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My wife, my daughter, assorted friends, and even some friendly aliens (not <\/em>those<\/strong> kind of aliens!<\/em>) frequently ask me why I'm always on the computer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n I'm on the computer a lot, these days. But why?<\/p>\n Well for one, that's where business happens<\/strong>. I used to concentrate only in my local area, but that was starting to fail, big time. So, I changed things around a little.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In December of last year, I wrote about how my franchise consulting business had changed. Please read it, and stop back.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Well, it's changed again<\/strong>. I think that's what makes being an always-learning entrepreneur, fun. (Challenging, too<\/em>)<\/p>\n I'm transitioning my franchise consulting-brokering business into more of a franchise advisory business. What that means is that I'm no longer focusing on the brokering of franchises. Now, I still have relationships with several franchisors, and I'll disclose those relationships with anyone who's decided to get some real-life, and actionable advice from me.<\/p>\n I also do franchise social media marketing and content development for a select number of franchisors, and those are disclosed, too.<\/p>\n I'll share more of what I'm doing as a franchise advisor, in the near future.<\/p>\n Well, not from someone like Tim Berry<\/strong>. Oh..you mean that you don't know who Tim Berry is?<\/p>\n Tim Berry<\/strong> is the author of *Business Plan Pro\u00ae and Marketing Plan Pro\u00ae<\/a>. He is a Stanford MBA<\/strong>, author of three books on business planning with spreadsheets (published in the mid-1980s by Hayden Books, McGraw-Hill Microtext and Dow Jones-Irwin<\/em>) and a former wire service news and business magazine foreign correspondent.<\/p>\n Today, Tim dedicates most of his time to blogging, teaching, and evangelizing for business planning. His popular<\/span> blog, Planning Startups Stories<\/a>, is read by thousands.<\/p>\n Basically, Tim's name is synonymous with creating business plans.<\/strong><\/p>\n So, when I read this mini-review<\/a> of the franchise information products that I've developed over at Franchise Online University.com, I was floored. Here's what Tim wrote;<\/strong><\/p>\n "If you\u2019re at all interested in buying into a franchise business, I think you\u2019d definitely want to become familiar with Joel Libava, his Franchise King Blog, and his new e-book called How to Carefully Select a Franchise to Buy<\/em>."<\/p>\n "I just read a good review by TJ McCue<\/strong>, founder of SalesRescueTeam.com<\/a>, someone I\u2019ve come to know and like from a relationship that started on Twitter. That\u2019s on Small Business Trends<\/a>, one of the best small-business blogs. TJ does a good review and includes a good video summary from Joel<\/em>."<\/p>\n Tim wrote that "I know and like Joel Libava and TJ McCue, both of them, and I respect their work<\/em>. And regarding franchises, Joel is the king there; he really does know the territory<\/strong>."<\/p>\n So, how did that<\/em> happen?<\/p>\n I spend 10+ hours a day online<\/strong>. I network. I give and<\/em> take. I point out great resources. I help folks find what they need to find. I get to know the best of the best in small business, and social media. I'm visible.<\/p>\n I've talked with Tim on the phone. (We'll be shaking hands, soon<\/em>) I've shared some of my ideas with him. I've helped spread his<\/em> ideas around.<\/p>\n It's taken years, not months, to get to the point that I'm at. (And I'm not even close to my goals, yet<\/em>) Heck, I'm not that close to my monetization goals. I'm still learning. I have faith that what I'm doing now…which is causing some short-term pain, will be good, long term<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It's great to get unsolicited reviews, compliments, and the like. It's even ok with me if I'm criticized. It gives me a chance to improve what I'm doing.<\/p>\n Thanks, Tim.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
I Didn't Ask For a Product Review<\/span><\/p>\n
Then Tim mentioned where<\/em> he read about my eBook<\/span><\/p>\n
He Likes Me!<\/span><\/p>\n