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One of the cardinal rules for bloggers is to never apologize. Well, I am going to break it. I’m sorry for being away for the better part of a month. It’s been a hectic time in my life for a number or reasons, which I am going to go through shortly.
But before I do, I want to mention that JDsBlog is going to be taking a new twist. We have always written about building businesses - but we are taking it to a new level. We are going to do case studies about my businesses (as well as anyone else who wants to share their experiences). We are going to talk about profit margins, hourly rates, hiring employees, economic development agencies and everything else. We won’t be talking about cuddly bullshit that business books would have you believe where everyone wants everyone to succeed… It’s not that way. Business is about profit and sustainability. Not hoping that you will be around in a year.
As far as JDsBlog goes… JDsBlog is returning to its roots - being a personal, business blog. Blogging is about the person - not the concept. Somewhere along the way, I forgot that and I apologize.
So, as far as what I have been up to -
Tech Solution has been growing at a rate of 2 to 3 times per year. The first year, revenue was $18,000; the second it was about $42,000; and this year… Well this year I am looking at doing $40,000 just this summer. That means Tech Solution is on it’s way to having its first $100,000+ year. Not bad for a business that everyone thought was dead in the water before it was even started.
TS is why I have been away for so long. I have been trying to close deals and train employees.
Employee Training
I would have to say that training employees is almost harder than overcoming all the obstacles in building a business. This is probably one of the reasons that it’s easier to start with a partner - because you have two people that pretty much know what the other does and it’s easier to bring a third and a fourth along into the mix. But when you only have a founder and a new hire - it makes things a little bit difficult.
New TS marketing and brand image
I have been trying to come up with a cohesive marketing campaign for Tech Solution’s Internet marketing side of the business. With this roll-out is coming completely redesigned thank you cards, business cards, presentation folders, and a comprehensive four site Internet presence.
MarketingHackz.com and the Hackz Network
I have spent a lot of time building out the Hackz Network, which presently includes MarketingHackz.com and will soon include NetHackz.com. Also in the pipeline are property investment and stock investment sites. Those will be up towards the end of the summer.
Quick Asides..
I have also delved head first into reading productivity and traditional marketing books. These include Getting Things Done and Gravitational Marketing. I did a full implementation of GTD and love it; but it is taking some getting used to.
Thanks for sticking around
I want to make my final point by thanking all of you 600-700 RSS readers, and anyone who comes by JDsBlog through the search engines for sticking around. My grammar isn’t always the best and my choice of words is a bit convoluted at times - but I guarantee you will build better businesses with the format we are going with from this point out.
No holds barred.
Take no prisoners.
To the point.
Build Better Businesses.
To your success,
Jason