Growth Hacking 101: Career and Personal Breakthroughs Usually Happen Together 2017 was another record business and sales year for many people. How did you do? Have you been working very hard with little show for it? Well, it could be you just haven’t done enough networking, or worked on your unique value proposition, haven’t given…
Exciting Trends and Business Opportunities: Solar Power What’s so exciting about residential solar power right now is not that solar panels are becoming inexpensive. It’s that homeowners can generate their own electrical power. As you’ll see in the video below, this wise entrpreneur is making a good amount of income from his installation ($5000 from 7000…
Best Business Books I discovered an excellent book that you’d be wise to read too. It’s called the Go-Giver, A little story about a powerful business idea. It’s about turning an old idea on its head; that being a go-getter, is really not the way to a better life. The book’s premise is that giving…
The US Needs Lower Interest Rates Now The current situation for the economy and the stock market is one of worry or fear over the US FED damaging the economy and ruining current investments and future business investment. The FED was late reacting to inflation which the US government created. Now it’s overshooting with smiles…
Improve Your Travel Lead Conversions and Grow Bookings/Sales Today’s post is likely the most important reading of all. We’re exploring how to increase bookings and revenue from all the traffic you generate through content marketing and PPC advertising. Wouldn’t it be nice to double or triple those bookings/subscriptions? My experience with clients is they need…
Travel SEO/Content/Social/PPC Services With each level of service, the quantity of work and commitment increases. If your goal is significant visibility, engagement, promotion, and revenue, then more strategy, work and time is needed. Getting to Know You Package This is a startup package for small agencies or tour companies so you can get started affordably…
Building Trust in Travel Web Marketing Trust is a big factor in business. From job interviews to lending to word of mouth, trust is an important consideration in everything we do. Even when travel consumers like what you offer, trustworthiness is a decision that will come into play, especially in the moment just before they…
3 Month Stock Market Outlook A trade war with China, excessive interest rates, consumer switch to experiences rather than goods, and the continuation of the AI-driven US economy will likely permeate the investment scene going forward. xChina may be a bigger story now as the block on talk on China dumping picks up steam. And…
What is the Essence of a Great Travel Article? That is the question to ask or you’ll never create one. And the answer might surprise you because it has to achieve a lot, and can’t just “read nice.” We know travel content is the most lively, inspiring, and personal type of content. So the bar…
Stock Market Forecasts Dow, S&P, NASDAQ Turbulent After yesterday’s higher-than-expected CPI report for March, confidence in the markets are a little shaken, and we wonder when this will impact the economy. The FED is obsessed with the CPI rate, and the forecasted rates erode the economy, business investment and the stock market. And the longer…
What Makes a Great Travel Experience? Why do people leave the comfort of their homes to spend a lot of money, interact with strangers, to see and do things they’ve never done before? And what about you personally? What experience do you you feel is essential to any long journey you might take this year?…
How to Promote Your Travel Blog in 2024 It’s never been more difficult for bloggers in any sector to succeed than right now. As the housing, stock market or travel blogger yourself or for a client, you face stiff competition online. You’ll need to step it up to become more creative, resourceful and promotional. Because…
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AMD’s Silent Crisis We’ve passed the big Nvidia big promo conference event which really helped stabilize support for the AI technology leader. Their chips and systems are hailed as the market leader, the standard for AI systems being built today. Investors believe it and are pouring money into the company’s stocks to give it a Magnificent…
Adventure Travel, Tours, Experiences and Thrills The adventure travel market is exploding in opportunities, services, hosts and places to visit and it’s so easy to book a trip. Many travel adventure consumers are jumping in to create new, more fulfilling travel experiences. And while we think of adventure travel as appealing to only thrill seekers…
Dreaming of a Housing Market Crash? Both buyers and sellers in the real estate market are sensitive to market crash indicators and hype in the media. And when we hear commercial real estate is at risk of a market crash, buyer’s are on the alert. The exodus from urban areas, remote work, rising taxes in…
Hottest Housing Markets 2024 NAR has released its new list of the hottest housing markets across the US and it’s a wild collection of hard-to-figure-out locations. When’s the last time Buffalo, Cleveland and Cincinnati topped the most desirable housing markets in America? The hottest list this spring gives us a strong hint about the desperation…
Google Travel – Explore Flights, Hotels, Destinations You’re likely using several major travel portals to plan and book your travel reservations, from flights to hotels to tours. You might find better vacation satisfaction by using a more generalized travel tool early in your exploration. While Expedia, Hotels.com, Cheapflights, Booking.com, and Travelocity get all the ink,…