Articles - Running Your Business
Your Telephone Image
Your customers’ first impression of your business may be formed over the telephone. What image do you project?
Reignite Your Passion
When you started your business, you were passionate about it. You couldn’t wait to get to work every day, and you loved sharing your vision with everyone who would listen.
Get Involved!
Want a great way to meet the movers and shakers in your industry? Want to get experience or build your portfolio? Looking for a way to increase your visibility? Get involved in your professional association or volunteer for a non-profit organization, political group, or other cause.
Outsourcing on the Cheap with fiverr.com
You have probably heard that one way to grow your business is to outsource tasks that you can’t do, or that are below your paygrade. But how do you find people to do what you need for a good price?
Getting Through the Slow Times
Most businesses have up times, and times when sales are slow. Are you prepared to weather the slow times?
How to Get Your First Customer
The first customer can be the hardest one to get, but these ideas will help you land that first customer quickly and easily.
Success Strategies for the Home Based Business
This is a guest post from Bethany North of www.thecoffeebump.com.
There is nothing more wonderful than being your own boss and working at home, but there is also a measure of risk involved since you will be taking a personal financial hit if you don’t succeed.
Is It Time To Quit?
We have all heard the advice not to give up, to persevere and keep trying until we succeed. But is that always a good idea?
Don’t Solve Problems, Prevent Them
How much time do you spend every day solving problems and “putting out fires”? Could you put that time to better use, such as doing things to serve your clients, attract new clients or expand your business?
Karma Marketing
Being good to people is good karma and, according to John Fischer of StickerGiant.com, it’s also good marketing.
Make Your Home Office Schedule YOURS!
This is a guest post from Pamela Hilliard Owens of Writing It Right for You.
Respect Your Customers’ Time
One of the best ways you can show respect for clients and others is by respecting their time. Time is in limited supply for all of us, so don’t waste theirs–or yours.
Repackage Your Services for Maximum Profit
When you sell a service you perform personally, your revenue is limited by the number of hours in each day. After all, you can only fit so many appointments into the day, and you have to eat and sleep sometime.
Avoid Credit Card Chargebacks
The credit card chargeback is the bane of the online merchant’s existence. Although any credit card charge may be disputed, it is more likely that customers will forget the details of a purchase they made online. When the charge shows up on their credit card statement, they may dispute the charge just because they do not remember making the purchase.
Make It Easy to Contact You
Is it easy for customers to find you when they want to buy? Make sure it is with these tips.
Getting Over “One of Those Days”
Do you ever have “one of those days?” You know, when it seems like everything is going wrong, and you start to wonder whose karma you messed with? Lots of things can set off bad feelings--rejection, financial set backs, computer crashes, etc. Whatever the cause, you can get through it and get back on your feet.
A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned
Evaluating your expenses, and making appropriate cuts, can immediately make you more profitable.
Identity Theft Protection—Don’t Become a Victim
In identity theft, personal information is fraudulently obtained and used to steal the assets of the victim or to defraud others. Bank accounts can be drained. Credit cards maxed out and new credit accounts established. And yes, it can happen to you.
Your Business Telephone Image
Your customers’ first impression of your business may be formed over the telephone. What image do you project?
It’s Not How Much it Costs…
Do you think that you “can’t afford” to market? Unless you are turning away business, you can not afford not to market.
Use Videos for Marketing and to Run Your Business More Effectively
This is a guest post from Phyllis Zimbler Miller, an author who writes on Internet marketing and social media.
Build Profits Three Ways (Part 3)
In part 1 we talked about how to reduce expenses and increase profits. In part 2 we talked about increasing the amount of each sale you make. Here in part 3, you’ll discover ways to make more sales.
Build Profits Three Ways (Part 2)
In part one, we talked about how to increase your profits by reducing expenses. Here in part 2, you’ll discover ways to increase revenues (and profits) from each sale you make. Next, we’ll cover making more sales. Put it all together, and you’ll increase your profits exponentially!
Build Profits Three Ways (Part 1)
This begins a three-part series on how to build your profits. Parts 2 and 3 will deal with ways to increase revenues, but part 1 starts from the other end: reducing expenses.
Why Doing It Yourself Can Cost More
Should you hire a professional or do it yourself? The answer may not be as clear as you think.
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