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Summer summer, the time to relax… right? It’s likely that each summer sales seems to be a lot slower compared to the rest of the year, because a lot of people are taking a lot of days off and new plans are usually starting in September.
So, you have a lot of time and you want to make more sales? I have a couple of tips and tricks of things you can do when summer sales are slow. 10 Things to do when summer sales are slow:
You know I’m all about email marketing if you read this blog and I’m always looking for new ways to communicate with my customers.
I recently received an email from SendPulse to check it out, and I did!
The bigger your email list, the more inactive subscribers you’ll get. The art of engaging content and a combination of preparing your subscribers for the content they’re about to receive both help, but the best thing ever is a ‘subscriber rating’, something SendPulse offers.
Sendpulse offers multiple channels of communications with customers to take the relationship (and engagement!) to the next level. Besides email, you can also communicate via web push notifications, SMS, and Viber. That’s great because email alone is not enough anymore.
Ready to take your funnels to the next level? With SendPulse you can send different types of messages separately or combine them into autoresponders. Who says you have to be online all the time to be active? (more…)
Get married – buy a house – have kids – live happily ever after. For many young couples that’s the dream. But, it’s not so easy to achieve these days. In fact, just the thought of saving a deposit for a mortgage is enough to put many young people off the idea of buying a home entirely. But, does it have to be so impossible? Here are some tips that could help you reach your financial goals.
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The idea of a “mini-retirement” was first made popular by Tim Ferriss’ in his New York Times bestselling book; the 4 Hour Work Week. This book, despite its title, doesn’t encourage people to just work four hours a week. It’s all about changing their paradigm from one of being a wage slave where more is better, to focus on how to propagate “quality of life” in the sense of having both the time and money to be “free”.
Make sure you read my Beginner’s Guide To F.I.R.E (Financial Independent Retire Early)
One of the core concepts, suggests people should take a mini-retirement at regular intervals throughout their career and explore the world in their twenties, thirties and forties rather than use up the best years of their life working for someone else, feeling exhausted the whole time, barely able to squeeze much juice out of life!
Once upon a time, the vast majority of people subscribed to something known as the 40×40 Plan, which referred to the fact people would get an education then work for forty hours a week for forty years of their life then retire on 40% of their salary.
It was at this point that people would finally begin to travel and explore the world and squeeze the most out of life, but think about that for a second. At sixty fives years old people have very different levels of health, fitness, and vitality than they did in their twenties – thus people aren’t always able to pursue the activities on their bucket list if they wait until retirement.
There’s also the sobering realization that not everyone makes it to retirement. What if you spend your whole life working, thinking that tomorrow will be better, only for tomorrow to be taken from you prematurely.
Today, many people are looking for ways to squeeze the most out of their lives, particularly with regard to travel, as young as possible, and one of the best ways to do this is to take regular mini-retirements.
The emphasis today appears to have shifted from amassing great wealth to creating a “freedom lifestyle”.
In today’s flourishing digital economy the opportunity to work remotely, from anywhere in the world, providing you have a laptop and a decent internet connection is in abundance. For many people, “living the dream” no longer features a corner office, fancy title, and fast car parked in their garage – it’s more akin to jetting off to an exotic location and working from their laptop on a beach whilst drinking from a fresh coconut.
The idea of mini-retirements was first introduced by Tim Ferriss in his New York Times bestselling book, but since then the concept has peaked the interest of bloggers, freelancers and digital nomads alike. This article digs deeper into the idea of mini-retirements and looks at some of the destination choices you might want to consider.
If you’ve ever faced financial difficulties, there are no sweeter sounds than hearing that you’re finally debt free and off the Highway to Hell. Money-talks and financial problems will arise. If you’re not careful, that financial instability will Walk All Over You. It’s a Long Way to the Top, but restoring a sense of sustainability will bring a far brighter future. (more…)
A business is like a tree. It will likely start off as a tiny and vulnerable sapling. It needs to be protected, nourished and nurtured if you expect it to grow into a mighty oak. Quitting your day job to join the ranks of the entrepreneurs is an admirable pursuit, and those who walk this path should be commended for their bravery, ingenuity and determination… but that doesn’t mean it’s not a risky endeavor. The business climate is fast paced, extremely competitive and rapidly evolving. While there are literally millions of new businesses registered around the world every year, it’s no secret that around half of them don’t make it past the 5 year mark. If you have a burning passion for your startup and want to see it grow over time into a thriving and profitable enterprise it needs a steady stream of income and investment to help facilitate organic and sustainable growth. (more…)
Lately, I’ve been thinking about trying to earn an EXTRA $1,000,000 to ‘build’ my retirement, as this is something you have to think about yourself as a business owner. (more…)
This might come as a surprise to you, but I planned my first world trip in 2 months. I had an idea, I bought a ticket and I left. This sounds silly because most travel agencies recommend at least 6 months planning for long-term travel, but I did it anyways and I was fine. I’d do it again tomorrow, if only I had enough money… money always seems the problem. So here’s how to save a lot of money for your next weekend trip, world trip or just ANY trip, because these money savers help me to continuously travel all the time! It’s not always about saving money because sometimes it’s hard to even get a job, then it’s more important to travel smarter and learn how to make more money and travel cheaply. (more…)
Let’s be honest, after a long day at work, there’s nothing better than watching something. Narcos, Homeland, Friends or GOT, I’ve seen it all.
Never did I know that I was doing it all wrong!
You can get paid to watch videos. OMG.
So here’s an introduction to how I just made $25 watching a couple of videos.
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In finance I’d say, it’s never too late to get your finances under control. I’ve always been really good at managing my finances, but with all the full-time travel, I had more problems keeping track of my business finances. So right now, today, there’s no better time than starting with more organized finances. (more…)
Freedom means different things to different people; but the common theme appears to be that of having both the time and money to enjoy life on your own terms – to do the things you want to do, when you want to do them… and for a lot of people that is to live a life of travel.
Whether you want to travel the world, and live in a beach hut in Thailand for a few months or simply cruise along the West Coast in a cool convertible staying at hip places like the Hotel Republic San Diego… you’re going to need fuel to get there, and in this sense, fuel is money.
In today’s flourishing digital economy there is the opportunity to work remotely, from anywhere in the world, providing you have a laptop and a decent internet connection! No doubt you’ll have heard the tales of someone giving up their daily grind in order to travel the world… where they exchange the shackles of the nine-to-five for flexible working hours and the congested commute for a pleasant walk from their beach hut to a local coffee shop.
The benefits of this remote working lifestyle are clear… there are plenty of people who, right now, have exchanged their office cubicle for a beach in Thailand, getting a foot massage for a few dollars, whilst working on their iPad.
The opportunity to work remotely, and live the freelancing dream is within your grasp – but unless you’re able to generate a decent income you could end up spending your time pacing the beach in a state of financial stress rather than blissful relaxation!
This article looks at a few tips for making it today as a digital nomad. (more…)
If you’re having money problems then you’re not alone. In this strange post-recession world, people of all backgrounds are struggling to fix their financial situations. It doesn’t matter how much money you have – whether you’re rich or poor, the thing that matters is what you do with your money. Even the biggest earners can put themselves in a tricky financial situation if they don’t do more to protect their money today and ensure a better future tomorrow. Likewise, the lowest earners can have a comfortable and secure life if they take greater care to safeguard their income. (more…)