Bullet-Proof Your Business

Written by Kelley Robertson


Today’s business environment isn’t getting any easier, nor will it get easier anytime inrepparttar future. I’m not psychic but I have learned that business NEVER gets simpler. More competition, shrinking profit margins, increases in fixed and operating costs are just a few ofrepparttar 104172 issues we deal with everyday. You can lament this fact or, you can take proactive measures to bullet-proof your business. Here are few strategies that can help:

Clearly define your business. The most successful business people know what they are in business for. They have one or two areas of specialty or expertise and they stick to what they’re good at. They avoidrepparttar 104173 temptation to try to become everything to everybody. In many fields, specialists tend to do better than generalists and, in bookselling, it’s no different.

Have you created a niche market for yourself? Is your niche viable in your location/city/town/market? Are yourepparttar 104174 best at what you do in your trading area? Do you stick to what you’re good at or do you stray from this when revenues are lean?

Mounting bills, a slow month or months, pressure to generate dollars torepparttar 104175 bottom line; it’s tempting to take on new work or do something in an area you don’t have a lot of experience. Unfortunately, this spreads our resources thin and can cause us to lose focus in our specific area of specialty. And, because we’re in an area that isn’t our strength,repparttar 104176 quality of our work may not be as good. This causes customer dissatisfaction which leads to lower repeat and referral business. It then becomes a vicious circle; we take on more work that falls outside our area of expertise because we needrepparttar 104177 sales. We don’t execute at 100% and we lose a customer. Our sales continue to drop so we pick up more work. And so on.

Create and maintain customer loyalty. In today’s competitive environment, many business owners think that consumers are concerned only with gettingrepparttar 104178 lowest price forrepparttar 104179 product or service they are buying. So, they spend money trying to attract new customers based on price which means they constantly erode their profit margins. Although price is a factor in every sale it is not alwaysrepparttar 104180 most important factor. It is much more effective, not to mention profitable, to create and maintain customer loyalty. Here are a few questions to consider:

Money - Money - and More Money

Written by John Assaraf


You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long asrepparttar bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated - send to: John@TheStreetKid.com

Money - Money - and More Money

For over 20 years I have been fascinated with what it really takes to make a lot of money. I realized a long time ago that if someone else could do something or achieve something...thenrepparttar 104171 least that could happen was that I could copy what they did... and get a similar... or better result.

In my younger years, making Money was on top of my list so I became a very good student. But what I have discovered in my search is that it's not justrepparttar 104172 people withrepparttar 104173 college degrees orrepparttar 104174 most potential who makerepparttar 104175 most money.

For example, you and I both could probably name some people who we think are smarter than we are, yet who don't make as much money as we do. And we also could probably name some people who we think aren't as smart as we are, but who make more money.

I was VERY fortunate that I hadrepparttar 104176 desire to earn a lot of money...just as I hope you do. The reason I say that is because money is not hard to make if you understand how. But more than having just desire, I found a few mentors who really knew what making money was really all about; they were making millions, so I wanted to make millions.

As a matter of fact, I decided atrepparttar 104177 age of 22... that I was going to be a millionaire! I had no idea how.... but I was going to listen torepparttar 104178 mentors and then do what they did.

Let me share with you a few simple things I learned that I think will help you on your quest for earning significantly more money. And sincerepparttar 104179 Street Kid part of me wants it simple and fast, everything I do is about getting results now, not in 6 months. So everything you learn from me, you will be able to apply immediately. So let's begin.

NO “SMARTS” REQUIRED

First and foremost...earning a lot of money is not reserved for smart people. It's reserved for people who dorepparttar 104180 right things - spiritually, mentally and physically, that attract money.

One ofrepparttar 104181 first things you must understand is thatrepparttar 104182 internal belief you have about what you think you can earn, is not your true potential, but a conditioned 'belief' based on your past results and old mental conditioning.

And as a reminder from previous reports... your internal image and conditioning controls what you focus on, attract and see. If you are conditioned to make $35k a year, all you see are opportunities and jobs in line with that image and focus. If you are conditioned to earn $200k a year, then all you are focused on is things that are in line with that financial level.

There is an exact science to earning money that most people have never been taught. I'll give you an example of a couple ofrepparttar 104183 easy rules you must understand for earning money. Without understanding and applying these simple rules, you are working harder than you need to be.

I've been able to help many people significantly increase their financial intake and lifestyle by simply understanding and followingrepparttar 104184 information that follows...so here you go...

(Now remember, individually these rules may seem simple. But when you look atrepparttar 104185 3 together...you'll understandrepparttar 104186 potential effect they have on how much you can earn.)

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