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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase exposure, and profits with powerful memorable business cards using these ten strategies
- Your business card is a valuable piece of real estate and a powerful tool for making a connection and starting a relationship that can show your potential clients the valuable solutions you can offer them.1. Your business card is marketing real estate. Marketing is all about making connections and building relationships. Using all of the real estate on your business card is a powerful and c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten steps to better listening
- Talking is the least important half of any conversation. Listening is the real skill. Listening for what is being said, what is being omitted and what's being given a "spin."You won't get what you need from any conversation unless you know how to listen correctly -- and know what to listen for. Questions, properly used, draw out what you need to hear. But they will be useless unless you lis...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 marketing tips for your business
- Here are a few ideas to get you started, all with low or no cost, which should especially help you in the early days of your business.This is by no means an exhaustive list, but is just a few ideas to start you off.1. Get a domain name in the name of your business or of what you do. Marketing is all about building others' perception of you and using hotmail, aol, blueyonder etc just ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 things to ask your accountant
- This is a quick checklist of a few things that you, as a new business, should expect to ask your accountant (or potential accountant).1. What will you do to help my business?2. What guarantees do you offer?3. Do you offer fixed prices?4. How long will it take you to prepare a set of accounts?5. Can I expect to have a tax planning meeting before my year end?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 things to do before you start your business
- If you are thinking of starting a new business, or if you are just about to take the plunge, you will know that there is a lot that you have to do. But where do you start? It is a good idea to get some of the groundwork done before you start, possibly this will often mean things that you hadn't thought about, things that most people do as a reaction to circumstances rather than as a planned activi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 reasons you are your own best product, or lessons from the 2004 presidential election
- The 2004 election is over--at least in the minds of the public--and analysis runs rampant as to why Senator John Kerry lost. From a business viewpoint, one could say that he simply didn't sell the product. Or more accurately, he didn't sell the American voters on himself, and by extension the Democratic Party, as the product. We all remember phrases such as "This is the wrong war in the wrong plac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten reasons to write a sales letter for each product? - part 2
- Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. Entrepreneurs know their products. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down. To counter this make sure your ebook, product, or service you offer will keep on selling from the first day, the first year, even for life. Write a short sales letter for each product or ebook.Whether you have a Web site or not, you can w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten reasons to write a sales letter for each product? - part 1
- Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. Entrepreneurs know their products. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down. To counter this make sure your ebook, product, or service you offer will keep on selling from the first day, the first year, even for life. Write a short sales letter for each product or ebook.Whether you have a Web site or not, you can w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten tips when business is slow
- How's your business going to keep growing with the holidays just around the corner? What can you do when most people don't want to spend money now?If you are concerned the cash flow won't flow and you won't have enough income for the next months, check out these ten tips:1. Create written copy to email your subscribers and other email lists.Just for your faithful customers, se...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 items for a 21st century toolbox!
- Skilled workers of every age have prized their tools. I recently visited a Museum of Natural History and was amazed at the craftsmanship and precision of the sextants and chronometers that allowed explorers to map our world in the 18th and 19th centuries. Such tools must have cost many years' wages for the average person! I was reminded of how my Grandfather prized and cared for the tools he used ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 items to review & build your business now!
- In building and runnng an independent private practice or small business, there are many items that need to be monitored closely and should be reviewed periodically. Year-end is a traditional time do this, and this week's Letter is a "Top Ten" of items to review as the year draws to a close, or whenever you decide to pause, reflect, take stock and re-assess.1. Review your client statistics:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 steps to build your professional practice now!
- 1. Examine everything in your office from the view of a new client! If necessary, spruce it up. Does it need new plants, better music or an aquarium? Make it as warm, comfortable and inviting as possible.2. Replace old magazines in your waiting area with articles and handouts your clients will use and take with them. Make it easy for clients to say good things about you!3. Contact 3 ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 stumbling blocks that limit business growth
- Never in history have more entrepreneurs launched more new businesses! In America, thousands of business open their doors every single day! Unfortunately, most of them (over 90% of them) also close their doors within two years. Businesses are started with high hopes and glorious dreams. It is easy to start a business. It is much more difficult to build it, to make it succeed, to avoid the traps an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 nifty tips for better business cards
- Not having a business card is as bad as using an eMail address that ends in AOL.com It's just not professional.With domain names costing less that 9 bucks a year, there's no excuse for anyone in business to have an AOL.com address. With business cards costing less than 9 bucks at the big box store, there's no excuse for anyone in business not to pass them about.Here are BIG Mike's 10...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The ten best kept secrets for protecting your business property against theft
- 1. Locks and Padlocks ? Locks on all outside entrances and inside security doors should be double cylinder deadbolts with removable collars. The deadbolt should have at least one inch throw containing a hardened steel insert and protected by a latch guard. Padlocks should be of hardened steel, mounted on bolted hasps and always locked to prevent exchange. Serial numbers should be filed off to prev...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business meeting etiquette
- Business etiquette is essentially about building relationships with colleagues, clients or customers. In the business world, it is these people that can influence your success or failure. Etiquette, and in particular business etiquette, is simply a means of maximising your business potential by presenting yourself favourably.Business meetings are one arena in which poor etiquette can have n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 10 benefits of cross cultural training
- Cross cultural differences can and do impede upon communication and interpersonal relationships. In the business world this occurs daily, where people from different cultures interact and are expected to perform and make decisions. Cross cultural training aims to develop awareness between people where a common cultural framework does not exist in order to promote clear lines of communication and b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 tips on how to write about yourself
- Many people find it really hard to write for business and marketing purposes about themselves and/or their product or service ? much harder than it is to write about someone or something else. If that sounds familiar, read on; in this article professional business writer Suzan St Maur shares her top tips on how to write about yourself and what you do, efficiently and effectively.1. Before y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 ways to use quotations to be healthier, happier and more productive!
- Most people have at least one favorite quotation from a famous or not-so-famous person. Some people collect them like baseball cards, figurines or classic cars. You can find hundreds of websites featuring quotations, thousands of sites with a favorite quotes page, and many collections in any bookstore you walk into. All of this proves that quotations are popular. What may be less evident to you is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 things to do when business slows down over the holidays
- I'm sure you've seen it happen every year: your business slows down during predictable times, like the summer vacation months or year-end holidays. For the self-employed who rely upon steady cash flow, this can be a disconcerting time. Should you just take a vacation until things naturally pick up again? Or should you try to find the needle-in-the-haystack business that might be out there during s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 7 ways to profit from foreign trade
- Here are seven excellent ways to earn income from international trade.1. Importing: Retail store owners can find additional products to sell from foreign manufacturers, distributors, and other suppliers. You may even decide to go exclusively into the import business and become a wholesale distributor.2. Exporting: Manufacturers can find new customers for their products in foreign cou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven steps to achieving your dream
- "Vision is the spectacular that inspires us to carry out the mundane." -- Chris WidenerCan achievement be broken down into steps? Well, it isn't always that clean and easy, but I do know that those who achieve great things usually go through much of the same process, with many of the items listed below as part of that process. So if you have been struggling with achievement, look through th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surviving when clients arent rolling in
- As the holiday season starts to settle in, the workload for many Micro-Businesses can slow down.Service-based businesses in particular consider this a slow time of the year. But, in reality, it's a great time for us to step back and reconsider the direction of our businesses.Here is our top 10 list of "to do" items to get your business ready for next year:1. Catch up on Corres...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top ten ways to stop procrastinating now
- 10. Procrastination Condemnation - Lose the Labels! All those things you call yourself, such as lazy, scattered, disorganized, not good enough, incompetent, or stupid, for example, aren't helping you get things done, are they? You've learned to believe them, and you think they've become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you look around yourself, though, you'll see evidence that you can a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Checklist for hiring a private investigator
- Looking for an old friend? Want to know if your spouse is cheating? Need to check out a potential tenant or employee?A good private investigator (PI) can help you obtain these answers. And as with any expert you hire-a doctor, a lawyer, an insurance broker-it benefits you to take the time to ensure you're hiring a professional who has experience, quality reputation, and good-business ethics...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven keys to get out of a rut
- Rut -- a routine procedure, situation, or way of life that has become uninteresting and tiresome... And not surprisingly, unprofitable. They say a rut is a shallow grave with two open ends. The good news (good news?!) is that the ends ARE still open, which means if you act fast, you just might out of it. How do we get into these ruts anyway? Who would voluntarily lie down in that grav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to finally unlock your true potential and discover the secret to lasting success
- Did you know that there is one critical difference between average businesses and super-successful businesses?Many of the success experts who are quoted time and time again refer to this one common characteristic as the big differentiator between being mediocre and actually unlocking your true potential.Take a look at the following popular quotes and see if you can identify the commo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to take daily big rock actions to jumpstart your business into massive momentum
- Do you know exactly what actions you need to do today to be on track to reaching your big, long-term goals?Do you know which actions should be done first to make today a success?If not, don't worry about it right now. By the end of this article, you will have the tools and techniques you need to answer a confident YES to both these questions.By the way, most entrepreneurs and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to use the power of focus to build massive momentum in your business
- Getting focused on what you want to achieve and creating an action plan for making it happen are critical skills for you to master.As bestselling author Napolean Hill once said, "Every well-built house started with a definite plan in the form of blueprints." In other words, having a focused plan of action is the best way to ensure that you will reach your goals.In last week's newslet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why clarity is essential to building massive momentum in your business
- Clarity is an absolutely essential ingredient for you to achieve your full potential in business. Napolean Hill, in his classic book Think & Grow Rich, said "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." He goes on to explain why having a clear definition of what you want to achieve is a critical factor in your success.For business owners who truly want to be "on purpo...