Rasing the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 138 40 Lessons Learned From Running My Business Rasing the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 138

This week’s reflection point: Almost five years ago I wrote and shared my original Lessons Learned From Running My Business article, which included 40 lessons that have become quite popular among our readers. Since then, I have added 40 additional lessons, which I mentioned and have made available in this article. In the spirit of learning and sharing, here are 40 additional lessons learned: I’ve been fortunate to work with some of the smartest clients in the world. I don’t...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 137 11 Ways to Promote Your Business Online Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 137

This week’s reflection point: The question of how to promote your business online is a recurring theme I hear quite often. Three years ago, I wrote the article How To Promote Your Website when I shared 21 ideas of doing so. Today, I am going to change the angle slightly and focus on how to promote your business online. Here are my recommendations: Update your blog often since it is the ultimate repository of your intellectual property where you are...

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Rasing the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 136 Juggling Connectivity Rasing the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 136

This week’s reflection point: We live in an era of constant and instant connectivity. Over the past 15 years, our society has undergone a complete transformation in terms of basic interactions. It’s no surprise that the kids who came of age during this time period, the infamous Millennials, are known as The On-Demand Generation. These days, it seems that anything you want, you can get on demand—or at least in 1 to 2 business days, with free shipping. On one...

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