How We Tripled Our Blog Traffic in 3 Months

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Yes, I know, this is a bit of a clickbaity title, but it’s true. We did triple our blog traffic in 3 months, and while there was a lot of work and different things that went into tripling our traffic, there is one common thread. The Money Mix Insiders blogging group. We joined the Insiders blogging group after being offered a 3-month free trial, and we saw so much progress that we had to join once our trial period was up. In fact, we saw more progress in 3 months of working with the group than we had over the previous 2 years. And this progress was despite hours of self-education on blogging and building a blog. The thing is, it takes much more than excellent and consistent writing to be successful with a blog. There are a lot of tricks and techniques that most bloggers won’t share that are […]

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5 Trends That Are Transforming the Workplace

5 Trends That Are Transforming the Workplace

2020 came along and changed the way we work. Now, with the world returning to some form of normalcy, there are new trends happening that have been changing the workplace. With the way things have changed over the years and the new technology we have these days, it goes without saying that progress is the way of the future. If you want to stay on the cutting edge in your industry, consider these 5 trends in the workplace that are changing and improving the way we get things done. Check them out: 1 – Working from home is more popular than ever Previously, working from home was something that only some people did, such as web designers and freelance writers, but now, with so many companies switching to the WFH environment due to COVID-19, this type of work is becoming normal for many brands. Having seen that it works, many […]

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5 Tips to Manage Payroll Efficiency

5 Tips to Manage Payroll Efficiency

No matter the size of your business, ensuring payroll efficiency is one of its top priorities. Timely payroll processing contributes to employee satisfaction and goes a long way towards establishing optimal business operations. At the surface, optimizing your payroll processing is easier said than done. With a plethora of processes to manage simultaneously, enhancing each of them for maximum productivity is nothing short of a challenge. But learning about choice approaches can help you effortlessly improve the process. If you are looking to optimize your payroll processing activities, the following 5 tips are exactly what you need. From cutting back on manual processes to maintaining the desired level of accuracy, these tips can help you tick all the boxes on your list of payroll improvements. 1. Use a Specialized Solution to Combine Accuracy With Efficiency Turning to payroll software can help you establish the required efficiency level in a simple […]

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4 Budget-Friendly Tools Every Startup Can Afford

4 Budget-Friendly Tools Every Startup Can Afford

When you start your own business, it’s important to have the right tools to help push your company into a new period of growth. With that said, you might feel a bit overwhelmed trying to determine what tools are best. But we’ve got your back. Below, we’ve compiled a list of helpful and affordable tools you might want to consider for your business. Keep reading to learn more. 4 Budget-Friendly Tools Every Startup Can Afford Recruiting Software One of the biggest challenges for startups is hiring and scaling their workforce. After all, you can’t do everything yourself or force a large workload on a small team. If you and your employees feel burned out or you’re forecasting serious burnout in the near future, it’s time to look for additional help. However, hiring is in itself a very labor-intensive and time-intensive process. So, how can you streamline the recruiting process? Well, […]

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5 Essential Steps to Take to Successfully Grow Your Startup

5 Essential Steps to Take to Successfully Grow Your Startup

Whether you’re a self-taught business owner or an industry professional with an MBA, you’ll need tools to grow your startup. Here they are.  With so many businesses on the market, you need consistent growth in order to stand out amongst the crowd. Here are five steps you can take to successfully grow your startup.   Step 1: Understand Your Market When developing your product, it’s important to know exactly which corner of the market you’re hoping to occupy, and what will make your business different from others in said corner. To hone in on your target market, consider the following: Your estimated price point (and, therefore, the average socioeconomic status of your target customer). The most common market(s) for your type of product or service, historically.  The pain points you are addressing with your startup (you might realize that you can actually tap into more markets than you previously thought!). […]

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5 Great Internal Marketing Tips to Boost your Revenue

5 Great Internal Marketing Tips to Boost your Revenue

Marketing firm hired – check. Money spent on Google Ads – check. Facebook page created – check. Then when we finally get that customer on the phone and into the office our precious marketing work is done – right? … Not so fast. Congratulations, you’ve earned yourself a first date with that customer, but now you need to fill that experience with great conversation, good laughs, and even a trademark smile. Let’s face it, now that they’re in the door isn’t enough. An internal marketing strategy now becomes extremely vital.    At our office, we’ve tried over a dozen different ideas to maximize the value of our new and existing customers. Just getting them in the door isn’t good enough. Now that we’ve earned the opportunity to treat their needs, we need to make sure that we’re presenting these great and trusting customers with the best products and services at […]

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Founder and CEO Anthony Zhang is Someone you Need to Know

Founder and CEO Anthony Zhang is Someone you Need to Know

  “Can you tell me what was going through your head when once you finished your pitch, [Mark] Cuban looked at you blank in the face and said, ‘You didn’t tell me shit…’?” After all the research I had done for this interview with Anthony Zhang, this was the question I most wanted to ask. Without skipping a beat Anthony replied, “I was shitting my pants… Excuse the curse word.”      Anthony Zhang has co-founded 3 companies, two of which have already been acquired and the third is his current project that I detailed at length in this post   (BTW – I can’t wait to invest in his current project Vinovest – click here to check out the company yourself). He’s held the titles of CEO, Board Member, Director of Growth, Head of Marketing and Business Development, and now Angel Investor… And he’s only 25 years old. In […]

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How Vinovest Pours a New Opportunity for Everyday People

How Vinovest Pours a New Opportunity of investing in fine wine for Everyday People

  When we talk about historical investment options for the average American, we discuss stocks, bonds, precious metals, and if we’re fortunate enough to have saved up enough capital maybe we dive into real estate or a business investment as well. One thing I hadn’t considered as a realistic investment option, though, is fine wine. Well, thanks to Vinovest, a new LA-based startup run by a proven set of co-founders, investing in fine wine is no longer reserved for the ultra-wealthy. Everyday people – you and I – can do it, too.    (Sponsored content)   I had the great opportunity to sit down with Vinovest co-founder, Anthony Zhang, just a couple of weeks ago   During our conversation, I had the chance to:     Learn more about how the company, and more importantly how an investment in fine wine through Vinovest works, Determine if these investments are safe […]

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Have Fun and Convert Sales?!? How to Best Answer your Business’ Phone

Have Fun and Convert Sales?!? How to Best Answer your Business' Phone

  “Thank you for calling the Hard Rock, Maui! This is Mike – how can I rock your world?!” I remember like it was yesterday. Hands down the second-best job I’ve ever had (running this dental practice is pretty great). Young twenties, summer breaks, Maui Hawaii, … There must be a lesson we can take from that experience to apply and dramatically improve our businesses, am I right? In fact, there were many lessons I learned that I carry with me today, but the one I want to focus on here is how we were trained to answer the phone at ‘The Rock’ (as we called it).    What my managers in Maui understood that I think many of us in the business world forget is that customers may come because of your brand or marketing, but they’ll stay because of the experience you provide for them. My question to […]

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How to Boost your Business’ Internet Presence

How to Boost your Business' Internet Presence

  Having a strong internet presence is pivotal to the financial well being of your business. Sure, you can go above and beyond to create a unique customer experience and send out an army of current customers recruiting new ones on your behalf. But at the end of the day, those prospective new clients are going to use the ‘trust but verify’ method when it comes to recommendations from their friends and family. And the ‘verify’ portion will be done by typing (your business name here) into Google.    Go ahead, take a minute, and do the same. See what those potential customers see when they search for your business. Do they find anything at all? And if they do find you, does what they see compel them to click on your website and eventually reach out to schedule an appointment?   The truth is that we can all get […]

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