Do You Listen?
Listening is an important part of our lives and our businesses. It’s important to listen to clients, to prospects, to our staff, and to ourselves.
Listening is an important part of our lives and our businesses. It’s important to listen to clients, to prospects, to our staff, and to ourselves.
Want to know more about getting people to opt-in to your list? List building is one of the most important aspects of your business-no matter what kind of business you have. It’s not enough for you to just offer people a subscription to your ezine or your online newsletter.
Decisiveness and implementation go hand-in-hand. The more decisive you are in your decisions, the quicker you pull the trigger to try something new or to get something done. It’s amazing to watch people struggle with making a commitment to even what many of us would consider the most basic decisions.
We all strive to be number one, meaning we want to be the best, we want to finish first, and we want to be ahead of the pack. I am going to tell you that the number one is the worst possible number there is in business and marketing. Why would I say that?
What can you add in your business that people want, and are willing to pay for, while they’re making other purchases, that can easily be added on? There are all sorts of ways to do this. There is all sorts of hidden money in your business and your challenge is to go out and find it.
Standing Apart From the Crowd As The Preferred Provider-What are the things only you can provide? The biggest thing that sets you apart and makes you different is you! And, access to you is one of the biggest advantages you have as a small businesses owner or entrepreneurs.
13 Best Ways To Stimulate Creativity-Last week I was speaking to an advisor of mine. We had talked about writing and creativity. She perceived that I was a creative person. I told her that I grew up avoiding reading and writing because I was criticized and punished frequently by parents and teachers. Of course, I avoided working on those skills because I was weak in them.
It’s not often that I rent a car when I travel because I don’t really like driving when I’m not familiar with the area, unless I have a navigator sitting in the passenger seat next to me telling me where to go. But, on a recent personal trip to Atlanta, I rented a car because…
There’s a lot of talk these days about being authentic – especially as it relates to your business. The question is what exactly does that mean? Some business owners have taken this to mean they can say and do whatever they want to because it’s just them being authentic. Everyone’s talking about it in different…
I’ll bet you are already beginning to think about how you want your business to look in 2012. Yep, it’s that time again. And if you are, that’s right where you should be. One of the key elements you need to consider when planning for this year is an honest look at what you and…