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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Free Copy Of Jay Abraham's Famed $367 'Mr. X' Book
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If you have lesser goals, that's ok, but I want to set you up to do more, if you want to. I'll share with you that I plan on doing at least $1 million between October 1st, and December 31st of this year. One of the reasons that I'm doing this is to document that it can be done, and to share exactly how I did it with my clients.
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If you are not familiar with the Mr. X book, it was written by one of Jay Abraham's clients, who after many years of paying Jay tens of thousands of dollars in consulting fees, decide that he was going to summarize Jay's body of teachings. He wrote a very concise book that I've never read a negative review of! Jay sued the author to prevent him from publishing Jay's proprietary intellectual property, and part of the settlement was that Jay got all right to the book.
Jay's organization now sells that book for $367, and it's worth EVERY penny. If you need to know more about the book, just Google it, or even ask about it on a discussion forum.
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That's it for today,
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Friday, October 06, 2006
Funding Outside the Box, by Jim Casparie
Investigate these alternative sources of capital when it comes to raising money for your business.Please read here.
How to Improve Your Profits, by John Mautner
Is your company suffering from tight cash flow, exhausted lines of credit or stagnant top-line growth? Get your employees to tell you why.Please read here.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
The Resource Queen's sales resources
Here are some sales resources for you. The Sales on the line book was recently suggested to me.. and I've added a few other resources, too.Sales On The Line (Article)
www.brefigroup.co.uk/acrobat/sales_on_the_line.pdf
The Sales On The Line Book:
http://snipurl.com/saleonline
Green Light - Red Light - Yellow Light (Article)www.coachnickray.com/assets/green_light.pdf
And a client, who has read quite a few sales and referal books lately likes this one the most Jeffrey Gitomer's The Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness http://snipurl.com/s3wh
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Endorsement Marketing Secrets, from Sandra Cle
Endorsement marketing is having famous or reputable people recommend your product or service to others. They could be celebrities, star athletes, musicians, etc. Choose people that are related to your business and might actually use your product or service.Before asking anyone for an endorsement be sure your productor service gives the results you say it does. They may ask youto prove it before they will agree to give an endorsement. Once you find the ideal person to endorse your product or service simply contact them and ask.
When proposing any endorsement deal make it a win/win situation. Tell them you would get the endorsement and they would get free publicity. If they're selling a product or service, you could exchange endorsements. If they ask for a fee, try to give them a percentage of the profits instead.
Once you get an endorsement from someone, use it on all your advertising and marketing material. Put their endorsement and picture on your Web site. Use their testimonial in your ads. Include it on your product packages. An endorsement can increase your sales fast. It gives credibility to your product or service. People will usually believe a person that's not related to your business before they will believe you.
Quote of the Day:"You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy." -- Lydia M. Child
Warm regards,
Sandra Cle
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Doing Business With Friends, from Small Business Success Newsletter
Here's Stu's problem again:Rob,
Many thanks for the interesting articles and tips, I do however have a problem which I am hoping you will have an answer for.
I am a one man business in the labour consulting field, I have a small regular clientele who are more personnel friends. However every month I struggle to get my payments from them. I obviously do not want to get too heavy handed due to the risk of losing their custom but on the other side the lack of payment or the late payments is creating a cash flow problem for me. How do I get through this one?
Your suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Kindest Regards
Stu
Stu stu@rimala.co.za
Stu,
You are dealing with an issue facing many start up businesses – your first customers are sometimes friends or family and therein lines a number of problems:
You can feel that you should be eternally grateful for they help and support in assisting your start up
You can feel obliged to stretch that gratefulness to the point where it hurts your business
As you are finding out the time has to come when you must break away from the original terms of business and put dealings on a more firmer, business-like arrangement. The trick of course is how to do this without thinking you may lose not only their business but their friendship.
So the first step is to acknowledge the fear that you have in the back of your mind about the potential loss of business. Having acknowledged it, accept it as a possibility – welcome to the real world! During your business life you are going to lose clients along the way – you may as well test your reaction now instead of later!
This acceptance of the possible loss of business is an important and essential first step. Without this what you have to do next will never happen and the problem will remain.
Now to tackle the problem. You have to be open, honest and transparent with your friends; this is the crux of what follows next.
Step One: Acknowledge how their support has been invaluable in getting you started.
‘John, I’ve got something important I need to discuss with you. Before I start I want to say how instrumental your support has been in helping me get my business off the ground …’
Step Two: Outline the present situation.
‘As you know as we have been friends we have both been flexible where payment terms on invoices are concerned. I’ve been pleased to do this because of your support.’
Step Three: Outline the problem the present situation is causing.
‘As the business is growing my cash demands are becoming bigger and so cash flow is getting harder to manage. The flexibility around payment times is now getting more difficult to control.’
Step Four: Outline your idea scenario.
‘Now that the business has become more established we need to put some discipline around settlement terms and so ideally I like to see any invoices settled as promptly as possible.’
Step Five: Outline the action and final outcome which you feel is fair.
‘Can I suggest that from next month we agree to settle within say 10 days of invoice of date and then 5 days the month after? This will give you some time to make any adjustments on your side. How does that sound?’
Can you see the progression here? We have outlined the present situation; outlined the impact it’s having on you and the business; come up with your ideal outcome; and finally come down from that to suggest a phased approach over a few months.
In tackling problems many people go straight to Step Five. The build up and setting the scene is vital. Once the problem is understood by the other party the solution is easier to arrive at. It may be a straight ‘yes’ or it will be a great place at which to negotiate a way forward.
If your friend walks away, well do you really want to be doing business with that type of person anyway? However, you may be surprised to find them agreeing immediately. They may not taking advantage; it’s just you’ve never pushed and so they become unknowingly relaxed. You may get a ‘Stu, no problem. Why didn’t you tell me before?’
Who knows, in reality this problem may not be a problem at all. You may be making it into a bigger issue than it actually is. Being up front, honest and transparent will bring this to a head.
Below this problem though is a deeper problem, which I’m sure you are aware of. Your fear of losing the business is because you have no one else to fall back on. Your customer base is too narrow. This has to be a wake up call to get out there and canvas new business… but that’s a different question again!
Hope this helps!
People to People Business, Small Business Success
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times... businesses don't speak to other businesses or to consumers, it's people in businesses who speak to other people in other businesses or, directly to customers!Yes, it's about people connecting with other people. But it seems as if business owners love to get clobbered over the head with the same message hundreds of times over... and still refuse to 'GET IT'. In this week's article learn how you can 'get it'!
Read on at www.smallbusinesssuccess.biz/articleoftheweek.htm
Monday, September 18, 2006
Time To Hire Talent For Small Business, from About.com
Hiring for a small business is a challenge in the best and worst of times. The 1990's were a period of skilled labor shortages for companies of all sizes. Top performing employees were often recruited on a regular basis and given huge signing bonuses. The larger businesses in each sector dominated the talent pool game.Please continue here.
Small Business Best Practice Benchmarking, from About.com
"Borrowing" ideas and best practices can be wrought with danger. Learn what big business already knows about benchmarking best practices and how to effectively borrow or steal ideas, tactics, and strategies.Please continue here.
Inside the Mind of Million Dollar Business Ideas, from About.com
Million dollar business ideas have no boundaries, age limits, race restrictions, time lines, or economic class. They can occur when you least expect them. For psychologist Roger Adams, it occurred during a midlife crisis and divorce.Please continue here.
7 Principles of Small Innovations, from About.com
We live in a fast-paced, instant gratification global society that adores big. The next big thing. The big innovation. The approach of big innovation isn't ideal for small business. Small innovations are the best growth strategy for your business. Discover the 7 principles of small innovations.Please continue here.
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Throw Out the Business Plan and Follow Your Dream, from About.com
There is a huge gap between a "dream" and a "business plan". No one can predict the future, and a business plan forces us to do that. So instead of really trying to see what works, we begin to make things up.What you want to do is begin with your passion - really defining what you want to create.
Then create an action plan that works in your life to discover what will work in your business.
Romanus Wolter, "The Kick Start Guy" and author of Kick Start Your Dream Business, explains in this interview.
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What's Your Dream Business?, from About.com
Every entrepreneur has a "dream business", and it may not be the one you're currently running.We may not be following that dream for a variety of reasons, but usually it boils down to two things: lack of capital and fear of failure.
But if you absolutely knew that you could not fail at it, and you had enough capital, what would be your dream business to start and own?
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Choosing a Business to Start, from About.com
I'm all for pursuing your passion, following your dream, and doing what you love. On the other hand, millions have gone broke blindly following the mantra, "Do what you love and the money will follow."It's not that there's anything wrong with the basic principle, but when it's boiled down to a mere slogan, it can be dangerous. But the traditional approach to entrepreneurship of identifying a need and creating a business to fill it may not be very personally fulfilling for you. Does it have to be an either/or decision? Are these two concepts completely mutually exclusive? I think not. I think there's an approach that combines the best of both.
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Acres of Diamonds, from Business Planning Made Easy
Acres of Diamonds is a small ebook written over 100 years ago, and helps to highlight how much wealth and opportunity surrounds us every day.This short book explains the concepts of endless opportunity, and how this concept can be applied in practical, day-top-day living.
This book can help you think about different ways that you can conduct business, or inspire an idea about a new product or service that can be offered, either through your own business or a new business.
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