5 Tips to Revitalize Your Small Business & Revamp Weak Sales in 2011

Posted by Adam_Gottlieb under Management
From http://frugalentrepreneur.com 4845 days ago

Are your small business' sales declining or stagnating? Are you having problems maintaining a healthy cash flow? Here are five things you can do now to put some oil in your operations and some gas in your sales.

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Written by yoni67
4845 days ago

Adam,

Great advice. I will certainly try and incorporate these principles. The problem with being a freelancer however is that things tend to be "feast or famine." Either so many client inquiries you have too turn people away...or those endless days and weeks waiting for the phone to ring.

Another winning article!

Yoni

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Written by Adam_Gottlieb
4845 days ago

Yoni,

"The problem with being a freelancer however is that things tend to be "feast or famine." Either so many client inquiries you have to turn people away...or those endless days and weeks waiting for the phone to ring"

That's interesting... Have you ever tried to see if there a pattern to this? Meaning, certain times of the year or month are busier than others? Or you get more inquiries after writing certain kinds of posts/articles? Even if it all seems random, it may not be. If you can figure it out then you can come to anticipate (more or less) whether a given time will be "feast or famine" then can act accordingly, and hopefully smooth things out a bit...

Thanks for the compliment!

Adam

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Written by m4bmarketing
4845 days ago

Good tips and I would add when you look at your operations examine your costs and pricing especially against competitors. Often in tough times we can forget that our costs go up and leave pricing as it is which can be a missed opportunity especially if competitors have raised theirs.

Susan

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Written by Adam_Gottlieb
4845 days ago

Very good point, Susan...

But I wonder if many small business owners are simply afraid to raise their prices, even if operational costs go up, because they fear they'll lose business.

Adam

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