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Money and Marketing: 4 Business Model Blunders to Avoid
Unpredictable, up-and-down cash flow is frustrating to deal with. By redesigning your business model so that every offer flows effortlessly into the next, you’ll not only even out your income, you’ll dramatically increase it as well.

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Do You Over Promise and Under Deliver
A new client recently admitted to me sheepishly that she often didn’t get to complete a client’s work until the client called to see if it was ready. I admired her honesty if not her time management skills.

“Twelve Strategic Ways To Improve And Maintain Strong Healthy Client Relationships, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach”
How would you describe the current health of your client relationships? Extremely healthy and fit? Just okay or average? Poor health? Critically ill? On life support? When was the last time your client relationships and your client relationship program had a review? Could you and your company benefit from improvements in your existing client relationships? These are critical questions in today’s world of business. For the purpose of this article, I am going to presume that most readers will admit to stating they could benefit from improved client relationships. And with that in mind, I want to share twelve (12) strategic ways to improve and maintain strong healthy client relationships, according to Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach.

Give it your all and grow through technology
Advice For Startups - Give it your all. A lot of people start a business and will try to run it initially on a part-time basis. They also have a fall back job, just in case the business doesn’t develop. If you’re to succeed you have to commit to the project. You really have to put 100% into it. It may mean not having a steady stream of money coming in the door (in other words, being poor for the first few years as the business develops a client list). I don't think you can make a go of it if you only put some time into it rather than your full undivided attention. You have to give up everything else and put 100% into your company. You have to do it full time - sales, marketing, accounting and client servicing.

How To Know When To Fire A Client Or Customer, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
One of the things business owners dread most is firing an employee. Well, there is another dread of business owners that is similar to that and it is the firing of a client or customer. The issue of firing a client or customer, or in other words ”letting go of a client or customer, is a real issue faced by all business owners. And I know from first hand experience that this is true. In my 25 years of business, I have “fired” clients and I have learned the strategic value of doing so. I have realized that not every client is the right or ideal client for me and that I have tried to become much more strategic in prospecting for and selecting my clients. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach has developed a list of twelve (12) signals that will let you know that it is time to fire the client or customer and they are:

The Insider Secrets to Not Losing Your Shirt on your Client’s Next Project
My client Anna called me last week, completely frustrated, about an unfolding nightmare with her new client. Anna had recently accepted a new client who had an exciting project. They discussed what specific needs the client had, and Anna determined that it would fit in her schedule. She received a down payment for the work, and scheduled the time in her calendar.
How To Handle Customer Billing Snafus
Seriously, whether the client owes you the money or not is a moot point. Yes, you made an accounting mistake, but if the client agreed to pay you a certain amount each month in exchange for certain services rendered, and you have been under-billing that client for delivering those certain services, the client owes you the money, period.
Be a Sales Rock Star: Something for Nothing
When was the last time you gave a client something for nothing? If such a generous thought hasn’t crossed your mind in a while, you may be missing out on an opportunity to do a good deed while staying on the person’s radar. The simple act of giving may even increase the value of your business. What’s even more amazing is that some of the most valuable gifts and services are intangible, so they won’t cost you a penny. Providing a small, added service at the right time will set you apart in your client’s mind.

Business Coach- How To Become One?
In many ways the business coach is just like any other coach. He motivates and guides. He is the invisible hand pushing his client in the right direction and the same time he also warns the client of the dangers ahead. He should be shrewd enough to study the competition and device effective strategies. These strategies are what will make his client succeed. He does not hesitate to criticize when necessary and he does not hold back compliments when deserved. He is the mentor and he takes his role very seriously. He is confident, yet ever willing to listen. He works as a team with the client's business.
10 Warning Signs That Prospective Client Is Not Right For You
In difficult economic times it is easy to let go of standards and take on a client who does not fit your vision of your ideal client. When few clients are in the pipeline it often looks attractive to take the ones that show up. When you do this you run the risk of having an angry client or worse one who is out a real energy drainer. Here are ten warning signs that tell you to avoid the client.

Coaching and Psychological Styles: Adjust Your Approach!
Most coaches understand, intuitively, the need to adjust their approach in dealing with different types of clients, but quite often, these adjustments don’t come until it’s too late, and the client has already lost faith in the process. Using an assessment to determine a client’s Perceptual Style at the outset of the coaching relationship can shift the equation, giving the coach the tools he/she needs to connect with the client and speak that client’s language right away.
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