Digg it UP - Business

3 Keys To Creating Your Brand
The funny thing about a brand is, you will automatically create a brand for your business whether you mean to or not. The trick is to mindfully create your brand, instead of letting your brand create itself.The first key to creating your brand is making sure you present a cons

I were this man's boss, I'd fire him for being a public nuisance. (And I did not submit a proposal.)

"If she had wanted to act on your proposal, she would have returned your calls. Duh!"

> Comment: Every vendor is also a customer, and in this case I responded to their rudeness by transferring my phone service to another company. Co

Business Cards - This Is The Way
Business cards can become excellent advertisements for your business if they are distributed to potential customers in the vicinity of your premises. They can be handed out to passersby in the local shopping malls or in the car parks.Design and print your cards yourself to sa

Here are some of the memorable things people have said to me since I started my business in 1992. And, yes, all of the quotes are true.

"Paying these royalties is a real hassle."

> Comment: You can't judge a book publisher by the cover.

"I know that you're a much better speaker, and that your content is better, your materials are better, and even your fee is lower, but I decided to use a seminar company from out of state because my boss will approve it without asking any questions."

> Comment: That explains why sometimes you find yourself in a really terrible seminar.

"I save all the invoices in a drawer and every four months or so I go through the stack and approve them."

> Comment: I bet she would go ballistic if her paycheck were ten minutes late.

"Okay, in your case we'll make an exception and pay you on time."

> Comment: Here's another person who fails to understand how business works.

"Instead of hiring a speaker we decided to spend our money on an ice sculpture."

> Comment: I suppose it's more important to watch ice melt than learn something.

"I want you to send me a proposal with complete descriptions of all of your workshops, a resume, your client list for the past five years, a dozen testimonial letters, and a fee schedule. I've got 21 proposals so far and I want to collect 25."

> Comment: If I were this man's boss, I'd fire him for being a public nuisance. (And I did not submit a proposal.)

"If she had wanted to act on your proposal, she would have returned your calls. Duh!"

> Comment: Every vendor is also a customer, and in this case I responded to their rudeness by transferring my phone service to another company. Cos

Client Sharing Promotes Profitability
How can the Beauty Profession improve its profitability? One great concept to improve profitability is to implement Client Sharing. Client Sharing will keep growing $$$ in your salon.The Beauty Profession consists of more than 1.7 million beauty and spa professionals in over 3

e better, and even your fee is lower, but I decided to use a seminar company from out of state because my boss will approve it without asking any questions."