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  1. Christiano

    Social Media Automation and Twitter Edutainment

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    During my quest to expand my knowledge and content quality for my management consultancy firm, I began to focus more on marketing automation. Huge potential with fantastic scalability IF executed properly. Mostly I see spam. While we all think of email as the means to execute marketing...
  2. Christiano

    Quote of the Day - QOTD

    HOT! MINDSET 
    "Resistance to change prevents optimal results. Roll with it."
  3. Christiano

    Opinions Needed: Can a SaaS startup survive without Investment?

    EXECUTION SAAS / APPS 
    I agree there are definite circumstances where equity is not necessary. I think it's worth considering that validity of equity exchange is situation dependent. What are the circumstances involved in relation to: requirements for a minimum viable product/service, market trends, ease of...
  4. Christiano

    Opinions Needed: Can a SaaS startup survive without Investment?

    EXECUTION SAAS / APPS 
    As someone who has solicited investment funds before, it's not a question of if it's possible, but whether the acceleration of time is worth the cost of equity. This leads to questions of: what is the value of time accelerated (how much time, reduced risk of speed to market) versus cost of...
  5. Christiano

    Opinions needed! To continue my eCommerce store or not?

    RANT 
    Why not just find out what you enjoy doing and do that? At least this way you are not wasting your time plus there's no resistance in spending time in mastering what you enjoy. When you get good at it, charging a fee is easily justifiable and there are a variety of ways to monetize which may or...
  6. Christiano

    Hello From Sinztu in Toronto

    INTRO 
    Great into and good for you. For the sales funnel, hopefully you have built a recurring revenue model in your SEO agreements. From there, cross-selling from a post-lead conversion can help you provide a more comprehensive offering that will not only assist with churn prevention, but help...
  7. Christiano

    Jumping in

    INTRO 
    This is good. Identifying a lack of fulfillment and purpose - you can work with that. Fulfillment of a sense of purpose comes from representing your values in an actionable way. Understand those values. With that said, here is a video I think you would appreciate:
  8. Christiano

    Jumping in

    INTRO 
    Let go of manifestation. Life is about navigating choice. You say you feel empty? Why? WHAT is it that causes that? Is the emptiness related to your employment? If so, what is it about employment you don't like? What do you like about your employment? After getting the answers to the above...
  9. Christiano

    Not a native ANG speaker, how to proceed? My own product vs. affiliate. Help please!

    I'm just doing some quick math here, but if you are charging $50 to $100 per sale and let's assume your net profit is only 30% (which is ridiculously low for a digital product), that means you would need what 50 sales to justify $375 in translation spend to be left with a 20% net profit...
  10. Christiano

    How do you say thank you?

    MARKETING 
    Sincerity with deliberate intent that demonstrates not says you thought of them. Example: I had a client that was having a tough time investing in a resource who did not appreciate the opportunity. Inspired by the circumstance, I wrote a blog piece on "Defining Quality Resources by...
  11. Christiano

    Ascent to Greatness and Success

    EXECUTION 
    Skipping the family stuff for two reasons: 1) No excuses 2) Nothing to learn here relevant to the solution I would actually consider offering ghostwriting services right out of the gate. There's a big need for content as everyone is looking to write blogs and stand out which they use and post...
  12. Christiano

    Do you think the barriers to entry for the internet will fall?

    Interesting question. Yes, the barrier of entry is already low, but I also believe the barrier to entry is irrelevant. Consider differentiation along with the following ingredients to success: -communicating differentiation -sustaining the foundation -scaling success Whether it's creating...
  13. Christiano

    Nearly 23 year old man looking for direction

    PEOPLE 
    Pardon my directness, but you are messaging a group of people (entrepreneurs) that have one thing in common: they don't like being told what to do :) Kind of ironic ;) If you really want to pursue happiness, consider embracing that as well. With that said, there is a mind-shift necessary that...
  14. Christiano

    Give your feedback on my website and niche

    EXECUTION 
    Hey Longo, I noticed you described your niche as a specific Mexican herb that when brewed is called Palo Azul tea. This is not a niche, this is a product. Definition of a niche, "a specialized but profitable corner of the market." Here is the thought process to determine your niche: This...
  15. Christiano

    Paid email marketing providers necessary?

    MARKETING 
    I both sold and trained people on using email marketing software. Here is the low-down on these services and how it works: Background: The big players (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL etc) fund email out of their pockets at no cost SPAM remains a high percentage of email (been out of the space, but...
  16. Christiano

    "How do I find my niche?"

    I look at niche and consider identifying niche more of a "middle" step. The right direction doesn't come from others, it comes from you. When problem solving, once you identify the problem, then turn your back to it in order to look at the solution. Once you understand the solution you have...
  17. Christiano

    Creating a telemarketing business

    MARKETING 
    I have personally done cold-calling successfully and created scripts in 30 min for people who weren't and made sales after reading it for a few hours. When it comes to telemarketing, there really isn't an easy way to find a good solid provider. There is an opportunity for this business IF you...
  18. Christiano

    Article: 32 Lead Generation Tactics

    MARKETING 
    This is a fantastic share! Really appreciate this Andy - thank you!
  19. Christiano

    How to approach visitors through live chat

    PEOPLE 
    Awesome - manipulation tactics will not serve you long-term. For the chat as long as you set expectations on availability or even better, remove it when no one is there to answer. As far as customer expectations, you have roughly 60 seconds to respond when communicating via chat at most before...
  20. Christiano

    Clarity of Purpose (Get Your Goal Right)

    MINDSET 
    Very cool post - thank you for sharing. Funny you discuss about the "why" which made me think of Simon Sinek. I promise you guys will be blown away by this so enjoy:
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