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Building Your Personal Brand

Building Your Personal Brand

You’ve worked hard at your business, you have a steady flow of clients, but now you are wondering if it’s time to build your personal brand. Your personal brand is the side of you clients and others don’t get to normally see. If you are ready to start building your personal brand here are some things to be thinking about to ensure a smooth roll-out:

Definition: Just like you painstakingly picked…

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5 Ways to be More Productive

5 Ways to be More Productive

This week we talked about the easiest way to free up time by delegating tasks to a virtual assistant. However, while we wait for you to get your LaBlaq Creativ freelancer let’s talk about 5 things you can do now as an entrepreneur to be more productive.

1. Get up early

The  earlier, the better. The beginning of the day is when you have the most control over it. Once clients, spouses, and kids…

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Your startup needs a VA

Your startup needs a VA

One of the biggest crossroads a startup will face is making their first hire. Hire too soon or too late can cost you business.

Scaling slowly is important in business, but there comes a point that you can’t grow unless your business grows…people-wise.

Whether your start-up is tech or non-tech many founders are imagining their first hire to be an expert in another aspect of the business.

This…

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5 reason to hire us!

5 reason to hire us!

Speed

You know what you need done and how exactly you want it done. Instead of dealing with endless meetings, working with a remote worker will cut down on the chatter and time wasting. You can get straight to the deliverables. However, LaBlaq Creativ account assistants are friendly and will happily chat with you, but that is free of charge. :D

Convenience

You have a moment of inspiration at…

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Fear: The Monster

  Fear is the monster that slays more businesses before they are even born! Every small business or entrepreneur has a fear monster they have to battle. Fear pops-up in unexpected places when you are running your business. You are chugging along with your new business and suddenly you’re paralyzed with a decision.

Do you partner with that brand? Do you fire that person? Do you expand?

Wherever…

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This Week: Persuasion

I want to continue to talk about the art of persuasion. Persuasion is important when it comes to landing business deals. There are 6 aspects of persuasion:

Reciprocity

Scarcity

Authority

Consistency

Social proof

Liking

Today we are going to talk about Authority & Consistency

I believe Authority and Consistency go hand in hand when it comes to the power of persuasion. You can’t be an authority or…

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Best Career Advice: Learn How to Sell http://ow.ly/OJG1307EFLk via @Inc #TipTuesday

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This Week: Persuasion

This week I want to continue to talk about the art of persuasion. Persuasion is important when it comes to landing business deals. There are 6 aspects of persuasion:

Reciprocity

Scarcity

Authority

Consistency

Social proof

Liking

Today we are going to talk about Scarcity.

Nothing motivates clients or buyers more than knowing they are getting something exclusive. When building up your business and…

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This Week: Persuasion

Happy New Year and welcome back! New Year’s is my favorite holiday because I love a fresh start and new beginning.

This week I want to talk about the art of persuasion. Persuasion is important when it comes to landing business deals. There are 6 aspects of persuasion:

Reciprocity

Scarcity

Authority

Consistency

Social proof

Liking

Today we are going to talk about Reciprocity.

Ever heard the saying…

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30 Excellent Quotes from Powerful Women on Overcoming Failure — Discover From Maya Angelou to Tina Fey, StyleCaster collected 30 smart statements on recovering from failure, applicable to members of all genders. via 30 Excellent Quotes from Powerful Women on Overcoming Failure — Discover

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#MondayMotivation

Many people had a rough year. Hashtags wishing 2016 ‘Bon Voyage’ have regularly trended the past few weeks. Instead of thinking of 2016 as a year of loss, try to think of 2016 as a year of refinement.

Friends, family, money, and business may have been lost in the fire, but what remains has been purified. Who and what stuck by you this year should have your undivided attention.

Mourning loss is…

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When you are #bootstrapping and need fre

When you are #bootstrapping and need fre

When you are #bootstrapping and need free stuff… http://ow.ly/OhBl3071RLM #Freebies #LifeHack #CheapTips

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How to Write a Business Plan

How to Write a Business Plan

Getting Started

Written By Discover Business

There are many articles and resources available on the Internet explaining how to write a business plan, but writing a business plan is more than merely following a business plan template or copying someone’s business plan examples. A business plan can be as simple as a few notes scrawled on a paper napkin, or it can be a 40-page document with multiple…

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Gonna admit that #Excel was not always a

Gonna admit that #Excel was not always a

Gonna admit that #Excel was not always a friend but this site can help! http://ow.ly/UMge3071Rsv

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Are Your Employees Waving Away Customers

Are Your Employees Waving Away Customers

Are Your Employees Waving Away Customers? http://www.inc.com/janine-popick/are-your-employees-waving-away-customers.html via Inc.

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147 Words to Use Instead of "Very" (In

147 Words to Use Instead of “Very” (In

147 Words to Use Instead of “Very” (Infographic) http://www.grammarcheck.net/very/ via English Grammar

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Blog Writing & Event Coverage!

Blog Writing & Event Coverage!

This week was super productive. LaBlaq Creativ got to cover not one, but TWO red carpet events! Also, we got a sit down with an upcoming NASCAR star: Salvatore Iovino.

Check out the interview with Award-winning NASCAR driver, Salvatore Iovino, at Incline Magazine.

Also, we covered Kontrol Magazine’s Fashion Jams: Beauty and the Beat hosted by supermodel Jessica White. Check out the Event Recap!