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Ready to Do Business Online? - James T Kendall
There is a common misperception these days that if you haven't got your small to medium sized business online yet you're too late. As long you learn from the first wave of Net entrepreneurs you can actually be better off then those bleeding edge web...
Brainstorming Secrets - Steve Gillman
Have you been in a "brainstorming" session where each person just defended their own ideas? Worse is when people don't suggest ideas at all, for fear they'll be attacked. That's no way to brainstorm. Brainstorming is using the power of many minds,...
Fire the CEO - John Jantsch
If you are the boss and you think your job is to run the business, you are dead wrong. Your job, the most important job in any business, is to market the business. Peter Drucker, way back in 1956, said, "Since the purpose of a business is to...
The Almighty Business Plan - Darrin F Coe MA
The Almighty Business Plan From the ebook, Micro Loans: Finance Your Dreams By Darrin F. Coe, MA According to Richard Greene, in his book, From One Entrepreneur to Another.How to Start, Manage, Grow and Exit Your Own Small Business, “The business...
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Success Doesn't Happen Overnight
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Written By:
Denise Hall
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Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight
By Denise Hall (C) 2003
We’ve all heard that old saying, right? Of course, we
have. And it’s so true!
Nothing we try to accomplish in our lives will bring us to
our ultimate goals overnight. Everything takes time. Was
Rome built in a day? I don’t think so.
Why, then, do people think they’ll become rich in a few
days, a week or a month if they run an internet business?
Good question. Maybe it’s because there’s so much hype
out there. It sounds good to say “just sign up 20 people
and the money will flow in!”
Yes, actually, that does sound good. But no one tells you
the hard part is signing up those 20 people. I'm not
saying it can't be done. I just mean it takes time and
effort on your part.
How many of us have fallen for the “get rich quick”
promises? Probably most of us. Online and offline, there are
plenty of scams and hype. It’s easy to get caught up in the
presentation of the program and think that it will work fast.
Unfortunately, when it doesn’t work out immediately, alot of
people give up and feel like failures.
Working at any business takes time and effort. I used to
sell cosmetics door to door for a great company. I’m sure
all of you know the one I’m talking about. There’s no doubt
the products sell themselves. But I still didn’t have a
large client base or hundreds of sales overnight.
Why? Because customers want to know you’re reliable. They
need to see you at their door with the new brochure every
other week. Eventually they will place a small order to see
if you deliver it when promised. Once you gain their
confidence they will order more as time goes on. One by one
they start to place orders and your customer base grows.
The same holds true for internet businesses. - continued below ...
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Everyday I
receive several e-mails offering this or that from someone
I’ve never heard of. I delete them. I’m not going to buy
from someone who sends me a one-time e-mail when I didn’t
request the information in the first place.
A good business person follows up with his/her customers.
If you don’t have an autoresponder, get one. There are free
autoresponder services available at:
http://freeautobot.com
http://GetResponse.com
http://sendfree.com
Customer follow-up is one of the biggest keys to a
successful business, online and offline. Your customers
need to know you are there to answer questions about your
product and to help them if they have any problems with it.
Internet businesses are a great way to earn money from
home. You can set your own hours and take a day off when
you wish. But, as with any other business, you do need to
work at it. Whether you work to build a downline or simply
advertise your products to gain sales, you have to work.
Nothing in life is free. There is no such thing as “get
rich quick.” Success doesn’t happen overnight. But if you
really want to succeed it will happen. Be patient and
never give up on your dreams!
About the Author
Denise Hall is the owner of Home Business on a Budget which
specializes in tools and resources for your home business
needs. Visit http://www.home-business-on-a-budget.com today.
Get weekly articles, tips, information and resources here:
http://tinyurl.com/4f9k8
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This article may be reprinted in its entirety with this
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Behavioral Economics? What's That? - Steve Gillman
A new science sheds light on some of our most important decisions. Behavioral economics is the study of how and why people make money-related decisions. As a science it is relatively new, although some of its findings have been known...
Product Development is an Iterative Process - Mike Hayden
See full color web version at: http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/pvt-111-iteration.html ============================================================ Have you seen these kinds of development problems?...
A Great Opportunity - Bob Osgoodby
A Great Opportunity by Bob Osgoodby Every time you turn around it seems you see another affiliate program which promises you vast riches. They give you all the sales material you need and even throw in a free web page. How can I lose, one might...
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