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Five Baseball Terms that Relate to a Business

Five Baseball Terms that Relate to a Business

Innings – There are 9 innings in each game of baseball where the teams have a chance to clench the win. Each inning is crucial to win the game whether you’re batting or playing the field.

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It Could Always Be Worse

It Could Always Be Worse

It seems like everywhere you turn these days there is something bad happening from the economy, local news or within your own immediate family.

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Blog Tip Rule #1 – Write Good Content

Blog Tip Rule #1 – Write Good Content

There are a ton of blogs out there and just about anyone can start their own blog and voice their opinions. But what makes a good blog rather than one that’s a bore? It’s the content.

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Why It’s Important to Follow Up with Customers About Payment

Why It’s Important to Follow Up with Customers About Payment

This is a pretty simple statement. Why would you wait to collect from a customer? Well some businesses bill out after the work has been done, what’s been sold etc. so they have to wait for the customer to send in the money back to them.

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10 Awesome Tools for Business Owners and Startups

10 Awesome Tools for Business Owners and Startups

Let’s face it there are so many tools out there today that you can use whether they’re on the web, locally or wherever they might be.

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You’re Targeting the Wrong People

You’re Targeting the Wrong People

When you start a business you get your ideas, thoughts and plans together of what you want your business to be and how you want it to run etc. One thing we do in the beginning is talk about who are target audience is and those we would like to target.

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Balancing the Sales Push and Your Personality

Balancing the Sales Push and Your Personality

So many businesses make the mistake of joining social media sites, creating blogs or send spam to your emails to try and shove their products down your throat.

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Outside of the Box Advertising for Small Businesses

Outside of the Box Advertising for Small Businesses

Advertising budgets for small businesses is limited. We don’t have the large corporate budgets where they can just throw money left and right and pick a few different approaches.

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Managing Your Clients

Managing Your Clients

The most important element of managing a client is to get to know them. This will enable you to begin to understand their needs. Think of your client in the same realm of a new friend you meet.

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of the T-Shirt

Don’t Underestimate the Power of the T-Shirt

There are so many different ways to market or advertise your business these days that some may say “where do I start?”

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Change Order Forms Are a Must for Business Owners

Change Order Forms Are a Must for Business Owners

One thing that is so important when doing business with customers is to make sure and get a contract signed between both parties before doing a job.

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Social Media Circle of Trust (or “Find Out What Customers Are Saying About You”)

Social Media Circle of Trust (or “Find Out What Customers Are Saying About You”)

Social media is becoming a huge tool for businesses and how they promote their company and brand. Many small businesses are still not using sites like Twitter, Facebook etc. because they don’t think it would benefit them.

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Pre-Qualifying Your Customers

Pre-Qualifying Your Customers

Most service oriented businesses still offer free quotes for their customers. If you are one of these you might want to consider
asking some pertinent questions prior to wasting your time and the customer’s time.

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Respect Your Customer, Protect Yourself

Respect Your Customer, Protect Yourself

When starting a business relationship with a customer or client, you want to make sure you understand exactly what the customer is asking for.

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