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There is a delicate balance between the fee you need to charge
for your products and services, and the fee that people are willing
to pay for them. But with gasoline, heating, shipping, health care,
and other costs rising, there comes a time when you must raise your
rates in order to remain profitable.
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I know. I know you're excited about your new business. I know
you have a great idea and when you tell others about it, they think
you have a great idea, too. A great idea is the birth of a new
small business.
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A woman in my MasterMind group posed a question today: why did
she spend all her time doing research and never actually go on with
"doing" the thing she was researching? She loved looking up
information, finding resources, interviewing people, gathering
facts. But taking these facts and applying them to her business
seemed to always be put on the back burner.
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When you're self-employed, choosing a website designer is a
crucial decision, as a good website can bring you more business and
a bad one can drive away prospective customers. Below are some
important things to consider when selecting a website designer for
your new site or site redesign.
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Several months ago, MSN began to beta-test its own search
engine. Previously, MSN had been using search results from
Yahoo.
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You must decide for yourself whether you will charge for your
services or not. Should you decide to charge, the next question is
"what should my fee be?"
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I'm sure you've seen it happen every year: your business slows
down during predictable times, like the summer vacation months or
year-end holidays. For the self-employed who rely upon steady cash
flow, this can be a disconcerting time. Should you just take a
vacation until things naturally pick up again? Or should you try to
find the needle-in-the-haystack business that might be out there
during slow times?
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You're not alone. Most people are uncomfortable walking into a
roomful of strangers. But networking at business events can help
you grow your business, as well as allow you to do hands-on
marketing research. Learning to mingle and to follow-up with
business networking contacts is crucial to your self-employment
success. The following techniques will assist you in connecting
effectively with others.
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Tammy, a skilled and gifted horticulturist, called me to discuss
what she needed to know to start her own florist and landscaping
business. She had been in the horticulture industry for 10 years
and was incredibly skilled at working with flowers and plants – one
of the best. She also had great design skills, as well as good
customer service skills. But she had little business management
experience and less self-employment experience.
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Spam. Those annoying, time-consuming emails that clog your Inbox
and ruin your day. You wonder: How did it ever get so bad? While
it's not possible to completely eliminate spam, there are quite a
few things you CAN do about the problem to reduce your burden.
