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If you hear the term "referral letter marketing", as a Realtor, what instantly comes to mind? I'll bet you $20 you suppose I'm talking about getting letters of recommendation and testimonials from your former clients, correct?
That's a wonderful idea for marketing as well. However, how about ... Views: 1717
If you have thought about pursuing a career in teaching but don’t really want to go to school for the next four years to earn a degree, TEFL Glasgow may be for you. Teaching English as a foreign language is a great way to be able to teach without needing a degree. The great thing about it is ... Views: 1715
With the economic downturn I've noticed of late more and more discussion on various networks about worry about work dropping off, finding part time jobs and so on.
I think it's important to remember this: as virtual assistants we are in business. We are business owners. This means we are ... Views: 1714
If you're a person who comes from the corporate world or maybe even a system or organization such as the teaching system that I came from, you might remember that it wasn't considered professional to give personal compliments, praise or even any type of overall expression of appreciation. There ... Views: 1709
2011 Law of Attraction Top 10 Tips
By: Karen Luniw, Personal & Business Attraction Expert
Here's my Top 10 Law of Attraction Tips for 2011
But before I get going on it - I want to make sure that you take me up on my offer to download the hour-long call I did that reviews each of ... Views: 1706
“Could You use tested & proven Headlines to 2x your Closes?”
• 1. Me: “Affiliates need more than Clicks, they must produce closes on buyers’ Credit Cards, right?”
• 2. You: “What if I not an affiliate? Am I wasting my time learning about Headlines that pull?”
• 3. Me: “None of us was born ... Views: 1704
The process to sell a business is not a quick and easy matter. At the moment it is taking about 8 months to sell a business, if it sells. This means the business sits on the market for about 6 months before finally getting an offer from a buyer. Once the negotiations finish, due diligence ... Views: 1701
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.” - JK Rowling
Life’s all about perspective so before we begin, I’d like you to imbibe the following--there is no failure, ... Views: 1699
One of the key ways we sabotage ourselves is by keeping so busy that we have no room to breathe and no room to be present. We multi-task ourselves to death while overbooking our schedules and can barely see straight. I know. I’ve been there and slip into that pattern most easily.
What I ... Views: 1698
Even though salespeople tend to memorize scripts or read off of them, don't let your customers know that you are reading from a script. Instead, change the tone and the way you speak when you talk to your prospects for a higher chance of getting a sale.
There are those salespeople who focus ... Views: 1698
What is Coaching?
Coaching is a strategic process that enables both an individual and a corporate client or business to achieve their full potential. Other definitions of coaching according to a report published by the Institute of Leadership and Management state coaching as “a process that ... Views: 1696
Are you contemplating starting your own business? Have you been contemplating it for months, years even? If the idea of having a business is appealing but you are still hesitating regarding the area or sector of your business, read on, as the following points might just provide you with the ... Views: 1694
Sales begin from the bottom-up or the top-down. They can begin internally from a perceived need, or they can begin externally from a marketing presentation. No matter how the sale initiates it ends with the executive in charge of the decision saying yes or no.
Sales can turn into large ... Views: 1693
Recruiting good talent to your company is always challenging, time consuming, and often expensive. Although recruiting today is primarily digital, thoughtful companies are looking for more effective means of finding people with the right talents who also match the company culture.
This is ... Views: 1693
Everyone is on a quest for respect. Parents want their kids to do it, employees want bosses to do it, spouses demand it of each other, teachers ask their students for it and people in general feel good when it happens to them. Why is it then that so many people have no clue what respect means? ... Views: 1692
Always assume you'll be blocked and rarely will you be incorrect.
Suppose you meet with someone -- your initial contact – and you get along well. She or he likes what you have to say. She or he sees the benefits. Everything seems fine. What typically happens next? Well, you might ask for ... Views: 1688
It’s amazing to me that most sales people, mangers and corporate officers believe they know what their prospects and clients are thinking and wanting. On the surface and/or in general terms they may be correct sometimes. However, it’s not the vague generalities that win sales. ... Views: 1686
Throughout my career I’ve had the incredibly good fortune of spending time with the late Jack LaLanne: the very man who at 41 proved it was possible to escape from Alcatraz Island by swimming to Fisherman’s Wharf while wearing handcuffs, at 45 completed 1000 push-ups and 1000 chin-ups in one ... Views: 1686
Ten Qualities of a Dream Maker:
1. Every Dream Maker understands there is a web of energy:
This web permeates everything and it is intelligent. It responds to human emotion, thoughts, and creates vibrations that have the ability to heal the cells of our body or any circumstance. Some call ... Views: 1683
“True-or-False Research Improves Your Memory 73%.”
• 1. True or False: “It’s what you KNOW, not what you ‘Show’.”
• 2. True or False: “At-Work: YOU are ‘underestimated’ by the HR department.”
• 3. True or False: “Getting-Excited is better than “Calming-
Down” for school and career ... Views: 1680
Orders are lost (or not obtained) not because of price, or better performance, or delivery, or …., but because you or your sales person has been out sold. When a prospect doesn’t commit to you, that prospect has out sold you. When a competitor wins, that competitor out sold you. I hear every ... Views: 1679
To have the kind of success you want in business and in life, you need to activate a shift in your mindset and beliefs.
You want to be able to feel a consistency and flow in one on one conversations, as well as in your website, in your copy and in your group work – in every aspect of your ... Views: 1679
Do you like shopping?
Are you a master at sniffing out good deals and know how to bargain?
Can you clean something up so it looks new, and do minor repairs?
If you answered yes to all of these, you may want to start selling online.
Working from home as an online seller may seem like ... Views: 1679
Your Most Valuable Asset…Don’t look on your balance sheet!
Your most valuable asset doesn’t show up on your balance sheet. Your most valuable asset is your ability or capacity to perform effectively, in a word: POWER!
Your equipment, computers, business machines, buildings ... Views: 1679
If you’ve been feeling afraid to speak in public and don’t have time to take a presentation skills training…find out 5 affirmations you can use, starting now.
Aspiring entrepreneurs, students just out of college, experienced and novice professionals alike often share a single trait in common. ... Views: 1676
Are you wondering why a limited number of people are registering for your program and/or services?
Are you open to learning something that may have a positive impact on your results forever?
Let’s talk about presentation languaging. These are words that every presenter needs to avoid ... Views: 1675
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Business Coach and Business Coaching. Business coaching focuses on the needs of your business to expand and grow. Many of us try to improve our lives by growing our own business. David Mason is the Official Guide to Business Coach and ... Views: 1672
“We can’t retract the decisions we’ve made, we can only affect the decisions we’re going to make from here.” As said by actor Jamie Foxx in the movie, Law Abiding Citizen.
As you have been reading in ‘Turning Point’; decisions have been the recent theme of our discussions and time together. ... Views: 1672
1. I learned long ago the only way to use low pricing as a strategy is if you are the low cost producer. In this way you can outlast your competitors by losing less. Once they are out of business, you’ll own the market and can charge what you’d like.
2. The other thing I learned ... Views: 1669
Your final test to win contracts is your presentation. How professional you look based on what needs to be heard will determine your success or failure. Remember these voters want what they want - not what you think they should want. They also want no risk and maximum gain. Therefore you’ve ... Views: 1665
We recently completed a Real team building exercise with some highly “intelligent” people. I assume “highly” as they “teach” others… nevertheless, we had a really good fun Appreciative team building event they were very “cerebral” people.
Feedback from the participants and observations ... Views: 1665
“Is Mindset (attitude) 51% of Your Daily Success?”
• 1. “Want Three-Proven-Tips on Who You Can Trust & Follow to Double Your Income in 2014?”
• 2. “Do You Look, Speak, & Act Like A Professional Expert?”
• 3. “Who Has More HOPE, Successful folks or Strugglers?”
• 4. “Are You a Skeptic ... Views: 1664
Do you want to make money? Then we would show you exactly the best route to go about it! If you really want to rapidly start making money online these days, you would have to strike while the iron is still hot, and that is right now! However, you would have to tread very carefully indeed.
You ... Views: 1664
Are you a woman who wants to have it all? Do you have a desire to experience your life and business on your own terms? I've certainly felt that way in the past, however I've come to realize that I have to choose what's most important to me right now in my life. I know that over time, my ... Views: 1663
It’s easy to differentiate if you use numbers names and details because all of yours differ from all of your competitors’. In the greater scheme of things, your products or services are similar to competitors’. But, in the finite scheme of things every competitor is different – different ... Views: 1662
This is a question that has long bothered the minds of countless entrepreneurs. After all, when it comes to direct marketing work, telemarketing is always a hot topic. Considering the variety of faults telemarketers are notorious for, it really does not come as a surprise that only a few ... Views: 1662
Have you created a Facebook Fan Page for your business yet? If you haven't created a Facebook Fan Page for your business yet, then you are missing out on more visibility, more web site traffic, more newsletter subscribers and more clients. Read this article for information on why you should ... Views: 1660
Want a Fast-System to Add 34% to Your Memory & IQ?”
• 1. Me: “I bet you’re a skeptic and contrarian like me. Do you ask for proof and evidence before you believe?”
• 2. You: “Sure, my mama said not to ‘believe’ strangers. My Pop said, “Hold on to your wallet & checkbook or they’ll be ... Views: 1658
Not all businesses can be started on a small scale. Large scale businesses run a lot more risk, but sometimes, there are no options. For such business, it is important to move ahead in a planned manner. Everything should be very clear before you think of execution. Every move needs to doubly ... Views: 1658
Politicians use it, public personalities, influential leaders, top businessmen, and generally, people of power. It is called ‘perception management’, a phrase you might have heard circulating around but did not really know what it meant and how it can be used to strategically climb up to the ... Views: 1657
“13-Secret Headlines to Get a Click – not a Delete”
• 1. Urgency: “For real: you SNOOZE, you lose.”
• 2. Question: “What’s the ‘Path-of-Least-Resistance?”
Answer: Habit. It can double your income in 2014.
• 3. Command: “Double your income starting this Month.”
• 4. Teaser: “If ... Views: 1656
Everybody gets angry sometimes, and as an old green friend once said, “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” Most people are not “likable” when they are upset, because anger is a strong and defensive emotion, one that is defined as a “an aroused state toward someone or something perceived to be ... Views: 1655
What is the millionaire mindset? Who can have it? How can you have it? Before I answer those questions, let me tell you something about millionaires in general.
Most millionaires aren’t really afraid of anything. Sometimes, even against their advisers, they make a decision and end up being ... Views: 1654
“What Makes one Graduate Wealthy, and the others ‘only’ Average?”
• 1. Me: “This is new research, December, 2013, by experts at MIT and Harvard. They say stuff about education that is brand-new. This is relevant to parents who care about their kids’ future.”
• 2. You: “Does it apply to ... Views: 1653
Knowing the Right Franchise Questions to Ask
A franchise agreement is a comprehensive legal document that often contains more than a hundred pages. Sometimes, even the most experienced franchise lawyers find it difficult to explain the text to a potential franchisee. However, if you know the ... Views: 1652
“Before You Can Learn & Remember, Two-Brain Signals.”
• 1. Me: “Did you know your evolutionary brain hates change? It considers it a threat. Learning is included.”
• 2. You: “So what? Is there a solution to being a great learner?”
• 3. Me: “Yes, and it’s quick and easy. But you have to ... Views: 1649
It's uncomfortable selling to C-levels and influential leaders. They are hard to get-to and they are intimidating to talk with. They have an air of superiority and power. The only way to handle these C-levels and top executives is with confidence.
Confidence is a sales person’s biggest ... Views: 1647
It can be argued that no organization in the National Football League has had more success than the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the “modern era” of professional football, your organization’s accomplishments are measured with one metric – winning the Super Bowl. Nobody’s done that more than the ... Views: 1642
A lot of times we get wrapped up in our products. And why not? We've worked for months putting our business together and our products are what people want to buy. When it comes to putting together a sales letter we want to explain every little detail so our prospect can see exactly what ... Views: 1642
Many people are afraid of challenges. I will be sharing with you “How to turn your Challenges into Money”
Everyone has a challenge. This is true. It does not matter if you are a President, Governor, Business owner, Student, Motivational speaker and so on.
The Challenge of being in darkness, ... Views: 1641