Posts by NickArmstrong

Value and Price: What’s Your Work Worth?

Posted by Nick Armstrong on Jun 25, 2014 in Carnivals | 0 comments

So you paid $5 to get in to the circus. Behind the scenes, though – you, me, and everybody else in the audience is hoping that the guy who keeps the lions, tigers, and bears caged earns more than $5 that night. And that the lions, tigers, and bears have gotten more than $5 in food before coming out to see all us yummy looking audience members, right? Welcome to the big top! This is a discussion on price vs value – cost vs worth. You’re sure to get your money’s worth! Read on: Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing Pull my lever: Efficiency and Effectiveness @WTFMarketing facebook.com/WTFMarketing Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur Value Tastes Better Than Price: A Tale of Eating Out and Eating In @melaniekissell facebook.com/SoloMompreneur Sharon Hurley Hall Writer Marketing – How to Focus on Value @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Alisa Meredith Market Value Not Price @ScalableSocial facebook.com/scalablesocialmedia Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer Protect Your Bottom Line with a Profit Wingman @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Michelle Church of Marketing Support 4 U Living Your Truth Results in the Delivery of Value @virtuallyassist facebook.com/marketingsupportspecialist Tea Silvestre of Story Bistro The True Meaning of Your Unique Value Proposition (and How to Explain it Like a Pro) @TeaSilvestre facebook.com/StoryBistro Molly McCowan of Inkbot Editing What is the Value of an Editor? @InkbotEditor facebook.com/InkbotEditing Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social Dear Customer, This Is What You Should Pay To Hire A Marketing Company @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Denisse and Yaritza Are You Pricing Your Time or Your Worth? @BusySuperVA facebook.com/busysuperva Annie Sisk of Stage Presence Marketing What’s It Worth to You? @AnnieSisk facebook.com/StagePresenceMarketing Bonus post: Nick Armstrong’s Pixelated on Purpose Price, cost, and value of a good web person @WTFMarketing facebook.com/PixelatedOnPurpose Photo Credit: Circus Ticket Office by Garry...

Rediscover the Real World: Unplug, Unwind, Unleash

Posted by Nick Armstrong on May 28, 2014 in Carnivals | 0 comments

The lions are prepped and roaring. The elephants are balancing on their ball. The clowns are packed into their car. The firebreather’s fuel is swirling in her mouth. Except nobody’s started the show because the Ringleader is backstage screwing around on Twitter! This month’s topic tackles getting the hell off the internet and getting out into the real world can restart your business growth! You know … offline networking, coffee house gatherings, meet-ups, public speaking engagements, lunch ‘n learn opportunities with local businesses, trade shows, joining or starting a local blogging mastermind … you get the picture. Read on: Denisse and Yaritza Is it Time for you to Rediscover the Real World? @BusySuperVA facebook.com/busysuperva Michelle Church of Marketing Support 4 U Why Running Away From Home Can Open A New World @virtuallyassist facebook.com/marketingsupportspecialist Tea Silvestre of Story Bistro A Surprising Way to Fix the Drawbacks of Digital Marketing (and Find New Clients) @TeaSilvestre facebook.com/StoryBistro Sharon Hurley Hall Step Away From Your Writing Desk @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer Mice Plus Men Does Not Equal Profit @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Michelle Nickolaisen of Bombchelle 5 signs you need to GTFO off the computer @_ChelleShock facebook.com/bombchellebiz Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur Real World Networking: Shake Some Hands and Kiss Some Babies @melaniekissell facebook.com/SoloMompreneur Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social Internet Marketing Must Die: Real Life Lessons In Getting Out From Behind Your Desk @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Alisa Meredith How Getting Out Can Get You “In” – An Introvert’s Confession @ScalableSocial facebook.com/scalablesocialmedia Photo Credit: Jester on Wikimedia...

Being an Expert Doesn’t Mean You Know Everything

Posted by Nick Armstrong on Apr 29, 2014 in Carnivals | 0 comments

Is your lion tamer an expert at taming lions? You’d better hope so! How about the ringleader? Do they know what’s up? Can they keep those dirty clowns in line? Elephants balanced? Trapeze artists flying? Bearded Lady’s beard groomed? If you’re an expert – how do you convey that expertise while still maintaining your humanity? After all, you’re not perfect – you can’t know everything. And that’s what this month’s Word Carnival is all about! How to know when to stop pitching yourself as an expert and ask for advice, or refer a client to someone else. In other words, how to hold yourself to a high enough standard that you’re honest with a client about the fact that you don’t know the answer, rather than guessing, bsing or just muddling through! Read on: (FYI: the links may not be live until Wednesday!) Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing Just Because You’ve Got Yourself An Expert… @WTFMarketing facebook.com/WTFMarketing Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur Comprehensive Knowledge And Skill Doesn’t Mean You’re An Authority @melaniekissell facebook.com/SoloMompreneur Molly McCowan of Inkbot Editing Being An Editor Doesn’t Mean You Know Everything…Even When You Think You Do @InkbotEditor facebook.com/InkbotEditing Michelle Church of Marketing Support 4 U Sometimes we have to call ourselves out @virtuallyassist facebook.com/marketingsupportspecialist Halley Gray of Evolve & Succeed Your Cerebrum Will Never Be Full @evolvesucceed facebook.com/evolvesucceed Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog An Owen Meany moment and blogging @theclanmaker facebook.com/whyyoumustblog Ashley Welton Thank You For Teaching Me as Well as I Teach You @miniskirtninja facebook.com/miniskirtninja Sharon Hurley Hall Why I Don’t Need to be a Know-It-All Writer @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Alisa Meredith Three Good Reasons to Say I Don’t Know @ScalableSocial facebook.com/scalablesocialmedia Denisse and Yaritza Being an expert doesn’t mean you know it all @BusySuperVA facebook.com/busysuperva Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social The Myth Of The Expert: Why Saying “I Don’t Know” Is Better For Your Business @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer When You’re NOT The Expert They’re Looking For @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Photo credit: The Lion Queen – Wikimedia...

Mental Health and Your Small Business

Posted by Nick Armstrong on Mar 25, 2014 in Carnivals | 0 comments

Clowns. Are they really nuts or just acting that way? Sure, it takes a certain degree of focus to confidently juggle all those chainsaws, stay perfectly balanced on top of your fellow clown’s shoulders, and stay upright in those big shoes. They couldn’t stuff so many of themselves in a tiny VW Beetle or keep us all so entertained without a significant amount of skill, either. So what is it about clowns that makes us feel so unsettled? The idea of mental health gone awry – and for many small business owners, it’s a reality rather than a circus fantasy. This month we decided to dive into the depths of mental health in your small business, the consequences when mental health is anything but healthy, and what to do to get your sanity back. Read on! Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing Depression and Anxiety are Thieves @WTFMarketing facebook.com/WTFMarketing Nicole Fende of The Numbers Whisperer For Sale: Small Biz Owner’s Sanity, Slightly Used, Only $20 @NicoleAFende facebook.com/SmallBizFinance Sandy McDonald of Why You Must Blog Blog your way out of the gulf @theclanmaker facebook.com/whyyoumustblog Sharon Hurley Hall Writers, Are You Looking After Your Mental Health? @SHurleyHall facebook.com/SharonHurleyHall Melanie Kissell of Solo Mompreneur The Number One Factor that Makes You Look, Feel, and Perform Better in Your Business @melaniekissell facebook.com/SoloMompreneur Carol Lynn Rivera of Web Search Social Zombies, Vampires And Other Client Nightmares: How To Keep Cool And Slay Your Business Dragons, Too @CarolLynnRivera facebook.com/WebSearchSocial Photo credit: Clowns Shouldn’t Be Scary by...