Heather Villa

In this episode I am answering a few of the questions that I received in the past two weeks via my feedback hotline.  The feedback that you all have given me on my feedback hotline has been useful, but I especially love the questions – it says to me that you like what I have [...]

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Your business is up and running and growing… and you want to grow your business further. You want your growth to be smart and effective and you want to avoid costly missteps and expensive “rabbit trails” that can pull you off track.
The problem is: You’re busy. You’ve got a full plate. You’ve got enough to [...]

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Business owners face two blocks to great productivity each day. The first block is of their own choosing – they may or may not choose to procrastinate. The second block is a series of external barriers that keeps them from getting more done in the day. While the first blocks is completely in their control, [...]

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Recently, my family moved. Anyone who has relocated knows what a pain it can be. As someone who loves organization and productivity, moving isn’t a pleasant experience. The move reminded me of a few lessons that are always good to recall while running a business:
1. Keep it in perspective. A move is a pain in the [...]

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One of my favorite scenes in the movie Apollo 13 is when a NASA engineer walks into a room full of engineers and scientists and points out that the air filters on Apollo 13 are circular in one module and square in the other module. He says something along the lines of: “We have to [...]

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For busy professionals, multitasking is a must-have skill that allows you to shoehorn more productivity into an already packed schedule.
It’s an often-maligned skill, too, because of the frequently quoted problem that multitasking results in poorer quality work. But I disagree. Like other skills, I believe that multitasking is something you can develop and improve and [...]

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I’ve been blogging from time to time about a MindMeister map that outlines various social marketing activities you can do to promote your business. I’ve talked about advertising and about blog commenting. Today, I’m going to talk about content sharing sites.

You can see that the map creator has divided the category of “content sharing” into [...]

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