Do you offer family and friends discounts? Do you have clients who try to twist your arm, play hardball, and try to get great deals? I’m sure you answered “yes”, because every entrepreneur encounters these situations. You know… the family friend who you see once a year who thinks that since he eats your family casserole at the summer picnic, that he’s entitled to a 40% “Family & Friends Discount.” We’ve all run into this situation and it can be tough maintaining your price integrity in the face of their “connection” to you. I recently ran into this with a prospect whom I already knew; I met with him, reviewed what he was looking for on his end, what I had to offer, and my pricing. Read More→
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Categories : Business - General, Business development, Client Retention, Customer Service -Client Relations, Entrepreneurship, Pricing
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By Bob Holdsworth · Comments (0)
Wednesday,
October
26th,
2011
Support your local Entrepreneur!!
This is a reprint of something a reader sent to me that I think is a GREAT idea that we should all adopt. I’m in…who’s with me?
As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!
It’s time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Read More→
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I’ve recently joined the ranks of an outstanding direct sales/network marketing company, after some serious due diligence, I might add.
The skeptics among you are silently screaming..”what are you thinking, they’re all scams!” I must confess…I’ve been in the network marketing industry on and off for more than 15 years and while some companies have had integrity problems, the business model is more than 100 years old and in fact is something that you’ve also been participating in, week in and week out, whether you know it or not.
When I begin to talk to someone about the business the most common reply is “it’s one of those pyramid schemes…leave me out”. There is a very fundamental difference between network marketing and a pyramid scheme…a huge difference and if you don’t understand them you’re staying away from something that could make you a lot of money and give you great time freedom. Read More→
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Categories : Business - General, Business development, Customer Service -Client Relations, Entrepreneurship, Family - Lifestyle, Marketing - Sales, Personal Development, Time Freedom, Uncategorized
Tags : bob holdsworth, business, career, customer service, direct selling, Entrepenuer, Entrepreneurial Freedom, leadership, lifestyle, management, marketing coaching, military familes, network marketing, pyramid scheme, Robert Allen, Robert Kiyosaki, Starting a New Career, The Holdsworth Group, Warren Buffett, young business owners, young entrepreneurs
By Bob Holdsworth · Comments (0)
Monday,
April
4th,
2011
Every business owner should be able to answer a simple question about their client list…what is the average lifetime value of a typical client?
If you’re not sure what I mean, let me give you a brief overview. Anytime you spend marketing money to land a new client in your business you expect that they will produce a certain amount of revenue for your company. You should know what they’re likely to spend initially, how often they’ll reorder, at what frequency and, unless you’re just starting out, you should have a good idea about how long a client usually does business with you. Read More→
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How many of you watched the video of the lady walking through the mall, texting and walking right into the fountain a few weeks ago? The big, 40 by 40 foot fountain, right in the MIDDLE of a mall? We all laughed right, could never happen to us…no, not us.
Technology is great, but looking around at my own life as well as observing others I’ve realized that we are beginning to be controlled by technology rather than using it to make life easier. As an example, I watched a colleague the other day who was working hard on a website project. Every time his iPhone® buzzed with a new email, text or update he, like Pavlov’s dog, stopped working, read the message, answered the message and then tried to get back to work only to be disturbed again in 30 seconds by the reply or rebuttle. He got virtually nothing done in 30 minutes.
Take this test for fun or the shock value… Read More→
As 2010 is winding to a close it’s time to reflect on what was, what could have been and what will be in the year ahead.
We’ve dealt with a sluggish economy, clients who opted not to initiate projects, governmental regulation changes, team members who had family members laid off, perhaps you faced the need to downsize your staff as well. All in all, not one of the better years for business owners. Read More→
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