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See how small business can turn round the economy
Last week someone responded to the newsletter. She’s a fellow marketer, In fact I’m doing a bit of SEO for one of her clients. She said it was uncanny how I’d pre-empted what she was just about to write in her newsletter. Spooky huh. Besides the fact that my crystal ball was especially active last [...]
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Any Small Business Can Sell In Good Times. In Tough Times You Have To ………..
I was talking to a client today. I’m writing some copy for her new website and wanted to verify some details on a new service she has. As with most business people, the conversation soon turned to business conditions and how each of our businesses are doing. We both agreed that each was doing significantly [...]
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Why Are Jake And Elwood Blues Like Smart Business Owners?
Many people know The Blues Brothers movie. It’s definitely one of my favourites and my 11 year-old son’s too. He loves the music as well as the car chases. Did you know it’s one of the Top 10 grossing music movies? Anyway, what have two fugitive, poverty-stricken, unkempt musicians got to do with smart business [...]
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Are you taking advantage of this ironic turn of events?
In the olden days, when the World Wide Web first reared its head, people envisioned being able to do business anywhere in the world. It was a world-wide web after all. This was good news for those entrepreneurs who could see the opportunities and took advantage of them. Not so good for those that didn’t [...]
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Do you make this investment mistake?
Imagine arriving at your desk at work in the morning. You switch on your computer. You pick up the mail and go through it while your PC is booting up. You see an offer for a seminar to learn the latest developments in your industry. Hmm that looks interesting you think. Then there’s another offer [...]
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Don’t believe what your customers tell you.
As you read this you may be finding it difficult to produce a consistent flow of customers into your business. Or maybe you get one-time customers but little repeat business. Or worse still, your phone never rings. Yet you deeply believe your product or service is just what other companies need. So what went wrong? [...]
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Are you on the wrong van?
A little mental exercise for you. Think back over the last week about when you’ve been driving around your city. I live in Auckland, New Zealand but this applies to any city in the world. How many vans have you seen for plumbers or electricans or any other service for that matter? Chances are you’ve [...]
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5 practical lessons from the field.
I went to a meet a prospective client today who makes construction components for houses. When I drove into the industrial park I was amazed to see not 1, not 2 but 3 businesses in the same basic industry all within 100 metres of each other. I wondered how they could all operate in such [...]
Do You Make These Three Common Mistakes As A Small Business Owner?
As a small business owner, you have lots of “priorities” and projects on your task list. But you never seem to get to the important stuff that will grow your business. You have:- • Too many interruptions. • There aren’t enough profitable sales. • Too many projects or demands on your cash. There are frustrations [...]
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3 Simple Ways A Small Business Owner Can Stop Wasting Time Looking For Passwords And Increase PC Security At The Same Time