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YOUR FEES ARE TOO HIGH STEPS TO HANDLING OBJECTIONS THAT WILL GET YOU CLOSER TO THE SALE
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| By John Doerr
If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
- Anonymous
How many of us, as professional service providers, have heard from prospects, "your fees are too high," "someone else will do it for less," or "I don't see why I have to pay all that money just to have you do an audit, write a brief, create a marketing plan, etc?" And, more important, how many of us have been able to resist the urge to simply lower our fees to get the work?
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Market Research: Living in the Real World of Business Depends on Comments from the Real World
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| In the feature film Sliding Doors, I found myself fascinated by a conversation between two friends. Gerry had just been discovered by his girl friend as he was having an affair in their bedroom. Gerry's friend laughs at him and reminds Gerry that he had told him weeks ago that the affair would end without Gerry having to do anything. Gerry's friend asks him, "Do you want my opinion?" Gerry replies, "Am I going to like it?" With a chuckle, his friend responds with, "No. It's based on reality."
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To know yourself, know your shadow
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| It is a common experience. You speak to a friend about some strong negative feelings you have about someone else. Your friend, being a true friend, says, "but aren't you a bit like that too?" You of course don't like to hear this, but it gets you thinking. Maybe you can be a bit like it too. That's a useful admission since it then helps you to manage that characteristic in yourself. This is the sort of self-awareness that is crucial to our growth, to get that the people in our lives are in some way a mirror of ourselves. The concept of the shadow, from Carl Jung, is one of the great insights from 20th century psychology that is invaluable to those of us who seek to build effective relationships with others. |
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Everything Starts With A Conversation (Including Your Next Sale!)
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| Picture this. You're out having a coffee with a friend. An acquaintance of your friend happens to walk in and sits down for a few minutes to chat.
After you finish talking about the weather and last night's sports scores, the inevitable question comes up: "So, what do you do?"
You've got 60 seconds. What do you say?
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Part 2: Anonymous Bloggers
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| I asked a couple questions yesterday about the rights of anonymous bloggers. I basically wanted to hear what people thought about having companies like Google being forced to disclose the names of anonymous bloggers. The people who commented really hit on some key takeaways from not only this specific case (blogger 'SkanksNYC' and her struggle with being identified) but with other cases as well. |
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Needed - One More Friend
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| Somebody once said that a stranger is simply a friend you haven't met. The dictionary says that a friend is one who is attached to another by affection which leads him to desire his company, or one who has sufficient interest to serve another. |
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Effective Networking = Business/personal Success
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| I quite positive I am not the first and will not be the last person to tell you that you can accelerate your business and personal success by effectively building and maintaining your network.
“You need to network more,” anonymous Marketing consultant.
“Stop cold calling, start networking,” anonymous Sales Trainer.
“Go to more networking events,” anonymous Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.
“Pass out more business cards,” anonymous Professional Association President.
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Assessing Team Communication
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| You can use the following anonymous survey to assess team communication. |
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Happy At Work – Want Professional Success? Ignore Negativity
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| It is difficult to work in an environment where people are negative. Everyone is responsible for being happy at work. What do you do when a friend wants to vent? How can you protect yourself from the negativity while being helpful to your friend? |
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Our Fate is in Our Own Hands
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| A few years ago a friend had Ned, a small independent contractor, do extensive renovations to his home. Being a very fussy craftsman and cabinet maker, Ned did an especially superb job on the extensive woodwork involved in the renovation. About a year after completing the renovations, Ned bumped into my friend at the local hardware store. "The recession finally caught up to me," Ned told my friend. "I've had to lay off my crew and try to wait out this slow period."
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NEWS and Update: The Internet Scams Anonymous (ISA) Groups and Internet Users Handbook
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| NEWS and Update: The Internet Scams Anonymous (ISA) Groups and Internet Users Handbook
Addition of new Internet Scams Anonymous (ISA)Groups
How to get involved in Scam Avoidance Online while doing business
Marketing of the Internet Users Handbook, Free copies, chapter by chapter available for download at Evan Carmichael. Notes for future revisions and marketing. Future plans for a 3 volume Master Internet Handbook |
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