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Calculating Billable Hours Myth Vs. Reality\r We all know there are 52 weeks in a year and 40 working hours in a week. Therefore, we can bill 2080 hours per year, right. Wrong. Too often this is the trap that many new service businesses fall into.\r The first step in calculating your billable hours is to define a realistic working year. If you were employed elsewhere, you would expect or want at least two weeks vacation time, one week sick time, one week personal time and paid…

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It occurred to me the other day, that so many people today liken their businesses to the way they eat - fast. Think about it. All over the web we are inundated with… make $1000’s of dollars a day, make $10,000 a month, make a million by the end of the year. Everyone is looking for the magic formula or the magic bullet to get rich quick…fast. They want their business to succeed in the time it takes to get their hamburger or chicken sandwich. No wait, no delay of gratification. I want it no…

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If you’re just getting started in Internet Marketing, you may be awed by the amount of “Internet Gurus” out there, each one making millions of dollars (or so they claim) and for some reason seem more than willing, for a fee, to teach you their biggest, most intimate secrets.\r Well, I believe in one thing - “If it sounds too good to be true, it most probably is!”\r While I have no doubt about the specialized skills and techniques used by these gurus, it can get a little too fr…

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While watching Face the Nation one Sunday earlier this year, Bob Schiffer discussed the airline industry, his mother and ethics in business. Like Bob, I think it is a sad commentary today, that we have to police businesses. Whatever happened to going into business to provide a needed service, being loyal to employees, and keeping promises. \r It seems like no one today is concerned about doing good business or being ethical in the process. Our forefathers would be ashamed at what this…

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My wife the local Avon lady is meeting with her friends that all own some type of home based business. As a group of 17 households, they are leveraging each others strengths to further each others business by gathering together once a month to pass around information, learn from each other, and recruit neighbors as new representatives or associates. This is such a novel yet powerful method of getting your internet business some needed local advertisement, which could further help your …

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Customer endorsements are an inexpensive and easy sales tool, particularly for someone just starting out.\r Here are some tips on how to get them and use them:\r Send follow-up letters. Two to four weeks after working with a customer, send a survey letter or postcard. Be sure to leave space for them to write in their own words what they liked best about your company, product or service. Don’t forget to pay for the postage so they can easily return it to you. This is something …

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One of the first things you do when starting a business is to have business cards made up. The next thing you need to do is give them out. If you keep them in the card holders or the box in your office, they are not doing what you got them for.\r You should send a card out with any correspondence you send. You should tell all your friends and family what you are doing. Give them a bunch of cards to give to others. \r Do you go to a dry cleaner? A special car repair place? What…

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How To Raise Your Fees\r There comes a time when it is inevitable that you must raise your fees in order to maintain both your profit margin and income level. You will find that the greatest resistance to this comes from your oldest clients.\r There appears to be a direct correlation between the length of time a client is with you and the amount of outrage they show to your rate increase. This article will discuss the types of clients and how they usually react. \r Kee…

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Step 1: Where Am I Now?\r Before you decide where you want your marketing plan to take you,you need to find out where you are now. How have you positioned your business in the market? How do your customers see you? You may want to ask some of them for feedback. Write four or five paragraphs that summarize your business. Be sure to  include philosophy, strengths and weaknesses.  \r Step 2: Setting the Goal(s) \r Once you decide where you are, you can decide where you wa…

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FFA - Should You Or Shouldn’t You? Whether you are an experienced online marketer or just starting out in your own home based business, you’ve probably heard someone tell you to FFA. No, they were not being rude! Actually FFA stands for Free For All, and Free For All sites are advertising sites. Whether you should use them or not is your choice. In order to help you make an informed decision, I offer you this article. There are literally millions of FFA sites on the i…

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