The Benefits of Catalog Sales For Your Business:

Written by Jim Tilberry


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Placing your eggs in one basket. Many catalogs ask for an "exclusive." This agreement guarantees thatrepparttar catalog will berepparttar 104977 only one carrying your product forrepparttar 104978 length ofrepparttar 104979 exclusive. Generally this is not a good deal for your company. Naturally an exclusive with one company locks you out ofrepparttar 104980 rest ofrepparttar 104981 market. If you do grant an exclusive, keep it as short as possible. Six months is plenty of time for an exclusive.

Doing business with deadbeats. Let's face it,repparttar 104982 main reason you do business with a catalog is so they will pay you for your product. How frustrating it is then when they don't live up to their end ofrepparttar 104983 deal. And it happens. Like all businesses that are strapped for cash, when a catalog is experiencing lean times, they will delay payment to their vendors. So keep a close eye on when an invoice is due, and don't let them slide too far past. Any invoice more than a month past due could indicate trouble. Your best recourse is to hold up shipments to that catalog until you get paid. You can even ask for payment up front on new orders.



Jim Tilberry is President of Tilberry Direct Marketing. His business specializes in helping inventors and small companies sell their consumer products through mail order catalogs. www.catalogrep.com / tilberrydm@aol.com / 800-413-0679




Are You an Email Junkie?

Written by Ann Rusnak


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4. Create a folder and name it "Answer" or Take Care Today" or whatever works for you. This is for email that needs your attention but not immediately but don't haverepparttar time to take action upon arrival. Move it to that folder. When you return to email box, you don't have to wade through a ton of email to find it.

5. Use a spam filter like Mailwasher, that gives you control over which email to receive. This software lets you previewrepparttar 104976 messages while they are still onrepparttar 104977 server. It also marks potential spam and blacklisted email. Just by looking at email addresses you can determine friend or foe and delete fromrepparttar 104978 server without ever downloading it.

I discovered this was a great way to preview friendly mail before downloading it. Many times I was able to obtainrepparttar 104979 information needed without downloading and opening it in my email box. This is has been a big time saver and helps keeprepparttar 104980 email down inrepparttar 104981 inbox. http://www.mailwasher.net

These are just a few ofrepparttar 104982 tips and techniques that have been shared on those calls. What strategies work for you? Why not share them. I'll print them in a future issue giving credit where credit is due.

Good news is that there is hope in becoming a reformed junkie...start out by making your coffee first before checking your email. Makerepparttar 104983 toast while it's downloading, that way you can have breakfast while your reading.

About The Author Ann Rusnak, "The 15 Minute Coach" is author of "Too Busy To Get Anything Done" the #1 Time Leveraging System for busy entrepreneurs. To learn more about her book and sign up for more Fr-ee tips like these, visit her site at: http://www.Just15Minutes.com


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