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Higher Gas Prices = Lower Worker Productivity
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| As gas prices climb higher and higher, the costs hurt people in more places than just their wallets. |
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Time-Sensitive! Breakthrough New Way for Any Business to Capitalize on Poor Economy and High Grocery Prices
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| There is no need for a slump in sales this year when you use the most sought after closing incentive that customers are crying out for today. |
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It's the Little Things!
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| The next time we start cutting price to match the competition, slimming services to make up for the lost margin - maybe we should think again. |
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Telecommuting Saves Big Companies Money
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| Telecommuting, or allowing others to work from remote locations, is a great way for your company to save money. It's a fact that telecommuting is a great way to have employees do work, especially considering the fact everyone is more comfortable at home. Needless to say, you won't need that large building with all of those offices since your employees don't need to travel. |
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Why A Starting A New Business Is A Great Idea in This Great Recession
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| Starting a new business under any conditions is challenging. Starting one during The Great Recession seems like it would be even more challenging. Right now is actually the best time to start your new business. The efficiencies you'll need to weather today's economy will prove invaluable once things turn around. |
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Raising Service Prices in a Recession
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| You may think it impossible, but some businesses are raising their prices during this recession. How about you? Are there specific areas you can target? How about specific products? One thing for sure, if you give up without trying, your prices will not get raised this year. |
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Our Gas Tanks Are Full But We're Running On Empty
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| Lots of negative news out there. While we're running around making sure our schedules our filled with things to do we forget that our spirits are running on empty. Often it's because we are focusing our thoughts on what we are lacking, what we perceive isn't available to us when what we need to do is shift the way we see things. In so doing, you can fill up your inner tank to power you in a more productive and positive direction to make the best of what IS. |
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How to raise your prices due to the increased cost of gas
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| As the price of gas continues to rise, many companies are finding they have to raise their prices due to higher shipping/transportation costs. The problem is, how do you raise your prices to compensate for your higher costs without irritating your customers? Here's how... |
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Today's Economy DEMANDS A Critical Skill: Optimism
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| Although there is much to fear right now there is always hope and optimism. Let Eileen McDargh show you how you can learn optimism. |
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Credit Crunch vs Manufacturing and Construction
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| discussing the financial crisis and the emerging requirements of performance bonds |
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Financial Markets Begin to prepare for a World of Inflation once again
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| Commodities are pointing to inflation down the road ahead. Big institutions are taking note even now and are repositioning their portfolios. Are you? |
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It's Not the Economy - It's Your Attitude!
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| Some would say that we are in a "down economy" and while that may certainly be true for some industries, I believe the real truth is that it is NOT the economy. It's our attitude! |
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Consumer confidence increases
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| Consumer Confidence Increases (12/5/2008) |
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Improving Your Work "Environment": Is It Truly Easy Being "Green"?
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| The environment. Being "green". Climate change. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon taxes. David Suzuki. Al Gore. All are at the forefront of almost every media outlet these days. In this article we discuss the "greening" of your HR practices and why it's important for the growth and bottom line of your business.
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Dealing with Reality in an Economic Downturn
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| Whether or not you believe we are in a full-blown recession or an economic downturn, the facts create stress in your business and with your employees. The best approach is to discuss it openly. Looking for solutions will only help show your employees that you care. |
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"Drive ONE"
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| You need a team of "A" players and a new way of thinking to break out of a rut or to move forward if your market conditions change. |
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Ten Tips for Winning in a Bad Economy
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| Unless you have been hiding in a cave somewhere, you have heard that the U.S. economy is doing poorly. Housing starts are down, the value of the dollar is down, car sales are down, real estate is down, retail is down, gas prices are up, food prices are up, bankruptcies are up and the sky is falling. What is a person to do?
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Stop Viewing The Past Through Rose Colored Glasses
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| Stop viewing the past through rose colored glasses. It was not all that good then and things are not all that bad today! |
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Putting A New Spin On Selling
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| Here's a new spin on selling. You can use this to increase your sales in a down economy. Four new pieces to the selling puzzle - check it out. |
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The Easiest Way to Prevent Bankrupting Your Home Staging Business…Stop Giving “Free Estimates”!
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| More homeowners than ever before are turning to home staging professionals for advice on how to best decorate their homes to stand out before they list with a real estate agent. If you’re one of the lucky stagers enjoying an increase in inquiries because of the market’s decline, you have to keep the fine line between ‘free estimate’ and ‘free advice’ good and clear. Otherwise, you could burn out and bankrupt your business faster than you think. |
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Summer time slow down?
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| Summer is actually a great time to make progress on your website and your business. |
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Q: Is this a bad time to start up a new restaurant with a slow economy?
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| I field a lot of questions from new and soon-to-be new restaurant owners. Here's one of those questions regarding concerns about opening a business during a slow economic period. |
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The winter is going to be tough for people in the United Kingdom
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| This winter is going to be tough for people in the United Kingdom, food prices up, gas prices up, electricity prices up, house prices down and prospect of loosing your job make the whole situation very depressing. |
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Lifestyle and Marketing: Notes on Setting and Raising Prices
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| Find out what variables you should take into consideration while setting prices and what strategies you can use to raise your prices. |
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Attitude Adjustment Time!
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| After reading a recent pragmatic article about how to handle this uncertain economy, I asked myself this question: In light of what we hear about falling stock prices and rising gas prices, what will we do internally to make the best of this time? |
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Ten Tips for Winning in a Bad Economy
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| Unless you have been hiding in a cave somewhere, you have heard that the U.S. economy is doing poorly. Housing starts are down, the value of the dollar is down, car sales are down, real estate is down, retail is down, gas prices are up, food prices are up, bankruptcies are up and the sky is falling. What is a person to do?
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Raising Your Prices Without Losing Clients
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| Some home based business owners operating online are afraid of raising their prices because they will, they think, lose a lot of their clients. But if you feel the need to up your prices to cover your time and expenses, there are ways of raising your prices without losing clients. |
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Discounting Prices: How Low is Too Low?
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| Setting prices can be quite a challenge for any business person. Whether you are a new business or you've been in business for a long time, it can be difficult to know where to set your prices. After all, prices that are too high can make you lose customers, but when you get profits that are too low, you can end up losing money as well. |
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Stress-Free Selling® - Easy Ways to Avoid Price Objections
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| Believe. Ah, the power of conviction. If we believe our prices are too high, we create price resistance. If we believe our prices are justified, appropriate, a good value, worth what we're asking, you will watch price objections disappear.
Of course this will not make all price objections disappear. What it will do is make many disappear. . . just because you believe.
Your lack of belief is like a giraffe to a lion. It devours you. You don't have a chance.
So, what's the solution? If you believe your prices are too high, you have three choices... |
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Gold Rises. Recovery In Sight? Really?
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| Gold prices, dollar value and stock prices may not seem to move in an understandable fashion, but a close look may reveal what lies ahead. |
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Buy Mobile Home Parks - What Will You Tell Your Grandchildren if You Miss This Opportunity?
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| There has not been a better time to buy that mobile home park in the last decade. Due to problems in the commercial real estate lending market, prices for parks have plummeted over the last six months. Desperate sellers are dumping their parks at prices far less than construction cost. Just look at the prices on the site. Notice how many sellers have written on their price "must sell", "desperate", and "all reasonable offers accepted". And they are also advertising "seller financing available". It is, without question, a buyers market. |
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The winter is going to be tough for people in the United Kingdom
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| This winter is going to be tough for people in the United Kingdom, food prices up, gas prices up, electricity prices up, house prices down and prospect of loosing your job make the whole situation very depressing. |
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Four Reasons Why You Be Candid About Your Prices On Your Website
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| Since most people use the Internet to gain information, including information about prices, you should be willing to quote your prices openly on your website. Here are four reasons why it makes more sense to quote your prices on your website than to conceal them. |
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