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Tech devices and some common business practices can actually be big time wasters for a small business owner. Here are the five time-wasting practices that are most dangerous to your productivity today: Read More

Cynicism Is a Recipe for Mediocrity

Avatar Posted by iannarino under Sales
From http://wp.me 4949 days ago
Made Hot by: saraib820 on May 12, 2011 6:04 pm
Some salespeople resist buying the company line. They resist buying the hype. They question motives. Their cynicism is a recipe for mediocrity. And it's contagious.
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In celebration of Small Business Week, John Jantsch is giving away an ipad a day to the winner who can match five posts to five of the top authors in the industry. Read More
How do you build awareness for a blog and where can you get ideas? You know who your niche target customer is. How do you engage and connect with them? Read More
Giving Your Site Purpose

For most business, the goal of their website should really be to collect sales leads first, and provide information second. I know this is contrary to usual thought, but it all works together. Don’t get me wrong, I am not devaluing the information on your website. In par Read More
If you know someone that's buying a franchise, (or thinking about it) please send them this post! Thanks. It's one of the most important ones they'll ever read. (Really!) Read More
A Japanese company recently introduced beverage vending machines that claim to read customers' minds. The machines use cameras to estimate each customer’s age and gender, then recommend beverages accordingly. Fortunately, customers can override the suggestions and make their own product selections, Read More

Building Small Business Communities

Avatar Posted by scottfox under Social Media
From http://www.bizsugar.com 4949 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on May 14, 2011 10:25 pm
How to build a profitable and friendly online community today?

ClickMillionaires.com host Scott Fox shares his top tips for building a successful small business community online, both as a promotional tool for existing business or as a new profit center.

Community-building recommendations i Read More
Last week, I met with a sales team I’d been coaching on a large opportunity. For the most part, they were doing everything right. They had focused on identifying all the critical business impact, change management, and related issues facing the customer. They had presented a business based solution Read More
The home page of our website now assumes more responsibilities than ever. With the ability to continue to add more and more features in the sidebars and the top and bottom parts of our home page, we need to realize what must be there and what we can get rid of. Otherwise, you run the risk of having Read More
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