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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 | Marketing |
Since I'm a writer and a coach, I grow my coaching practice by
writing; it gets my name around, establishes my expertise,
promotes my services and also the field of coaching.
Always do your marketing in areas that you love! It works best.
Writing itself takes time, so I economize my efforts. Here's
what I do:
1. Read a current interest book such as "A General Theory of
Love," by Lewis, Amini and Lannon. Then I do extensive Internet
research around the topic to see what else is out there.
2. ...
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Monday, February 27th, 2012 | Marketing |
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Since I'm a writer, I grow my coaching practice by writing; it
gets my name around, establishes my expertise, promotes my
services and also the field of coaching.
Writing itself takes time, so I economize my efforts. Here's
what I do:
1. Read a current interest book such as "A General Theory of
Love," by Lewis, Amini and Lannon. Then I do extensive Internet
research around the topic to see what else is out ...
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Saturday, February 25th, 2012 | Business |
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Internet Rat Race... How To avoid the Cheezzze!
Ever notice all of the on line self proclaimed GURU'S!?! The
one's who tell you exactly how to make a living online while you
are in your underwear! Wow that would be a site! Sitting in my
underwear all day... :o)
It's tough finding something that will work online. While trying
to supplement your income or to completely be able to leave your
job... I would have to say that everyone I know
...
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 | Business |
"A coke and a smile!"
I would be willing to bet that just about everyone today
recognizes this slogan.
Branding is the process by which you associate in peoples minds
a name, slogan, or logo with a product. Included in the
association are all of the ideologies for which your business
stands for. For instance, suppose you own a publishing company
called "The Writer Writes", with a particular type of fountain
pen and paper as your logo. You focus all of your efforts only
on resources for writers ...
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 | Business |
Achieving financial freedom with Network Marketing on The
Internet By Tasos Vasilopoulos Part 20 - Your everyday work
Introduction This article makes part of a series of 20 articles.
The subject of this series is the creation and promotion of a
website as a cost-effective method to establish a profitable
home based business on the Internet. In my previous article,
'Achieving financial freedom with Network Marketing on The
Internet ' Part 19 ' Time to take action ' The 'Follow-up'
method', I ...
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Saturday, February 18th, 2012 | Marketing |
There are TONS of things you find interesting in your life. You
could write an informational tips booklet about any one of them
to help other people learn what you know, and make some money
from the booklets in the process. Where is the place for you to
start?
First, give thought to whether you want your booklet to have a
two-fold function as a marketing piece for a current business
you own and also an income stream unto itself. That will narrow
your choices somewhat. Choosing a topic that has ...
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Friday, February 17th, 2012 | Marketing |
Here are 6 tips to improve your Web marketing efforts, based on
my Guaranteed Marketing system of cost-effective,
results-producing methods.
1) Why buy from you? Use a unique selling proposition (USP)
Doing business without a USP is like doing business without
pants -- you'll be just as successful.
In his EXCELLENT book "The E-Myth Revisited," Michael Gerber
writes that when they see or hear your business name, people
should say: "Oh, you're the guys who _____________."
Fill in that blank ...
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | Marketing |
In order to succeed in anything, you must try to identify the
smallest number of actions that produce the biggest benefits in
business, this means capitalising on your greatest asset your
existing customers.
Everyone knows that referrals are the best form of advertising;
a customer referred by a friend is already half-sold. You know
yourself, if you're new to an area and looking for a plumber,
doctor or hairdresser, you ask your neighbours. These people
have done all the groundwork for you; ...
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Monday, February 13th, 2012 | Marketing |
Wouldn't you love to be able to write testimonials for use on
your website that scream huge praises for your product?
Writing your own testimonials? You've got to be kidding! Isn't
that illegal?
I know what you're thinking. You're picturing some guy banging
out praises for his product, then pulling names out of thin air
to tag onto them. But you've got it half wrong.
While I have written some of my own testimonials, the names
below them are actual people that agree with what the
testimonial ...
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Saturday, February 11th, 2012 | Business |
Everyone gets excited by a job offer. It's the culmination of an
industrious job search. At last you'll be moving on . . .
hopefully to something more interesting, challenging and
lucrative.
A job offer is a vote of confidence in your ability to do a good
job. And it says a lot about your skill in developing a rapport
and chemistry with your next boss.
But the job search process isn't over!
How you close the deal by successfully negotiating a
compensation package can make or break the job ...
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Friday, February 10th, 2012 | Business |
Without challenges, your business would cease to exist. After
all, you began your business in response to a need and you
continue it for the same reason. However, just as your
customers' needs change over time, so do your business's. Your
competition improves, technology changes, and your employees
come and go. In order to stay in the game for the long haul, you
need to find new ways to satisfy your customers, improve the
efficiency of your processes, and maintain a healthy profit
margin. As ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012 | Business |
1. The biggest obstacle - YOU!
Yes, you read correctly - it's you! Now that you are your own
boss, the only attitude you can control is your own. You have to
project a positive attitude whether you are face to face, on the
telephone or on the computer, people can feel your moods, even
from your writing.
Whether you want to work your home business part-time or
full-time, do not work it just occasionally. If you treat your
new business as a hobby, you will be paid like a hobby and
frankly, I have ...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 | Business |
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Monday, February 6th, 2012 | Business |
Tired of working for someone else? Looking to find a business
idea that really excites you? Or are you already in business but
find it's beginning to feel just like a job? Well, you may want
to think about looking someplace other than the opportunities
section of your favorite magazine for business ideas. The next
million dollar idea might be hiding in a most unlikely place:
your own heart. A recent survey found that entrepreneurs are
increasingly starting businesses in search of ...
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Sunday, February 5th, 2012 | Business |
Several Do's and Don'ts for Starting a Virtual Assisting
Business
Virtual Assistants (VAs) are highly skilled professionals who
provide administrative support and specialized services to
businesses, entrepreneurs, executives, and others who have more
work to do than time to do it. Examples of services a VA can do
include web design and maintenance, word processing, meeting and
event planning, desktop publishing, internet research, e-mail
coordination, business start-up consultations and so ...
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Saturday, February 4th, 2012 | Business |
More Tips For New Writers (Part III)
Writing for your home based business just as important as any
other kind of business writing. When you have an online
business, you will be judged by the quality of your emails,
advertisements, articles etc as well as by the textual content
of your website.
I recently read an article in which the author encouraged people
to write articles in order to promote their home based internet
business. The writer of this article was of the opinion that
punctuation, ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012 | Business |
Setting up a home office that will enhance productivity while
offering comfort isn't as simple as it sounds. Many home workers
juggle and struggle to determine the best setup for their needs.
Think Comfort Studies show that efficiency decreases when we are
uncomfortable. Lesson to be learned: don't sacrifice comfort for
beauty when selecting your furnishings.
Use Mobile Furniture Reduce grunt work. Few of us enjoy an hour
spent shoving and pulling a heavy filing cabinet from one side
of the ...
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 | Business |
by Lesley Spencer, MSc; Founder & President HBWM.com Inc.
Once you have decided on your home business, you will need to
take steps to set it up. The following checklist should help you
get your business off the ground.
__ Before you begin your home business, check the zoning
ordinances in your area. Call or look online for your city or
county government(usually the planning department, building
inspector or zoning administrator)to check zoning rules. Your
neighborhood also may have ...
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | Business |
There are many advantages of running a blog, on top of your
business website. A blog is an online diary, whereby you can
easily posts clips about yourself, your thoughts and your
personal life. If you publish a business blog, you posts good
content, articles, breaking news or just about anything to build
awareness of what you are selling.
Publishing a business blog gives your subscriber or prospect a
chance to get to know you better. Through your blog, you can
explain how your life has changed ...
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