Word-of-Mouth is someone else telling others all about us! Many of us swear that it's the best and only marketing we'll ever need. As creative entrepreneurs we often shun speaking about ourselves, we value "the other" person saying we're incredible, perfect for the job and the exact fit for which they're looking. When friends, colleagues and strangers say that we are the best one, the only one and then come find us – we love it.

Talk About Me -- Please.

Many people say they only want word-of-mouth business but don’t do the work to make it happen. It takes thought, planning and doing to become your best marketing plan.

Here are 5 of the Most Over Used Excuses and a little talk about how they help keep business away.

Are you spending hours describing, passionately, to others how hard you work, how much you work and how it is just NOT WORKING?

1. There are not enough hours in the day for all the work I need to do.

Too many blogs are a jumble of the person's musings -- vomit from the heart. Maybe there is something of value there but it stinks getting to it. 

Consider This:

1.  Does your blog have a captivating title?

Handing out business cards won’t cut it.  Making a list and doing a few calls won’t fill the need.  Buying mailing lists doesn’t make them your people.  FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn are tools, not The Answer.  You must have a tribe, a posse, a following, a bunch of folks who think you “hung the moon.”  Do you?