In his book, "Super Prospecting: Special Offers and Quick-start Systems", Tom "Big Al" Schreiter tells the story of an old lumberjack who observed a young lumberjack laboring to chop down a tree. After watching the youngster work himself to nearly exhaustion without accomplishing much, the old man said, "Looks to me like it'd be easier if you sharpened the axe."To which the younger man replied before returning to his attack on the tree, "I...more
One of the easiest ways to get a work at home job is to get your boss to allow you to telecommute at least part of the time. There are benefits to both you and the company you work for in most cases, so you need to do some research and write a good proposal if your company does not already have a telecommuting policy in place. The first thing you need to remember is that you need to present telecommuting as a benefit to the company, not to...more
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) can get a little tricky, but I'll try to make it simple. By now you've probably heard the term yet may not fully understand how to use it effectively, if at all. That's because every "Tom, Dick and Mary Marketer" have done their best to make it more complicated than necessary.The hardest part of calculating CLV is figuring out exactly what your customers' "lifetime" really is . and the only accurate way to arrive at that number is by getting, storing and analyzing your customers' data. Period. If you've been in business for a while, this should be easy to get, but if you're a start-up you're going to have to estimate this based on industry standards.Although there are several ways to arrive at CLV, the easiest is to calculate:1. The average length of time a customer stays your customer2. The number of transactions that an average customer will have with you during that time and3. The average dollar amount per transactionMultiply these together and you'll arrive at a usable number. But remember, junk in, junk out so make sure your original numbers are accurate!Once established, you can use your CLV as a benchmark for developing a realistic customer...more
IN MLM, starting a conversation with anyone about Network Marketing is so easy, but yet we seem to make it difficult. We seem to hesitate and wonder what to say or do, and we often miss the chance to talk about our business to people who truly would be opne to moving their life into a larger place.Why does this happen?Many times, it is a fear...more
Christian business opportunities can literally transform your life. You'll be able to balance your personal and professional responsibilities, increase your sense of financial security, and integrate your Christian beliefs into your workday. With a Christian Home Business, you can make your own meals instead of purchasing expensive restaurant food....more
Investors and traders around the world are looking to the Forex market as a new speculation opportunity. But, how are transactions conducted in the Forex market? Or, what are the basics of Forex Trading? Before adventuring in the Forex market we need to make sure we understand the basics, otherwise we will find ourselves lost where we less expected. This is what this article is aimed to, to understand the basics of currency trading. What is traded in the Forex market?The instrument traded by Forex traders and investors are currency pairs. A currency pair is the exchange rate of one currency over another. The most traded currency pairs are:EUR/USD: EuroGBP/USD: Pound USD/CAD: Canadian dollarUSD/JPY: YenUSD/CHF: Swiss francAUD/USD: Aussie These currency pairs generate up to 85% of the overall volume generated in the Forex market.So, for instance, if a trader goes long or buys the Euro, she or he is simultaneously buying the EUR and selling the USD. If the same trader goes short or sells the Aussie, she or he is simultaneously selling the AUD and buying the USD. The first currency of each currency pair is referred as the base currency, while second currency is referred as the...more
It's best to have the goal in mind - the sale. So let's start from the end and work backwards. 1.How to make the sale? Get all the powerful people - especially the most powerful person to commit to your offering. This is the person with the ability...more
For those of you involved in the freight industry who have not yet used or heard of an online freightloadboard yet, let me tell you that you are missing out on a an incredable industry efficiency tool. An online freight loadboard is just that... it's...more
How difficult is it to make money trading the Forex market? How much time does it take to actually be able to make a living trading the Forex market? These and other important aspects of trading are to be discussed in this article.Trading the Forex...more
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It's the trade show of the year, and you're poised to meet, greet and network up a storm because the precise buyers for your product or services are here. Business card? Check. Sales brochures? Check. Product samples, informational literature, or...more
Everyone wants to be on the inside... at least if you are on the outside looking in. I'm old enough to remember walking with my parents or grandparents through the downtown streets of Springfield, IL at Christmas time, and looking in the display...more