Did you miss out on some of our best business posts in 2013? Don’t fret; In the holiday spirit, we’ve decided  to share with you, the top twelve posts that we feel will help you achieve optimal entrepreneurial success in the coming year!

Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a happy and prosperous New Year!

The WizOf.Biz team. 

Seth Godin – How to Get Your Ideas to Spread

Our focus at WizOf.Biz is on providing clients with new insight on how to succeed online. We believe in sharing ideas and offering innovative digital strategies that lead to entrepreneurial breakthroughs. The question is, how to get your ideas to spread? In his TedTalk video,writer, and ideas guru Seth Godin explains to us why “bad or bizarre ideas are better than boring ones”. Ideas that spread, says Seth, are ideas that dare to be different. “Very good” ideas according to Godin, are no longer good enough. In a world of too many options, and too little time, a purple cow is much more likely to turn heads than an ordinary one.

Go see it now and come back here after!

It’s true. In today’s over saturated business environment it is harder to get people to care. At the same time, this is a great opportunity to engage with people who are looking for your idea and are excited by what you have to say.

Seth is the creator of an online ideas platform called Squidoo.com where anyone can share their thoughts and make connections. You can visit Seth’s blog at: sethgodin.typepad.com. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed by what you’ll discover.

See you next time,
Irena Kagansky

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Did you miss out on some of our best business posts in 2013? Don’t fret; In the holiday spirit, we’ve decided  to share with you, the top twelve posts that we feel will help you achieve optimal entrepreneurial success in the coming year!

Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a happy and prosperous New Year!

The WizOf.Biz team. 

Top 6 Business & Marketing Podcasts

By now you’re probably fed up with surfing the internet. You’ve been staring at random business tips and how-to marketing videos but are no closer to finding the answers to your business questions. I’d like to help you make headway, with these top six marketing podcasts that have caught my attention.

1) Small Business Big Marketing Show: This is an opportunity to hear from small business owners about how their marketing strategies have helped them achieve success. These stories will inspire you and allow you to tailor these tips to your own ventures. The interviews are very informal and full of firsthand business advice.

2) How to Make Money and Do A World of Good: For those of you who are looking to do some good in the world and make some cash while you’re at it, Streat co-founder Rebecca Scott’s podcast is what you need. There is no doubt that social responsibility is on the minds of many but how exactly can you integrate it into your business? Learn more about social entrepreneurship and how to market it.

3) Funny Business: This is another interesting podcast by people who have made humor their business. Guests include Ben Huh, CEO of the Cheezburger Network and Ryan Dolan owner of 30Watt and former business developer for The Onion. Cheezburger takes full responsibility for initiatives such as FailBlog, ICanHazCheezburger and ThereIFixedIt.

4) Eight Stories You Must Tell to Built An Epic Business: Valerie Khoo is a journalist, speaker and small business commentator. This posdcast is filled with Valerie’s accounts of how storytelling can be used as a powerful marketing tool that can not only transform your brand but turn your clients into valuable allies. Subscribe on iTunes to download this fantastic resource.

5) Foolish Adventure: Tim Conley looks at the adventures of internet entrepreneurs who have made it part of their lifestyle to innovate, experiment and experience business online. Businesses and innovation come in all shapes and sizes. Foolish Adventures is proof that if we step outside the “norm” we can succeed.

6) Automate My Small Business: Have you ever wanted to take a vacation and not worry about how your business is doing without you? Well, it’s all in the title. These guys go out of their way to show you exactly how to automate your small business so that all you have to do is reap the fruit of your success. How do you do this? By using cutting edge technology and online management tools that allow you to set it and forget it!

All of these podcasts can be found on ITunes. So get to it, and enjoy!

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Did you miss out on some of our best business posts in 2013? Don’t fret; In the holiday spirit, we’ve decided  to share with you, the top twelve posts that we feel will help you achieve optimal entrepreneurial success in the coming year!

Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a happy and prosperous New Year!

The WizOf.Biz team. 

Top Notch Twitter Leads: News Sites That Do Content Well

When it comes to making the right business connections on Twitter, it can be difficult to know who to follow. That is why I think, this exciting new series of posts will help you navigate the Twittersphere with more ease. I will provide access to weekly lists of news sites, business companies, and entrepreneurs who have made an impact on their industry.

The purpose of these posts is to help you connect with today’s most sought after business leaders,content developers and innovators.These are people who are there to share their inspiring ideas, network and built  active communities. I truly believe that these posts will assist you when making informed decisions and help encourage conversations.

I will focus my first entry on organizations and news sites that give us quality content. They cover amazing stories on entrepreneurship,business leadership, technology, mentorship and innovation. I invite you to follow these news sites for thought provoking business content that will challenge your mind.  

• Alltop @alltop
• FastCompany @FastCompany
• Huffington Post @huffingtonpost
• Forbes @Forbes
• Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz
• CBS Top News @CBSTopNews
• Business Insider @businessinsider
• Canadian Business @CdnBusinessMag
• Financial Post @financialpost
• TechCrunch @techcrunch
• PROFIT Magazine @PROFIT_Magazine
• Techmeme @Techmeme
• Reuters Top News @Reuters
• Canadian Business Journal @CanBizJournal
• Report on Business The Globe & Mail @globebusiness
• The Economist @TheEconomist
• The Atlantic @theAtlantic
• Wall Street Journal @WSJ
• New York Times @NYtimes
• Inc Magazine @Inc
• The Startup Magazine @thestartupmag

There you have it. Use these resources to stay engaged and keep the conversations going, In the coming weeks I will be posting more great lists of business companies, leaders and forward thinkers you can learn from. So I’ll see you back here next week. In the meantime, keep the wheels turning and good luck!