Hi, my name is Michael Cage and you are reading my blog on All Things Entrepreneurship.

I spent more than a decade mastering what it takes to make businesses grow, then spent a few years regretting it after working with too many people who thought the only point of having a business was to buy a (bigger) yacht. Today, I love spending my time bringing growth & marketing strategies to (a much smaller group of) entrepreneurs who are over-the-top passionate about the businesses they run. For more "bio" stuff, click here.

I've been obsessed by the idea of entrepreneurship as art for the last 7 years ... and still going strong.

I work with and write about an eclectic mix of businesses including thought-leaders, information marketers and consultants, small local businesses (the kind you brag to your friends about when they visit), fast-growth 8 and 9-figure companies, and more. You can read my most recent posts below, or browse the category most relevant to you.

Restaurants with Flash web sites and menus

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in On Local Business Marketing

In the, “what the $&%# was your web designer thinking” category … In the last two weeks I have had three clients visit for consulting. We met in my office and chose different restaurants to have a meal after our session. How did we choose? Yelp to see what was nearby, then a visit to ...

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You have to love the work

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in On Entrepreneurship

I’ve worked with some very successful entrepreneurs. I’ve had some success, myself. I’ve written about my frustration with the 4-hour work week, and about the nastiness that is the biz opp side of Internet and information marketing. Here’s where they all collapse into the ultimate test for any entrepreneur. If you are building a business ...

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Automating Replays of Teleseminars & Webinars in InfusionSoft – and other CRMs?

September 1 On Teleseminar & Webinar Marketing

The world of automation and replays with both teleseminars & webinars has taken off over the last 6 months. Services that used to cost thousands of dollars … a lot of manpower … and still enough screw-ups to cause sleepless nights have become dramatically cheaper and more fool-proof. I’m in the midst of updating my ...

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11 Ways Local Retail Stores Profit from Blogging

April 19 On Local Business Marketing
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Blogging. “Ugh. Isn’t that a lot of work? Why bother?” you ask … Here are 11 powerful reasons why. Reasons that, ultimately, add profits to your bottom line. 1. When local retailer’s blog it gives your shop personality. There’s a business principle that people like doing business with other people, not nameless, faceless corporations. Your ...

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3 Secrets for Easy Local Referrals in your Business – Audio Referral Marketing Training

March 18 On Local Business Marketing
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“What other people say about you is more powerful and more believable than what you say about yourself.” This is the principle that makes word of mouth marketing so important for local businesses like yours. That, and the fact that word of mouth marketing costs next to nothing So if you’re like most local business ...

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On Information Marketing, Internet Marketing & Choices

March 12 On Advice & Information Marketing

WARNING: I edited out most of the “adult” words in the post below, but a few remain. If that bothers you, don’t read it. I have thought about writing this message for almost 5 years, and I never had the courage to do it. The most common question I hear from clients is why I ...

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Writing about Information Marketing and (G-d help me) Internet Marketing

February 21 On Advice & Information Marketing

Nearly half of my private consulting work is focused on “achievers” in the information marketing space. Typically coaches, consultants or authors with businesses in, or nearing, the 7 to 8-figure range. While I refuse to work with people who are “selling crap in a box” (see afore mentioned “Internet marketers” and biz-opp scammers) … people ...

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Teleseminar & Webinar Automation + Replay Profits

February 11 On Teleseminar & Webinar Marketing
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I’m hunkered down at home in Leesburg, VA today, basking in the aftermath of the parts 1 and 2 of the East Coast Blizzard 2010. As I write this, nearly 4 feet of snow have fallen outside my door. At one point, it was falling at about 2 inches an hour. Just piling and piling ...

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Spotting Business Ideas by Getting Pissed Off

February 10 On Local Business Marketing
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Plenty of ingredients go into a successful business. In the early stages, one of the most important is having the energy and the will and the desire to stick with something even when it appears to be not working. And even when the world is telling you it’s just no good. Having a great idea ...

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