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Top of the Food Chain Marketing Tips
07 months ago
by admin
in Business Articles
Niche marketing
Niche marketing continues to grow in popularity. If you’re in business and continue ignoring this topic, you’re flirting with danger. Here’s why.
Competition keeps growing, marketing cost rising and businesses face more demanding consumers. That’s why more savvy businesses look to niche marketing as the solution.
Niche marketing is the ability to target specific customers for specific products and services. Instead of trying to be all thing to all people.
It also includes the ability to find the high demand – low competition markets, products and services. And have the skills to do it before the crowd or the competition does. (more…)
What My Daddy Taught Me About Business
08 months ago
by admin
in Business Articles
Daddy
Sugartown, Louisiana might not be the first place you think of when trying to list the most likely places to gather sage business advice……but then, you don’t know my Daddy! As a honor graduate of the school of hard knocks, Daddy taught me things that were never mentioned in my MBA courses.
Dad Said: You have to charge your friends, because your enemies won’t do business with you!
Over the years I have run across many professionals who worked very hard, but just could not seem to get their businesses off the ground. When pressed, they admitted that a lot of their time was spent working for friends and family (including the most distant of cousins) for free or substantially reduced fees. They often moaned, “I can’t charge my best friend’s third cousin twice removed! That wouldn’t be nice!” (more…)
Starting a Window Cleaning Business
09 months ago
by admin
in Small Business
Window Cleaning
If you are starting a window cleaning business you need to decide if you will be using traditional window cleaning methods or a water fed pole system.
Water fed pole systems can be said to be controversial and have their fans and detractors alike. This technology uses a pure water machine to remove any of the chemicals usually added to tap water, and then connects that pure water via a hose to a long brush, allowing windows to be remotely cleaned in a fast and effective way. The water fed pole system is based on the idea that the chemicals usually added to potable tap water leave white marks on windows, requiring extra cleaning to remove. The pure water removes these traces, whilst also being far more effective at removing dirt than tap water is.
The big debate, however, is on whether the system is really the way forward for all window cleaning businesses. To help you decide, let’s weigh up the pros and cons.
Firstly, the use of pure water makes the water fed pole systems much more effective than the traditional method. Because of the deionized water, absolutely no dirt is left on the window which means it stays clean for longer. Even better than that, the pole system cleans the entire window, which is preferable for two reasons: not only does it look much nicer to have a spotless window matched with a sparkling frame, but it also prevents dirt from collecting around the outside of the window. (more…)
What’s Holding You Back From Success In Small Business?
09 months ago
by admin
in Small Business
All of us want success, especially if we own a small business. But nobody teaches us how to get there from here.
We are taught though to look at our present situation or state of affairs and see this is not what we want!
We might have a spouse who will not be cooperative (or maybe no partner in any respect), kids who aren’t appreciative, a home that is not sufficiently big, an automotive that is not impressive enough, friends that aren’t cool, etc. We’re jealous of the all of the nice toys our neighbor has. We blame our situation, the weather, the financial system, our boss and many others for our failure. Why can’t we get everything we want? Do you ever find yourself saying these things? (more…)
Is It Right for You to Own a Franchise?
010 months ago
There is no human being who does not love things that come easily, especially success. This is human nature, and is acceptable. However, it is good to understand that no-good thing will come easy most of the time. You will have to put some hard work into it and also invest your time and money into it. For a long time, many have the notion that franchises opportunities offer a short cut to success and riches. It may be true, in some sense, but not the whole truth.
There are very many different types of franchise business opportunities. Additionally, each of these offers has its own qualities and features. Therefore, this means that not all franchise opportunities are ideal for a particular individual. (more…)