As more and more friends enter the twitterverse, I get asked tips for getting started. The best tip is to jump in and do it. There are many great sources of information/tools for using twitter, and I’ll include those links too.
Here are links to some short videos (less 3 minutes) I made [...]
It has been a wonderful Christmas, filled with family all around, enjoying each others company. Nice to have most of my kids home, and that is a house full, happy chaos!
As 2008 comes to a close and we head into 2009, it is a time for reflection. Joy and thankfulness for all the [...]
One of the best marketing videos I’ve seen this holiday season. What not to do when buying presents for your sweetheart.
Beware of the DogHouse
Think about the present you are giving, are you giving it because it is something you want her to use? (suggesting she is fat, messy, your personal [...]
It is that time of year, time to send out gifts to your customers, let them know how much you appreciate their business. Biz Journals published the 10 worst holiday gifts and the ten best holiday gifts for corporate gift giving.
A donation to a charity in the name of a client didn’t [...]
Don’t know why I put off getting RoboForm. I didn’t want to take the time to learn one more thing, set up one more tool. Yet, keeping track of passwords and filling out forms is a royal pain. The more time online, the more places I belong, the more blogs [...]
I wanted to take a moment and thank each one of you for the blessings you add to my life. Amazing the friends I’ve met, things I’ve learned, business generated through online connections. I’m thankful for my family, friends, home. . .
I could go on and on but didn’t want to put [...]
Is it just me, or are word-of-mouth referrals THE BEST way to find good help? No other form of advertising works as well. As business owners, we know this, too. We want to be remembered for the great service we provide, and we cherish the referrals that others send our way. Simply put: referrals really help us out. But how do we encourage people, without seeming pushy or overbearing, to remember our names and recommend us to their friends?
What if there were a strategy for "helping along" those referrals that you need to grow your business? So that when The Question gets asked: "Who do you know who can help me with..."
Your name pops up in the conversation.
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Photo by Greg Westfall
My air conditioner is failing, not a good thing in East Texas. We were going to replace it last year for a more efficient one, but my husband wanted to wait one more year. I’m guessing the current system is over 20 years old, and it has served our [...]
Do you want more business?
Do you even have to think about that question?
How about more of your ideal customers?
I’ve always been told that the fortune is in the follow-up. One of my favorite newsletters is by Felicia Slattery, Communication Consultant, Speaker & Coach. Today I was pleasantly surprised, (well maybe not totally, [...]
Photo by Greg Westfall
My air conditioner is failing, not a good thing in East Texas. We were going to replace it last year for a more efficient one, but my husband wanted to wait one more year. I’m guessing the current system is over 20 years old, and it has served our [...]
Photo by Hamed Saber
Long before there was even an internet, in fact even before our modern day postal service, many successful businesses have written countless greeting cards, notes of appreciation to their clients. Building relationships through that personal touch which sets them apart from the crowd.
Today we have so many ways [...]
As more and more friends enter the twitterverse, I get asked tips for getting started. The best tip is to jump in and do it. There are many great sources of information/tools for using twitter, and I’ll include those links too.
Here are links to some short videos (less 3 minutes) I made [...]
Only so many hours in a day, and if we are spending some of the precious time online, using social media to connect and build relationships, we should learn to getter better at it.
When I first joined Ryze, it was a very active network, I learned much. One discussion was about drive by [...]
Do you want more business?
Do you even have to think about that question?
How about more of your ideal customers?
I’ve always been told that the fortune is in the follow-up. One of my favorite newsletters is by Felicia Slattery, Communication Consultant, Speaker & Coach. Today I was pleasantly surprised, (well maybe not totally, [...]
Christmas is fast approaching and you haven’t even started your gift giving. Very business season, and you haven’t had a chance to come up for air.
Yet you would love to send out gifts of appreciation, if only you could find an easy way to do such without hiring temporary help, which is [...]
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