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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Ask yourself are you paddling or floating your canoe down the river of your business life? If you’re floating then you’re on the defense, if you’re paddling then you’re on the offense – where do you want to be?
In today’s business climate if you’re not on the offensive then you’re being whipped and buffeted [...]
Life Is A Sales Job
Monday, September 7th, 2009Strange as it may seem, our life is made up of a series of “sales presentations”. Sales may not be your “thing”, but if you’re the boss you’re making presentations everyday. Be it a presentation to your Board, announcing a policy change to employees, selling an idea to your spouse, or just trying [...]
How To Make Your Offer Irresistable
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Since you’re selling to human beings wouldn’t it be great to know the five secrets that have the greatest influence on your customers? What I’m about to share with you will make you the Svengali of Sales in your niche. I’m going to put them in the order of use in the marketing [...]
Small Business Success Secret
Saturday, September 5th, 2009The real secret to small business success has nothing to do with technology tools, the internet or anything like that. In fact, it isn’t even a real secret. It has been around since man started to communicate. It’s WORDS!
Words carry enormous power. They can make you laugh hysterically, or destroy a relationship [...]
How To Handle "No"
Friday, September 4th, 2009No matter what you sell, you will inevitably face rejections and refusals, but learning to see “No” as valuable feedback can take your sales to a new level. Regardless of how often we hear “no” it’s a tough thing to take.
Over the years, I’ve had as many rejections as anyone else, especially as [...]
Five Easy Steps to Staying Motivated
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Motivating yourself to excel at your job or to be an example to your employees, should not be something you do only when the spirit moves you. It’s an ongoing process that should include every facet of your business life. This means your mental attitude, physical well-being and appearance, work atmosphere, your interaction with [...]
Accepting Credit Cards: How This Can Help Your Small Business Grow
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009For a lot of people who are just starting to launch a small business venture, it may seem quite intimidating to start accepting credit cards as a means of payment from customers right away. After all, it takes a lot of hard work to have your company certified for merchant status from a number of [...]
Reducing Stress Through Time Management
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009In this challenging economic times, stress can build up if you’re not careful. Being disorganized is one of the common causes of stress. Time management is the key to organize your work at home and at the workplace, thus lessening the stress you may feel. Prioritizing the most important job and writing down you [...]
Make It Easy To Buy From Your Website
Monday, August 31st, 2009One of my big pet peeves is how some businesses make it difficult for the customer to buy their product or service. In fact, last October I wrote a blog about this very subject (click here to see blog).
At the time, I was actually talking more about the “brick and mortar” businesses. However, [...]
Facebook As a Marketing Tool
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Today, Facebook is one of the hottest social networking websites available in the internet. Here, you will be able to keep in touch with your friends as well as your relatives and even meet new friends and build new relationships. With all the tools and applications that Facebook has to offer, you will see that [...]
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