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Desperate Architects: Want to Know a Secret About Architectural Drafting? ing help. She had been marketing to seniors for more It’s about twenty after 9, on a Tuesday morning, Mike Johnson is an architect and he's thinking that life is bed of roses. But it wasn’t like that a year ago…This time last year, the revenues of his practice were shrinking at an alarming 15% annual rate… he was trying everything in the book to pull those revenues out of tailspin, primary of which was outsourcing most of his CAD drafting offshore. That exercise failed miserably, and he couldn’t even start to figure out why.He had been very diligent in selecting the s Stay Home Parents Best of Both World's Home Business Mary had a delivery service business. Her idea was to market to senior citizens who couldn’t get out every day. She came to me as a SCORE counselor because her business was struggling and she thought she needed marketing help. She had been marketing to seniors for more tThrough out the world stay-at-home moms like Joanne Jordan are spending a lot of their day playing with her son, preparing his meals and giving him his afternoon sleep.How ever Mrs. Jordan is among a new breed of moms and Dads who although have stayed home to have quality time with their children but also earn an income too. She is an independent home business owner and receives over 70 different affiliate and commission checks monthly from a variety of employers and companies.She finds the time to do all while her c There Are A Lot of Hats in the Small Business and They All Fit Your Head market to senior citizens who couldn’t get out every day. She came to me as a SCORE counselor because her business was struggling and she thought she needed marketing help. She had been marketing to seniors for more What many people think of a small business, they have these visions of an independent entrepreneur who is crafting a finely made product, happily working away doing something fulfilling with their life. REALITY CHECK!Operating a small business takes a certain level of discipline and understanding. This is because it small business is like a child in that your decisions can either help it grow and blossom or destroy it. Let's consider just a few of the positions in a small business that need filled usually by the owner. Hey Mr Client, You're Fired! ay. She came to me as a SCORE counselor because her business was struggling and she thought she needed marketing help. She had been marketing to seniors for more Have you ever had the client from hell? The one who has been with you for some time, maybe from the beginning, that every time you do a project for them they put you through so much grief that you feel like taking a flying leap from the top of a freeway overpass?Well my friend, DON'T JUMP - FIRE THAT CLIENT!It may sound like an unusual bit of advice, fire a client, but let's take a look at what a very difficult client does to our business.I know you are saying, but I make a lot of money from that guy - hang on Take the high road siness was struggling and she thought she needed marketing help. She had been marketing to seniors for more With Competitors Take The High RoadWhat do you do when the competition cheats and/or hits below the belt? We recommend that you take the high road. Let them drown in the flood. Remember, he who laughs last! You must resist the temptation to retaliate by descending to their level. You should read the book by W. Michael Hoffman who is Executive Director of The Center For Business Ethics at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. He presented another good reason to do the right thing. Not only will the high road give you b Should You Allow People To Use Your Freebies ing help. She had been marketing to seniors for more than a year and was frustrated by her results. She hoped I would have the silver bullet that would change everything.Should you allow people to use your website and promotional freebies to promote traffic for themselves? Let’s get straight to the point. The answer is yes, unequivocally, yes. Why? Simple, the answer is traffic which can equal money. I don’t understand why anyone would want to keep a free brand all to themselves, especially if it is actually branded. By this I mean the product shows an undeniable reference to you, your site and other products you are promoting. If you don’t understand viral marketing then you probably won’t My first question to Mary was had she written a business plan. I wanted to see her marketing p
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