By Richard, on November 28th, 2011
![Target-Market-GoldGuys Finding your niche includes narrowing your target market. [©ayzek at istockphoto.com]](http://fitting-the-pieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Target-Market-GoldGuys-150x135.png) Narrowing your target market is part of finding your niche. © ayzek at istockphoto.com
Finding your niche in business is fundamental to making a profit, but it is also fundamental in connecting with possible partners for joint ventures and other collaborations. Unfortunately, finding your niche is filled with pitfalls.
One of the first
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By Richard, on November 22nd, 2011

Pink Bat Thinking and Thankfulness
Does “thankfulness” play a part in business success? Yes it’s the US Thanksgiving this week, but seriously, is there a direct link to business success?
Take a look at a movie called Pink Bat.
Then, in the comments below, share your thoughts –
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By Richard, on October 22nd, 2011
Having dreams is a good thing and if you dream of making money online you are not alone, that’s for sure!
How is that dream going?
The Collaboration Live workshop may be just the thing to transform your dream of making money into a stream of real money. With just a few
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By Richard, on September 17th, 2011
 Collaborative list building is a fun way to attract people to your business and to generate increased sales of your service or product. It is something that attendees at the Collaboration Live event will learn and have an opportunity to try. Before we get into that, let me define “list building.”
List Building
It
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By Richard, on August 29th, 2011
 So far I have told you why blog commenting is a good practice and then I provided seven tips on how to leave a quality comment on a blog. Today, I want to finish this series with four things you should absolutely not do when you comment on a blog. If you are doing
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By Richard, on May 7th, 2011
 I’ve been thinking today that entrepreneurial traits are probably in my blood. That’s because I’ve been thinking about my father, André Goutal; today, May 7th, 2011 is his birthday – he would have been 110 years old today.
My Father’s Entrepreneurial Traits
My Dad Came on this Ship, the Rochambeau
Born
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By Richard, on May 2nd, 2011

The Good Listener
The subject of interesting conversation starters came up during my webinar with Randy Thomas and Susan Berry last week. In the context of attending live events, they suggested asking the person you are meeting something about the conference speaker’s presentation. “What was your take-away from this morning’s speaker,
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By Richard, on January 28th, 2011

Prime the Pump for Action
People are attracted to action. They slow down to look at an accident. They are drawn to a crowd. They go out of their way to determine the cause of a loud noise.
So what attracts people to your blog site? Action does! Is there a
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By Richard, on January 24th, 2011

Tired of Snow!
Welcome to the winter of 2011. I just got inside from shoveling a path to the back of the house for an oil delivery. That meant cutting through a mountain of snow left from shoveling the driveway 5 times in the last 5 weeks.
I couldn’t help thinking
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By Richard, on November 10th, 2009
I am committed to helping my fellow baby boomers as they hit retirement, look at their dwindled resources, and consider the possibility of starting their own business. One of my “helps” is a Newsletter called “Tips for Growing Your OWN Home Business.” Many other home business entrepreneurs are paying it forward also, offering their
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Sure, Comment on a Blog, But… | Part 3 Don’t Defeat Your Purpose
So far I have told you why blog commenting is a good practice and then I provided seven tips on how to leave a quality comment on a blog. Today, I want to finish this series with four things you should absolutely not do when you comment on a blog. If you are doing
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