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8 Ways to Get Close to Your Customers
Want to add more value to your customers? Be sure you know what to add!Here are eight proven ways to get close to your customers and find out what they value, what they care about, what they really want:1. Ask them! Whether in print, in person or over the phone, nothing beats asking customers exactly what they want, and how they want it. (Ask them what they don’t want, too!) Use printed sheets, mail-back forms, comment cards, telephone scripts and more.2. Conduct focus groups. Bring a group of customers together for an open-ended chat session. Set them at ease and get them talking about what they really like, don’t like and wish they could get from your business. Don’t defend, justify or argue. Just ask questions and take good notes. Follow up with a sincere and generous ‘Thank you!’3. Study complaints and compliments. Every message from a customer brings value to your doorstep. C
>The first step toward getting your business going is
deciding on a name, for example "New YorWant to add more value to your customers? Be sure you know what to add!Here are eight proven ways to get close to your customers and find out what they value, what they care about, what they really want:1. Ask them! Whether in print, in person or over the phone, nothing beats asking customers exactly what they want, and how they want it. (Ask them what they don’t want, too!) Use printed sheets, mail-back forms, comment cards, telephone scripts and more.2. Conduct focus groups. Bring a group of customers together for an open-ended chat session. Set them at ease and get them talking about what they really like, don’t like and wish they could get from your business. Don’t defend, justify or argue. Just ask questions and take good notes. Follow up with a sincere and generous ‘Thank you!’3. Study complaints and compliments. Every message from a customer brings value to your doorstep. C
What Every Carpet Cleaner Needs to Know About Soil
In order to understand how to clean carpet, we need to know what soil is and the problems it presents. Soil in carpet is any substance that is foreign to the carpet's construction. Soil includes substances such as dirt, sand, food, oil, hair, dust, and anything else that finds its way onto carpet. Carpet not only traps soils that fall onto it, but it also acts as a filter for the environment. Dust, dander, soot, gases and odors are all trapped in carpet.Most soil found in carpet is sand and dirt tracked in by foot traffic. This type of soil is abrasive to the carpet and is what causes the carpet to wear. The gritty matter actually cuts and scratches the fibers of the carpet, resulting in a dull, worn appearance. The rest of the soil found in the carpet is usually grease and oils. This type of soil is acidic, which is why most carpet cleaning chemicals are alkaline cleaners. Alkaline cleaners neutraliz
Starting a business can be a rewarding experience, but it
can also be very time consuming and difficult. Many
resources are available to assist you, but information
overload can cause you from moving forward.In order to understand how to clean carpet, we need to know what soil is and the problems it presents. Soil in carpet is any substance that is foreign to the carpet's construction. Soil includes substances such as dirt, sand, food, oil, hair, dust, and anything else that finds its way onto carpet. Carpet not only traps soils that fall onto it, but it also acts as a filter for the environment. Dust, dander, soot, gases and odors are all trapped in carpet.Most soil found in carpet is sand and dirt tracked in by foot traffic. This type of soil is abrasive to the carpet and is what causes the carpet to wear. The gritty matter actually cuts and scratches the fibers of the carpet, resulting in a dull, worn appearance. The rest of the soil found in the carpet is usually grease and oils. This type of soil is acidic, which is why most carpet cleaning chemicals are alkaline cleaners. Alkaline cleaners neutraliz
Keeping it simple is often the best way of maintaining the momentum necessary to get your business started. There are a series of steps to ensure success.
The first step toward getting your business going is deciding on a name, for example "New York
Entrepreneurs Get Personal Branding
What can we learn from entrepreneurs about personal branding?Living your values Teary eyed passion Networking Consistency You see core values in how they live life. For some, what they value most may be the reason they choose the path they go down. You may not agree with what these obvious values are, but you know who you are dealing with.The teary eyed passion is how they hop out of bed everyday with drive of their mission. You may not understand the mission, but somehow you are inspired to help.They are instinctively networking. In my experience the people adding value and making connections during good and bad times are those who are passionate and certainly understand the value of building connections. It is easy to find the passion in entrepreneurs, but the corporate type as a group is more likely networking during a job search - while experiencing fear. Th
difficult. Many
resources are available to assist you, but information
overload can cause you from moving forward.What can we learn from entrepreneurs about personal branding?Living your values Teary eyed passion Networking Consistency You see core values in how they live life. For some, what they value most may be the reason they choose the path they go down. You may not agree with what these obvious values are, but you know who you are dealing with.The teary eyed passion is how they hop out of bed everyday with drive of their mission. You may not understand the mission, but somehow you are inspired to help.They are instinctively networking. In my experience the people adding value and making connections during good and bad times are those who are passionate and certainly understand the value of building connections. It is easy to find the passion in entrepreneurs, but the corporate type as a group is more likely networking during a job search - while experiencing fear. Th
Keeping it simple is often the best way of maintaining the momentum necessary to get your business started. There are a series of steps to ensure success.
The first step toward getting your business going is deciding on a name, for example "New Yor
Smokin' Up a Storm: Clothing, Smokers, and the Job Interview
You’re nervous. You’re so nervous that you crave a smoke. So you light up, and as you puff away, it feels so relaxing, right? Well, what’s good for your nerves is not so good to when you’re job hunting.What?! What does smoking have to do with job hunting? It has to do with the fact that if you-the job hunter-are a smoker, and your interviewer is a non-smoker, then your chances of getting hired are very slim.And yes, legally, an employer can’t say “You’re a smoker, I’m not going to hire you!” However, it is an unofficial fact that if all things are equal, a non-smoker will be hired over a smoker every time. If you’re a smoker, this is a disadvantage to you.So if you’re not going to quit smoking, then get into the habit of doing so outside! This is especially important during your job hunt. Why? Because if your interviewer is a non-smoker, he or she *will* know you are a smoker.
from moving forward.You’re nervous. You’re so nervous that you crave a smoke. So you light up, and as you puff away, it feels so relaxing, right? Well, what’s good for your nerves is not so good to when you’re job hunting.What?! What does smoking have to do with job hunting? It has to do with the fact that if you-the job hunter-are a smoker, and your interviewer is a non-smoker, then your chances of getting hired are very slim.And yes, legally, an employer can’t say “You’re a smoker, I’m not going to hire you!” However, it is an unofficial fact that if all things are equal, a non-smoker will be hired over a smoker every time. If you’re a smoker, this is a disadvantage to you.So if you’re not going to quit smoking, then get into the habit of doing so outside! This is especially important during your job hunt. Why? Because if your interviewer is a non-smoker, he or she *will* know you are a smoker.
Keeping it simple is often the best way of maintaining the momentum necessary to get your business started. There are a series of steps to ensure success.
The first step toward getting your business going is deciding on a name, for example "New Yor
What Are You Worth
My millionaire mentor taught me another way you can quickly increase your income is to find out what are you worth. Let’s say you work for one company. Can you go out and look for more job options with other companies? To be in a stronger position to negotiate what you want to have is at least 3 or more alternatives where you could work.If you had 3 or 4 companies that would be interested in your services (you would have to go out and investigate that and find out what you are worth), then you can go back and negotiate with your current employer – “look I’m considering leaving. I believe I’m worth this amount of money and this is what I’m prepared to do to add value that makes me worth that amount of money, and this is the money I would like to be compensated for doing this. I’d like you to consider that.“Now as long as you are committed to adding value and you communicate that effectively, the
necessary to get your business started. There are
a series of steps to ensure success.My millionaire mentor taught me another way you can quickly increase your income is to find out what are you worth. Let’s say you work for one company. Can you go out and look for more job options with other companies? To be in a stronger position to negotiate what you want to have is at least 3 or more alternatives where you could work.If you had 3 or 4 companies that would be interested in your services (you would have to go out and investigate that and find out what you are worth), then you can go back and negotiate with your current employer – “look I’m considering leaving. I believe I’m worth this amount of money and this is what I’m prepared to do to add value that makes me worth that amount of money, and this is the money I would like to be compensated for doing this. I’d like you to consider that.“Now as long as you are committed to adding value and you communicate that effectively, the
The first step toward getting your business going is deciding on a name, for example "New Yor
Self Employment: The Hardest Way to Make Easy Money
I heard this comment at a National Speaker's Association meeting last month: "Being your own boss is the hardest way to make easy money." Boy, isn't that the truth!So many people I speak with dream of becoming self employed and starting their own small business. Don't get me wrong: being self employed is the best lifestyle I know. It has a huge range of rewards, from flexibility to independence to self-responsibility. I'm completely in love with being self employed and wouldn't exchange it for a corporate job for a million dollars! (Okay, truthfully, if you want to offer me a million dollars a year in salary, I'm willing to entertain a discussion.)But it is hard work, plain and simple. After carefully studying and working with people who start their own businesses, my best estimate is that it takes at least a year to make a serious profit, and often it's more like two years
>The first step toward getting your business going is
deciding on a name, for example "New York Landscaping."
Any name that you do business under other than your own
given name is called a "fictitious" or "assumed" name, and
certain steps need to be taken in order for you to do
business under that fictitious or assumed name.I heard this comment at a National Speaker's Association meeting last month: "Being your own boss is the hardest way to make easy money." Boy, isn't that the truth!So many people I speak with dream of becoming self employed and starting their own small business. Don't get me wrong: being self employed is the best lifestyle I know. It has a huge range of rewards, from flexibility to independence to self-responsibility. I'm completely in love with being self employed and wouldn't exchange it for a corporate job for a million dollars! (Okay, truthfully, if you want to offer me a million dollars a year in salary, I'm willing to entertain a discussion.)But it is hard work, plain and simple. After carefully studying and working with people who start their own businesses, my best estimate is that it takes at least a year to make a serious profit, and often it's more like two years
Depending on where you live, different government agencies track which names are available. Look in your local phone directory, under g
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