Biz Tip of The Day: Good Ethics


Biz tip of the day: Good ethics and philosophy are key to success in any business. Believe it or not, ethical and philosophical quality outshine price, value, quality of service and product. Don't get me wrong, all of these things are important to the success of any business or organization, but consumers, buyers of businesses, employees and venders seek corporate integrity, first.

People prefer to deal with and work for a company with good sound ethics and philosophy. It exudes confidence in what you offer. Never allow profits to overshadow the importance of people you come in contact with. When you pay attention to peoples needs the profits will come.

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Biz Tip of The Day: It Takes More Courage to Reveal Insecurities Than to Hide Them


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It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more "manhood" to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind
Alex Karras

Sometimes, a quote from a successful person I have never met is simply better than anything I could come up with on a particular day. Remember to gain inspiration and knowledge from others who have already made their mark on the world.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Entrepreneurs Have Become MIllionaires in the Catalog Business


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I do not know any reading more easy, more fascinating, more delightful than a catalogue: Anatole France
 
     Entrepreneurs have become millionaires in the catalogue business. This is how the Dutchess of Cambridge's parents, the Middleton family, became millionaires (e-catalogue {English spelling}) in a small village in England. Their success with “Party Pieces” sounds rather like an American success story, doesn't it? If you have enough products to sell it might be something for you to consider.

Read more in my new book:
Buzz Your Business and Be The Best
By Marguerite Cavanaugh

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Biz Tip of The Day: Arrange to Spend More Time With Your Special Clients


Biz tip of the day: Arrange to spend more time with your special clients. This is important to building a lasting relationship and the trust necessary to capture their loyalty to you and your business. Don't forget to harvest as many referrals as you can from them in the process. All of this is going the extra mile your competition probably fails to do.

It's never crowded along the extra mile
Wayne Dyer

The man who does more than he is paid for is soon paid for more than he does
Napoleon Hill



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Biz Tip of The Day: Never Stop Learning and Trying New Ideas


Biz tip of the day: Never stop learning and trying new ideas you and your team think will make your customers happier, and will bring in more revenue. Attend classes, seminars, and read to become an expert in your field. Talk to, meet with, and ask questions of anyone who can be of help to you. This is, of course, includes the experts in your field, first and foremost. Offer your expertise to mentor them in return. It is a win win situation.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Make it a Habit to Hand write Thank You Notes


Biz tip of the day: Make it a habit to hand write thank you notes everyday. I have received handwritten notes from congressmen, business people I buy from, and from clients. You can bet I remember them all very well.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Write a Newspaper Column


Biz tip of the day: Write a newspaper column. It is a great way to get known, and to get your feet wet in the writing world. Most newspapers have a section entitled something like 'Other Voices,” or similar. Check with your local newspapers, and elsewhere. It could lead to your writing a book to promote yourself, and your business. Having a book with your name on the cover is a money-making marketing tool.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Come Up With a Professional Logo for Your Business


Biz tip of the day: Come up with a professional logo for your business. If you and your team, or partner are stuck, ask around for good free-lance help to work with to come up with the best logo that you can to fit your budget. This is the beginning of branding your company and your products or services.

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Biz Tip of The Day: My LIttle Tidbit for Today is Often Overlooked.


Biz tip of the day: My little tidbit for today is often overlooked by entrepreneurs. Use your e-mail signature as a client attraction tool. Use something such as 'Best Wishes,' or 'To Your Success.' Be sure to include your name, website, e-mail address,telephone number and anything else that might be pertinent to your business. Oh yes, don't forget to include your tagline. The Author Success International tagline, for example, is “Success by Design, Not by Chance!” Check it out, below:

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Biz Tip of The Day: Brand Yourself Using Social Media


Biz tip of the day: Brand yourself using social media. The hottest ones right now are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Websites and Blogs. Have a professional looking Website, and take advantage of creating an App for Smartphones. There are helpful tutorials online to help you get off to a good start. You will have to invest the time. Keep in mind, nothing is worse than an outdated Website.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Have Brainstorming Session

Biz tip of the day: Have brainstorming sessions with your staff; plan and host similar sessions with a few hand-picked clients. It is amazing what beneficial tidbits come out of some of these sessions. Make it a free-zone for expression, ideas and suggestions. They will be brutally honest with you, and isn't that what you really want?

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Biz Tip of The Day: Offer to Start Newsletters or E-newsletters for Organizationa

Biz tip of the day: Offer to start newsletters, or e-newsletters for organizations and associations of which you are a member. Most people like trivia, so adding a trivia question would get their attention. Include a survey, or a contest to grow your database.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Assume You Are Explaining What You Do to a 6 Year Old


Biz tip of the day: Assume you are explaining what you do to a 6 year old, so that they will be able to quickly and easily comprehend it. Really, keep it simple enough for them to get it, but just revealing enough for them to ask further questions. You can always go to a higher level of conversation and vernacular as your prospect invites or entices you to go there.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Introduce People to Each Other


Biz tip of the day: Introduce people to each other who can help each other. You will be remembered in a positive light very often for taking the time to get them together. This is a great way to improve your B2B relationships. Ask them to do the same for you. A big part of business networking is helping each other find prospects and mentors in non-competitive businesses.

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Biz Tip of The Day: List All of Your Credibility Factors


Biz tip of the day: List all of your credibility factors, and try to add to them each month. Concentrate on your positive assets, and not the negative ones. If you find that you must concentrate on a negative, let it be only long enough to turn it into a positive.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Collect Names Religiously for Your Business Database


Biz tip of the day: Collect names religiously for your business database. Find a good database management system. Check with other non-competitive entrepreneurs to see what they are happy using. Asking questions, and seeking advice helps to foster good business-to-business partnerships. When they start asking your advice you will know you have arrived.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Let clients know how much time they need to invest in order to get the results they are seeking


Biz tip of the day: Let clients know how much time they need to invest in order to get the results they are seeking by using your program/product. Also, spell out how much time you agree to invest one-on-one, or in group sessions. People only like good surprises.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Exclusivity Sells


Biz tip of the day: Exclusivity sells. Make your clients feel special, and that your other clients are people they want to be associated with, as well. Never ever complain about one customer to another customer. Speak highly of one to the other. Show your delight in dealing with them. Allow your genuine interest show.

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Biz Tip of The Day: People Spend From 12 to !8% More When Using a Credit Card


Biz tip of the day: People spend from 12 to 18% more when using a credit card, according to a Dunn and Bradstreet study. Make buying easy for your customers, accept credit cards, and use Pay Pal for online sales. Geoge Loewenstein, a professor at Carnegie Mellon says, “Credit cards effectively anesthetize the pain of paying.” Understanding human psychology helps in the art of selling. Don't be afraid of numbers and stats; they also help understand the buyers, and how to better market to them.

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Biz Tip of The Day: “That's exactly what I have been looking for!”


Biz tip of the day: “This is exactly what I have been looking for!” Describe your program, or product in such a way that causes prospects to make such a statement, or, the ultimate dream we all want to hear, “Wow, where have you been all my life!”

Appeal to the needs and desires of your customer. Describe the benefits in an attractive way so the customesr can visualize the benefits in their lives.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Another Idea for Networking


Biz tip of the day: Another idea for networking is to plan as many as 5 breakfasts, lunches, and coffees each week to get known and to spread the word about your business. People enjoy interacting, and all the while you are building relationships that will pay off for everyone involved. This may be a little much for you, so schedule as many as you can work into your days. Remember not to spread yourself too thin.

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Biz Tip of The Day: Create a Board of Non-competive Power Partners


Biz tip of the day: Create a board of non-competitive power partners to meet with on a weekly basis. Exchanging ideas and trying some of them out is a good way to hit upon something big that might work for your business. Plus, it keeps up enthusiasm. It becomes an upbeat kind of support group for success. Be sure to share your success stories, as well as what didn't work, so well. Bear in mind that some ideas might take off for one business, but might not be right for others.

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