There are many people out there tossing perfectly good electronics into the trash every day and don’t even realised it. Unfortunately for the environment, the cost of labour has reached a point where people are throwing things out not realizing just… Continue Reading →
Where you start can depend on where you are. If you are just becoming aware of the concepts of being present, open and receiving, start with something small, something really easy, something where you can’t possibly fair. Where can you… Continue Reading →
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you click on a link to a PDF file in Windows Internet Explorer and nothing happens? While I am not sure what causes this problem, here are a few solutions that… Continue Reading →
Talking with Potenial Clients (Part II) Sometimes a client will ask you about you before you get a chance to learn about them. Be honest. Let them know that you are in the process of establishing your __________ business and… Continue Reading →
Talking with Potenial Clients (Part I) The following list of questions is designed to lead the clients to where you can clearly tell whether they are really ready for the services you have to offer. Tell me a little about… Continue Reading →
The best approach is to prepare some telephone scripts. If you will be speaking to people in more than one language, spend some time working on a good professional sounding translation. Here are a few examples: Example Telephone Script #1 Hi,… Continue Reading →
What’s the secret to feeling confident? Self-Confidence is all in the back of your eyes. While it is true that confidence is in your mind (behind your eyes, get it?), if you pay attention, you can actually feel self-confidence in… Continue Reading →
After visiting potential clients for a while, you might start to feel like you are getting boring. This will happen if you are trying to sell yourself instead of being genuinely interested in learning about your clients business. Here are… Continue Reading →
Your past customers are not limited to customers you have dealt with in this particular business. It can actually be anybody you have dealt with in the past: Friends, Colleagues, Family, former employers, people who have dealt with you in… Continue Reading →
Have you read Michael Port’s book entitled Book Yourself Solid? This book is specifically designed to teach small service based business owners how to increase the number of their clients. In his book, Michael describes 7 core self-promotion strategies. The… Continue Reading →
[Note: needs more info] One of the important things to do when you are in business by yourself is to build up your support circle. This can include: Connectors When you market to a potential client, you end up with… Continue Reading →
[Note: needs more information] Masculine and feminine energy does not mean energy from a man and energy from a woman. It is actually… One of the differences between men and women that I have learned is that the female energy… Continue Reading →
Don’t be hard on yourself. You are a business man/woman and he/she is a business man/woman and the two of you simply had a miscommunication. You could talk yourself into believing that you were a fool or you can say… Continue Reading →
The funny thing about a budget is that you can sometimes create a budget out of thin air even when there wasn’t one. People tend to often find money for what they want and not have money for what they… Continue Reading →
An important part of building your business is building relationships with your potential clients and maintaining relationships with existing clients. Most people appreciate it when you seem to remember things about past conversations. It makes them feel imporant and heard by… Continue Reading →
According to Anthony Robbins, regardless of our gender, our culture or where we live in the world, all humans have six basic human needs. They include the need for: Certainty / Faith — We all have a need for certainty in our lives…. Continue Reading →
Here are a couple of article on how to effectively prepare and evaluate your marketing pamphlet: Effective Brochure Design: How To Create Brochures That Get Action Take the 5 Minute Brochure Design Trash Test
Not all strategies are equally effect at producing results and job searches strategies are no exception to this rule. I came across some interesting job finding facts in the book “What Color is Your Parachute?” 2010 US Edition. The worst… Continue Reading →
Did You Know? Canada has its own English and French which includes its spelling and even words. For those who already knew that, the following is usually the next question to come up: Should I use the Canadian spelling when writing to an… Continue Reading →
Whether you are looking for a job or want to grow your business, your best bet is still going to be all about who you know and who knows or has at least heard about (not just of) you. Social… Continue Reading →
[note to self: needs to be better organized, shorter, clearer and straighter to the point] You’ve got the business facilities, the business cards, the pamphlets, the shingle above your door, your email address, website, telephone, computer, letterhead and a means of… Continue Reading →
Do you know anyone who has a stack of business cards in their office which probably haven’t been touched since the day each of them was received? Perhaps you even know this person intimately? People exchange business cards for one reason… Continue Reading →
One thing that I have noticed that people seem to appreciate is the Chinese way of exchanging business cards. This is a slightly modified version of the official etiquette but one which I believe makes for a good compromise and… Continue Reading →
I don’t recommend putting anything on the back of a business card because it’s a place where people write notes. Say for example, someone asks you for a price to do something, or the name of a company that does… Continue Reading →
Search engines work like a democracy. Each link to your website is a vote in popularity. Another great way to get links to your website is to give people the option of LIKEing your pages and/or blog posts to their… Continue Reading →
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