Bruce Hoag
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Building an IM Business is HARD WORK and this rant is about that . . . in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Collectively, those stories would make a great book, Julia.
Think about the themes they each illustrate, and then make an outline.
If you want some help, then let me know. 🙂
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Point A to Point B? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
I heard a great podcast today. I’m going to post the link in the Post Anything part of the site, but I’ve also included it here so that you have it.
Jonathan Cronstedt talks about what great course material looks like, and how it helps customers.
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What Do You Think Of Minimalism? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Some things, like reference books, car battery chargers – anything that is there in case of a crisis or emergency – you probably ought to hold onto.
Other things that you haven’t used for some time need to be evaluated.
You need to be practical about it; not just ruthless. If you think that you’re likely to use it in the coming year, then it…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Making your signature clickable in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Not sure what your question is, Julia.
If you want to create a clickable signature for this forum, then go to Members, find your name, and then edit your profile.
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Looking for WP technical help! in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Another way to help you with this is to use a page builder.
There will be a widget for images, and you’ll be able to define the size of the box that the pictures go in so that they’ll be uniform.
Not all page builders are created equal, however. We use SiteOrigin at work. I don’t like it. The tutorials are pretty much a waste of time, too. The…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Point A to Point B? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Hi Robert,
There are two things that are missing from your offer.
The first one is why you’re doing it. The best way to understand this in the short term is to look up Simon Sinek on YouTube.
If you can grasp what he says, then after some thought you’ll be able to figure this out. But it won’t be obvious.
I’m writing an ebook about this topic…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What is your #1 activity for today? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Hi Les,
I’ve given a lot of public presentations.
The most important thing is preparation.
When you think you have it all together, then stand at a table with your notes in front of you, and present to the wall or the empty room out loud, just as if you’re doing it, all the way through.
Make whatever changes you need to to your notes.
An hour…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Building an IM Business is HARD WORK and this rant is about that . . . in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
It doesn’t sound like anger to me, Sean.
Leave it up. 🙂
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Bruce Hoag PhD and Howard Giles are now friends 6 years, 9 months ago
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Why do you want an online business? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
How do you keep the sand and salt out of your computer? 😉
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What did you learn today? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Days like that, Sean, are wonderful.
They’re anchors in the storm of life.
They’re monuments to God’s faithfulness that we can look back to when we’re struggling.
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What if . . .? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
I can see, from re-visiting these posts, how easily I forget what I’ve suggested to other people.
Often, I feel like I’m living in two parallel lives.
There’s the one where I’m doing all the things that I want to do, and then there’s the one where everything changes almost as soon as I get out of bed. LOL
In order to make 80/20 work in the way…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What are your best habits? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Great insight, Julia.
I like the idea of trying to create more content than I consume.
One thing I’ve noticed is that the more I read, the more I want to write.
This has been particularly frustrating in the day job because there I’m reading constantly, trying to stay up on what’s happening on the Internet, all the while working with no budget,…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What is your #1 activity for today? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Getting ready to move in a couple of days.
I don’t have much stuff. Everything will fit into a van, but the main thing is that I won’t have an Internet connection for a couple of weeks.
I’ll have to do everything online in the office (day job).
On the one hand, I’m looking forward to that.
No TV, no Internet, and even the cellphone won’t work…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Changing Internet, Changing Marketing in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Something that I think most people have missed is that Google, Facebook, YouTube – all platforms, for that matter – have agendas that are different from those of IM-ers or anyone else who is trying to monetize their space.
Perhaps it can be thought of like this: In the UK, they speak of working at “cross-purposes.” It means that people who are…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Are there still ways to drive traffic from Facebook on a very limited budget? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
As a matter of curiosity, Les, what does a typical day look like for you?
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic What could you do today to change one person's life? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
Anytime I want to know something Les, I Google it.
I read perhaps a dozen results. Maybe more. It depends on how disparate the opinions are.
When you start seeing everyone say what everyone else has said, then you know that you’ve probably read everything.
The next step would be to watch some YouTube clips about what FB pages ought to look…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Escape Plan Help in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 9 months ago
There’s a lot of nasty bugs going around, Robert.
I’m into my fourth week with a virus. At least I’m sleeping all night now, but for three weeks, I didn’t get much done.
And now, I have to get caught up.
It’s as you say, you get all psyched-up, and then you’re sent back to the locker room.
Hang in there.
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic I need your help in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 10 months ago
Hi Steve,
Audience is always tricky, no matter what your niche.
I firmly believe that your audience – your clients – determine your niche; not the other way around.
Terry Dean told me a long time ago – I interviewed him – that hardly anyone ends up in the same business that they first started, and I think that this is why.
Initially, you sell…[Read more]
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Bruce Hoag replied to the topic Are there still ways to drive traffic from Facebook on a very limited budget? in the forum Ask Anything 6 years, 10 months ago
Hi Les,
In all fairness to Sean, he doesn’t have the time to stay up on everything. Nor do I, come to that.
The thing is that in my day job, I’ve had to create a marketing plan for a bricks-and-mortar company that’s quite set in it’s ways and has never had a marketing budget.
So most days, I’m thinking about what content to create and…[Read more]
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