Archive for March, 2008
Four D Words Are Needed To Be Successful
By Gordon Bellows
In order to achieve any amount of success in your life, it is important that you understand four basic characteristics.
Let’s call these four attributes the four D’s of success, and they are vital no matter what level of success you want.
A Dozen Better Business Card Ideas
By BIG Mike McDaniel
Not having a business card is almost as bad as using an eMail address that ends in AOL.com. It’s just not professional.
With domain names costing less than 9 bucks a year, there’s no excuse for anyone in business to have an AOL.com email address. With business cards costing less [...]
The Top 12 Ways A Smart Business Will Use A Virtual Assistant in 2008
By VANA member Frances Palaschuk
OK, so in case you haven’t heard yet a Virtual Assistant (VA) is a real, live person who is highly skilled in their niche business [...]
Getting Organized: How to Deal with the Mail
by Carrie Greene, CarrieThru, LLC, Coach & Professional Organizer
Thirteen and a half inches! Every day for one week I measured the amount of mail I got. All totaled, over a foot of paper came through my front door. Only half an inch of it was even remotely important.
How you handle the mail [...]
What To Say When Your Prospect Only Has 10 Minutes
By Tessa Stowe
Have you ever had a prospect say to you “Tell me about your products and I only have 10 minutes”? What have you done in this situation? What was the response you received?
Before we look at three ways to respond, let’s look at the “I only have 10 minutes” statement.
Heard About ‘Free Days’?
By Bernadette Doyle
Imagine the following scenario. It’s Wednesday afternoon. You and a friend are having lunch at your favourite restaurant. After lunch you might go for a stroll, visit a local attraction, or just go home and read. It doesn’t matter which. Your phone and email are switched off, work is the farthest thing from [...]
