Show Me the Money: Maximizing Tradeshow ROI

I hear it all the time: Tradeshows are a waste of time and money. We stand around, selling our hearts out, and what do we have to show at the end of the day? Nothing.

Well, that’s the result you should expect, if you’re like most exhibitors, and neglect the most crucial aspect...

Marketing 891 Words

Advertising Yourself To Friends?

Advertising Yourself To Friends?
Did you know many of your friends do not know exactly what you do to make your money? It happens more often than you’d like to think to small businesses.

Since people like to do business with friends, it is important you help them to know what...

Advertising 448 Words

How To Write Killer Business Plans – ...

Keep your eye on the Executive Summary

The first thing your potential funding audience needs to be reading is your executive summary. There is a saying in the film industry that no great script is written, only rewritten, and in a way that’s how you need to treat your executive...

Business & Economy 575 Words

Underwater Welding Takes Combination Of ...

Underwater welding is a high paying, much in demand, lucrative and rewarding profession. Underwater welding also takes a combination of skills. If you are wondering how to get started in this great career, the American Welding Society makes recommendations at their web site to encourage young...

Careers 490 Words

How to Write Good Use Cases for Useful ...

How to Write Good Use Cases for Useful Business Analysis

A use case details a flow of events that are executed in order to accomplish some business task. A use case can be as simple as documenting how a help ticket gets escalated or as complex as defining how a customer gets charged for...

Business & Economy 400 Words

Should You Offer Commissions For Customer ...

As a small business owner you may find yourself in a situation where you want to partner with another business but they are asking for a commission on your services. You will want to be prepared to handle such a request BEFORE you find yourself in this situation.

Whenever someone asks you...

Marketing 404 Words

How to Write Good Use Cases for Useful ...

How to Write Good Use Cases for Useful Business Analysis

A use case details a flow of events that are executed in order to accomplish some business task. A use case can be as simple as documenting how a help ticket gets escalated or as complex as defining how a customer gets charged for...

Business & Economy 400 Words

Dear Affiliate Manager, Can You Make That ...

Question: Why are my affiliates asking for brandable reports? How am I supposed to manage that?

Dear Affiliate Manager,
What tools are you providing to your affiliates? If its just a standard button or text link, youre only doing half your job. Not only is it less productive for you...

Marketing 327 Words

When Fear Comes Calling

What happens when you want something really bad? Sometimes it feels like an ache or a hunger. We find that we are not satisfied until we have gotten whatever it is that we desire. What happens when we finally get what we want? Are we finally satisfied or do we find that our desires have moved on...

Small Business 815 Words

Factors Influencing Label Printer Pricing

If you are in the market to hire a professional label printer, you have probably noticed that prices can vary a great deal among the various printers. Why will one label printer charge more than another? What influences the prices offered by a label printer? Let us look at a few factors...

Sales 285 Words

Advertising Temptations & How Small ...

New advertising ideas and techniques most always get the quick attention of the optimistic small business owner.

The first time you hear about a something new to use or adapt, your mind races forward, especially if the testimonials are realistic and seem to relate to what you are...

Advertising 377 Words

Home Decor: Don’t Forget Your Home ...

With an increasing number of people telecommuting and running home businesses, the home office has become ubiquitous. But when it comes to home improvement and home decor, people often overlook their home offices – even if they spend eight hours a day there.

If you’re ready to...

Home Based Business 510 Words