Look, bottom line: If you’re going to succeed on the Web then you need to get creative. Stop doing the same ol’ same ol’. Here are 10 easy things you can do today to help you get more creative in your marketing:

1. Stop listening to negative talk. If anyone says you can’t, just close your ears because I know you can.
2. Subscribe to as many RSS feeds in your niche as you can. And read at least three of them each day.
3. See something someone else is doing? Like it? Doesn’t matter; use what others are doing if it is successful. Adapt it for your own situation.
4. Break a glass. No, not literally. Just do something different. Anything. Surprise yourself. It doesn’t even have to be business related. Eat breakfast at the same coffee shop every morning? Well, tomorrow go somewhere else. Break a window.
5. Keep a journal. Write every day. Even if it’s just two sentences. Reflect on what you are doing.
6. Spend 5-15 minutes a day brainstorming for new ideas. You won’t get to them all and don’t try to. At the end of each week, review your brainstorming lists and highlight the top 5 that show some promise. Make a plan to implement them.
7. Read a book. Hold it in your hands. It’s old-fashioned, but it’s also relaxing.
8. Tell someone you love them. Trust me, it works.
9. Resist an impulse. Any impulse. If it’s something you would normally do then break your routine. It’s better than breaking windows.
10. Take a successful person to lunch and listen to everything they say. Ask questions.

Sometimes all it takes a small and simple thing to give you an idea that will rock the world.

Caroline Melberg
Melberg Marketing
Blue Chip Marketing Tips
Small Business Mavericks

Tags: brainstorming, creativity, marketing

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