Archive for August, 2011

Getting Articles Published – Eight Steps for Trade Publications

Trade publications present an excellent opportunity for organisations to gain thousands of dollars worth of free publicity by having articles published. As they are regularly looking for articles to fill space and they are often used as a forum to promote new products or services to specific audi…

Natural Marketing for Full Business Success

Is your mind muddy on marketing? Do you wake up each day and say, “I get to share myself and my great message with others” or do you say, ” I have to market, or I will fail.”

Natural marketing refers to the action you take to get the word out about your service and product that rings tr…

Investment Rowing

You have rowed a boat at some time haven’t
you? Yes, put the oars in the water and pull. Of
course, you don’t know where you are going
because you are sitting backwards. Every so
often you have to turn to look ahead to see if
you are pulling in the right direction.

Reminds you of the stoc…

11 Different Ways to Participate in The New Millennium Real State Boom

Many parts of the country are going through a real estate boom. In recent reports real estate is showing double digit growth in many parts of the country. In still many other real estate growth is outpacing inflation.

1 – Real Estate Agent

Real Estate agents are responsible fo…

That Don’t Impress Me Much – Even Pretty Web Sites Have Abandonment Issues

There is a certain similarity between human relationship breakups and web site abandonment:

“Why do they always leave me?”

“What am I doing wrong?”

“It wasn’t what I thought it was supposed to be.”

“I tried so hard to make it work!”

“I just never found what…

Marketing-Minded Financial Planners, Make Your Web Site a Resource for the Media

Reporters, by nature, are curious people.

If you can get them to come to your web site, they will probably poke around and spend a few minutes there, learning about your business and your capabilities.

If your web site is any good, this should make them more likely to interview you in…

Be Persuasive When You Sell

When you are selling your products to clients, you don’t want to be pushy about it, you want to be persuasive.

Have you ever been around a sales person who seems to have everything going for him?

He has no problem talking to people, people like him, he seems to meet all of his sales …

Home Loans Lenders Continue to Offer High-Risk Loans

Home prices in the Untied States continue to soar, and the remarkable run of real estate as the “must have” investment continues. The median price of a new home, which only recently crossed the $200,000 barrier, is now $215,000. The high prices of homes haven’t deterred buyers; sales in June r…

Starting a New Business in a Small Town

Q. I am a former pastor who left the ministry after sixteen years to spend more time with my family. We moved to a very small town (less than ten thousand people) and I want to start an internet caf

How To Boost Your Bottom Line With Two Little Words

I hate to sound like one of those cheesy get-rich-quick commercials, but this week I am going to let you in on a little secret that is so powerful that it will immediately change the way you do business.

In fact, this little secret is so powerful that you will be amazed at its immediate eff…