Business: 10 Tips for Successful Meetings

10 Tips for Successful Meetings

Written by Jim M. Allen

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meeting and keep everybody focused on what you're trying to to do. 8. Create a "parking lot" for other issues. Some issues, while not appropriate to your specific meeting, do need to be dealt with. When these issues come up, take note of them and handle them after repparttar 106532

meeting. 9. End on time. Never let a meeting run long. Again, stick to your original plan. If you find you can't get everything done, schedule another meeting. If you don't finish on time it's either because you didn't stick to your agenda (so why should repparttar 106533

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extra time and attention a second meeting will bring. 10. Follow through. There is nothing as frustrating as sitting through a meeting, debating issues, reaching conclusions and making suggestions only to see absolutely nothing come of it. Follow through with all suggestions and recommendations (don't forget your parking lot issues). Let people know that what was produced in repparttar 106536

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time to attend.

Jim Allen is a professional life & business coach. For more ideas, subscribe to his free bi-weekly ezine, THE BIG IDEA, by sending a blank email to: SubscribeGA@CoachJim.com

HOW TO START AN ONLINE AUCTION BUSINESS

Written by Carol Woods

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List your item: ------------------

Develop an auction title with as much compelling information as possible, including a brand, size, color, and brief description. Write a description with a lot of detail, both to give potential buyers as much information as possible and to provide lots of keywords for searches. Include a good quality photograph of repparttar item so prospective buyers know what theyre getting.

Set yourself up for repeat sales: ------------------

Ship promptly, and leave feedback for your buyer as soon as they pay you. Then, set yourself up for repeat business by:

* Including a card in your package with a link to your web site, your ebay user name, or other information about you to help them reach you later and to understand at a glance what types of items you sell * Contacting repparttar 106530 buyer after they should have received your item to see if they are satisfied, and ask if they would like to be contacted when you list new items. Send out updates to all who agree when you do new listings.

Heres where to learn more: ------------------

Make Your Net Auctions Sell! is an excellent guide to everything about online auction selling. You can read more about it by visiting their web site at http://mynas.sitesell.com/ibb.html

You can receive a free 5-day email course called Net Auctions Masters by sending a blank email to mailto:tnamsibb@sitesell.net

New to auctions? Visit ebay at http://www.ebay.com and see what we're talking about! Do a search on anything you can think of, you will be amazed!

Carol Woods is the editor of Work at Home Income, a weekly publication of Income Building Blocks. IBB offers free ideas, information and inspiration for moms who work at home or want to! For lots of free ideas to help you find a work at home job or start a home based business, visit us at http://www.income-building-blocks.com and sign up for Work at Home Income!

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