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Set the Rules to Win the Game of Business
To win any game, you must know the rules. Then, you must play by those rules all while improving your skill-set and performance within those boundaries. This is true for every game – sports or otherwise -- we play. In fact, rules are in effect even if we don’t know them – and the consequences can be swift and harsh if we break them.Not so true in the “game” of business.Business is the only game in life where YOU can set the rules. You can structure your business to fulfill your guidelines, goals and outcomes. As a matter of fact, if you structure your business based on other people’s rules, you’re guaranteed to fall short of your potential (on the low

itement* in the services they are offering. When they discover that excitement and learn how to express it, their marketing goes to a whole new level.

Wholesale Clothing Tips For Flea Market Vendors
Wholesale brand name clothing is the product category that most flea market vendors make their money with. While this means that having access to wholesale clothing can help a flea market vendor make money, it also means that there will be plenty of competition in the flea market for it.Here are tips specifically geared for flea market vendors that sell brand name clothing.Flea Market Brand Name Clothing Sales Tip #1Separate according to price point. Have your booth set up so that you distinguish between your higher and lower priced brand name clothing. This way a customer will not be turned off by high or low prices.You can always dire

Successful Guru marketers have a secret weapon that they use every single time they communicate about their businesses. It's one of those intangibles that are easily misunderstood. It's the ability to generate excitement about what you have to offer. And when your prospects are excited about your services, marketing becomes a whole lot easier. You get more attention, more response, more sales and more referrals.

Excitement is often misunderstood because we usually equate excitement purely with displays of high energy and enthusiasm. The stereotypical marketer is PT Barnum and Anthony Robbins rolled into one with enough energy to light a small city. This ideal is not so easy to emulate. Most of us give up on the idea of generating excitement because we don't think we have the personality for it. We feel it would be artificial and forced.

Does an infectious enthusiasm about what you offer make a difference? Of course it does, but we believe it's only a small part of the equation. It's way overrated. Enthusiasm can be shallow. It can me manufactured. It offers no real proof that what you offer delivers true value. Prospects don't become interested and excited about your services just because you show enthusiasm. They become excited when they understand that your services will make a real difference in their lives and their businesses.

What I find so frequently with Independent Professionals is that they have failed to discover and articulate the *inherent excitement* in the services they are offering. When they discover that excitement and learn how to express it, their marketing goes to a whole new level.

50 Surefire Business Card Tips
Business cards are one of the most powerful and inexpensive marketing tools you can use. Here are 50 surefire tips to make the most out of your business cards:Your business card must communicate more than just your contact information. Make sure that your card includes a tag line that explains what you or your company do. Order them in large numbers. By ordering 1000 your cost per card will be significantly lower than if you ordered 500.Even if you can produce your business cards at home using an inkjet printer, have your business cards professionally made by a printing company. Your business card will be th

response, more sales and more referrals.

Planning Your First Business Meeting
Are you planning your first business meeting and want to ensure you cover all your bases? Don't run around like a crazed wedding planner. Have a strategy and stick to it.First, set the date and establish the agenda. It's important to prepare the agenda well in advance. You want to ensure everyone has a chance to look it over to get prepared and give you feed back on areas that might need to be included. In preparing an agenda, envision the purpose of the meeting. How long will it last? How many speakers/presentations will there be? How will the meeting progress? How will you reach your goal for a successful and productive meeting?Second, set a time fo

itement because we don't think we have the personality for it. We feel it would be artificial and forced.

Providing a Service? But That's Not Passive Income!
Because I love to see people get the most out of their online businesses and personal lives too, I always encourage business owners to create as much passive income as possible. That way, you'll have time for the more important things in your life. Still, when we are in need of money, the Internet is a GREAT place to start building an income by providing a service to others. If you decide to provide a service as a means of making money from home, always make sure you are making the most of your time and are working to create the easiest to manage service business as you possibly can.Here are some tips for you if you would like to work a little less providing

ivers true value. Prospects don't become interested and excited about your services just because you show enthusiasm. They become excited when they understand that your services will make a real difference in their lives and their businesses.

Top 7 Secrets to Shopping for a Franchise that is Right for you
When considering buying a franchise there are some secrets you need to know about. There are lots of franchise opportunity directories available both online and at the local bookstores. First you need to narrow it down to the categories, which interest you. And you may be surprised to find that some franchises are listed in some directories and others in others.Some franchises investments do not show up well in the search engines for franchise opportunities, but show up well for consumers who may but the product or service, which is offered by the franchised outlets. This is of benefit to you once you start, so consider that long-term thought.I recomm

itement* in the services they are offering. When they discover that excitement and learn how to express it, their marketing goes to a whole new level.

While we were writing this we got a call from a client, a financial planner, who we had helped with the copy on his web site. His previous site failed to generate excitement and he wasn't getting any new business from it. With the new copy, prospects got excited and started to call him. He now generates most of his new business from this web site.

The good news is that generating excitement is a whole lot easier than it may sound.

Let me paint you a little scenario.

We have two sales consultants, A and B. They both do pretty much the same thing (they even offer the same program). They are equally intelligent and capable of producing valuable results for their clients. However their messages are very different:

Consultant A uses the following marketing message:

We offer sales training for people newly entering your sales team. We use the Fast Start Sales Training System, which is specifically designed for new salespeople. We offer training programs from one day to one week in duration and we cover all the most important sales skills. We are able to customize the training programs for your industry and company. We have experience in 107 industries.

Consultant B uses the following marketing message:

Are your new sales people slow in getting started and meeting their quota? We use the Fast Start Sales Training System that's guaranteed to help new sales people reach their quota in 60 days or less. Our customized system ensure that your salespeople meet or exceed their quota 82% more frequently than sales people who have not used our system. Proven in 107 industries, including yours, our system increases revenue per salesperson by an average of 63% in

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Here's a tried and true advertisement campaign that never fails to get attention - and results. Find out how to make your ad a game between you and your readers that will get them to respond. If you need a boost in your business, this idea may be the way to get it.

Visual branding is a great way to create big impact at a special event such as a launch, customer relations dinner or trade show. Although some people think of this as a wasteful self-indulgent practice, shrewd marketers know that a focused visually branded event can leave a deep impression on customers and prospects amidst a flurry of competitors.

Michelle Obama of the University of Chicago Hospitals delivered the Plenary Address at our 2006 Best Bosses Conference. Read a summary of her remarks on “Creating Relationships Between Business and Community.”

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