Does your business need a web site?

Written by Tristan Jud


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No matter how big or small your company is when it comes to a web site "size doesn't matter". I doesn't matter if you are a one man operation or a large corporation, if you don't have a web site you are losing business to those that do. However there is an exception torepparttar rule. It is actually better to have no web site at all than to have one that makes your business look bad. Just like your personal appearance is professional and your office or shop is clean and welcoming, your web site should be presented torepparttar 120090 public in that same professional manner.

So with this in mind my next point is of some what important. So you have read this and you think it is time to have a web site developed, but how do you choose a web designer. When there is such price differences, wellrepparttar 120091 most general way to look at it is “cheapest is not alwaysrepparttar 120092 best”. Make sure you sit down and see what they are offering, and check their portfolio out, and any additional costs you might be up for inrepparttar 120093 near future.

Overall, a web site is a must have for business today, and it should be taken very seriously.

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How to Keep Your Business Healthy

Written by Charlie Cook


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Your Marketing Fitness You can have a steady flow of new prospects and clients each month if you adopt a healthy marketing strategy. Here's how.

1. Set Goals Regularly review your marketing. Assess what's working and what isn't and set objectives for lead generation, client acquisition and retention.

2. Target a Need Focus your ads, your elevator speech and your marketing copy on prospects' concerns.

3. Get Attention Prospects need to know that you exist before they will contact you.

4. Prompt Action In order to get prospects to give you their contact information, inquire about your services or buy your products, prompt them to action. Use your marketing copy and your offers to get prospects to call you, visit your web site or your store, and buy your products and services.

5. Grow Your Network The more qualified leads you have,repparttar better.

6. Establish Credibility You need to demonstrate your competence and convince prospects to trust you before they'll make a purchase.

7. Follow Up Old leads are cold leads. Follow up when leads are fresh. When people contact you, send an immediate email response and give them a call within 24 hours.

8. Provide a Solution Make sure your products and services arerepparttar 120089 solution to your prospects’ problems.

9. Demonstrate Value If you want someone to buy, they need to understandrepparttar 120090 benefits.

10. Stay in Touch Don't let prospects forget you when they need you and are ready to buy.

If you increasedrepparttar 120091 time you spent working out each day and improved your diet, you'd start to see a difference in a couple of weeks. You’d be stronger and healthier.

Marketing isrepparttar 120092 same. You need to do allrepparttar 120093 right things consistently. Start using these ten marketing steps and in a couple of weeks you'll start to see a change. You'll find more prospects contacting you and a steady increase in revenue.

Whether you want to be fit and profitable at 90 or not you can learn from Jack LaLanne’s continued health and prosperity. It just takes some discipline and knowledge. Apply both to keep yourself and your business in good health.



2004 © In Mind Communications, LLC. All rights reserved. - The author, Charlie Cook, helps service professionals and small business owners attract more clients and be more successful. Sign up for the Free Marketing Plan eBook, '7 Steps to get more clients and grow your business' at http://www.marketingforsuccess.com


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