| 1691 | Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Website Preview: Although the number of business-related websites continues to grow at a fast rate, many companies don't realize any noticeable return on their website investment. Often, this is simply because the website does not address the offline goals of the busines... (more) Published By: Scott Buresh Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1692 | Managing a Responsible Pay-Per-Click Campaign Preview: OVERVIEW What is PPC? Pay-Per-Click is a paid form of advertising, popularized mostly by the "search engine" GoTo (now called Overture). The concept is fairly simple. Businesses bid to be placed at or near the top of the search results for particular key... (more) Published By: Scott Buresh Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1693 | Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder… Preview: However, in the world of business, this cliché may not necessarily be true. Sometimes it can be more like ‘Out of Site, Out of Mind’. Your existing clients are your most important business assets. They are already aware of the exceptional products or s... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1694 | Increase Your Success and Reduce Your Stress by Outsourcing Preview: When you picture a business professional’s typical office scenario, what comes to mind? A classy man or woman, dressed in a high priced business suit, an overflowing briefcase sitting on the corner of the desk, dictating memos and delegating tasks to a... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1695 | Virtual Assistance = Higher Productivity Preview: Running any office can be challenging, even in the best of circumstances. Whether the company is a small business or a large corporation, as it grows so does the amount administrative tasks that need to be carried out on a daily basis. For some companie... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1696 | What Is A Virtual Assistant & Why Do You Need One? Preview: Virtual Assistants (also known as VAs) are home-based entrepreneurs who take pride in providing fellow small business professionals with a wide range of office tasks, from administrative support to web design & maintenance. VAs are able to provide profes... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1697 | Shameless Self-Promotion Preview: Hi! My name is Janice Byer and I am the owner of Docu-Type Administrative & Web Design Services (http://www.docutype.net). I am the winner of several prestigious awards (information is on our website) and have a slew of happy customers, as the testimonia... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1698 | Dealing With Stress in Our Overworked Lives Preview: As small business owners, we often take on more than we can handle. Wearing all the hats running our businesses, as well as the other commitments we have (i.e. volunteer work, family, etc.), can sometimes leave us feeling overworked, frustrated, and stre... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1699 | Joining Industry Specific Organizations Has Many Benefits Preview: Recently, while providing an up-and-coming Virtual Assistant (VA) and small business owner with some start-up information, she asked me a very interesting question, “Why do you and other VA’s join organizations?” I guess I take for granted the reasons w... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1700 | Why Choose a Virtual Assistant versus a Temp? Preview: So much to do… So little time. This is an all to familiar phrase to so many people, especially small business owners. There just never seems to be enough hours in the day to get all the revenue generating tasks done, not to mention the abundance of adm... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1701 | How Do You Put a Value on Your Time? Preview: As a small business owner, does the following paragraph sound familiar to you…? “Other than doing the technical ‘fix-its’ with my computer…I do it all! I have found that this keeps me very limited in growing my business and taking on new clients. I wish... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1702 | "Making Money Out Of Nothing At All" Preview: "Make $10,000 In One Day, No Way!" Are you spammed by such claims daily? You know that's ridiculous, but then you know that there IS money to be made online. If you're serious about making money from the internet, serious about setting up a REAL ... (more) Published By: Ewen Chia Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1703 | Keeping Clients Happy Keeps them Coming Back Preview: Whether you are a seasoned small business professional, or you have just opened your doors to new clients, your marketing strategy should not only involve bringing in new business, it should also include keeping your current clients, your most important ... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1704 | Open Doors by Catering to Your Clients Preview: Clients… they are the most important influence in the success of any business. It is vital to keep them satisfied and happy. Clients should be catered to. Their every need should be met and more. We need to make them feel like they are our number one cl... (more) Published By: Janice D. Byer, MVA Submitted: 17 December,2002 |
| 1705 | Clarify Your Message With Clean Design Elements Preview: This article may be freely published in your print or online newsletter or on your website provided 1. You include the byline and the resource box; 2. You print the article in its entirety, unchanged; and 3. You notify the author when and where it's pri... (more) Published By: Linda Elizabeth Alexander Submitted: 19 December,2002 |
| 1706 | Fueling the Fire of Your Star Performers Preview: by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com Mary was a successful senior executive working for a large insurance company. She was the person that you wanted to have when things did not go well. Everybody loved her for her enthusias... (more) Published By: Carole Nicolaides Submitted: 20 December,2002 |
| 1707 | Strategies of Successful Market Offers Preview: Strategies of Successful Market Offers copyright 2002 Pavel Lenshin USP According to economic theories we live in the world of monopoly competition. That term shouldn't confuse you, as the meaning behind implies competition between many small or middle... (more) Published By: Pavel Lenshin Submitted: 20 December,2002 |
| 1708 | What the Taco Bell Manager Taught Me About Customer Retention Preview: I didn't plan to get a marketing lesson. I really just wanted a steak chalupa! But as I went through the Taco Bell ordering line, my day took an interesting twist. I've always been one to give compliments when they were due. So, after receiving repeated... (more) Published By: Diane Hughes Submitted: 25 December,2002 |
| 1709 | Who Says the Customer is Always Right? Preview: We all know the old adage, "The Customer is Always Right." If you are an online business owner or offline for that matter, you are on both sides of the subject almost everyday. Before I started my online business, I was just on one side... the customer.... (more) Published By: Diane Hughes Submitted: 25 December,2002 |
| 1710 | How a Logo is More than a Company Trademark Preview: How A Logo is More Than a Company Trademark By: Steven Boaze, CEO, Boaze Publishing and Boaze.com Logos are seen all over the world and on many different things. if we were to count how many times we see them everyday, the number would be in the hund... (more) Published By: Steven Boaze Submitted: 26 December,2002 |