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Who Hires Marketing Consultants?
November 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
Marketing consultant clients span a whole range of different industries. Essentially, any company that’s focused on marketing, that cares about their brand or wants to bring in new customers could use the services of a marketing consultant. Knowing exactly which types of clients you’re targeting will help you attract and close more of those clients. [...]
What You Need to Know about Payroll Management
October 31, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
Payroll management is one of the most basic components of business accounting, yet it’s surprisingly complex. There are a lot of different parts to keep track of. Here’s what you need to know about managing your payroll. ==> Tracking Hours If you’re paying your employees by the hour, payroll management begins with having a good [...]
What to Look for in a Good Accountant or Accounting Firm
October 30, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
Your accountant is a key player in your success team. A good accountant can not only save you a ton of money on taxes, but can also help you structure your company to help position it for long-term success. On the other hand, an accountant that isn’t on the same page as you can cause [...]
What to Expect from the Self-Publishing Experience
October 29, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
Self-publishing is a very different experience than getting a book deal with a traditional publisher. It’s certainly not an experience for everyone. That said, for many authors self-publishing is a great way to keep a lot more of the end profits from their book. Instead of getting around $1 per book sold, you can easily [...]
What Is a Publicist and Should You Hire One for Your Book?
October 28, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
When you self-publish a book, one of the most difficult roles to fill is the role of the publicist. Unlike proofreading or design, which you can often find affordable freelancers for, doing your own publicity is nigh impossible. Authors who really want their books to take off will often choose to hire a publicist to [...]
What Does a Marketing Consultant Do?
October 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
The title “marketing consultant” sounds highly paid and professional, but people often have no real idea what a marketing consultant does. What role does a marketing consultant play in an organization? How does a marketing consultant help a company? One of the reasons this title can seem so vague is because there’s quite a wide [...]
Using Microservice Sites for Design and Media
October 26, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
Microservice sites make it easy for website owners and web marketers to get design work, video work and other media work done at unprecedentedly low prices. Using Fiverr, you can have a logo done for $5, three draft logos done, have voiceovers done or have special effects done. It’s one of the most incredible money-saving [...]
Using LinkedIn for B2B Social Networking
October 25, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
LinkedIn is by far the best social network for business networking. LinkedIn has a network of millions of other professionals who’re actively looking to network. The etiquette on LinkedIn is strongly skewed towards B2B networking. So how do you maximize LinkedIn’s potential for B2B networking? ==> Get a Ton of Great Recommendations Start by getting [...]
To-Do List Management Techniques
October 24, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
When it comes to managing time and energy, no tool is more frequently used than the to-do list. The concept is simple: keep a list of all the things you need to do. But actually using a to-do list in a way that helps you reduce stress and get more done is actually quite involved. [...]
The Importance of Cutting Out Distractions in a Work Day
October 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
If you want to boost your productivity, one of the fastest, easiest and most effective habits you could take on is the habit of cutting out all distractions. You’ll instantly get more focused, be able to get more done in a day and feel less stressed – all at the same time. Distractions during the [...]
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Marketing Your Home Business
Online Business Networking in 30 Minutes a Day
Online business networking is often best when it’s condensed into a small period of time. That way, you don’t get sucked into Facebook, Twitter or other distracting social media sites. Thirty minutes is a day is really all you need to do a great job of boosting your B2B network. So how do you do [...]
How to Plan an Autoresponder Series
Autoresponders are a wonderful way to provide value, keep your prospects engaged, and convert them into paying customers. However, in order for them to be most effective, it’s important to plan ahead. Here are a few tips and tactics to help you get started. #1 Before You Write a Word, Identify a Goal What do [...]
Five Common Types of Marketing Consultants
Marketing consultants come in many shapes and sizes. If you’re going into the industry, it’s essential that you know what kind of consultant you plan to be. It’ll shape the way you brand yourself, the way you look for clients and the way you work with clients. These are the five most common types of [...]
How to Create a Survey with Survey Monkey
Surveys are wonderful tool for business owners. They allow you to directly ask your customers and prospects what their needs are. This information can help you create products, redesign your website, change your customer service department and make a number of business-building changes. One of the most popular tools to create surveys is a service [...]
Amazon Mechanical Turk: What It Is, Who It’s For, How It’s Used
Amazon Mechanical Turk was one of the most radical inventions in online outsourcing. It allows you to outsource tasks to other human beings for pennies. Amazon Mechanical Turk is great for all those tasks that aren’t quite highly paid enough to bring on a real outsourcer, but are still too complex for a computer to [...]
How to Use Klout
Klout, you either love it or you hate it – or perhaps you’ve never heard of it. Klout is an online social media tool that measures your popularity or how influential you are online. It gives you a number on a scale of 1-100. And it measures influence by tapping into your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, [...]
Why and How to Develop a B2B Network before You Need It
The worst time to build a network is when you need it. People can sense it if you’re trying to connect with them because you need something from them. On the other hand, when you’re connecting with people with an eye on helping them, or because you genuinely want to connect with them, people are [...]
Home Business Ideas
What Does a Marketing Consultant Do?
The title “marketing consultant” sounds highly paid and professional, but people often have no real idea what a marketing consultant does. What role does a marketing consultant play in an organization? How does a marketing consultant help a company? One of the reasons this title can seem so vague is because there’s quite a wide [...]
How to Become a Marketing Consultant
Being a marketing consultant can be a very lucrative career. Starting billable hour rates range from $75 to $150. Experienced marketing consultants can easily charge $300 to $500 or more per hour, depending on your client base and your reputation. Of course, to charge these kinds of rates your clients have to actually boost their [...]
Five Tips for Succeeding as a Marketing Consultant
Launching a marketing consulting career is like trying to launch a rocket ship. Getting your business off the ground takes a lot of time and energy. The more momentum you gather, however, the less energy it takes to continue to grow. Eventually your business will fly on its own, with little to no energy from [...]
Home Business Idea – Wedding Photographer
How do you become a wedding photographer? There is actually quite a bit more to this than meets the eye. It’s not as simple as buying a camera and filming. There are a lot of nuances you have to learn. Here are three skills you need to have to become a successful photographer: #1) Handle [...]
Home Business Idea – Become a Party Planner
For many, becoming a party planner is a dream occupation. If you like people, than this could be the job for you. What kind of skills do you need? Most importantly, you have to be good at interacting with others. Remember, you have to find the right caterers and entertainment for the event. Also, you [...]
