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1). 7 Strategies Guaranteed to Increase Your Productivity
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
Have you ever felt exhausted at the end of the day, knowing you worked your butt off and yet wondering what the heck you actually accomplished or, worse yet, wondering why nothing has been crossed off your “to do” list? It’s frustrating to say the least.
Here are seven strategies guaranteed to increase your productivity…and I don’t use the word “guaranteed” lightly!
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2). How Do YOU Handle Change and What Does It Mean for Your Business?
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
The book "Who Moved My Cheese" by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard is a 98-page look at the various ways that we react to change. In the book, there are two mice and two mice-size humans and we see how each reacts when their cheese has been moved -- not just moved, but no longer in sight.
We all react differently.
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3). Are You "Shooting" Your Marketing Dollars with a Shotgun or a Rifle and WHAT's the Difference?
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
In marketing your services or widgets, what approach do you use? Do you scatter your marketing efforts over a range hoping to hit something? Or do you take careful aim, hitting the target more times than not?
Shotgun Marketing
Gun aficionados are going to shoot me here (no pun intended), but whenever I use the term “Shotgun Marketing”, I have this vision of Al Pacino blasting away in Scarface – I’m repeatedly told that he does not use a “shotgun”, but you get the idea.
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4). 7 Tips to Staying Motivated While Working From Home
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
You’re doing it. For years you’ve wanted to work from home and you are finally doing it. You are no longer an employee who has a “J O B”; you are now a business owner, self-employed, ruler of your own destiny AND you have inherited all the responsibilities that come with owning a business:
* You are the manager * You are the marketer * You are the service provider/widget maker * You are the bookkeeper
And the list goes on.
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5). Who's Watching YOUR Money? 7 Tips for Hiring the Right Bookkeeper
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
While I’m a strong advocate of hiring virtual assistants, there are two things that no entrepreneur should ever fully delegate: marketing and bookkeeping. The marketing and the bookkeeping of your business can easily make or break you (just think “new” Coke and Enron). That said, if bookkeeping is not your forte, hire someone to do it – you will save so much in frustration – just be sure to keep your fingers in the books.
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6). Does Your Marketing Plan Fit?
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
Ask small business owners what they are afraid of most in their businesses and you typically get one of two responses: marketing and bookkeeping. We’re going to tackle just the marketing side today and leave bookkeeping for another day.
It’s all too common for small business owners to avoid marketing their businesses until they “need” to.
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7). 4 “Must Know” Tips for Pricing Your Services
Copyright 2006 Sandra P. Martini
One of the worst moments in a business owner’s life is that silent moment between when you quote your rate to a potential client and his response. True, that hardly a second goes by, but it can feel like an eternity.
“Will he hire me?”
“Did I go too high?”
And when he says “YOU’RE HIRED!”, a new set of doubts creep over you:
“Should I have gone higher?”
“Did I lowball the price just to get a client?”
You know the feeling.
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