When you are new to the business world it will not be long before the advertising vultures show up. These folks make their living off your inexperience. You normally meet them at networking functions, however telemarketing is another weapon for them. In the early stages of your career it is difficult to spot them. They seem so nice and intently interested in your new … [Read more...] about Avoid The Advertising Vultures
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What You Can Learn From My High Cable Bill
My wife Sue came to me today with news concerning our cable bill. The monthly price has become a topic of conversation in our home lately as the price jumped to $158.00 per month recently. This of course set off alarm bells in Sues head because she knows we do not watch $158.00 worth of TV. Aside from the late night news and the occasional hockey game our TVs sit dormant most … [Read more...] about What You Can Learn From My High Cable Bill
Hit The Ground Running
I often get asked "If you were starting your cleaning business today, what would you do to spread the word your in business? That's easy. I would tell everyone I know and have ever known that I now own my own cleaning business. This includes not only close family and friends. It would also include people I have a casual association with. This would include my doctor, … [Read more...] about Hit The Ground Running
Grow Slow And Steady
I wanted to do a quick post today on the topic of growing your cleaning business. When you first start out it seems hard to imagine that the little seed (your new company) you planted will ever grow up. It is easy to get impatient and frustrated. You want instant gratification and success. When you don't get it the idea of "I should just quit" starts making headway inside your … [Read more...] about Grow Slow And Steady
Networking For Beginners
The act of networking needs to play a major role in your new business. Your success (or failure) in networking will greatly determine how well you fare in business. To help you fully understand it's importance we need to define what networking really is. Websters Dictionary defines networking as: To make connections among people or groups of a like kind. To have success at … [Read more...] about Networking For Beginners