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Internet Sales Consultant
June 26, 2010 – 10:14 am | 4 Comments
Internet Sales Consultant

Does the Internet affect your selling ability?

You are an Internet Sales Consultant and don’t know it yet. I attended a networking event recently and the experience inspired the creation of a workshop that will demonstrate why you should not ignore the Internet.

Negative Selling
June 17, 2010 – 7:26 am | No Comment
Negative Selling

Are You Guilty?

Do you spend your time and energy selling a product or service only to buy back what you sold through failure to observe a simple principle?

You’ve Been Terminated
May 30, 2010 – 4:41 pm | 7 Comments
You’ve Been Terminated

Nixed by Biznik – Looking to Re-Connect

If you are trying to contact me on Biznik, please don’t. My account has been “terminated” because “…[my] style of participation … [and] … contributions to the community are not moving it forward, and have begun to harm it’s reputation. … Consequently, we have terminated your membership in Biznik.”

This is a portion of the email I received recently.

Connect But Beware
May 30, 2010 – 9:19 am | 5 Comments
Connect But Beware

I would like to connect with you if ….

you want a relevant win-win business connection.
What do I mean by that?
Read the lower half of this post for my explanation.

How’s Biz?
May 14, 2010 – 11:30 am | One Comment
How’s Biz?

It’s Un-Believe-Able !

To everyone but YOU, that is. Whether its good or bad out there, its what YOU believe that determines YOUR experience. Don’t let other people control YOUR life experience. Believe in YOU, don’t worry about what others believe.

A Practical Small Business Marketing Expert
April 19, 2010 – 3:28 pm | 4 Comments
A Practical Small Business Marketing Expert

You have an opportunity to experience a half-day workshop in Bellevue, Washington, covering 7 steps to marketing success by a best-selling author and business coach. And, because you are following me, ten (10) of you will receive admission absolutely FREE.

Online Posting Etiquette Tips
April 18, 2010 – 5:37 am | 3 Comments
Online Posting Etiquette Tips

How can online posting affect your sales-ability?

Credibility is earned over time by your actions that others can observe. The quality of the posts you make will help reinforce your ability to be known and trusted as an expert in your field when you are trying to sell your product or services.

One Email Too Many
April 14, 2010 – 7:34 am | 4 Comments
One Email Too Many

Are you on email overload?

I receive literally hundreds of emails every day. It used to create feelings of overwhelm and frustration because I thought I had to act on each one. How can we bring sanity back into our E-Mail Overload challenge?