After one year in business I have decided to look back in introspection, assess where I am and plan the path forward. It's all based on the advice, wisdom and insight of BizSugar's own resident philospher. Thanks Martin (lyceum) Read More

Google for Online Sales Prospecting

Google for Online Sales Prospecting Avatar Posted by billrice under Sales
From http://bettercloser.com 1136 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on May 12, 2010 8:43 am
Web 2.0 has delivered an incredibly valuable resource to every sales person on the planet–a massive customer database. Think about it.

Daily people (prospective customers) are creating profiles, indicating their preferences, discussing their pain, and describing their vision. Really, what’s left in the sales process?

The trick is learning to efficiently mine this amazing database Read More

The Referral Engine: "Tune Up" Your Small Business Marketing

The Referral Engine: "Tune Up" Your Small Business Marketing Avatar Posted by waltgoshert under Marketing
From http://waltgoshert.com 1135 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on May 12, 2010 8:22 am
Review of John Jantsch's The Referral Engine. 112 Online Links to Case Studies, Examples, Resources, and Tools John shares to help your small business marketin Read More

How to win the deal without discounting

How to win the deal without discounting Avatar Posted by alenmajer under Sales
From http://www.alenmajer.com 1142 days ago
Made Hot by: sannwood on May 12, 2010 2:15 am
If you don’t show the value you will definitely not win whatever your price is. Even if you have a lowest price on the market, it does not mean much to the prospect, because they don’t see the difference between your product and ones from the competition Read More

Make a Referral Monday

Make a Referral Monday Avatar Posted by lyceum under Marketing
From http://egoist.blogspot.com 1135 days ago
Made Hot by: bluechipnet on May 12, 2010 1:09 am
After reading Ivana Taylor's post, The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself, I decided to start a new open thread meme post on Mondays. I joined a BNI (Business Network International) chapter in Gothenburg called Quality Hotel Panorama team on April 30. Please give your referrals in the comment section Read More

Infographic: Evolution Of Privacy Policy On Facebook

Infographic: Evolution Of Privacy Policy On Facebook Avatar Posted by omgzam under Social Media
From http://omgzam.com 1135 days ago
Made Hot by: BIZvoter on May 11, 2010 4:52 pm
There’s no denying that Facebook is one of the greatest social networking platform for both users and businesses up to this date. However, Facebook hasn’t always managed its users’ data well. Take for example, the most recent case where their Facebook chat’s privacy was compromised by a loophole in the system. They’ve also changed how your personal information is classified several times, sometimes in a manner that has been confusing for their users; like the most recent change. Read More
Whenever you read about an entrepreneur who has a made a large sum of money in a short period of time, there is always this misconception that their path to success was quick and smooth. Here are some of my own stories of the early stages of our business Read More

Does Freelance Mean Free?

Does Freelance Mean Free?   Avatar Posted by bloggertone under Strategy
From http://bloggertone.com 1136 days ago
Made Hot by: dreamwithdeadline on May 11, 2010 1:06 pm
In starting out as a freelancer you might find that you have to volunteer a lot. Contributing can be enjoyable and it means that you can gain a lot of experience while bulking up your CV Read More

Why Marketing Tactics Can Harm Your Business

Why Marketing Tactics Can Harm Your Business Avatar Posted by m4bmarketing under Marketing
From http://www.m4bmarketing.com 1135 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on May 11, 2010 12:56 pm
Choosing the right marketing tactics to action can be tricky. After all there are just so many to select from. If you choose the wrong marketing tactics then you will not get the sales you want and need for your business to grow. Continue using the wrong ones and the results will not look pretty.
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Are Your Blog Posts Yours Once You Hit "Enter" or Are They Up For Grabs?

Are Your Blog Posts Yours Once You Hit "Enter" or Are They Up For Grabs? Avatar Posted by yoni67 under Marketing
From http://jobshuk.com 1136 days ago
Made Hot by: marcommark on May 11, 2010 10:33 am
You pour your heart, soul, effort, time and wisdom into your original biz-blog posts and articles. But what about ownership of and rights to your ideas once you hit "ENTER" or "SUBMIT?" The answers may surprise you Read More
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Hesham Zebida: Working at "Working Together"

If you had to choose one job description for our latest BizSugar Contributor of the Week, Hesham Zebida, that job … More
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