Posting System Needed… April 22nd I subscribed […]
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