Please enjoy this guest post from Lloyd Burrell of Office Desk Reviews.
One of the positive effects of the current recession is that the home-based entrepreneur lifestyle dream is turning into reality for more and more people.
Starting your own business is like directing an adventure movie. The way to prevent it from turning into a disaster movie is to be very meticulous in your planning. Click here to continue reading… »
Posted August 8th, 2010
by Denise O'Berry
Whether your business is totally online, part brick and mortar / part online, or totally brick and mortar, you could benefit from watching what some of the big brands are doing. And your business is much more nimble than they are so you can respond faster to changing trends. But it takes action to do it. Are you taking the right actions to make the most of internet marketing for your business? Click here to continue reading… »
Posted August 6th, 2010
by Denise O'Berry
Please enjoy this guest post by Wendy Lowe of Campaigner.
When small businesses are preparing to do email outreach to a list of customers and prospects, often it is very hard to decide what to highlight in the content. Is the special offer you have crafted really going to appeal to your customers? Does a new email template perform better than your existing layout? With all the options available, it’s often tough to determine ahead of time which one will deliver the best response. There’s nothing worse than sending an offer to your entire list only to find it resulted in few or no responses. Click here to continue reading… »
Posted August 5th, 2010
by Denise O'Berry
How many times have you heard, “Can I pick your brain for a minute?” or “Do you have time for a quick lunch so I can ask you some questions?” or (I love this one!) “It will be great exposure for you!” or some variation of these questions? I’ve heard it a lot over the last 10 years.
Don’t get me wrong. I love helping people. I give away free advice all the time here on my blog and through articles published across the web.
But it’s important to remember that any time you give comes at a cost. Click here to continue reading… »
Posted August 1st, 2010
by Denise O'Berry
Please enjoy this guest post by Chris Blanton, the Business Doctor.
In a negotiation some feel that the first person to name a figure loses. Information is valuable, and the one who possesses more of it is better positioned in a transaction. Click here to continue reading… »
Posted August 1st, 2010
by Denise O'Berry
photo credit: wolfsavard
