Turning Clutter Into Cash: Tips For Managing Your NetworkAre Post-it? notes, business cards, and message slips littered across your desk, stuffed in pockets, and jammed into drawers? Do you have a dog-eared Rolodex? Are your competitors listing your missed opportunities? Do you frequently promise yourself ?Someday I?m going to organize this mess!" ? but the day never comes? Selling Your Home: The Power of a Great Sales FlyerEven though its importance is often overlooked, a great sales flyer is one of the most effective tools for selling your house. Whether if your home is listed with an agent or not, make sure that you have a dazzling flyer. Writing Your Affiliate Home Business PlanHere?s a typical scenario: You are deciding to start a home business and suddenly everyone you know has his nose in your business, literally. What do you tell them? And how do you answer your own questions? What should you expect from the company in terms of stability, longevity, vitality, trust, income, and so forth? First the bad news: there are no guarantees. Then the good news: there is plenty of information from which to draw your own conclusions. The internet is huge, and any good company will offer free marketing tools and training. How to Tie-In With News Events to Score PublicityFor the business seeking publicity, the "news hole" for more traditional stories -- new product reviews, business features, offbeat promotions -- keeps shrinking as the "big story" mentality takes hold. Fortunately, you?re not completely at the mercy of world events when it comes to obtaining some exposure. By being smart and aggressive, you can find a way to break through the logjam by tying-in -- where appropriate and tasteful -- with the news of the day. Naming Names... How to Name your BusinessWhen coming up with names for your business it seems that all the good names are taken. As there is no one miracle tonic for successful marketing, there probably is no one miracle formula for the naming of a name, either. But I think that having a process is important. |