Business Blog - Chuck Bartok

Looking For Business Growth? Get a Dog or a Cat! Yes, surround yourself with the responsibility of a dog or a cat. We all know that the vagaries of being in business, regardless of the venue can be stressful, and in the beginning, it can be a challenge to stay the...

Growing Wealth is Similar to Growing a Garden

Growing Wealth and Growing a Garden I have been asked many times what directed me to pursue a lifestyle of entrepreneurial endeavors. I truly believe it grew from my love of growing things when the opportunity was presented itself to me, as a 9-year-old, moving to...

9 Helpful Tips on the Road to Success in the ‘Modern World’

9 Helpful Tips to Help Gain Success in the "Modern" World There is a lot of information on the importance of being Up-To-Date in this supposed fast-changing modern world to complete the journey on your Road to Success. Some espouse that it requires a "modern...

3 Tips to Help Taking That Action Now

3 Tips to Help You Take Action Now I discussed becoming an ACTION TAKER in a recent post. But I thought I would share some easy tips and tricks on how to APPLY that ACTION NOW Not everyone has the same drive to TAKE ACTION Some people are naturally just better at...

Become an Action Taker

Reasons Why You Should Become an Action-Taker Over the past 60+ years, I staunchly subscribed to the premise that planning is critical in so many ways if you desire to enjoy a self-directed and self-defined successful lifestyle. BUT... One must apply ACTION to those...

Reasons for Goal Setting

5 Reasons You Should Set Smart Goals for Yourself Search “goal setting” on your favorite search browser, and you will find yourself with hundreds of thousands of results. Everything on how to set SMART goals to worksheets and books on how to reach them. However, so...

10 Smart Ways to Stay in Control of Your Schedule

Are you In Control of your Business Time and Energy? There are a lot of things competing for attention these days. Therefore, taking control of your schedule and making time for the things most important to you is essential. Otherwise, you'll end up letting other...

Is YOUR Website ADA Compliant?

by Chuck Bartok | Business Blog, Services

And why would you care if your website is ADA Compliant or not? There has been a lot of discussion about ADA Compliance and Website recently since several large Lawsuits have been judged in favor of the plaintiffs. From an article May 2019 in the Business News Daily...

Videos, Your Website, Traffic and SEO

Do you use videos on your website and look forward to traffic and increased SEO authority? Video has become a major venue for communication over the past couple of decades. Videos keep people on your website longer and engage them with your content. People work with...

Back in the Saddle Again

Getting Back in the Saddle 5 Ways to Remain Self-Motivated After a Setback How many times have we all 'fallen off of the horse' along Life's wonderful journey? Pretty much a given that most of us have experienced that toss several times. The big question is, what do...

Are you Communicating Clearly?

by Chuck Bartok | Business Blog, Self-Improvement, Social Media Blog

How To Communicate More Clearly Communication is the foundation of all social evolution and in the present, it comes in many forms. Whether you leave home or not, you still communicate with others daily, be it online or in person. How well you get along with people...

Are Free Websites Really FREE?

What Freedoms do you give up with FREE Website Platforms? 10 Reasons Free Websites Might be Bad Free websites are not BAD for everyone. The choice of 'renting' Free space and losing control can be beneficial for those just looking to have modest presences and share a...

Humor, Is it Becoming a Lost Art?

Is Humor a daily part of your life? With all of the tension and negative occurrences in 2020, it is difficult for even the most jovial person to keep their humorous juices flowing. Listening to the news and reading Social Media posts it seems that rancor and bullying...

A Post from the Past….

A Blog Post right out of the Past 2020 and the COVID19 pandemic has altered the routines of many of us. I have become more reflective and spending time reading what I shared 10+ years ago. I am finding out that platforms may change, tools more sophisticated, but the...

From an ACORN a Huge Oak Tree develops….

The word ACORN has really been in the news lately and that brought to mind the simple adage that greatness is naturally developed from small items. ACORNS are, of course, the seed, coded with the Genetic plan to develop into the ultimate Creation...the magnificent Oak...

Is “Everyone” Leaving Twitter and Facebook?

Look like a 'mass migration' of Facebook and Twitter audiences to the less filtered sites! Or is it? First of all, I believe the discussion should focus on what the user's intent is for using Social Media. I am reviewing a few below based on my experience: The Social...

How to Plan your Business Venture

How to Organize Your Business Plan This content was parsed from Chapter One of the e-Book, Beginners Marketing Class, Provision Your Ship Some guidelines for preparing a good business plan are discussed below Before we get into some “meat & potatoes”, we should...

Book Marketing and More! Interview on Yak-King

by Chuck Bartok | Business Blog, Podcasts

I was honored to be interviewed by Peter Wright and Kathleen Beauvais on their Yak-King YouTube channel recently. Their Yak-King Video and audio series of Podcasts have been featuring very interesting people. I suggest you subscribe to their YouTube Channel The link...

5 Strategies used in Creating High Traffic Blog Topics

Five Strategies To Source Engaging High-Traffic Blog Topics When you invest the time in gathering detailed information about your business and audience, what you're really doing is narrowing the field. Think of it like putting filters on a search engine experience....

Is a Mentor Needed?

Sophocles once said: "It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense". What are the qualities needed in a 'mentor' in order to learn from them? Finding a mentor that operates from a position of good sense may be hard to find in this world of...

Are Author Websites Necessary?

Are Author Websites Necessary? Actually, are any websites necessary to market your 'products' effectively? On Facebook Groups and on our weekly Call-In Talk Show the subject of having an Author Website fo writes is a much-discussed subject. The subject of Author...

Creating Effective and Efficient Business and Personal Relationships

Creating Effective and Efficient Relationships Relationships of all kinds are often perceived as very delicate things, that require extra effort to maintain. However, a relationship can also be something that can provide security and can also be long-lasting despite...

Contrarian Advice about You and Money, by Bob Bly

You and Money I received this newsletter email from one of our favorite Copywriters, Robert (Bob) Bly. The content resonated with our Business Mindset and experience in today's business environment, so I had to share One of my subscribers, JM, writes: "I seem to...

Seeking Perfection, Or ?

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Seeking and attaining Perfection is a topic widely discussed by the "business coaches" and "gurus" You know the adage, "perfect practice prevents poor performance" BUT what is Perfect and what is Perfection? In the past few years, I have...

Is Your Plate Too Full?

Is Your Plate Too Full? "Help" "I am Overwhelmed!" "I don’t have any Time!" These comments are heard daily from Business Builders expressing the frustration of “having Too Full a Plate”. Why this phenomenon? I believe this Rapidly changing, information glutted,...

Why WRITE your Marketing Strategy on Paper?

This article was first posted on my old Blog, Best Business Mindset Alliance. Seems new readers have shown up on this site and I felt it a good share here also The question of Writing the Marketing Strategy on paper comes up in many of our initial consults. Even...

Honesty In Marketing

The following is a guest post from a good friend in Florida, Barbara Grassey. Check her Bio below and get to know her Honesty in Marketing I had been texting back and forth with my friend, Michael, discussing a webinar we both bailed out of (separately) last week. The...

Is Money a Terrible End?

Money Is a Terrible End (Find Meaning Instead) A very good friend and fellow Charles Haanel Fan, Anthony Michalski sent an email that jarred my memory of a favorite Week of Charles Haanel's The Master Key Charles F. Haanel wrote in Week Sixteen of The Master Key...

Are Website/Blog Themes Important?