https://www.tiege.com ** BIG #100 Celebration! | VLOG 100 ------------------------------------------------------------ Starting a Business & Building a Brand Importance of Commemorating Milestones Commemorating your business milestones is very important on many levels. Milestones are marketing opportunities as they tell your story and give your business exposure to your community, whether brick-and-mortar or online. Include your customers and employees in these milestone celebrations. Celebrating your first year in business is a common milestone as 80% of most small businesses don't last past the first year. Celebrating your fifth year in business is another significant milestone as 50% of businesses fail in the first five years. So, if you've made it to these milestones, make sure to celebrate! Today, we're celebrating a different milestone -- Tiege Hanley's 100th VLOG! Celebratory Q&A; with Aaron Marino No, Tiege Hanley won't build a factory if major success is experienced as they are not experts in this area. Talk about restrictions and processes!? No. You need to know your competences. Let the professionals be professionals. This question is a tough one: Is college necessary? No, more than ever it's not necessary. In the past, college prep and trade skills training were the predominate two options. Now, high school graduates have many more opportunities due to the Internet. College benefited Aaron, but he didn't truly learn until he got his feet wet. Those who don't go to college have a 4-year head start, unless you're going to be a doctor, lawyer, or accountant that require an advanced education. College is definitely not right for everyone. Perhaps if you're questioning college, wait a year while working. You can then determine a direction and career right for you. No, Aaron has no intention of giving up some of his businesses. He says that he creates content, and everything revolves around that. "Alpha M is what makes the world go round," according to Aaron. He 'does what he does' and has great partners. Additionally, he says loves doing what he does, but he won't take on any additional responsibilities, obligations, or businesses. Should an entrepreneur consider relocating before starting a business? Aaron says that certain states are more pro-business than others. For example, Illinois sales tax is 10% and Georgia's sales tax 6%. Companies move to states with business incentives in order to thrive. The question you should ask yourself, "Do you want to maximize your profits or do you want to live in California?" If it doesn't matter where you live, explore states that are pro-business such as Tennessee and Florida which don't have state sales tax. Aaron recommends googling 'best states for business' for more information. Yes, Tiege Hanley can be used by women, and no, Bulldog is not 'organic' which was covered in VLOG 95 Liar Liar Pants on Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEIatY1mblg&t;=901s) . BullDog is not a competitor due the products included (value) and the quality. Tiege Hanley goals for 2018 include the following: A new acne system will be introduced, which currently is in its final testing stage. The team is slated to grow including hiring a Marketing Director as well as strategic hires in customer service. The goals of these new hires is to discover the cold conversion and to improve engagement & customer service respectively. Finally, the pause function will be eliminated in favor of a skip function. According to Aaron, at the end of the day, it's 'just a watch' and 'doesn't matter'. What he really loves is business. He loves the feeling of accomplishment and success. He says that success only comes from failing and getting back up to try again. Don't do things for the stuff as its a momentary blip on the happiness scale. Nothing feels better than making things happen by working your ass off. ** Raising our glasses in honor of the 100th VLOG! ------------------------------------------------------------ As long as Tiege Hanley has you, they can do anything! They love you more than their double monk strap shoes! Massive appreciation to you -- cheers to 100 more! Sunscreen Questions Tiege Hanley receives numerous comments and questions regarding the sunscreen (SPF) in the AM moisturizer. Some people think that sunscreen (SPF) is 'bad' and question why Tiege Hanley added it to their moisturizer. However, the evidence and proof is indisputable that the sun is damaging and causes skin cancer. Sunscreen is so critical to protecting yourself from not aging - and not dying. The risk of including the SPF significantly out-weighs a few negative studies. Tiege Hanley definitely believes in their SPF and using a sunscreen. Tiege Hanley Questions? Shoot an email over to info@tiege.com (mailto:info@tiege.com) http://www.tiege.com http://www.twitter.com/TiegeHanley http://www.facebook.com/tiegehanley http://instagram.com/TiegeHanley

• published: 15 Oct 2017
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