Following up on Why you procrastinate on invoicing and what to do about it, Chris Van Patten sent this question by email: It’s great to have clients who pay on (or ahead of!) time, especially when I have to deal with other clients who still don’t pay months after the job is done. I’d be…
Our friend Chris Brogan introduced us to Workshifting.com. Their tagline is “anywhere is my office.” I want to take that a step further. Don’t just work where ever you want, live where ever you want! So I offered Chris and Justin Levy a guest post on the small town perspective on workshifting. (Don’t tell anyone,…
1. The best promotion you can get is the personal recommendation of someone who has been to your town or attraction. 2. And yet… locals will live here for years, and never set foot in some of the most amazing attractions and events you have to offer. But once they do, they are some of…
Sheila Scarborough let the news slip.We’re doing a joint project. I’ve mentioned it before, but now it has a name, Tourism Currents. It’s all about social media learning for tourism professionals, and you can sign up for an email notice when we open it. Projected launch date is September 9, 2009, but details will be…
If you’re in business in a small town, you know something valuable. Seth Godin is pointing it out for everyone, in Welcome to island marketing. If you run a business on a small island, every interaction matters and every customer is precious. There’s a finite number of people you’re going to be able to sell…
I’d like your advice. A prospect stood me up this week. When he asked, I declined to offer him another free consultation. What would you have done? Does it matter how good of a prospect he was? This person was one member of a volunteer committee, just gathering data to take back to the group…
I love the idea of getting kids from big cities out into small towns and rural areas, giving them new experiences. Here’s the press release info from one organization that does just that, The Fresh Air Fund. THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million…
When I checked into the Crystal Mountain Resort in Michigan, the desk staff person handed me a paper copy of the events and activities calendar for the week. That’s a tourism idea that has been around forever, and we can make something more of it. First, let’s adapt it for a small town. Don’t think only…
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