Author: Sergio Ruiz

Defining your Key Performance Indicators

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If you have been following the “Those Optimize Guys” podcast, you know that we have been working on a multipart exploration on defining who your business is. Last week, we discussed Defining your core values, or those things that are non negotiable to the core of your business.

This week, we discuss the next step, defining your key performance indicators, or those things that you have to do absolutely right in order for your business to succeed.

In the process, we will also be working with our own business ventures, The Goldberry Roasting Company, and Coding For Hire. We urge you to work with us through this process! If you would like to participate, make sure you contact us, and we’ll get you on board.

Should Your Business Use Targeted Advertising?

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One of the biggest mistakes I hear online business making is down talking the importance of targeted advertising. The targeted advertising program most familiar to most is Google AdWords. When most people look at AdWords, their first reaction is that it’s expensive.

Yes, it is pricey at first glance, but before you decide to pass on this opportunity, you should take a moment to look a little deeper.

I covered this last week in a full article. If you are interested in pursuing this, take a look here.

Developing your Core Values

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As your career and life develop, you begin to grow and change. Sooner or later, you may find that you don’t fit your current professional situation. It may not be that you are miserable, but something is amiss.

While most workers will tend to either suck it up and internalize, or live a life of quiet desperation, there is another choice. At some point, you should examine what your core values are, and what the non negotiables are in your life.

This week, we did a podcast on just how to go about such an exercise.

Tune in and we’d love to help you on your journey.

Working ON and not IN your business

Maximizing Life and Business Roles

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One of the biggest problems we can find ourselves in is spending an inordinate amount of time on the minutiae of your business life. Rather than getting bogged down in such things, we need to take a top level view and spend time working “on” our business ventures.

If you find that you are spending most of your time maintaining your business but don’t know how to start working on streamlining your business, we can help.

Listen to this week’s podcast, and let us know if you need any help in getting started!