Articles tagged: small business marketing
<< previous page 1 2 3 next page>> written by Katie Marcus Any expert can tell you that the very essence of marketing is to know your target market. This means that you have to understand your clients and customers as well as their needs. written by Rahul Rungta Small business owners can reach a large customer base with the help of effective search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) strategies. written by Kaye Marks You Are Not Selling Yourself
Contrary to popular belief, customers do not buy products or services because they like the company offering them. They buy products or services because they need them. written by Jimmy Vee If you're like many small business owners and entrepreneurs today, you're not attracting new customers the way you should. written by Alicia Forest In the Client Abundance coaching programs, we work on implementing several strategies that are designed to PULL your business forward, almost effortlessly. One of those strategies is creating a powerful vision for your business. written by Alicia Forest Did you take some time this past week to think about and perhaps even write down your resolutions for 2008? written by Alicia Forest Many small business owners have a difficult time asking for business. It's not that they don't want the business, but wouldn't it be so nice if people just handed over their money for our product or service rather than our actually having to ask them for it? written by Alicia Forest There are many questions that often come up for new small business owners around offering guarantees - what kind, how long, am I risking too much by doing so, and even if they should offer them at all. written by Alicia Forest Whenever someone new visits your website, your #1 goal is to get them on your email list. That way you have a method of keeping them up-to-date on your latest offerings, so when they're ready to hire you or buy your product, you're right there in their inbox. written by Alicia Forest Do you ever find yourself tempted to purchase something online, and even with a money-back guarantee, you're still not quite sure about handing over your cash? written by Alicia Forest Do you get discouraged or stuck in building your business because you think there's too many others to compete against in your niche? A lot of solo business owners feel this way, especially when they are first starting out. written by Robert Moment Black women entreprenuers are turning their passions into profits. Black women entrepreneurs are starting exceptional and successful small businesses. written by Alicia Forest If you publish an ezine regularly, inevitably there are times when you get stuck and can't quite come up with the perfect article for your issue. Sometimes just taking a break and coming back later will give you a fresh start. But other times you need more of a "writing prompt" to get you going. written by Alicia Forest Writing a regular ezine (online newsletter) can sometimes feel like hard work. So if you're putting in the time and effort to give your readers valuable content, consider implementing at least a few of the strategies in this article to help your efforts pay off in profits. written by Alicia Forest Do you often find it difficult to make time for your marketing activities? Or do you find that when you do market, it's not consistent enough to bring you the results you want? written by Alicia Forest When you're deciding whether or not to hire someone or invest in their product, doesn't the image they project go a long way in making you feel good about parting with your hard-earned cash? written by Alicia Forest Have you been thinking about offering a teleseminar, webinar, or live workshop, because you know that it will increase your list numbers, showcase you as an expert, bring you new clients and customers, and be just plain fun, but you haven't actually moved forward with the idea? written by Alicia Forest Do you do everything yourself when it comes to running your business? Or are you like me and find it difficult to delegate to others, at least sometimes? Do you think you don't have the money to hire help? Well, I'm going to show you how hiring help can help increase your bottom line dramatically. written by Alicia Forest Writing valuable content-rich articles for your target market and submitting them to article directories and other publishers is one of the best ways to market your business, become known as an expert in your field, and add subscribers to your list. written by Alicia Forest Everyone prefers getting a recommendation for a product or a service. It means they don't have to do the research themselves, or find out whether or not it's for them through trial and error, shouldering all the risk. written by Alicia Forest Are there ezines that you receive that you just can't wait to read? I know I have 3 or 4 that I read as soon as they hit my inbox, and others that I print and put in my "reading box" next to my desk. written by Alicia Forest When I first went into business for myself six years ago as a marketing and public relations consultant, I struggled with setting my fees. written by Alicia Forest Do you do everything yourself when it comes to running your business? Or are you like me I used ot be and find it difficult to delegate to others, at least sometimes? Do you think you don't have the money to hire help? written by Alicia Forest Building a responsive, high-quality list of email subscribers is the key to leveraging your marketing time and increasing your income. written by Alicia Forest Is your website producing leads for you or is it just sitting out there in cyberpace looking pretty? Obviously, you want your website to work for you to generate leads and make sales, not just be a pretty brochure for your business. written by Alicia Forest Every niche has struggles and challenges. In order for you to build a viable business within that niche, they have to have problems that they really want solved. This article gives you 5 keys to look for to decide if a niche is a viable one for your business. written by Alicia Forest The following article is a true story and a true lesson in how to get more clients for your service-based business the easy way - by making it easy for your clients to sign up! written by Alicia Forest Basically, there are two things that must be in place before any of your offerings can be successful (read: profitable). One is that it must be designed for a niche and the other is that is must solve a problem that your niche wants solved. Though I may be stating the obvious, many times we create what we think our niche NEEDS instead of what it WANTS. written by Alicia Forest Over time, I've figured out how to get the most important things done while still being able to focus the majority of my time on my family (after all, that's one of the reasons why I went into business for myself in the first place). Here are the top three things that are working for me right now: written by Alicia Forest Creating a profitable business online is a process, just like creating any other business. Regardless of what it is that you're offering, your cash flow is based on your sales. Once you know and implement the online business sales cycle (which anyone can follow), you'll be able to create consistent cash flow for your business, too. << previous page 1 2 3 next page>> |