Subscribe To My New Podcast: Online Marketing Tips With Connie Ragen Green My name is Connie Ragen Green and I teach people just like you how to build a profitable online business and use the basic technology needed to get started in this fun and lucrative field. The first year (2006) was difficult for me online, and I ended up spending about 10K and making almost no money. I vowed that my students would not have to struggle like I did. I have now been making my full-time income online since … [Read More...]
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Theme of the Year for 2020
For almost a decade now I have chosen a word of the year. At some point I added two additional words, and also a phrase. I won't keep you in suspense any longer; this is what I have chosen for 2020... My Word of the Year 2020 is Vision. I have expanded that to include "Vision, … [Read More...]
Success Will Take Longer Than You Thought
Success Will Take Longer Than You Thought - Make It Happen! I grew up as the only child of a single mother during the often turbulent and always interesting 1960s. Early on I had dreams and goals as to what my future could look like. Big Dreams. Big Goals. My mother taught me … [Read More...]
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Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
How Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Affects Your Life I believe that you must start stepping out of your comfort zone to experience big growth. I am not alone with this thinking. This quote jumped out at me recently: "You never change your life … [Read More...]
The Most Popular Entrepreneur in the World
How to Become the Most Popular Entrepreneur in the World I wasn't the most popular girl at school. I wasn't even close. So I'm not sure why it was important for me to become the most popular entrepreneur in the world. During elementary school I … [Read More...]
Blueprint for Entrepreneurship
Blueprint for Entrepreneurship - Is There a Blueprint After All? This post may contain affiliate links for products I recommend. If you click a link and buy something I may receive some compensation. This does not change the price you would … [Read More...]
Small Habits Lead to Big Changes
Small Habits Lead to Big Changes Setting goals in life is smart. It gives us something to shoot for and increases our chances of success. However, aiming too high and biting off more than you can chew are sure ways to end up abandoning your … [Read More...]
Building a Community of Like-Minded Individuals
Why Building a Community of Like-Minded Individuals Who are Solid and Supportive Makes Sense Community adds meaning to life and creates stronger connections between you and the world around you. There are many ways to build your community. It is all … [Read More...]
Find Affiliates Through Networking
How to Find Affiliates through Networking I first met Laura West in early August of 2014 while speaking at a large marketing event in Atlanta. The event was NAMS - Novice to Advanced Marketing Systems - and it was held twice a year between 2011 and … [Read More...]
17 SEO Tips to Improve Your Site
17 SEO Tips to Help Improve SEO on Your Site It should be obvious at this point that SEO (search engine optimization) is imperative for any business owner who wishes to get more targeted traffic and build their business, plus provide excellence to … [Read More...]
Facebook: Get Involved with Your Local Community
Facebook: Get Involved with Your Local Community You know that you want to get more involved with your local community but maybe due to working online, being shy, having social anxiety or something else, you've never done it. As a result, you have … [Read More...]
Small Daily Habits Matter
Small Daily Habits Will Change Your Life You've likely heard that adding small daily habits is the way to experience success in anything you want to do. This is very true for many aspects of life, including your business. The actions that get … [Read More...]
Transactional or Relational: What is Your Business About?
Transactional or Relational As you become more experienced in business you will begin to dig deeper into how you are approaching each day. When I began in 2006 my only reference was through my experiences as a real estate broker and residential … [Read More...]
Life of a Profitable Domain
The Life of a Profitable Domain Your domains are assets and must be treated as such. They have the potential to earn you increasing income for years to come. I would like to share my experiences with the life of a profitable domain from a couple of … [Read More...]
Understanding Resilience and Mental Toughness
Understanding Resilience and Mental Toughness This is one of a series of posts around the topic of resilience, inner strength, and mental toughness. Making a life study of these skills is crucial to your success in life and in business. Here we will … [Read More...]
Four Things Entrepreneurs Focus On…
The Four Things Entrepreneurs Focus on Each Day There are only four activities I engage in regularly for my business. This hasn't changed since I started my business in 2006, nor do I expect this to change in the near future. Why? Because … [Read More...]
Message to Market Match
Message-to-Market Match: Why It Matters I first heard the phrase "message-to-market" match from an early mentor, Alex Mandossian. He explained its meaning in great detail but I didn't get it. In 2006 this was too abstract a concept for me to wrap my … [Read More...]
How to Write an Awesome Blog Post
How to Write an Awesome Blog Post I have been blogging consistently since 2006. That's the year I resigned my position as a classroom teacher after twenty years, as well as giving away my real estate clients (I worked part-time as a broker and … [Read More...]
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Entrepreneurs and Stress: A Dangerous Combination This is a guest post from stress expert Shirley Noah on the topic of entrepreneurs and stress. “If it wasn’t for the stress, I’d never get anything … [Read More...]
Tiny Habits to Change Your Life: 10 Actual Things You Can Do Today Living your best life means something different to every single person and it doesn't have to mean having fame and fortune. Your … [Read More...]
I arrived in Santa Clarita on a windy and unseasonably cool afternoon during the spring of 2006, wide eyed and ready to begin a new life. I'd spent most of the previous three decades living in various … [Read More...]
Entrepreneurs: One Size Will Never Fit All What I love most about entrepreneurship is that we all get to make our own rules and build businesses that suit our personalities, goals, and lifestyles. As … [Read More...]
Have You Joined the Productivity Challenge 2019? This is the ninth consecutive year I have hosted my annual productivity challenge and this year I decided to change it up in a big way. Instead of … [Read More...]
Entrepreneurship: An Inside Look Entrepreneurship and small business ownership have an appeal that's easy to understand. The thought of working from home, making your own hours, and not answering to … [Read More...]
If you've been with me for awhile you may know that last year I became a New York Yankees baseball fan. It's a long story why I chose this team when I live in and am from California. I did publish the … [Read More...]
Lead Your Team to the Next Level I was new to the concept of putting together a virtual team to help me run my online business when I began in 2006. As I added team members one by one I decided I … [Read More...]
Profile Optimization Strategies on LinkedIn for Maximum Exposure An optimized LinkedIn profile is key to visibility. The first step is tackling the basic information and making sure it is correct. … [Read More...]
Sources of Inspiration It’s not unusual to get stuck during in the outline or mind mapping phases of your book. This happens because you’ve exhausted your own idea well and need additional sources of … [Read More...]
Podcasting for Entrepreneurs A podcast is a digital audio file that can be made available on the Internet for downloading to a consumer’s computer or mobile device. They are typically available as a … [Read More...]
Authorship: Choose Your Topic Once you know what you want to achieve with your book, it’s time to get ready to create it. This part trips up many people. You have dozens of ideas until you sit down … [Read More...]
How to Become a Local Celebrity With Your Book for Increased Visibility and Sales Perhaps you have written a book and have run out of ideas as to how to sell more copies. As is typical for most new … [Read More...]
Productivity and Time Management Isn't Just About Getting Things Done Productivity and time management is defined as “the effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in … [Read More...]
How the Culture of Discipline Serves Entrepreneurs While I was working as a classroom teacher in the inner city of Los Angeles over a twenty year period, I absolutely detested the fact that I was … [Read More...]
Live Events and Conferences: What to Expect You’re attending your first conference. You’re looking forward to meeting new people and learning new things. But you’re also nervous. You don’t know what … [Read More...]
Why Do People Buy What You Are Selling? Whether you sell a tangible product or a more abstract concept, and no matter if you are selling online or offline, you must determine why people will buy from … [Read More...]
Free Giveaway Ideas for More Email Subscribers This is a guest post from my colleague Alice Seba, someone I trust to share the very best in marketing strategies with you. Please take full advantage … [Read More...]
Sales Funnels: 3 Most Important Pages Every Funnel Must Have—And What To Include On Them! Confused about how exactly sales funnels work? You are not alone. In fact, that is the number one reason … [Read More...]
5 Ways to Reinvent Yourself Through Journaling Do you ever feel like your life will not ever change from what it is like right now? One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we're stuck in a … [Read More...]
Making better decisions will enhance your life experience. It's worth it to take the time to evaluate how you go about this process. Do you attempt to make your decisions quickly? Speed isn't … [Read More...]
Defining moments are those times in our life when we have a shift in our thinking. These events are ones that typify or determine all subsequent related occurrences. Let me give you an example. As … [Read More...]
I taught school for twenty years. I'm not an English teacher, but then it was never my goal to be. For fourteen of my 20 years I had 5th and 6th graders. They are my favorite age group to work with in … [Read More...]
On Becoming a Writer I had wanted to write for longer than I can remember. It began officially when I composed a poem while in the third grade to read on parent's night. It was as if I had done … [Read More...]
Are You Podcasting on Pandora, iTunes, and Spotify? Podcasting on Pandora, iTunes, Spotify, and more is now easier than ever for authors, entrepreneurs, and those who have a message to share with the … [Read More...]
Position Yourself as an Expert on Facebook If you are interested in marketing yourself and your business, you will want to position yourself as an expert on Facebook to get started. Here is what to … [Read More...]