Blue Collar Business Podcast

054 – Exit Stage Right In this episode I announce the end of the podcast and my plans to attend college this fall to complete my nursing degree. Click here to download the mp3 As promised here is the post by Seth Godin discussed in tonight’s show. Please visit the web sites of my guests [...] You just finished reading 054 - Exit Stage Right! Consider leaving a comment!

In this episode I share 6 tips on how to build a busier blog. Click here to download the mp3 The more sites that link back to your site the more seriously Google will take your rankings. 1. The perfect balance between industry news and personal story My friend Carl Anderson and Bob Borson are [...] You just finished reading 053 - Tips for a busier blog! Consider leaving a comment!

052 – How to join an online community Online communities are everywhere and take all kinds of shapes and sizes. There is a right way and wrong way to join an online community. In this episode I walk you through the different types of communities out there and some things you need to keep in [...] You just finished reading 052 - How to join an online community! Consider leaving a comment!

051 – Put on a dress, get some jewelry and he’ll call you back In this episode we go over some of the things that are keeping your web site from standing out in the crowd. We talk about some great resources for getting a logo made and what you need to consider when getting [...] You just finished reading 051 - Put on a dress, get some jewelry and he'll call you back! Consider leaving a comment!

050 – Leave your past in the past In this episode I play some audio feedback from Glen Steinson and Jeffrey hatch. Glen is an aspiring podcaster and Jeffrey is a long time friend of the show. Jeffrey was brutally honest in his feedback and feels that I apologize too often during my show. Whether [...] You just finished reading 050 - Leave your past in the past! Consider leaving a comment!

049 – Speaking success secrets with Kent Julian In this episode we welcome a very special guest, Kent Julian. In this episode Kent shares with us how he converted his youth ministry experience into a career and life coaching business and, over the period of a couple years, converted that business into a full time [...] You just finished reading 049 - Speaking Success Secrets With Kent Julian! Consider leaving a comment!

048 – Mobile Office: Instapaper, Evernote and Dropbox In this week’s show we cover three of my very favorite iPhone apps. Those being Instapaper, Evernote and Dropbox. Instapaper is a very simple way to save web pages of any kind for later viewing. Instapaper Android Help Instapaper Blackberry Help Evernote is a very robust document [...] You just finished reading 048 - Mobile Office: Instapaper, Evernote and Dropbox! Consider leaving a comment!

047 – Where in the web do I start! In this week’s show we dig even deeper into the concept of where to start with your online presence. With all the options including facebook, twitter and linkedin it’s hard to know where to begin. In this show I try to explain the difference between traditional [...] You just finished reading 047 - Where in the web do I start!! Consider leaving a comment!

046 – Whether you think they can or think they can’t, you’re right! Our words are powerful and the way we choose to use them will have great influence on those around us. On tonight’s show I share some of my experiences and feelings when it comes to fostering creativity in those whom we have [...] You just finished reading 046 - Whether you think they can or think they can't, you're right!! Consider leaving a comment!

045 – Blue Collar Talk Back: Web Sites, Social Media and Podcasting Oh my did I answer A LOT of questions in this show. This was my longest show, ever. I apologize in advance for not making it shorter but what’s done is done. There is a pause button (or delete if you just can’t [...] You just finished reading 045 - Blue Collar Talk Back: Web Sites, Social Media and Podcasting! Consider leaving a comment!

044 – Blue Collar Talk Back: Should I Use A Payroll Service, Business failure warning signs, How should I pay my sales people? This show (and next week’s show) is all about your questions. I asked my mailing list what business questions they may have for me. Well, the questions came pouring in and I [...] You just finished reading 044 - Payroll Service, Business failure signs, How should I pay my sales people! Consider leaving a comment!

043 – Pro Series: Professional In-Home Conduct Well, it was even better than I thought it would be! In this week’s show Chris Repp from http://leatherhelp.com joins us to work over his 10 point list of how to conduct yourself while in client homes. We hit on some great subjects including, dealing with pets, kids [...] You just finished reading 043 - Pro Series: Professional In-Home Conduct! Consider leaving a comment!

042 – Pro Series: Fax, Print and Answer the phone like a pro In this episode I share my opinions and feelings on running a professional office when sending faxes, printing material and answering the phone. I’m sure it seems like a simple and almost silly idea for a show but we can’t loose site [...] You just finished reading 042 - Pro Series: Fax, Print and Answer the phone like a pro! Consider leaving a comment!

041 – Pro Series: Sell Like A Pro – with Howard Sheppard Well, you asked for it, and here it is! Welcome to the first episode of our “Pro Series”! That’s right, the episode Communicate Like A Pro was so popular that I’ve decided to do a series of episodes designed to help you run [...] You just finished reading 041 - Pro Series: Sell Like A Pro - with Howard Sheppard! Consider leaving a comment!

040 – The Future of the US Dollar – with Jay Peroni On this week’s show we were joined by Jay Peroni. Jay started Faith Based Investor and is its lead financial adviser. Today Jay shares with us his financial forecast for the American dollar. Jay explains that 100% of all currencies that have stopped [...] You just finished reading 040 - The Future of the US Dollar - with Jay Peroni! Consider leaving a comment!