It is a question of the centuries. What comes first? The egg or the chicken? But, this question is actually simpler to answer. Any amazing product has always started with the idea of providing a solution to a specific audience. From laundry detergent to furniture, and informational books to design and information products, the best […]
Time or Project Based Billing? Which Should You Use?
Many service providers eventually come to the point of asking themselves and others whether or not they should base their billing on a flat project rate or charge by the hour. Deciding which method to use can be a point of contention for many service providers. If they charge by project they might under bid […]
Ten Ways to Show Customers You Care
If you talk to most customers, they’re not really that happy with how they’re treated by most businesses that they have to work with. It seems as if good customer service is a dying art. But, as a business owner, don’t think for one moment that good customer service doesn’t matter. Good customer care pays […]
Software for Professional Billing
As a business owner, you will need to send invoices to your clients in order to get paid. Sending a professional-looking invoice not only creates a good image for your business, but it also aids in helping you get paid on time. Clients are going to treat you in a more professional manner if you […]
Six Tools to Help You Provide Top-Notch Customer Service
Providing top-notch customer service can seem like a daunting task. This is especially true if you’re a very small business. Thankfully, today there are so many tools that you can use to help boost your ability to provide great customer service that small or big, you can be amazing. Being remembered for caring about customers […]
How to Promote Your eBook
You wrote an eBook, great! Now what? Now you promote your eBook so that you can get a good return on your investment of time, energy, and perhaps money. If you’re lucky, you still have time before you publish your book. Promotion can begin well before the book is available to your readers. However, if […]
Shopping Cart Solutions for Your Online Business
If you sell anything online it’s possible that you will eventually need a shopping cart. It’s okay to use basic PayPal buttons if you only sell a few items, but if you want things to be more automated then a shopping cart will help with that. You can still process payments via PayPal, no matter […]
Rewarding Current Clients
Don’t you hate it when you see those commercials offering new customers huge discounts over what you are now paying as a long-term customer? Apartments, cell phone companies, and cable companies are especially guilty of this practice. This is why people often do not live in apartments long term, like to switch cell phone companies, […]
Twelve Steps to Planning a Business Event
Planning business events are part of owning a business. You can have many different types of events, from online events to offline events. Many of the steps are the same regardless of what type of event you are planning. The best thing to do is to create an event checklist based off these basic factors […]
