“Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.” ~Elmer G. Letterman
“The best job goes to the person who can get the job done without coming up with excuses or passing the buck” ~Napolean Hill. What About Politics? Political Astuteness is something that you may not learn in school; however, it plays a significant role in success in business. “Man is by nature a political animal.” ~Aristotle
Take Control: It’s important to keep in mind that you are responsible for your own career. Don’t Expect the Human Resources Department to plan your career. In fact, don’t expect anyone else to be concerned about it either. If there have been times in your career when someone has taken an interest in your promotion, it would have been in their own best interest to do so. Remember, companies are in business primarily to make money. Continue reading →
Want to grow your offline business, start a business, or market your services? Online marketing is the way to go. It helps you reach a broader audience, sell, connect, and much more. While internet marketing may seem complicated, once you understand the fundamentals you can build on that knowledge as your needs grow and change. Let’s take a look at the basics of online marketing.
Your Website: The foundation for your business online is a website. You must have an online presence to succeed on the internet. It only makes sense. Now your “website” can take several different forms. It can be a blog, a brochure site, or even a storefront. The type of website you build depends largely on your business model. Continue reading →
Here’s our Website Questionnaire for creating a new website.
1. What are the main objectives of your business/company?
2. When and where was your business started?
3. Who are the people running/managing/leading the business? Please describe their profile in brief.
4. What are the different products/services offered? Please list them along with brief description. Include standard prices if available.
5. What are the biggest benefits of your products/services?
6. Who are your major competitors? Please name them and share their websites.
7. How are your products/services better than competition?
8. How many customers do you have and where all are they located?
9. What are some of the most commonly asked questions by your customers? Please also share your answers to those questions.
10. Please share any positive feedback/testimonials received from your customers and business partners.
11. Do your customers have a typical profile with respect to their industry, background, income, etc? If yes, please clarify.
12. Is there is any latest news related to your company that we can share on the website?
13. Please share your contact information: Phone, Email, Address
14. Do you have any certifications or memberships of industry associations? Please list them.
Time is our greatest resource. Nobody can stop or stock time. Everyone will have the same 24 hours per day. What we do with this time decides where we go in life. We never seem to have enough of it and it seems to pass so quickly. What we can do is make the most of the time we have. Here are 7 simple steps to get the most out of each day.
1. Plan your day the night before – At the end of each day write out all the things you need to do the following day to achieve your goals. Pull together all the information you’ll need, phone numbers and relevant paperwork.
2. Prioritise the list – Number each item and do the nasty jobs first. There’s always the temptation to do the easy jobs first. However, think how the thought of doing the nasty jobs hangs over you as you do the easy stuff. Think how good you’ll feel when the nasties are out of the way and how motivated you’ll feel. Continue reading →
