Use this helpful scorecard, “How Are You Doing? Rate the Health of Your Business,” to measure 36 key indicators of a successful, highly profitable business. You’ll test your business in the key areas that affect income, expenses, and production.

Learn exactly where your business excels and what areas need improvement.
Find new areas you haven’t thought about before, but could use to gain a competitive edge.
Use the survey results to create a plan to get your business to the next level – and beyond!

Rate The Health of Your Business
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Good question. Let me count the ways ….
1. Support Expertise Status
Having a library of article available for people to read can support your expertise status. Depending on your strategy and what you write about, they can also set you up as a thought leader.
2. Off-Page SEO
Posting articles to directories sets up quality back links to your website, which is one criteria used by search engines when determining how popular or relevant your website is.
3. Increased Exposure to the Market
When the articles you’ve posted to article directories are picked up by …

First step – Plan Ahead.
The biggest investment you make into networking is your time. And most people don’t budget it adequately to maximize their results. They show up late and leave early. Reverse this – show up early and leave late – and give yourself enough time to connect with people before and after meetings officially start.
Here is a little secret I’m going to share with you that very few people do. Plan and block time to evaluate your results after the meeting.
Was that group a good match for you?
Look …

It’s never a good thing when you rely on one stream of income. That stream dries up and you’re, ahem, up that creek without a paddle. That’s why having multiple streams of income is so valuable. One stream dries up, you’ve got a few other ones to depend on. But talking about multiple income streams and actually implementing them in your business are two entirely different things. That’s why today I’m going to share 3 quick and easy ways you can start adding more streams right now.

This subject is familiar to many solo entrepreneurs. Yet you will rarely see it discussed openly. It is a side effect of selling a good product. Sort of a “bonus” that comes with being successful.
Once in a while I get an e-mail that reads along these lines:
“Send me your product first. If satisfied, will pay. Too many scams out there. Prove that you’re not.”
or
“Help me make it happen for me, then I will send you my payment.”
or better yet
“I am a poor man from South Africa. Praying to God that …

In December, I launched the website for my new book Home Sweet Home Page and started a simple campaign rooted in article marketing that has taken my website from an Alexa ranking of 1,970,427 on Dec. 23, to 446,678 as of Feb. 28.

How did I do this? Well, let me share:

The April Article Marketing Marathon is now forming. The deadline to sign up is March 19.
What is an Article Marketing Marathon?
For one weekend, you’ll focus on writing 20-50 articles … but you don’t do it alone nor unprepared.
You’ll have all the tools, resources and support you need to do so before you even start!
The week before your Marathon, I’ll do your keyword research for you — find those key words and phrases that will bring you more action-oriented and engaged readers.
Even better, I’ll write a selection of headlines for you …