Tammy, a skilled and gifted horticulturist, called me to discuss what she needed to know to start her own florist and landscaping business. She had been in the horticulture industry for 10 years and was incredibly skilled at working with flowers and plants - one of the best. She also had great design skills, as well as good customer service skills. But she had little business management experience and less self-employment experience. ...more
A client with a creative business called me one day and asked the following question. It's a question I get asked frequently, so rather than write an entire article, I decided just to tell you exactly what I told her.Kirstin,"I never know what to say when a potential customer calls and asks 'How much do you charge? What are your fees?' I don't want to shoot myself in the foot by quoting something too low, but also don't want the caller to hear a...more
Whenever you are searching for a new business to interact with or you are looking for a service that you want to receive it is a good idea to get an online reference of the places that you are considering. An online reference can be very helpful if you know how to look in the right place. Depending on what type of service or business that you are looking for there will be a variance in how difficult it is to find a great online reference. Some of the references that you find online can be misleading so the best thing to do is to find several ones that are similar rather than relying your decision on just one opinion. It is easy to want to fall and just use one online reference to make your decision because it takes a lot less time. However it is much more efficient to look at many different ones because you get different opinions from different people that you can compare. this can relieve a lot of doubt because you will be able to see a lot more agreeing opinions. An online reference can seem to be quite reliable but you want to make sure that you compare their opinion to the opinion to other people. Another great place to look for references is to check whether the...more
BlogsIf you cant find inspiration within you, then find it on others; or better yet, online. Blog sites are excellent sources of ideas especially when you're stumped. This is a great way for you to maintain effective article site marketing and produce compositions that are worth reading. Hit up the search engine and search for blogs with topics...more
Firms believe that forging relationships with customers will make them more profitable. But people recognize a company's true goal: to take their money. To succeed with CRM efforts, firms must make each interaction a satisfying experience in its own right. Customer relationship management (CRM) is all the rage, as companies increasingly use...more
How to Protect Your Brands Online Reputation Your brands online reputation is crucial! When someone hears about your organization the first thing they will likely do is search for you online. You want to make sure that when someone looks for you that a lot of information comes up on the search engines. Articles, updates, press releases, blogs are just some of the ways that organizations establish their online credibility.With the Social Media Revolution has come forums and review sites, bloggers and more. It is so easy for a customer to post a public review or opinion about you and that's why you should not ignore Social Media.There is no bigger PR nightmare for a company than consumers or past customers who go online and make a negative review about your business, especially if you are in any business that involves trust.The best way to protect your brands online reputation is to take an active role in your online presence. First you want to ensure that you allocate resources to frequenting blogs, the search engines and online review sites and anywhere that your company maintains an online presence. If you don't have time to do this, hire a company to do it for you....more
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