The Firefly Blog

You want practical business and marketing tips you can use to grow your business. That’s what I’ve got for you right here, articles and videos you can take action on right away. And, if you scroll down you’ll find video interviews I’ve done with successful entrepreneurs where they share their top marketing tips.

How to Stop Procrastinating and Get Into Action

by Stephanie Ward

You know that project you've been thinking about doing for so long now that still isn't done? Are you ready to finally get started and complete it? I want to help you, watch this video to find out how to do it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLqCV4i5M54 Don't miss...

Business Advice from a Friendly Dragon

by Stephanie Ward

I had the great pleasure of being one of the Dragons (the friendly business advice giving kind) at the Connecting Women's Dragon's Nest event. I shared some tips with one of the four participating entrepreneurs in this short video (less than 3 minutes)....

Expert Marketing Tips from Ayelet Noff from Blonde 2.0

by Stephanie Ward

I was thrilled to meet Ayelet Noff of Blonde 2.0 at The Next Web in April. I enjoyed reading about Ayelet in Sarah Lacy latest book Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky. Ayelet shared her ideas about how small business owners can best market their businesses. Watch below....

How to Radically Improve Your Listening and Hear Your Clients

by Stephanie Ward

My all-time favorite habit of Stephen Covey’s classic book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is habit #5: ‘First seek to understand, then to be understood.’ Referring to this habit Covey says this is, “the single most important principle I have learned in...

Peanut Butter, Melting Snowflakes, and the Jay Leno Rule

by Stephanie Ward

When I left The Next Web Conference last Friday evening my brain was full of fascinating concepts and fresh ideas for my business. Since then I've had time to distill everything I heard and have gathered up some nuggets of wisdom to share with you that I hope will...

Tammy Camp Reveals Her Insider Marketing Tips

by Stephanie Ward

I had the chance to sit down with Tammy Camp at The Next Web conference and ask her about her favorite marketing strategies. She told me that marketing is fun to her because she sees it as a puzzle to be figured out. She emphasized how important it is to test what's...

Hermione Way’s Hottest Marketing Tips

by Stephanie Ward

Check out Hermione Way's hottest marekting tips that she shared with me at The Next Web where she was the co-host. She is full of energy and she means business. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXqdyOZuPY Don't miss any new marketing videos, simply click on the red...

Hot Tips for Using Video to Grow Your Business

by Stephanie Ward

Video is an amazing way to share your expertise, increase your visibility, and attract more clients. And these days it's easier than ever. This video was taken during a workshop given with Erno Hannink about how to use social media to grow your business....

Top Marketing Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs

Discover the marketing strategies that worked for these extremely successful business owners and think about how you can apply their tips to your business.