Starting and Running a Home Based Business
The allure of a home based business is very strong these days with uncertain economic times and the pressures of working long hours for less pay. More and more people are exploring the home based business world to see if it is right for them. More women are seeking home based... More...
The 3 elements you need for successful home business
Product, Leads, and advertising the 3 most important elements of any successful home based business. For this article we will focus on leads. Leads are people that are interested in making money from home. How do we know this? For starters, they have either put an ad... More...
The Importance of a Modernized Phone System in Today's Business World
Kingston Amandan The importance of a modernized phone system should never be underestimated in today's business world. Lost calls due to insufficient lines and equipment can quickly turn into lost revenue for companies who do business over the phone. The industry term for a call... More...
How to Start a Home-based Service Business for under $200?
Many people are not satisfied with their 5-9 day jobs. They felt that their talent aren't fully utilized. They stick with the jobs for financial reasons other than fulfillment of lifetime dreams. Instead of complaining how dump your bosses are and how boring the jobs are, it's time to take... More...
Death, Taxes and the Non-Automated Phone Systems.
There are only three things I am certain of in life. The first is that we will all eventually die. The second is that if you earn money, you will inevitably end up paying taxes at some point. The third is that I will get at least five phone calls during the course of my workday that were... More...
Office Phone Systems in the Modern Age
Kingston Amadan Office phone systems have long been the most integral part of customer relations in the business landscape. Despite a surge in E-commerce over the last decade, phones are still the number one medium of communication for the sale of products or services and for... More...
Keeping the Human Element in Customer Service
Kingston Amadan There is little in life that makes consumers more perturbed at a business than improper or insufficient phone etiquette. In the business world, there is no excuse for unprofessional behavior when speaking with customers and clients over the telephone. Unfortunately,... More...
Phone Sales not Ready to Yeild to the Internet
There is no question that the internet has revolutionized business. Many people are not only paying their bills online, but also ordering products and services at an ever expanding rate as well. Businesses with a web presence have opened themselves up to new market where many consumers take... More...
Streamlining Customer Interaction for Business Success.
Whether on the phone placing an order or in the checkout line, people hate to wait. Rarely am I physically present to make a purchase in a place of business where the facilities are not optimized for fast service. In those cases, it is often a lack of manpower that keeps customers waiting.... More...
Hold That Hold...Please!
It never fails. Whether ordering a pizza or making a doctor's appointment, I hear it almost every time. "Can I put you on hold?", they ask. Before I have a chance to even answer...I am on hold! What just happened? Was it a rhetorical question? Why even give me the option? Why not just... More...
A Phone by Any Other Name...
I recently left the company I was working for and took a new position with a new employer at a much higher salary. My business is IT, and I left the comfort and stabilty of my old job to work for a startup firm which I think will be a big success. They knew they were going to have to pay for... More...
The Voice of Reason
In my position as an investment portflio manager, I often have to make phone calls to other departments in the financial organization I work for. Several months ago, I placed a phone call to our accounting department, which is located on an entirely different floor in our building. Instead of... More...
A Call to Action
Because of a recent boom in business, my company needed to update our office phone system. We had a very nice system in place already, but our business had tripled within a matter of months. Since we rely on phone orders for the vast majority of our sales, we needed to upgrade in order to... More...
Business Basics for Catalog Retailers
Catalog retail is a world all it's own. Many considerations that other retailers don't have to deal with are of utmost importance to a catalog retailer. To name a few, the ordering process, warehousing and shipping must be streamlined for maximum efficiency. Maintaining a top notch inventory... More...
How do I build a winning business plan?
Using sample business plans and their structure, along with studying as many business plan examples as you can, will provide you with the necessary framework to consider your business from every possible angle. Starting or running your business without a business plan is akin to being... More...