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According to a new survey carried out by Alliance & where ID_NUM=9270; Leicester, one in five small business owners view tax as their greatest concern. The Chancellor has announced in his last budget that companies with profits below œ10,000...
Are You "Set Up" For Success - Craig Binkley
Believe it or not, 2004 is already here. Yeah, I know, where has the time gone? My mom always told me that as I got older, the years would start to fly by. Did anyone ever tell you that? Did you believe them? Well it is happening to me right now. ...
Good Communicators Create Successful Companies - Mike Burstein
It's always interesting to study the internal and external communication policies and procedures of small and medium size businesses. Companies that cultivate open and honest communications with employees and customers inevitably are highly...
Are You an Entrepreneur That is Starved for Time? - Vishal P Rao
Being an entrepreneur and running a successful home-based business is stressful at times, and can be hectic. Success within a home-based business though, absolutely demands time management skills, or the chores that need to get done will be left...
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How To Ignite The Explosive Power of Questions Under Your Business!
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Written By:
Mike Jones
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In this article you will learn how to expose your business
to the full blast of questions. Beware! If this method is
used effectively, the results can be revolutionary! Can your
business take it?
The power of the human mind is incredible! How can you tap
this awesome potential? By using questions. The brain
responds every time to questions. Ask yourself a question
and your brain automatically starts considering the answer.
Some answers come quickly - the obvious ones. Others require
pondering, concentration, thought! The results from
questions that generate this kind of thinking can turn your
business around, absolutely!
Take a lesson from those little mobile question factories -
children! Listen in to a conversation between a little boy
and his father:
"Daddy what are you doing?"
"I'm changing the tire of the car."
"Why?"
"Because this one had a puncture."
"What's a puncture?"
"It's when something sharp like a nail cuts the tire so it
goes flat."
"Where did the nail come from?"
"Some careless person must have left it lying in the road."
"Why?"
"Because some people are not very thoughtful of others."
"Why?"
"Maybe its the way their parents raised them."
Now, do you notice how far the conversation has come? From
fixing a punctured tire to analyzing parenting methods all
within six questions! Yes, questions lead the brain into a
vast array of subjects within a very short time.
English writer Rudyard Kipling wrote:
"I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who."
That poem is a little gem. Let's apply it!
The 3 top explosive question devices:
WHY
This is the Daddy of them all! "Why" screams for reasons. It
can be the most thought provoking question of the six. Just
keep on asking Why, Why, Why and see where you end up!
Examples:
Why is my business not succeeding?
Why is my site getting more traffic this month than last
month?
Why is that product selling well?
Reasons, reasons, reasons! After this type of analysis you
are in a strong position to better success or avoid making
the same mistakes over and over.
HOW
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the top 3. How demands a
method or a plan.
Examples:
How can I improve the look of my web site?
How can I sharpen that advertising headline?
How can I reach $X of sales this month?
WHEN
This one is also a heavyweight because it creates urgency,
action! It's the great antidote for procrastination. It
calls for a deadline!
Examples:
When will I employ that new business plan?
When am I going to optimize my web site?
When am I going to research a new product line?
The 3 secondary question devices:
WHO/WHICH
Who helps you organize assistance and support! Which helps
narrow down choices.
Examples:
Who is the best person to help me with this project?
Which organization or company can give me the
services/support I require?
Who is going to buy this product?
Who is going to be attracted by this advert?
Which font will look best on this website?
Which color best suits my web site theme?
WHERE
Where gets us thinking about location and position.
Examples:
Where do I want my business to be in 1 month's time?
Where can I find the best merchant bank on the internet?
Where are prospective customers going to look for me?
Where are most of my hits coming from?
WHAT
What challenges the brain to come up with facts! This makes
analysis much more accurate.
Examples:
What marketing methods are my competitors using right now?
What is the first impression a visitor receives when
arriving at my web site?
What is the percentage click thru rate from my banner ads?
What is the best price for this product?
If you subject your business to the full force of this kind
of question blasting, your business will never remain the
same. Questions provoke thought, change, improvement.
Using the above format, take 10 minutes of quiet time today
and ignite the explosive power of questions under your
business!
About the Author
Mike Jones writes regularly in The High Achievers Journal.
Subscribe to receive great articles on creativity,
communication skills, marketing strategies, speed learning,
image building. mailto:highachievers-subscribe@egroups.com
or browse Mike's web site here: http://www.vitalstop.com
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