Julie Steelman: Selling Mentor and Bankability Guru

“Help! I’m spending time on the social web, but I’m not making any sales. What am I doing wrong?” Sound familiar?

With so many new people adopting social media, there are tons of new competitors and new customers signing on every day. In addition, the “economic mindset” that is prevalent in today’s business space, is adding to the feeling that we are all working harder than we would like to sell our products and services. Good [...]

Imagine you’re at a swanky cocktail party, enjoying the company of friends when a woman walks in carrying a box. She sets the box down and steps on top. Then she starts talking about herself. “Me. Me. Me. Me. Me,” she says, going on and on and on. You might stop and listen for a [...]

Remember the quote from The Godfather, “It’s not personal. It’s business.” Well … “fuhgeddaboudit!” In today’s world, business is personal, especially for small business owners like you and me. We’ve entered a new era in entrepreneurism. And I’m sure you’ve felt the shift, both internally and externally.