About Maria Marsala

An irrepressible entrepreneur, Maria Marsala sold AVON at age 14 and landed on Wall Street three years later. She became a bond trader when female executives were as rare as pink diamonds. For 25 years, Maria streamlined Fortune 500 companies, nurtured non-profits, and discovered her niche—mentoring women CEOs and executives. Armed with corporate secrets and life coach credentials, Maria founded Elevating Your Business to help female financial professionals live better using her proprietary brand of consultative-coaching. Contact Maria today and take the first step toward freedom, full-fillment, and a sparkling quality of life!
5 November 2010

7 Ways To Help Search Engines Find Your Website

2022-08-07T17:46:54-04:00November 5th, 2010|Website Development|1 Comment

Clients often wonder why their website hasn’t been found by a major or minor search engine. Below are some of the top ways you optimize your website’s visibility, and be discovered! 1) Your domain name: It’s increasingly difficult to obtain a domain name that contains the keywords a person will use to search for you. But having one with even 1/2 the key words can make all the difference. www.CoachMaria.com is better than not mentioning the word coach at all! 2) The words used in the title of each page: From the address alone, you should be given an idea of the website content. Example: www.TheResourceQueen.com/website.html You can infer that this site has resources on it,

3 November 2010

Have you ever considered getting a business coach?

2022-08-07T17:46:54-04:00November 3rd, 2010|4. Consultative Coaching|1 Comment

By John Warrillow, author of "Build to Sell" wrote a short article on BNet called "How to Pick a Mentor: Take a Cue From Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt" I enjoyed reading the article and posted a comment. Then realized I should post the comment on my own blog :) So here it is. When I hire a coach (as I did recently - my fourth coach in 12 years) I'm able to do 2-4 times the amount of good things to run my business. I get a lot of feedback and thoughts about "better" things I could be doing or at least trying on for size. My current coach is my opposite from a standpoint

1 November 2010

Gain targeted media coverage

2022-08-07T17:46:55-04:00November 1st, 2010|Leadership|0 Comments

I have two opportunities for my LinkedIn Connections, LinkedIn or Twitter followers: 1) Be a Guest Blogger Learn more about the opportunity by reading Be a Guest Blogger on the top of this blog. 2)  Send me a short piece about your firm that I can include in my newsletter and on this blog. Rules: Maximum: 3 paragraphs of 3 sentences each.  Or 1 paragraph, 3-5 bullets, and an ending paragraph. Purpose: To give my audience an understanding of how your firm can help them in a non-salsey manner. Purpose for you: To give you a wider audience. This will be placed on my blog, I’ll do some social media around it, and it will be put

25 October 2010

Achieve Your Goal$ Faster with a Strategic Plan on One-Page®

2022-08-07T17:46:55-04:00October 25th, 2010|Strategic Planning|0 Comments

CEOs, presidents, executives, field leaders, and other senior managers... In one day, create a strategic business plan that's powerful enough to turbo-charge your business, yet flexible enough to switch gears when you have to. Multi-page strategic plan documents can be so overwhelming that they end up sitting on a back shelf collecting dust. In today's economic climate, with limited financial resources and time, being able to create and implement a one-page strategic plan for your business or department that is concise, actionable and measurable is key to your company thriving. Learn more below. Can You Answer "Yes" To These 5 Questions? Do you spend too much time fighting fires and less time moving your business forward?

Go to Top