When five years ago I was faced with having to sell my services for the first time I was terrified. I hated asking for the sale. I dreaded the part where my potential clients inevitably came up with objections why they couldn?t use my services.
Case Study; Television Infomercials Are They Viable?
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Recently I helped an entrepreneur work thru the details of launching a new start-up business of a personal technology product. His goal was to sell the product thru TV infomercials. A few things concerned me with this and so I asked him if he had ever done an infomercial or sold anything that way? H...
I Find A Photography Goldmine, A Closet Full Of Camera Equipment
By Steve McArthur - 1/4/2008
I was going through one of our closets looking for something. It was a closet that I normally don?t go into because all it has in it are towels and bathroom stuff. I happened to look up on a shelf and I saw an old tan leather case which I knew contained some of my wife?s old camera stuff. Years ago,...
Stay At Home Moms No Longer Struggling To Make Ends Meet
By Lindsay Blades - 1/4/2008
It is hard to be a stay at home mom. You deal with a lot of pressures that most people would not understand. Aside from the cooking, cleaning and kids, you also have the feeling of inadequacy, if you are anything like me. I Love being able to stay at home with the children and I no longer mind th...
It`s CNN! They Want To Talk To You!
By Rudi Goldman - 1/4/2008
Being invited to appear on radio and television used to be reserved for top company executives and spokespersons. Until quite recently, the chance of being invited to make a media appearance was extremely small, even for the highest echelon. Today, almost anyone in responsible positions could be ca...
10 Critical Press Release Writing Tips
By Paul W Wilson - 1/4/2008
1. Start strong: Your title and initial lines should briefly and directly convey what you want to say. Include the ?who, what, where, when and why? in the lead of your press release. The remaining part of your press release should include supporting facts and examples. 2. Make it easy for the media:...
Rapid Technology Prototyping
By Lisa Parmley - 1/4/2008
Rapid technology prototyping, alternately referred to as rapid prototyping (RP), is currently the most advanced method for quickly creating a prototype. This technology is accomplished by using a rapid prototyping machine. Rapid prototype machines can produce prototypes in mere hours. Depending on ...
7 Steps to Guide Your Graduate School Search
By Paolo Basauri - 1/4/2008
The Graduate School Search Process Once you are close to achieving your undergraduate degree, it?s time to begin a graduate school search to lead you to the next level of your education. Of course, with degree completion activities taking most of your time, you may find
it difficult to launch a c...
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Do You Have What It Takes?
By Angel Brown - 1/4/2008
Attitude Is Everything Being successful as an entrepreneur depends on having the right attitude: the entrepreneurial mindset. While taking control of your own destiny can be an exhilarating, empowering experience, there are also pitfalls and hurdles you must consider. You`ve already overcome ...
Key Words to Build Traffic
By Tammy Ames - 1/4/2008
Much has already been said about having a content rich website using your key words for search engines to find you then direct traffic to your site. If you have your own web site, you will learn the importance of good key words to generate traffic to your website. Some are marketing their business ...
3 Questions No Job Seeker Ever Wants To Be Asked?
By Brian Stephenson - 1/4/2008
Employer and interviewers expect you to answer tough question during interviews. Take a few minutes to brainstorm on how you might elaborate on the following answers. The answers you give to these questions that will be asked during your interview will be very important in your career prospects. S...
Advertising Headlines and How to Write Them
By Alan Sharpe - 1/4/2008
1. Attract prospects with your headline
Use your headline as a flag to attract readers who are interested in your product. If you are selling a solution to premature hair loss, put PREMATURE HAIR LOSS in your headline. Your headline will catch the eye of everyone who suffers from this predicamen...
Successful Surveys: 10 Tips for Better Results
By Kathy Gulrich - 1/4/2008
Why would you use an email or online survey when you could simply call your clients and customers and ask for their input? Lots of reasons. - standardization
- easy to get large numbers of responses
- easy to tabulate, analyze
- easy (and often fun) for your clients and customers
- i...
Writing A Great Resume, Part 2
By Jane Fulton - 1/4/2008
TIP: Update your resume often. Be sure to add details of any training course, new interests and areas of responsibility. Continue to style your resume the way we did it before. Use Bold font for section headings. You might also want to underline them. TIP: For Speed-highlight the text to underline -...
How Can I Get Some Time to Myself?
By Debbie Lewis - 1/4/2008
?I never seem to have any time for myself. What can I do?? When my two year old followed me to the toilet today I had very similar thought to
yours. As busy parents we can often feel like there is no time for us and we are
forever running around after others. We can be great at looking after every...
How to Drive More Targeted Traffic And Sales Than Mini-Sites And Gateway-Pages Combined ? Anytime
By Charles Longsworth - 1/4/2008
Many top gurus promoted mini-sites as the cheapest and easiest way to make a profit from an affiliate program. Nevertheless, in spite of good intentions, it?s well known that true-lasting success with the search engines, (Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) is through a Theme-Based Keyword Focused Content sit...
Brand Awareness - Brand Identity
By Scott D. White - 1/4/2008
About once a month a few of us at the office get together during lunch for what has become known as a SWAP meeting. We share thoughts, stories and sometimes play Pictionary. It?s a great way to relieve stress and learn interesting tidbits about the people we work with. One afternoon our conversation...
Your 30 Second Commercial
By Sue And Chuck DeFiore - 1/4/2008
This tip is so simple, that many people we`ve talked with never bother using it, but it is highly effective. Prepare a 30 second verbal commercial about what your business offers. This should be 50 words or less, and practice saying it until it becomes second nature. End it with phrases such as "I`d...
Are You Shooting Yourself In The Foot?
By Jeffery Glaze - 1/4/2008
Have you ever been at a networking function talking to someone when during the conversation you felt very self-conscious trying to say the right thing? Were you afraid that maybe if you said the wrong thing the person might not find you likeable, and therefore not want to do business with you? If yo...
Online Publicity vs Print Publicity
By S. J. Miller - 1/4/2008
Some would say that a newspaper story isn`t an actual newspaper story unless it appears in the "real" version of the newspaper. That?s just not true. Online publicity is as valuable, and sometimes even more exciting, than traditional publicity. Consider these benefits of online newspaper coverage: P...
Behavioral Interview Questions You Can Use Monday Morning
By Mike Nacke - 1/4/2008
If past behavior is the best way to determine future behavior then behavioral interviewing is a requirement for anyone serious about hiring top talent. This skill isn?t something that should be taken lightly, but everyone?s got to start somewhere. Keep in mind that you?re looking for specific exam...
Always Show Excitement When Interviewing
By Scott Brown - 2/10/2007
Some people tend to forget that when you are interviewing for a job, you are actually making a first impression that will last throughout your relationship with the interviewer. If you come across as a boring, uninterested individual, the people who are interviewing you will think that is the way yo...
Laminate Flooring Business - What You Need To After Deciding To Start
By E. Timothy Uy - 2/1/2007
Before reading this article, please note that it was written for people wanting to start their own laminate flooring business in the U.S. Therefore, parts of the information in this article are useful only for those particular people.
After setting up your laminate flooring business plan and loca...
Effective Meetings by Phone - Part 1, How to Plan a Teleconference
By Steve Kaye - 1/26/2007
Teleconferences can be a boon or a bust. On the positive side, they allow people at different locations to attend meetings without having to travel. On the negative side, they can degenerate into frustrating struggles with uncontrolled babble. This occurs because people lack visual contact, which hi...
7 Secrets to Writing Inventory Procedures
By Chris Anderson - 1/21/2007
With 1 Million would you:
- Pay off debt?
- Purchase new equipment?
- Invest/save for the future?
- Give yourself a bonus?
1 Million Waiting in the Wings
What do you and your business need that you have been putting off because you don?t have the money today? 1 ...
Monday Morning Mindfulness 08/23/2004
By Sandra Schrift - 2/6/2006
Welcome to Monday Morning Mindfulness . . . to my Clients, Colleagues and Friends. Join me every other Monday in getting motivated and inspired to act/think/feel something differently.
1. ON SPECIAL OFFERS AND INVITATIONS
Would you like to be paid to speak? Learn how to connect with your aud...
Do the People in Your Organisation Dress For Success?
By Lorraine Pirihi - 1/23/2006
What really amazes me, with all the personal and professional development seminars people attend, from executives in corporate world, business owners and employees alike, very little investment has been made into the way they look ... personal image.
Perception is Reality
I`m no image consultan...
How to Automate Your Collections
By Tim Randle - 2/7/2005
Having been a landlord since the early part of 1994, I feel fairly safe in stating I`ve tried almost every imaginable way of collecting monthly payments from my residents. I want to run through some of these methods and let you in on the pros and cons of each technique. I`ll wrap it up by telling yo...
Don`t Use PR...
By Robert A. Kelly - 2/3/2005
?lose the confidence of your key target audiences? discourage them from taking actions that lead to your success?fail to achieve your department, division or subsidiary objectives.
A sad scenario that should not occur. In fact, as a manager in a business, non-profit or association, the exact oppo...
