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Simple Tips to Generate Leads for Your Business

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Lead generation is essential to any business, having a steady flow of potential customers can make all the difference to the outcome of your goals, whether it be finding higher paying clients or selling your ideas. You might provide an amazing service or package but if nobody is ever offered then how are they to know about it? This where lead generation or offering yourself is clearly important. To generate a steady flow of quality leads, you need to k...

6 Productivity Tips for Freelancers

2 minutes read

As a freelancer, you’ve likely found that keeping yourself busy isn’t that difficult, but keeping yourself productive is another story. From time drains and stress to poor concentration and loss of focus, anyone even considering going the freelance route should take some time to learn about the seven habits and tools of effective freelancing. Integrating some of these productivity tips and tools can help keep even the most easily distracted freelancer on track. 1. Carving Out Your Space: Fre...

7 Tips for Conducting a Constructive Phone Conference

4 minutes read

I once worked for a manager that was fond of conference calls with our spread-out team. Poor fellow was not adept at leading these confused gatherings, however, so when he was out of earshot we called them chaos calls, a far more fitting description. In these 7 tips we offer sound advice for conducting a constructive phone conference. When handled well, these calls are inexpensive, can be very productive and produce tremendous time savings. 1. Be prepa...

5 Tips to Make Your Small Business Appear Larger

4 minutes read

Starting out small doesn’t mean you can’t keep up with the competition and keep pace with the big boys. Most people have this notion in their heads that when you open your own business, you’re bound to stay small and insignificant for a long while before you finally get a break and make it big. Why wait when you can do it now? While it definitely takes time for any business to grow, you don’t always have to feel like a dwarf amongst giants when...