I’m exploding a myth about how to increase sales. All that time you’re spending learning sales techniques, rehearsing what you’re going to say during sales conversations and tweaking elevator pitches isn’t going to help you get better at selling. Want to increase sales?  All you have to do is learn to listen more carefully. Look, I’ll be honest.  I...

When I first launched SystemsRock, I never would have believed it if someone told me that being a business owner was going to bring up the same issues I was facing in my personal life. Running my company was going to be an amazing experience that I enjoyed from the comfort of my home. Yes, I’d have to be more disciplined now that I was in control. But I never...

It’s not systems. Well, not entirely. Honestly, I never thought this was going to be the key.  I had no idea! In fact, when I started SystemsRock, I believed all I had to do was become the very best in my field and master the art of getting people to my site. A steady stream of clients would be coming my way once everyone understood my expertise and visited my...

Ever catch yourself feeling burdened by your business and wondering what happened to the visions of freedom that inspired you to launch your business? It takes a lot of work to run a small business. You’re filling every role. One minute you’re strategizing about the future of your business. The next you’re uploading blog posts and editing videos. Pretty soon...

by Liz Lockard (okay, really 15 minutes a month, but the math works out, right?) Do you have Google Analytics setup for your business? It’s one of the best free support tools for actually knowing what’s going on with your website traffic – where your visitors are coming from and what they’re doing on your site. If you don’t have it setup yet, feel...

Truth be told, Inbox Zero is not my thing—having to get rid of new e-mails creates unnecessary anxiety for me and distracts me from the actions I need to take in relation to these messages. Instead, I make sure that my inbox is processed, and there are always 10-15 e-mails lingering in there awaiting my next action. Want to stop feeling overwhelmed by your...