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Attract Customers By Making A Simple Change | M4B Marketing
"Susan - Having an FAQ page allows your customers to get information they need without you having to spend time replying the same set of questions over and over. It's a win-win for both. Another important page that every website should have is About page for the same reason. "Are You Running a Business or a Practice?
"Very interesting and thought provoking article. The transition from practice to business involves creating repeatable process / tool / template that can be handed over to someone without sacrificing the quality of the output. This is the same difference as running an independent business and creating a franchise that can be operated by others. This is the only way you will be able to scale your business without you being involved in every aspect of running it."Negotiation Tips: How to Get What You Want
"Nice collection of tips. I would also add couple more - Do research on the person or business you are negotiating with and learn as much as you can. Knowledge is power and in negotiation it is even more so. Also, know your BATNA (Best Alternate to No Agreement). Essentially, it tells you at what point you will walk away from the table. BATNA will help you understand how far you can down you can compromise and come up with win-win ideas for both parties."Brick And Mortar Stores Vs. Virtual Stores
"I think the best approach is to take the best of both worlds and have a brick & mortar store along with its online counterpart. No business today can afford to have only physical location. More and more commerce is migrating towards online. Physical store owners can take advantage of their location and offer customers service that their online counterparts cannot provide."Turning Your Tablet into a Point of Sale System – Is it Time to Make the Switch?
"In addition to cost savings tablet based POS systems also provide a wealth of data on customer purchase, coupons and other areas that you can use to understand what customer buying behavior and make better marketing decisions. You cannot do it with the traditional POS systems."Do you find time for strategic thinking?
"You bring up an excellent point. Strategic thinking is not only important, but required of all the people. Many people fall into what I call "Busy Trap." They always seem to be busy, but do not feel like they accomplish much after all that. The reason is they are not working on the right things, which is what comes out from strategic thinking or commonly known as taking a step back and looking at the big picture."8 Keys to Re-energizing Your Business
"These are great tips. In additional to these tactical approaches it also helps to look at the strategic direction of your business and see if there is anything fundamental that you need to change. May be the customer demand has shifted and you are still stuck on the old ways. Probably the new competitor is offering superior services and eating your lunch. These are just examples, but taking a step back and shifting your strategic priorities can help re-energize the business too."Saying No can sometimes get you to Yes
"Learning to say NO is the skill that any business owner has to master. Of course, you have to do a lot of homework beforehand to understand what your business stands for and what type of clients it wants to serve, but in the end this can lead to getting the right type of project and happy client, which will result in more business down the road. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true."Subscribe
How to Market Your Business Effectively
"You have summarized the marketing very effectively in these 5 bullets. I also like that you included top-notch offering in the list. My view is no amount of marketing will help you sell if it is not supported by product or offering with great value proposition. I also liked the experiment you conducted in the workshop. I will try to use it sometimes to see what kind of response I get."