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The Online Goldmine You're Not Using

Welcome to Famous in Your Field! Enjoy your free weekly tip to boost your fame factor. (Be sure to sign up in the box on the right to get on The VIP List for free tips and training, delivered straight to your inbox.) In the last six months I’ve gotten speaking engagements, influential new contacts…

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Networking Tip from The Charge, by Brendon Burchard

Welcome to Famous in Your Field! Enjoy your free weekly tip to boost your fame factor. (Be sure to sign up in the box on the right to get on The VIP List for free tips and training, delivered straight to your inbox.) I recently read Brendon Burchard’s book The Charge: Activating The 10 Human…

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Put this Tiny Patch of Marketing Real Estate to Work

Chances are there’s a tiny (but mighty) bit of marketing real estate that is not pulling its weight in your business: your business card. This 2″ x 3.5″ piece of card stock can do some heavy lifting for you. It carries your personal brand and your fame building message where ever you go. It makes…

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Not confident in your writing? Focus on these two things.

Admit it. You secretly long to be a published author. You can imagine the phone ringing.  The caller, completely breathless with excitement (hey, it’s your fantasy, right?) says that he’s just read your article in the Leading Publication for Your Industry. The topic you so brilliantly covered is exactly what he’s been struggling with…how soon can…

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Scary (Not Really) and True Stories about Publicity and Your Business

Welcome to Famous in Your Field! Enjoy your free weekly tip to boost your fame factor. (Be sure to sign up in the box on the right to get on The VIP List for free tips and training, delivered straight to your inbox.) Confession time: I’m a control freak. That’s not shocking; a lot of…

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The Simple Shift that will Make Your Videos More Engaging

Welcome to Famous in Your Field! Enjoy your free weekly tip to boost your fame factor. (Be sure to sign up in the box on the right to get on The VIP List for free tips and training, delivered straight to your inbox.) Video, video, video. In case you haven’t heard, video is hawwt. YouTube…

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The Secret about Trade Magazines that Could Boost Your Business

Want to build your fame platform? Get published. Small business owners, coaches and consultants know that being published will make them more widely known and boost their credibility, but are hesitant to approach magazine editors. Janet, a business consultant, and I were talking at a conference for women business owners where  she shared that she’d…

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New Business? Here's what you should do first

Today’s topic was inspired by one of our subscribers, Sandra. Sandra asked, “If you are just out starting your own business, how do you get your first client and start building from there?” That’s a great question because, as someone launching a new business, you’re probably wearing every hat yourself: operations, finance, HR, accounting, sales…

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How to Move People to Action with Your Words

Speaking is one of the pillars of becoming Famous in Your Field.  As a marketing tool, you can’t beat it. Speaking to an audience of ideal prospects lets you shorten the typical selling cycle – the length of time it takes for a prospect to become aware of you, know what you offer, believe that…

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Business Boosting Books: Steal This Idea from The Contrarian Effect

I love to read. But not everyone does, and even if you do, you may not have time to read the hundreds of business and personal development books published each week.  So, I wanted to do something that gives value to you at the same time that I do something that I enjoy. That’s why…

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