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How To Get Through Any Inbox In Under Ten Minutes

By Charlie Cook   |   March 28, 2011

How many times has this time management faux pas happened to you?

After groggily waking up, you get ready to start your day and sit down at your computer with a steaming cup of fresh-brewed coffee.

You make your normal rounds of ensuring everything looks good on your blog and website. Then you check…  Read More »


How To Overcome The #1 Barrier To Sales…

By Charlie Cook   |   March 22, 2011

Ever wonder why more people aren’t lining up to buy from you? After all, you’ve worked hard to provide great products and services.

There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of buyers looking to spend money on your products and services and if you could just get… Read More »


The One Money-Making Formula I’ve Never Shared

By Charlie Cook   |   March 21, 2011

This season I’ve logged 32 days of skiing, all while continuing to grow my business. Want to know how to make a hefty income that’ll allow you to live and work from anywhere too?

Making 6 figures and giving yourself more time sounds like a tall order, but I’m going to tell… Read More »


Lie #2: “You Have to Work Your Tail Off”

By Charlie Cook   |   March 17, 2011

Ever finish a week of work and feel like you’ve been through the spin cycle of your washing machine? Ten-hour days and you’re still taking work home to complete over the weekend.

But you’re dedicated to the success of your business, so you shoulder the load, figuring that if you just keep working harder, you’ll get results.

That’s what most people do. And unfortunately most people… Read More »


Who’s Going To Notice If You’re Marketing…

By Charlie Cook   |   March 15, 2011

A few years back, I was out on the ski slopes in Vermont, following my son Evan down an icy trail. I got going a bit too fast and took a fall and landed head first on the rock hard snow.

When I got up, I was a bit dazed, and Evan asked me if I realized I was bleeding. (I hadn’t.)  It was just a trickle, so I… Read More »


What’s More Important In Your Marketing Strategy?

By Charlie Cook   |   March 10, 2011

“I am in the e-commerce industry and I’m wondering: What’s more important? A killer website with awesome pictures? Or a decent website with decent pictures, and killer blog and social media content to drive people to your OKAY website?” Daniel, Peak Coffee & Tea

So which is it, which is the most important to the success of your ecommerce business? Read More »


What’s Holding Your Business Back From Success?

By Charlie Cook   |   March 9, 2011

You’re not going to hear this from your business partner, your yellow page ad rep, your mother and probably not from anyone you know. So I’m going to stick my neck out and be honest with you.

After working with hundreds of  hardworking business owners like you, I’ve learned a basic truth. The biggest obstacle to the growth of every business is… Read More »


How to Create Top-Selling Products

By Charlie Cook   |   March 3, 2011

What’s the simple secret to creating products and services that sell like crazy?

In 1996, a month after I launched my first website and couldn’t find it in the search engines, I knew I had a problem. Read More >>


Reaching Perfection

By Charlie Cook   |   March 1, 2011

Yesterday, it was sleeting out on the mountain where I ski. And you’d think any sane person would have decided to stay in and avoid the “bad” weather. But I was out skiing and had one of my best days ever – despite the sleet.

You see, I didn’t just head out for a few runs, but before I went out… Read More »


How To Kick Writer’s Block

By Charlie Cook   |   February 28, 2011

You’re sitting in front of your computer with a blank screen.

The cursor is blinking on an empty document, the clock ticking and nothing’s happening.

Your mind is blank and you’re in a time crunch – you’ve only got 45 minutes before… Read More »