Robbi Hess

Do You Need A Business Coach?

I have been spending a lot of time at various networking events and seminars in the past couple of weeks. While I am usually always looking to get out and meet and greet, I do like hearing from people who do things completely separate from what I do for a living and I also like to hear from people who are in my same career path -- social media and writing. 

It doesnt' matter how many sessions I sit in on regarding social media, I always walk away learning something new or hearing about a different technology or a way of doing the same task I'm doing just with a new perspective. 

Five Ways To Network Effectively & Efficiently

Where do you market? If you’re like  lot of entrepreneurs, you find it much easier to simply network from the comfort of your keyboard than to wear something other than sweatpants and slippers, right? Well, if you’re not “out there” shaking hands, passing out business cards and talking about your business face-to-face, you’re missing out on some great ways to network and grow your business; there is no better way to interact with potential clients and business partners than with face-to-face interaction.

Even with the ease and speed of social media networking, to truly brand yourself and your business you need to have face-to-face interaction.  Networking at business events means you will have to perfect your “elevator pitch,” shake hands and hand out business cards, it is a great way to meet potential clients.

What you do when you’re at networking events – whether Chambers of Commerce, industry-specific events and seminars – establishes you as a credible business person. One of the main goals when you’re networking will be to set yourself up as an expert in your field – a person with whom like-minded entrepreneurs will want to interact, use as a referral source and (bottom-line) do business with.

Do You Have A Clear Path Toward Cash?

Recently I went to an event called LEAP for Success and was surrounded by incredible business owners and dreamers who were making it happen. One part of the event I found originally off-putting was that the leader, Patricia Drain, made all participants move to a different table and interact with new business owners at each segment. It's a bit difficult to get out of your comfort zone and have to meet new people every three hours, but it was a great way to hear new ideas -- more than you'd hear if you stayed put at your original table spot. 

The days were full of inspiration, networking hints and tips and constant tabletop interaction and brainstorming with those around you. From working on ideas for passive income to making a decision on if you're truly following your passion in your business life, I walked away with a notebook full of ideas and a burning desire to implement all of them. 

Five Tips Entrepreneurs Need To Learn To Love Writing!

Entrepreneurs wake up every morning, dash to their computers and pound out a blog post, right? It's what you love to do as you're sipping your morning cup of coffee, am I right? Are you looking forward to jumping into your social media updates, writing a blog post or two, putting together a proposal or even composing business correspondence. Raise your hand if you love it. Hhhmm I am not seeing too many hands. Do you find writing to be a chore? Just not something that you enjoy because you don't know what to write about, you stress about grammar and punctuation or is it simply the blank screen that makes you freeze?

Regardless of the reason, there are many of you out there who simply don't embrace the task of writing. Thankfully there are tools out there to help you with your writing tasks and there are writers that will work with you to compose daily correspondence, blog posts and even perform your social media for you.