Chris C. Ducker's Blog, page 11
September 6, 2016
10 Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should Attend Tropical Think Tank 2017
The online business landscape changes at a blistering pace and it is up to entrepreneurs to stay up-to-datewith the latest tips, tactics and techniques if they want to stay ahead of the game! Events and conferences are the perfect way to blend work and meeting new people, but sometimes it can even be more than just that – sometimes it’s life-changing.
It’s this term, life-changing, that we hearfrom Tropical Think Tank attendees more than anything else, when we ask them to sum up their experie...
August 16, 2016
Using the Power of ‘Batching’ to Boost Your Daily Productivity
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24hour days”– Zig Ziglar
This quote usually puts things in perspective for me, especially when I find myself trying to focus and get work done. As entrepreneurs, it can be all tooso easy to be bogged down by the daily distractions of running a business – especially one that’s online.
And as an online business owners youmust be doing everything toboost your daily productivity, and maximize your time ‘at work’.
How many times ha...
August 2, 2016
7 ‘Must Listen’ Podcast Episodes for Personal Brand Entrepreneurs
If you’re anything like me, and the majority of the members of our Youpreneur Community, the chances are that you’re an entrepreneur that’s on the go a lot of the time.
Traveling to speakat live events, holding workshops, doing book tours, interviews for press, visiting coaching clients – all that time adds up.Which is fine,it comes with the territory. However, what isn’t fine is if we’re wasting that time by watching movies on the plane, or snoozing in the back of the taxi.
Thanks to the wo...
July 19, 2016
The 10-Step Small Business Website Checklist [Infographic]
Nowadays everything is instant – instant messaging, instant results, instant gratification – catching the attention of a new visitor / customer has never been more challenging.These days you barely have a minute (actually, it’s about 6-seconds, I believe!) to prove to your visitors that your website is worthsticking around for, which is why creating a strong first impression is crucial.
However, convincing themto stay and take a longer look involves a lot more than just a well designed site.
...July 18, 2016
How to Claim YOUR Piece of the YouEconomy!
The age of the Youpreneur is well and truly here, as more and more entrepreneurs build long-term and successful businesses based on their personal brands.
As our audiences become more particular with how they want to be treated as potential customers, it’s all about bringing a more personal approach to educating, inspiring and helping people that willset us apart from other faceless companies, or brands.
To help you claim your own own slice of the ‘youeconomy’ pie, check out this newvideo, w...
July 5, 2016
Why Every Entrepreneur Should Invest in a Stand-Up Desk
What if you burned out, and put in place a one year goal to remove yourself from your business completely?
What if, after achieving that goal and enjoying a couple of years of entrepreneurial freedom, you ended up in hospital with a blown L5-S1 disc in your lower back, along with the fact that you needed invasive spine surgery that was going to have you onthe operating tablefor 6-hours and facing a recovery period of 6-months, to a year… to fix it?
Well, welcome to my life!
All that happened...
June 21, 2016
How to Boost Your Productivity When Working at Home
As many solopreneurs will tell you, working at home definitely has its perks. You don’t have to worry about traffic or commuting. There’s no supervisor, or boss that you have to report to and your office is where you want to make it – in most cases your home.
However, it does have its challenges – the lack of interaction with workmates, not being able to disengage from work as regularly, the many distractions and temptations that come from working at home can make it difficult for an entrepr...
June 7, 2016
10 Quick Tips to Brand Building Brilliance [Infographic]
If the word “McDonalds” popped up in a conversation, chances are that your brain flashed an image of those distinctive golden arches and maybe a cheeseburger almost immediately. Now if someone offered you a good deal you on a generic laptop, chances are that you would second-guess it. But, if that laptop had a glowing Apple logo on it, however, the story changes completely.
This is the power of good branding, what John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing calls “the art of becoming knowable, likabl...
May 24, 2016
How to Create a High Converting Optin Offer for Your Website
I have to admit, it’s a pretty exciting time for us entrepreneurs nowadays. There always seems to be a new idea, social media platform or tool to discover, to help us get our brands and businesses heard.
While it’s always a great feeling to work on new ideas and strategies, it’s also important to pull back sometimes and focus on the basics. Namely, making sure that building your email list should still be a top priority. As my good friend Amy Porterfield always says, “the energy of your busin...
May 10, 2016
How to Organize and Run a Mastermind Session [Infographic]
Sometimes getting caught up in the everyday grind of your business makes it way too easy to fall into a rut. This can lead to missed opportunities, or not being able to see problems the way an outsider can – and it can happen without you even realizing it!
It’s happened to me. Many times – but, not anymore!
Mastermind groups have become such a staple in myentrepreneurial life, and it’s no wonder why that is. Having a core group of peers to help support, inspire and give you that nudge in the...
