10 Tips For Long Term Client Retention
Attracting and retaining long-term clients is a powerful strategy for growing your business. Long-term clients are likely to feel more satisfied, are more likely to refer others, and are more likely to purchase additional services from you. The savvy solo professional or small business... More...
Using Alternative Media to Generate More Customers
Copyright 2005 David FreyLast week I received a very nice thank you gift from a friend of mine, Eric Ruth, who is arguably the number one marketing coach to the personal fitness trainer industry.Eric, asked if he could interview me about a specific topic and I agreed. After it was done,... More...
The Top 5 Things They Don't Tell You When Buying a Business
Rarely does a week go by that you don’t read or hear a story about corporate restructuring or layoffs. With job security going the way of black and white TV’s and cheap gasoline, many corporate refugees see the risk of starting a new business as relatively tame. And what of the ‘start up... More...
Learn How To Get The Most From Your Team
Being a leader isn’t easy. Every one looks to you to make decisions, resolve disputes, and to carry all the responsibility. Being a leader can be a lonely job. Some of us are born into leadership. For them it is effortless effort. They have no qualms (or at least they know how... More...
Make Your Fortune as a Professional Finder
Have you considered the lucrative opportunity in finder`s fees? You could become a professional finder and earn a fortune from this alone. Alternatively, you could supplement your present income with finder`s fees. A finder is someone who finds something for a... More...
Sales Forecasting For New Business
Sales forecasting is the process of organizing and analysing information in a way that makes it possible to estimate what your sales will be. This Micro Module outlines some simple methods of forecasting sales using easy to find data. Books containing simple and sophisticated techniques of... More...
Setting Up A Home Business Office
If you are starting a new home based business, one of the first requirements will be that of a home business office. Many people make the mistake of not having a separate place dedicated to their home based business affairs, and then ... More...
No Cash for a One Horse Race
No Cash for a One Horse Race - a real life business venture story © 2005 by Harry S Richards The kind of calls I get from the Helpline Service I have operated for the past ten years would leave many speechless. Just last week I received a call from a client... More...
Help for the Home Based Business
Copyright 2005 Mike LawWouldn’t it be great to get some good, affordable, reliable help, even though you work out of your home? But finding workers and figuring out where to meet or when to bring them into your home office can pose some difficult juggling, personal and security issues. A... More...
One of The Best New Business Opportunities May Be Right there in Your Home - a New Daycare Business.
The day care industry is expanding. There are now more than 100,000 licensed child-care centers and 250,000 licensed family day care homes across the United States. The market for day care increases every year as the working mother in society increasingly return to work to... More...
Hurricane Katrina – How To Use Your Business Loss To Get A Refund on 2004 Taxes
With the massive losses caused by Katrina, the economy of the Gulf Coast region is in extremely bad shape. Fortunately, there is a quirk in the tax code that can help you generate a large refund from your 2004 taxes. Apply Losses to 2004 Taxes When a large geographic area... More...
Finding Balance In A Tilted World
THE STRUGGLE I was recently talking with one of my entrepreneur friends. He has started three businesses in the last several years—a budding entrepreneur. He was relating some of the joys he has experienced in those enterprises: a sense of freedom from the corporate world,... More...
The Testimonial Writing Machine
Copyright 2005 John JantschAlmost every small business marketer knows that they should gather testimonials to use in their marketing materials.The problem though is that getting your clients, the ones who know your greatness, to sit down with a blank sheet of paper and crank out a glowing... More...
The Biggest Crime In Small Business
The biggest crime in small businesses today goes unnoticed by most outsiders. It is not reported in the media. There are no police reports filed and companies do not even mention it on their websites. People don't talk about it on the street and employees often overlook it. Even though this... More...
Autoresponder Services Improve Your Profits
Perhaps you, like me, have web hosting that includes, free of any extra charge, unlimited autoresponders. That being the case, you might be inclined to balk at any suggestion to start paying for them. Recently, however, I made the switch to paying a monthly fee for... More...