Keep Your Accomplishments Right In Front of You
Gwen Mazer is author of a great book, Wise Talk Wild Women, http://www.gwenmazer.com. I attended a workshop she facilitated this past weekend. We had been asked to bring a collage to the workshop. I went ahead and made a collage that was a vision board with all the things I want in my life: a [...]
To Cold Call or Not To Cold Call – That is the Question
I get asked this question a lot. The short answer is – it depends. If you are in a business-to-business business, then it is possible that cold calling is part of your sales plan. If you are in a personal service business, life coach, image consultant, or professional organizer, it is a lot less likely [...]
Are You More Sales or More Marketing?
Over the last several weeks, I am noticing an important economic trend with many service businesses that I want to make sure you are aware of. Here it is- you can not get by on marketing alone, you have to sell more than you have been doing in the past and probably more than [...]
How to Use Google Alerts to Build Your Business
When looking for ways to market your services in the building of your business, there are a number of tools you can use. Amongst those tools is Google Alerts. Google Alerts can do a number of things for your website through serving as a research tool that you can use all on your own. This [...]
How to Use Social Networking Sites to Build Your Business
In recent years, social networking sites have grown in popularity. These are websites such as MySpace, Facebook, Youtube, Yuwie, Tagged, Friendster, Flickr, and many more. These are places in which individuals gather together and meet, talk, share pictures and videos, and embark on various other activities. What is amazing about these websites is the fact [...]
How Your Business Can Thrive When Things Are a Little Crazy
This is a very crazy time right now. How are YOU doing? Are you bouncing around, putting out fires, looking for clients anywhere you can, and worrying about paying your bills down the road even if you have them covered for now? If you are, let’s talk about how to bring some sanity into your [...]
The Time is Now – It is Up to You
As I write this, the stock market has dropped 777 points. The most ever. The 700 billion dollar bailout has failed and it is a bright sunny day here is San Francisco. The point is, no matter how bright your personal business outlook, the economic outlook in the U. S. is a gloomy as it [...]
Set Your Business Up for a Strong Fourth Quarter
By Caterina Rando, MA, MCC While the economy is impacting many businesses, it does not have to negatively impact yours. Many businesses thrive in difficult times. Let’s ensure that yours is among them. Apply these ideas to your enterprise and pretty soon everyone will be asking you for advice.
