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Why Consider a Wash-A-Thon Car Wash Fundraiser?
There are many ways to run a carwash fundraiser and one of the best ways is to have a car-wash-athon. This is where you get pledges from people who will give you perhaps anywhere from a penny to $.10 for every car you wash. If you have a very busy carwash fundraiser you may be able to wash between 200 and 300 cars and this can add up to quite a bit of money if people are pledging five cents per car washed.If you have a nonprofit group which is a sports team such as a soccer team or baseball team and you have 20 kids and each kid gets two pages worth of sponsors at five cents each worth of money on a page that would be 40 sponsors and that means you get two

our testimonials along with the description and benefits of your program. As an example see my program at http://www.powerofnetworkingsecrets.com

I work with lots of people who are just starting their businesses, so their question is always, “But I don’t have clients yet. How can I get testimonials?”. Well, offer to trade your services with a couple of people who really need your services but who perhaps cannot afford them, in exchange for a testimonial. That is a good way to start.

So don’t hesitate to contact your best clients now and ask them for a testimonial. Make a list of clients you could contact today, some of your raving fans who enjoyed working with you and for whom your products made a significant impact on their businesses. You will see tha

Know Who Your Franchisor Is
Acquiring a franchise business system is like dating. You meet a person you thought you like and before you know it you are head over heels in love with him, but you should know who you are dating before committing yourself to the relationship. Do not be swayed by the sweet words you will hear from your franchiser instead it is better if you know everything you need to know about the franchise business because you might end up regretting your decision in the end.Before you take the plunge and agree with the franchiser, you should ask about the level of support that your franchiser is going to give you in terms of training, marketing, advertising, and financ

Networking is my favorite, low-cost marketing tool. However, a large number of people often find it a challenge to get results and turn prospects into clients, simply by networking.

So here is another very effective marketing tool that requires no skills, can be applied to your business immediately and will help you to gain many new clients.

Simply get testimonials from your current clients!

Testimonials from satisfied customers are typically the best way to promote your business. And it doesn’t cost you a thing. So, stop selling and let your clients and raving fans do it for you.

Contact your best clients, since they already know you, appreciate and value your products and services. Most likely they will be happy to help you and provide you with a testimonial that praises your products and services.

Be sure to obtain their permission before you use their information in your brochure and on your website.

Use their testimonials on your website. This way your clients will make the sales for you. Don’t you think that if people see the results and the benefits your clients reaped from using your products and services, that they too will want the same results for themselves or their businesses?

Don’t use a testimonial like “Mary it was great working with you” John S., NY. This is useless.

Instead use effective testimonials where your clients mention the benefits of working with you. What was their experience and results in their businesses after they bought your product/service or program? Make sure that you mention their name, website, and eventually their email and phone number. Give your prospects the opportunity to see that they are real people like them, who they can contact or just check out their website to see who they are and what they do. They will probably never contact them to ask about the experience they had with you, but they will feel comfortable if they can identify themselves with your current clients.

When it comes to testimonials, I always mention one of my businesses www.focusoncareer.com, my French consulting business, because I don’t even have to promote it. Due to the fact that I am working within a specific niche - French solo-entrepreneurs who want to start their own businesses in the US - and that my website has a very rich content which provides a great deal of free information and has some very powerful testimonials from clients - I have at least 3 to 4 people each week who contact me for a consultation. I don’t have to chase them, they just come to me. And when I ask them why they decided to contact me, they always mention the testimonials. They say, “You did so much for so many people that I imagine you can do the same for me”. And because my clients did the sell for me, after the first consultation, 50% decide to work with me immediately while some others may need to talk further or find out a little more about me and my services.

Have a complete page with all of your testimonials on your brochure or website. Or if you promote a special product or program, insert your testimonials along with the description and benefits of your program. As an example see my program at http://www.powerofnetworkingsecrets.com

The More You Know
Enough cannot be said about the importance of educating yourself. No matter how much you think you know about home businesses, marketing, selling, managing, etc., there is at least that much more out there to learn!Effective marketing is essential to a successful business. As more and more people turn to the internet as a marketing tool, the demands for finding new and unique ways of attracting customers increase. In order to stay competitive, you need to keep reading and learning about the latest and greatest techniques available to drive targeted traffic to your site and then convert this traffic into customers. Visit discussion boards relating to your busi

with a testimonial that praises your products and services.

Be sure to obtain their permission before you use their information in your brochure and on your website.

Don’t use a testimonial like “Mary it was great working with you” John S., NY. This is useless.

Losing Your Shirt On Print Yellow Pages?
When discussing the impending demise of print advertising, it is the big players - newspapers, magazines and Yellow Pages – that first come to mind. And the reality is that all three have taken some hits as the Internet has grown in popularity:Newspapers have fared the worst.They have witnessed steady declines in readership, leading to diminished ad revenue. Large newspapers have beefed up their online advertising efforts, but the gains there do not come close to outweighing the losses in print ad revenue. Magazines have also seen decreased revenue. Year over year increases in ad revenue dropped from 11.1% in 2004, to 7.2% in 2005, and then

am? Make sure that you mention their name, website, and eventually their email and phone number. Give your prospects the opportunity to see that they are real people like them, who they can contact or just check out their website to see who they are and what they do. They will probably never contact them to ask about the experience they had with you, but they will feel comfortable if they can identify themselves with your current clients.

Trusted Management Score Card
Share this article with coworkers in an email and enter your TOTAL SCORE in the Subject Line, ask for a reply to see how your score relates to others in your organization. Trust is a fundamental foundation for any relationship, business or personal. Without it, the relationship has defined limits and greater risk of gradual erosion or collapse. With Trust, the relationship is exponentially stronger than the sum of the individual contributors.Score each of the categories on a scale of 1 (low confidence) to 10 (high confidence).(1) ___ Tolerance: Rate the level of security. How much concern is there about making a mistake? How familiar are you with the t

very rich content which provides a great deal of free information and has some very powerful testimonials from clients - I have at least 3 to 4 people each week who contact me for a consultation. I don’t have to chase them, they just come to me. And when I ask them why they decided to contact me, they always mention the testimonials. They say, “You did so much for so many people that I imagine you can do the same for me”. And because my clients did the sell for me, after the first consultation, 50% decide to work with me immediately while some others may need to talk further or find out a little more about me and my services.

Actions are Louder Than
You have heard the saying that "actions speak louder than words". It is so true, especially when it comes to business relationships. We talked about places to keep in contact with the Power of Ten in the last chapter, as a basis for doing business. This chapter is more concentrated on doing the work through commitment and follow-up. You cannot expect to keep a customer unless you provide them with excellent customer service. You may argue that price is also an issue but I believe that a person will not mind paying a higher price (providing it is not too high) for the best customer service they have ever experienced. Look around you and you will see that you can buy

our testimonials along with the description and benefits of your program. As an example see my program at http://www.powerofnetworkingsecrets.com

And while you ask for testimonials, don’t forget to ask for referrals: friends, colleagues or family who would benefit from your products or program also.

Then another way to us your testimonials is to prepare a direct mail campaign that you will send to the list of referrals your clients just gave you.

Don’t you think that when the targets see their friends’ names in your brochure or mailing campaign, they will trust you and be keen to work with you also? You will get a better response to your campaign than advertising in a magazine, where nobody knows you and most readers won’t even notice your ad.

Need more techniques and strategies to boost your business and turn more prospects into clients? Then learn more about “The Power of Networking”. In this 5 step program, you will find everything you need on how to maximize your networking results. You will learn: how to create an outstanding business card – how to polish an elevator pitch which will hook your audience so that people will remember you – how to create a 7 step follow-up system to turn more prospects into clients – how to use testimonials - how to use your newsletter to promote your products or services without hard selling – how to create strategic alliances to grow our business faster. For complete details of the program “The Power of Networking” visit http://www.powerofnetworkingsecrets.com

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Obviously, not all 38 of these methods will lend themselves to your own business. But I am amazed and ashamed that there are so many more ways I can be keeping in contact with my clients than I currently am. What might be useful is to compile a Communications Strategy for each of your clients, utilising a checklist of the most appropriate of these methods for each individual client.

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