http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015 The latest quality free reprint articles from Mark Silver at SubmitYOURArticle.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:48:42 +0000 Day after day we're being treated to news of the global financial markets being flushed further and further down the toilet. If you run a small business, it can be hard to hold onto hope and inspiration, because maybe this time things really are doomed. Makes you wonder and doubt--did someone not buy simply because they didn't buy, or is this the beginning of the end of your business? http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/trauma-45202.php Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:58:45 +0000 So you struggle over getting all the details just right, like pricing and timing, and all the other features included in your offers so your best clients will buy from you. So why aren't they buying? It's because all of those details are actually the least important part of a purchasing choice. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/emailing-44222.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:20:02 +0000 Have you ever ended up TWO weeks behind in answering emails? An inbox full of missed opportunities, deadlines, and people you care about left with the sour taste that maybe you don't like them. Not good for business. Very good for encouraging an unhealthy sense of guilt, shame and pressure. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/answers-43261.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:10:02 +0000 “Fifteen years I've put into this business, and I'm just spent,” lamented one client. Another told me, “I pushed myself to get my website up, and I went over an edge with my health. It took me months to recover.” It's humbling to realize, but as you age, you just don't have the same ability to go all night, and to push through deadlines and projects as you did once upon a time. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/lifetime-43322.php Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:50:01 +0000 Sometimes the world delivers up vocabulary words that are just plain wrong. Painfully wrong. Words like "branding," which the world of marketing seems to love, but regular folks and cows just seem to hate. And it's because of how branding has often been used. Companies have done psychological studies on how to craft an environment that gets you to react in the way they want you to. It's like herding cattle into the searing-hot iron--ouch. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/branding-42765.php Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:10:02 +0000 You come off the freeway exit ramp, and bam, you're stuck behind a long line of cars at the stop sign, all wanting to turn left, the same way you want to go. Slowly, one by one, they go through the stop sign. You inch imperceptibly forward. Suddenly one of the cars peals off and goes right, instead of left. You're bored by this time, so you figure, what the heck--let's try it out. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/Unique-42764.php Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:00:02 +0000 As I write this, my wife Holly, myself, and our assistant Kate are planning to meet in a couple of hours. And why? So we can put a bunch of absolutely amazing and wonderful ideas on the back burner, and do nothing about them. It's probably not such a surprising idea for you, that you're supposed to prioritize your projects, and only focus on a few things at a time. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/prioritize-39806.php Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:20:01 +0000 Your business probably seems like many others. There are billyuns and billyuns of therapists, consultants, retailers, and healers. Yet, in order to make an impact and deeper connection with customers that is so necessary for a sustainable business, you need to distinguish yourself. However, just 'finding your voice' and 'developing your uniqueness' aren't often helpful strategies. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/powerful-39805.php Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:50:01 +0000 On a hot summer day in the early 1990's, I was standing in the middle of a California freeway. Four cars were piled up around me, and ambulances, fire engines, and the California Highway Patrol were arriving one after the other. Our paramedic unit had parked where the first-in unit had told us to park, and we were working on the car that first medic on-scene had directed us to. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/leader-38713.php Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:20:02 +0000 Every time I teach a class, and build in the buddy system, people are blown away by how much -easier- everything is, just from not doing it alone. And not just getting stuff done, but the insights, the perspective shifts. Everything changes when you aren't solo. http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mark-Silver-2015/mastermind-37336.php Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:30:02 +0000