12 Point Checklist for Successful Negotiations
Do sales negotiations make you nervous? Put yourself at ease and increase the
likelihood of a successful outcome with this
negotiation checklist.
Hazard Material Safety Prevents Fires in Homes and Workplaces
If you work in a home office, you might not think hazardous material safety is
something you need to worry about. Your home, however, likely has quite a few
products containing chemicals that could fuel a fire or pose other dangers.
Here are some guidelines on how to safely store
hazardous materials.
5 Up-sell Strategies for Your Business
Up-selling is one of the best ways that you can make a little extra money with
each sale online. When a company uses a great up-sell strategy, they can
increase each sale made by 20 percent or more. Here are
five easy to implement up-sell strategies for your web site.
Does Volume Make Up for Low Price?
When customers ask you for a discount in exchange for their promise of a large
purchase, or multiple future purchases, it's hard not to give in. After all,
you'll make up for the lower price by selling more
of your product and gaining a good customer, right?
5 Ways to Work Smarter and Be More Productive
Ever noticed how some entrepreneurs get way more done than others without
working themselves to the bone? If you ever want to be able to have more time
for things you enjoy, working smarter is critical.
Here
are five things you can start doing right now to become more productive without
working longer hours.
How to Build an Online Business
from the Ground Up
What goes into creating a successful online retail store when your background is
in something entirely different? Find out in
this startup story of the ecommerce business Air & Water Inc.
12 Simple Steps to Avoid Burnout
Many people experience burnout at some point in their lives. Business owners and
the self-employed are even more likely to fall prey to burnout because the buck
stops with them. If you feel as if you’re starting
to burn out here are some things you can do to avoid it.
What to Do when Someone Copies Your Web Site
When you find that parts of your Web site have been maliciously stolen by a
competitor or a scammer, whether it be an article, images or even the whole
design, it’s important to have the offending site remove the copied content.
Here are the steps to take to have the copied
material removed.
Fake It or Make It: 9 Truths for Authentic
Customer Experiences
Trust and transparency are more important to today's consumers than ever before.
Here are nine things to consider if you want to
create
authentic experiences for your customers.
7 Steps for Preventing Auto Theft
Professional car thieves with power tools can strip a car down to it's skelton
in just a few minutes. Watch a demonstration and find out
what you can do to make your car less appealing to crooks.
4 Unique Buying Phases of Your Customers
Most customers follow a four-phase buying pattern when choosing where to make
their purchase. Use your knowledge of these patterns to determine the
best pricing for your products or services.
Environmental
Sustainability and Your Small Business
In Part 1 of this series, we busted four myths of going green. Here, in Part 2,
get 12 ideas for things your business can do to
help the environment and even reduce
your expenses.
4 Valuable Take-Aways from
Attending Business Conferences
It's true that attending business conferences costs you time and money,
something that's in short supply for most small business owners. Yet the
benefits that you'll get from taking a break from your daily routine to
meet with other people in your
industry can far outweigh the costs.
Direct Mail Marketing
for Small Businesses
When you have a small business, you know that one of the most important aspects
of your business plan is advertising. You probably already have a Web site and a
Twitter account, but what about doing direct mail? Is
direct mail a thing of the past
or is it still useful today?
Why Workplace Teams Fail (and 7 Ideas to
Fix Them)
Many teams in the workplace were never designed to succeed to begin with. Find
out why, then use these seven tips to build
better teams.
How to Lower Your Bounce Rate
Even the best email campaign won’t be a success if your bounce rates are high.
Your creative design, clever copy and enticing call to action are meaningless if
people aren’t even getting your emails. There are a few things you can do to
reduce your bounce rate.
Grants for Small Business Owners
With the downturn in the economy there has been no shortage of rumors of
government grants to help struggling businesses. While they do actually exist,
grants are not easily obtained. Here's what you need to know about the
availability of government grants and where
you can go to look for them.
Protect Your Business from
Professional Burglars
Scott Hornick, the "one minute burglar" may be behind bars, but criminals like
him are still on the loose. Find out how to
protect your business from professional burglars with this advice.
6 Great
Ways for Teens to Make Some Green This Summer
Is your teenager too young to get a job at Burger King but wants to
earn some money? Does your older teen yearn for a business of his or her own?
Here are six great
entrepreneurial enterprises to help teens beat summer boredom while earning some
money.
The Benefits of a Mobile Web Site
Nearly one-third of individuals use their mobile phones to browse the internet,
and the number is rising. As a result, the mobile web is becoming increasingly
important to small businesses. Here are some key considerations for setting up a
mobile version of your company web site.
Netbook Review:
Acer Aspire One
Is a netbook really good enough for running your business on the go? Business
Know-How's technology writer is taking three netbooks through the paces.
Find out how the Acer Aspire
One fared in this review.
Business Disasters Hidden in the Fine
Print
Whether it's your merchant account agreement, insurance policy, or bank loan,
the fine print may contain more than you bargained for. Here's why you should
read every last letter of the fine print in any
document you sign for your business.
Does a Chief Innovation Officer Inspire
Your Team?
Every organization that grows by creating new products or services or
aspires to out-class the competition needs a Chief Innovation Officer, or
CIO - someone who fosters creativity, develops new ideas and inspires your
team. Read more in this excerpt from Robert's
Rules of Innovation.
5 Tips
for Using Social Media to Launch Your Business
Social media can be one of your best tools for building a new business - if you
use it correctly. Here are five tips from the new book The On-Demand Brand
for
successfully using sites like Facebook and Twitter to launch your business.
Increase Sales with Product Reviews and Ratings
Recent studies show that objective third-party reviews and ratings increase
sales on ecommerce Web sites. Reviews, even negative ones, can help
establish credibility and trust in the minds of potential customers.
Read more >>
5 Steps to Creating an Irresistible
Marketing Message
Your marketing message is what grabs your prospect’s attention, tells
them how you can solve their problem, why they should trust you, and why
they should choose to do business with you over and above any and all
other choices they might have. This
five-step formula will help you create a marketing message that grabs your
customers' attention and leaves them begging for more.
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