What do Business Owners want in their Key Freelancers? Hiring quality freelancers is very desirable today (lower cost, maximum skill, industry focus). Yet are business managers finding who they really want and need? Are the best freelancers a gold mine? 3 Must Haves for Busy, Pressured Business managers: Convenience Competence Confidence Convenience means they want…
3 Month Stock Market Outlook As we entered the 3rd quarter of 2023, investors are torn between two tales. One of a market crash this year or next, and one of a new bull market that will take everyone to nirvana. It’s likely these 3 months will continue strong for stocks because investor mood is…
S&P 500 Forecast As perhaps the best performance indicator of large-cap US equities., the S&P is regarded as the “real stock market” by many investors. Compared to the Dow, the S&P is estimated to be 170 times larger in value. The S&P 500 is a collection of large cap stocks, the best of the market…
Winning Real Estate Marketing Strategy Organic real estate marketing and lead generation are the core or foundation of your sales success. While local advertising and word of mouth help your efforts, they’re not going to establish you as the top Realtor in your region. Admittedly, it takes confidence and the help of a good digital…
China Economic Predictions It’s a challenge to describe the Chinese economy given it is a capitalist market built on top of a communist system. The country is now at a cross roads and must decide whether it can handle a free, open relationship with the rest of the world. Today’s topic is China’s effect on…
Is the Post Pandemic Economic Recovery Underway? As we approach June, the final month of the 2nd quarter, is it too early to speak about the economic recovery? The optimism of the stock market could help encourage more companies to resume business and for more employees to earn a pay check again. Earning a pay…
Developing New Business in Boston I’ve worked with many clients in the Boston MA area and I would be thrilled to work with Massachusetts companies again. I’m very familiar with the Boston housing market and related industries including moving companies and building supplies. Boston businesses are spread out over the greater Boston area into a…
International Business: Showing Up on the US Radar Should 2020 or 2021 be the years you decide to grow your business into cities such as New York, Boston, Charlotte, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix? There’s never been such a grand opportunity to export goods or services to the US. It should…
Why Your Inhouse Team Will Always Underperform William Shakespeare was a brilliant man. So adept with insight, wit and words. He could see patterns of behavior amid the clamor and folly of people being busy and going nowhere. He knew, as many business leaders know today, that “busy-ness” alone offers little of value and can actually foretell a…
Successful Websites Why are some websites so successful? Is it luck or did they pour a mountain of cash into it? Is a successful website just the front for successful entrepreneurs and talented digital marketing consultants? I think you’ll discover that in most cases, the business owner knows his business and market. It’s not the…
Fascinating People Are you a fascinating person? Maybe you are and you don’t know it. But what is it about you that captivates others and makes them value you so highly that they are fixated on you? Understanding who fascinates you might be a key to understanding yourself. Why do they fascinate you? What is…