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I didn't enter the contest, but yesterday when I did the Get More Business Show with Nancy Marmolejo and we talk about turning Followers into Fans & Fans to Leads and then Clients, the thought came to me that a huge difference in the coach world is out language. Our language (not the language of our nationality) is one of play and not work. We do Read More

Everyone loves social media. That is not the issue. There is really one huge issue that keeps individuals from using social media and that is time. Time can be an ugly thing if you are not productive with the tools and time given to you. How are you productive and manage your time effectively? I use the four-touch point model. Read More

As more and more companies and teams are going strictly virtual, there are a whole new set of issues to consider and challenges to address. Using my own virtual social media marketing team as an example, I've identified a number of needs that require some kind of technology solution, but at the moment, we are “patchwork quilting” our tech infrastr Read More

If you have not taken the time to really understand you customers then you are left with assuming you know what they expect. For example if you have ever been asked to quote on a job do you tell the customer when they will receive the quote or do you leave it up in the air by saying...I will get back to you with the quote soon. Here are a few tips Read More

Your international sales success depends on the choices you make in how you connect with your international clients. One of these first choices is to always try to see things from the other person's point of view and this can be very difficult in cross-cultural sales encounters. Read More

How have you built trust in cross-cultural communication with international clients? Please share your tips for next month's cross-cultural communication challenge to cultivate trust. Read the tips for the 2 previous monthly cross-cultural communication challenges, to expand your mindset and get extreme with clarity. Read More

Under any circumstance, the sale of your home can be emotionally challenging. The sale of your house under difficult circumstance, for example, pursuant to a court order after divorce, can be even more difficult. Read More

When you went to your last dental visit did you sit in the chair and wonder what kind of marketing the doctor was doing to drive business? I bet you didn't. And neither did many of the dentists. A severe recession will change all that and many dentists are now stepping up their marketing efforts to include traditional marketing, public relation Read More

Thanks to Laurel Delaney at http://borderbuster.blogspot.com/ The Global Small Business Blog for this link about how young entrepreneurs (and other graduates seeking good jobs) are heading to China. The story in The New York Times talks about the appeal of China because of lower cost of living and an expanding economy with a recession at home. Rea Read More

This piece from New Hampshire Public Television looks at free small business advice from SCORE. The organization offers services by volunteers with business experience to both those already in business and those just getting started. To be sure, all business owners will find different value in these services depending on the kind of business they Read More