What’s a Fun Monger?

What’s a Fun Monger? Easy.  It’s the opposite of a Fear Monger.  I think that having your own online business should be the most fun experience of your career — and that your customers should have their best experience ever when they deal with you.  It’s focusing on what [click to continue reading...]

Going… Going…

by Denise on July 9, 2011

I promised I’d tell you about my new adventure, and explain why and when this site will be fading into the sunset.

Basically, I’ve been searching for a way to expand my business, help more people, and give myself more freedom to pursue additional interests.  I’ve finally realized what that is, so Fun Monger will remain active for a few more months and then I’ll take it down.  So if there’s anything here you find useful, please download it and you’re welcome to keep it.

If you’re someone who has had at least a taste of success in some area of your work life,  and you know you could create a killer new business, or a new product that you’ve been dying to get launched, we’re creating a community just for you.  Starting a project is pretty easy for a lot of us.  Figuring out which way to go and how to get to our destination is the tricky part.  So that’s what we’ll do together.

I’m not going to promise you that you’ll be a millionaire, or that you’ll get gazillions of followers.  Maybe you will. That part is up to you.  What I am going to show you is that, together with other like-minded people you can pinpoint your own True North — the thing you really long to do to live the kind of life you dream of.  I know, because I’ve done it, and you can too, step-by-step. And you don’t have to sell the kids or work on it 16 hours a day.

I’ll share with you the skills I’ve learned to become a successful entrepreneur.  We’ll use a combination of disciplined tasks with a software system that allows you to see your progress, interact with others, and get things done!

It’s not for the timid.  It’s not for those who hide behind excuses.  If you’re finally willing to get to work in a clear and focused way — to roll up your sleeves and get busy, then I highly recommend you come and grow with us.  Click here for more:  www.ZoomCrew.com

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Time for Something New

by Denise

Since you’ve come upon this blog and are no doubt curious what ProBiz Partners has to do with Fun Mongering, I’ll just tell you.  In a nutshell, it’s growing pains.  Practically from the day I started my own business I always wanted to stretch and be more — and since [click to continue reading...]

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The Times They Are A’Changin’ – Business Models for Everyone

by admin

It’s no secret that I’m a major Seth Godin groupie.   When Seth talks, I listen.  And it doesn’t hurt any that when I read his books or blog, I get strong flashbacks of my Granddad.  Not that Seth’s old enough to be my Grandad, ‘cuz he’s not.   Um… wait….
What I [click to continue reading...]

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The Chicken and The Radiator – Metaphor Soup

by Denise

Is it just me, or am I starting to see business metaphors in ridiculous places?  I mean, come on.  I understand the power of metaphors, and I use them as much as anybody.  But a couple of days ago I drafted a blog post that’s just a teeeeeensy bit over [click to continue reading...]

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Your Ideal Client — Finishers vs. Starters

by Denise

Sometimes I’m a little slow on the uptake.  No, I’m not saying I’m stupid.  Just saying that I need to process things and then “suddenly” I have a revelation.  Like last week.
I’ve always been critical of online business gurus who offered their 5 Step Blueprint for Getting Rich Quick.  So [click to continue reading...]

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Business Systems – Pay Now, Freedom Later

by Denise

How much of what you do is in your head?  Shame on you!  I know you’re going to groan, but what happens if you get hit by a bus?  We’ll assume you just have a broken jaw and you’re laid up for a week.  But it’s during a product launch.  [click to continue reading...]

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How Not to Lose Your Shirt – Redundant Systems

by Denise

Have you ever looked up a quote for “redundancy”?  I just did, and 95% of them are negative.  Redundancy is a word that big corporations often use as an excuse to lay people off or cut something out.  But yesterday I got a big fat reminder of why there is [click to continue reading...]

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Systems or Bust – Why YOU Need Business Systems Sooner Than Later

by Denise

Isn’t it great how life gives you little gentle nudges, tries to get you to pay attention, and then — when you keep ignoring the signals — it shoves you off into the deep end?
For my entire career I’ve naturally gravitated toward putting together systems and processes. A little organization [click to continue reading...]

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Email Marketing & Shopping Cart Tools – Avoid Business Overwhelm (Part 3)

by Denise

There are several reasonable choices for putting together your email marketing and shopping cart infrastructure.  To be clear, we’re talking about specific email marketing tools, rather than more soft (but critical) skills of writing content and figuring out frequency, getting permission, etc.
As with any technology, things are always changing, so it’s [click to continue reading...]

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Create a Website – Avoid Business Overwhelm (Part 2)

by Denise

[This is the second article in a series on the most commonly used tools to build the infrastructure of your online business.]
The cornerstone of most online businesses is their website. You’ll need a good domain name, and then we’ll talk about how to create a simple, effective website without a [click to continue reading...]

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