As a small business owner you learn to multi-task. Accounting, invoicing, filing, promoting in the beginning can be quite overwhelming. Through the years I have come to realize that being a good business owner is knowing when to let go of things, especially the things I am not good at.
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Monday, September 15th, 2008 | Posted in Marketing Tips, Networks |
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Tags: grow business, networking, referrals
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 | Posted in Marketing Tips, Networks, Web Tips |
We all know (and some of us dread) the idea of business networking. It conjures up an image of stuffing ourselves into a suit or pantyhose, going to events, wearing a sticker with our name scrawled on it, approaching and introducing ourselves to strangers, and trying to remember to keep our cold drinks in the hand we don’t shake with.
Aaaah so fun to be a business owner, isn’t it?
When I tell people offline that I do much of my business networking online, they usually look puzzled. As I explain to the uninitiated, networking online is the same as networking offline, in many ways. You want to make contacts, build relationships, generate leads and meet prospects, and spread the word about your business. Relationship building and networking takes time offline, and it is no different online. So, here are some pointers…
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | Posted in Networks |
Networks are a great place to promote your business, not only do they help you build relationships with the business community but also establish credible referrals. Effective business networking is the linking together of individuals who, through trust and relationship building, become walking, talking advertisements for one another.
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Tags: building business, Marketing, networking
