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More On Marketing Your Business Over The Internet - PART II
So you just spent $3000 on that brand new website with fancy title tags, keywords, meta this and meta that. Your web guy says he gave you what you are looking for, asked for, and paid for. However, the phones just are not ringing like you might expect....
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Miss Manners Comes To Your Office
He said "Pass the salt" one Thanksgiving. There was no "Please" preceding this potential pleasantry, and there was no "Thank you" after the salt had been passed. His lack of manners was noticed by all twenty people at the table. As I recall, the day went...
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Backing Up Is So Very Hard To Do
nce again, we have a quorum - I have not met a single business owner who backs up their computer and all their work... at all. Sure, they all know how to hit the 'save' button but none of them are using mirrored drives, removable drives, off site backup...
Dealing With The Know-It-All Business Person
This one is a sore subject for me because I still do not have the solution. How do you deal with a business person who knows everything and lets their pride get in the way of new ideas and new opportunities? As most of you already know, I am developing...
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The Four Elements To A Successful Business
Over the many years I have spent in business schools and continuing education programs, one of the most remembered items I recall are the four elements of a successful business. I would like to give credit where credit is due, but I cannot recall who...
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Are You Your Own Roadblock To Success?
I am not really sure what it is. Maybe they just get complacent over time, or maybe they just get fat and lazy, but whatever it is most business owners lose their ability to be innovative and accept change. This is something that you need to be aware...
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Considerations In Taking On A Business Partner
When you take on a partner in the business, it is essential that you create a proper 'road map' that dictates the terms of your partnership. If you think a handshake will get you through the quagmire (I really love that word) of items that must be agreed...
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Insouciance In Your Business
Oftentimes, I refer to the 'Olden Days' when I feel like I learned something a very long time ago and get frustrated when people I meet just simply do not get it. Either they do not want to learn or they fear learning. One of these topics that is difficult...
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How's Your Technology?
Today, a business owner has a myriad of options when it comes to choices for technology. Some of the very coolest stuff comes in the form of wireless computers for medical and dental practices to increase the mobility of staff and patients. There is nothing...
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Tips To Increase Your Profits - Keep Your Eyes Open
Most of us are creatures of habit. We travel to work the same way, buy the same coffee everyday and generally do the same things at work too. You've probably heard the expression "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got."...
