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A Small Business Owner's Glimpse Into 2015 Gleaned from American Ninja Warrior

January 5, 2015 / by Michael Redman

While I’m not prone to prognostication I do love to look ahead and consider where we are going as a company and what we need to pay attention to. This holiday season I was reminded of some really great skills that I will need in business in the year ahead. The funny part of this inspiration is where it came from. They say good things sometimes come from the strangest places and this holiday season that’s no joke.

My college daughter, home for the holidays, decided to go all OCD on us and start watching multiple seasons of American Ninja Warrior. The show involves athletes competing on crazy difficult obstacle courses. My hands actually sweat as I’m watching the show. The ultimate goal is to make it to the mother of all obstacle courses, Mount Midoriyama. The competition started in Japan and came to America 6 years ago. To date no American has ever been able to complete the Mount Midoriyama course.

THIS is What Ranks #1 on My List of Things I’m Thankful for This Year

November 27, 2014 / by Michael Redman

posted in Our Thought Bubbles, Passion & Provision

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I love my job, the people I work with and how blessed we are at Half a Bubble Out. As I sit down to write this “T-Day” Blog I find myself excited and even more peaceful than in years past.

Every year Thanksgiving comes around and every year I find new things to be thankful for. This year I find myself thinking about the people I work with, especially since we have been talking a lot about Passion and Provision on the blog lately.

Where Were You 40 Years Ago When President Nixon Was Being Impeached?

August 8, 2014 / by Michael Redman

posted in Our Thought Bubbles

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Forty years ago this week President Nixon was in the process of being impeached and led to his public resignation. It was one of the few times a president of the United States, the most powerful man in our country, has been removed from office. Technically he resigned but the vote had already started. Everyone involved was uncertain, scared, or both in the shadow of uncertainty that our country was standing in.

The Awesomeness of Best Practices in 5 minutes, No Kidding!

July 29, 2014 / by Michael Redman

posted in Best Practices

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STOP! You have got to keep reading this post. It will be fast and painless and it could be the one thing that super charges your business this year.

Best practices are usually the most boring thing in the world. I mean who would really choose to sit and study best practices let alone really understand them. But they are simple and important and in the next 5 minutes I will hopefully prove it.

5 Steps to Identifying a Best Practice That Will Solve Your Problems

June 19, 2014 / by Michael Redman

posted in Best Practices

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Best practices are really important to your business because they can help it grow, reduce stress, and make everyone the most effective they can be. Does that sound useful? Well it is! It’s really useful - but finding a true best practice and not just business writing hype isn’t easy.

How to Know What’s So “BEST” About Best Practices

June 4, 2014 / by Michael Redman

posted in small business, Business Development, Best Practices

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Have you ever heard of the term Best Practices? If you’ve ever read a business book or an improvement book then you probably have. It seems like the term comes up all the time. One book says “best practices are amazing” and the other says “best practices are horrible,” but they never seem to define them. And it always seems to refer to big companies on the stock exchange and rarely about small business leaders like you and me.

Having a Job You Enjoy Is Important, Even to an 83 Year Old Man

May 5, 2014 / by Michael Redman

posted in Our Thought Bubbles

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Today I made a new friend on my flight from Frankfurt to Rome but when I climbed into my seat next to the window I had no idea that a treat was waiting for me as I sat next to this elderly couple, who were also on Holiday. I thought I would disappear into my computer and headphones but instead I was reminded how important it is to be able to contribute in this world through your work and how important it is to share those stories; even when you’ve been retired for 17 years.

Google Cracks Down On Bad Link Building Services

December 16, 2013 / by Michael Redman

posted in Internet marketing, Inbound Marketing, Link Building

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Happy Monday to everyone. I wanted to pass along this blog from Search Engine Land that talks about all the changes in SEO especially around link building. I want you to understand and be kept up to date with all the changes. If you have been talking with me at all in the last 6 months you have probably heard me talk about link building and how it has changed. Many of the people who come to us looking for help have heard or even invested a lot of time and money in link building strategies because they helped people rank better in Google.

Great Video on Your Working Memory and Living a Fuller Life

November 26, 2013 / by Michael Redman

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I'm always looking for something to help me grow; to be a more effective marketer and just plain better human being. I also like it when whatever I find to learn about is interesting too. I also believe that when I'm growing I'm creating a fuller, more enjoyable life. That's why I like www.ted.com so much.

Beware of SEO Services for Small Business

October 21, 2013 / by Michael Redman

posted in Internet marketing, small business, SEO

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Every small business wants its website to be on the front page of Google. Don’t you?

The challenge is that the world of SEO (search engine optimization) has been changing a lot over the last two years and most of those changes are not even known by the general population. This means that as a business owner you need to beware of SEO services for small business and big business alike. What you don’t know can really hurt you.

If you want to rank well in Google, and by that I mean you show up near the front page of Google, you need to understand at least 3 things when evaluating a company you want to work with for SEO services.

Michael Redman

Recent Posts

A Small Business Owner's Glimpse Into 2015 Gleaned from American Ninja Warrior

THIS is What Ranks #1 on My List of Things I’m Thankful for This Year

Where Were You 40 Years Ago When President Nixon Was Being Impeached?

The Awesomeness of Best Practices in 5 minutes, No Kidding!

5 Steps to Identifying a Best Practice That Will Solve Your Problems

How to Know What’s So “BEST” About Best Practices

Having a Job You Enjoy Is Important, Even to an 83 Year Old Man

Google Cracks Down On Bad Link Building Services

Great Video on Your Working Memory and Living a Fuller Life

Beware of SEO Services for Small Business

Every small business wants its website to be on the front page of Google. Don’t you?

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