Archive for July, 2009

Small Business Health Check-Up

If your home business is not performing the way you hoped for, rather than stay away at night…use this simple list to check-up on possible reasons why your business is under performing.

1. You don’t offer free original content.

2. You don’t use a signature file on your e-mails.

Make Your Home Business Choice Carefully And Then Really Work It!

Once you have made your choice, the two most important things are
to stay focused and not to get discouraged…it takes a long time
to become an overnite success!

I’ve had many active and enthusiastic business team members that
were their own worst enemies because they exhibited the class…

Commercial – Consumer – Discounts – Misleading Advertising

Marketing is an important tool for attracting customers. It is commonplace to see banners announcing bargains of “70% off the retail price.” However a recent High Court decision illustrates that care must be taken with such marketing.

In the case of Office of Fair Trading v Officers Club …

Creativity Isn’t Just for Kids; It’s for Salespeople, Too!

So it’s been a while since you’ve played house or made art out of macaroni noodlesthat doesn’t mean that you aren’t creative! With effort and continued practice, ANYONE can be creative, and ANYONE can use this creativity to set their company and product apart from their competitors.

Networking Etiquette – 3 Ways to Ditch a Boring Person At a Networking Event Without Being Rude

You’ve encountered this individual at every networking event – Boring Bob – the most belligerently boring person in the world. His dull demeanour is enough to bring you to count the number of hair follicles on your hand just for a little excitement.

You look for the nearest exit, but it’s…

Promote yourself on radio for free

Unless you have become extremely popular in your personal or business name, you likely need all of the marketing and promotion you can get. Now, you may say, of course, I’m aware of this, but who has the money? This a good and fair question. It may surprise you, though, when I say, you don’t ne…

Marche, or How Teams Work.

On the trail in Northern Canada “Marche” was the word that translated as “Mush” and was used to drive the dog teams that once were the only source of power in the frozen North.

What was not translated was the original meaning of the word “Marche” which was the French imperative, “Wal…

Home Based Business Money Saving Tips

One of the first ways you can save on your home based business expenses is to buy used furniture and equipment. Some great places to look for used office furniture and equipment is in the classified section of your local newspaper, consignment furniture stores, flea markets, online auctions and b…

Why Top-earning Affiliates Have Their Own Domains And Websites

Many affiliate programs usually provide special web pages for their affiliates. This is one of the reasons why it may appear very strange, at first, that most top affiliates and the high earners from affiliate programs will most certainly always have their own websites, complete with their own do…

Small Business Customer Service Can Work Against You

Is the special treatment you designed specifically to keep customers coming back working against you?

A local jeweler offers free lifetime battery replacement for any watch he sells. It’s a good hook to keep customers walking back in the store on a regular basis and increases his sales vol…