Entries Tagged as 'Kirk'

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

What’s happenin’?

Three things:

We’ll be releasing 709 new stencil designs this month. I think these new designs are super cool.Here’s what is really special. You’ll be able to design your own banner online. This’ll be a lot of fun.Finally, you’ll be able to buy it all - the banner and stencils - at a [...]

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The Amazing Power of Gentle Inquiry

If you had more energy, a greater sense of well being, could you achieve more?
If you exercised a little more, maybe ate a little less, could that increase your energy?  Is there one thing that you could commit to do now that would improve your health, your energy, just a little? What is [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Porcupine in Heat

People are predictably irrational.
People tend to have long periods when they buy very little punctuated by episodes of buying frenzy.
I’m nuts when it comes to books. I’ll buy ten nonfiction books at a time knowing that I’ll never read half of them. Then, a period will pass where I’ll not buy another book.
I [...]

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Money, money, money…

“Wait a minute!” you say.
“In your last post, Tat artist increases sales 217%, you tell me to build a list… to capture email addresses, names and birthdays.
Are you nuts? You think I got four arms or what?
If I did all that crap, I’d sell less not more. I don’t know what you’re smokin’ Kirk. But, [...]

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

A tat artist increases sales 217%

Your GREATIST business asset is…
Okay, okay! YOU are your greatest business asset, of course. But, I mean other than you.
Your most important asset, other than you, is your customer list.
Your customer list enables you to generate sales, profits and cash on demand.
If you’re not systematically building your list, you’re [...]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Jump start your tat sales

To jump start my airbrush tattoo sales at public events I create a spectacle or demonstration.

If someone is with me, I put a tat on them. I keep putting tats on them until I draw attention. I ham it up! I have fun and I let the world know I’m having fun.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Suck it up or get screwed

Jack Benny was a famous comedian with his own popular TV show, The Jack Benny Show. In his day, Jack Benny was a super star.
But he had been retired for years when a talk show host invited him as his main guest on his live TV talk show.
Minutes before [...]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The Amazing Power of a Word

I was four years old. To my mother’s why question, I answered, “Because.” She said, “That’s not a reason.”
I knew she was right and felt embarrassed for the first time in by short life. Now, decades later I learn that maybe she wasn’t right after all.
Ellen Langer, [...]

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

How to Double YOUR Tat Business

If you’re doing public events, book four events for every three you booked last year. Then, book a couple of extra to boot. Be certain to promote your private event business at all public events.

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

How to double your airbrush tat sales

Doubling your business seems daunting, maybe even impossible, until you chunk it down into achievable steps and goals.