After the Sale? 2 Words, 1 Action = More Money For You: Follow-Up

Do you follow up with customers, affiliates, or employees? Many businesses believe that once a sale is made the follow up process should end. Unfortunately they are losing a significant opportunity to build additional rapport, satisfaction, trust, credibility, lower returns, and increase knowledge of items purchased. Follow up is for more than just prospects. Customer [...]

Double Your Profits – Part 2 – The Essential Pieces

by Beth Schneider These days I find myself doing a lot of writing. I have a whole routine; grab a cup of coffee, close down all programs except for a word document, since I like to scribble notes I keep a pad and pen handy. I also like to be comfortable, so yes, I have [...]

Double Your Profits in 2009- Part 1

by Beth Schneider Today was my day to talk to potential clients. I had a successful, determined woman we’ll call Sally, on the phone. I listened as Sally told me about her plans, frustrations and fears. You see she was determined to grow her company, but had a bad experience. Sally took steps that were [...]

Freebie Friday- FREE Download: Sell More Confidently to Your List

by Erica Brooks If you’ve ever struggled with getting your mailing list to take you up on your product offers…or if the mere thought of selling to your list sends you into mild panic, click here to instantly access an audio recording + full transcripts that answers the following common email marketing concerns: Can I [...]

Start Your Spring Cleaning Early for Maximum Profits

by Erica Brooks One of the biggest barriers to true success for online business owners is a lack of focus. It keeps us from doing well with any one thing and can cripple us with the stress of having too much going on. It’s no wonder. The Internet is a source of many distractions and [...]

Are You Charging Enough?

by Carrie Wilkerson Women are often hesitant to assign a fair value to what they sell or do. Pricing is a very important part of a business, especially when you are dealing with goods and services. Running an at-home business requires prudence with pricing for the simple fact you probably do most of your sales [...]

Starting a Small Business – Twelve Questions to Consider

by John Huegel Here are twelve questions that you should consider when starting a new business. 1. What is your product or service idea? Are you making a product or delivering a service?  What is the need in the market that you will serve?  This is the “what”.  If you can define the specific product [...]

Entrepreneurship is Like Parenting: Nurture Your Business in Good Times and Bad

by Debra Gould Your business was conceived the moment you had the idea that would free you from the daily grind of working for someone else. You worked hard to bring that business into the world; drafting a plan, coming up with a name, finding a designer to create your logo, a developer to get [...]

A Business Plan- Is It Necessary?

A Business Plan – Is it necessary? by Carrie Wilkerson The plain truth is, business owners of any size that take the time to outline what they will offer, what they’ll need to start and what their goals are more likely to succeed. What exactly is a business plan? It really isn’t a mystery; it [...]