5 August 2012

13 Short and Powerful Reasons To Write Articles Now

2022-08-07T17:42:58-04:00August 5th, 2012|Writing Articles|0 Comments

by Maria Marsala Summary: If you're not using one of the best ways on the net to market, your giving up this lucrative way of attracting pre-qualified visitors to your web site.   Marketing using articles is an inexpensive way to expose your services to large numbers of potential clients. Do you know that many ezine publishers (online newsletters), blog, and web site owners are looking for free content? True! So are magazines, your local business newspapers, etc. When you submit your articles as free content on the web or are paid for writing articles, it brings you additional publicity. Still not sure about this tip? See more reasons to market with articles below: Where did

29 July 2012

Best Tax & Financial Resources for Small Business Owners

2022-08-07T17:42:59-04:00July 29th, 2012|Pricing|0 Comments

Where can a small business owner obtain tax and finance information?  When you don't know what questions to ask, it's very helpful to take some classes, and read a few articles prior to visiting with a CPA. Enjoy these resources: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the best free classes around! Call your local office to find out when the home business or sole proprietorship classes are held. The home business class is a half-day class; the sole proprietorship class is a full day. The difference between these two classes -- the extra half day -- is spent dealing with employee tax information. Take a class every year. Expenses are deductible and I bet you will learn quite

20 June 2012

56 Tips for Increasing Website Traffic

2022-08-07T17:43:00-04:00June 20th, 2012|Website Development|0 Comments

55. It Pays to Speak To connect more deeply with prospects -- get paid to speak, especially as a Keynoter. Prior to the event, some attendees or those who find your events listed on the web will visit your website. Some join your ezine, email you or read your site and get to know you better. That connection is expanded when you hand out an evaluation form with "check here to receive our emails". Because you have permission, they get your newsletter, share it and bring more traffic to your website.    Thanks to: Maria Marsala of Act Now Seminars.   Get the rest of the tips at:   http://www.carolroth.com/blog/traffic-increasing-website-traffic-tips/

16 June 2012

On Introducing Yourself To Strangers

2022-08-07T17:43:01-04:00June 16th, 2012|Networking|0 Comments

On Introducing Yourself To Strangers When a stranger walks up to you and asks, "So, what do you do?", truth be told, they really don't care what you do. They are masking the questions they really want to ask you. What are the questions on their mind? What they really want is: "How can you help me reach my goals?" and "Are you trustable?". Give them what they really want. How? Here's my quick-starter template: I work with __________ [your target market] to __________ [biggest problem you help them resolve]. Examples: I work with independent financial advisors who are ready to serve more clients. I work with financial advisors who are struggling to grow their businesses.

24 May 2012

Speaking and Getting Paid “In-Kind”

2022-08-07T17:43:01-04:00May 24th, 2012|Speaking|0 Comments

In the last edition of my newsletter, I promised to provide you with some information on speaking and getting paid "in-kind". A quick note: keep in mind that financial advisors and a few other industries can't accept payment to speak. However, there are many business owners on my email list who can be paid as professional speakers. Ok, back to the subject at hand. Speaking at an event takes between 8-14 hours of preparation and you deserve to be paid for your knowledge. If you are a professional speaker, your #1 priority is to be paid your FULL fee. Don't be quick to take "in-kind". It's OK to say "no" to someone who will not pay

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