Do Business Well

Advertising can cost a few bucks per week, or thousands per day, depending on the size of the advertisement, the method and the media you choose. Many very small businesses reject the idea of advertising as being too expensive, before they have looked carefully into the matter — and that can be a mistake, because a thoughtfully constructed advertisement in the right publication can have a powerful impact for the small business. Continue Reading »

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Marketing is a key ingredient to the success of any business — big or small. But it means far more than just selling your product or service. Marketing activities encompass planning your product or service, then pricing, promoting and placing (or distributing) that product or service in such a way as to keep your customers happy and your business profitable. Continue Reading »

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Being involved with a direct-selling company has many advantages over setting up a business on your own. Doing the market research, developing and testing new products, planning, pricing, and working out sales techniques are all done by the company All you need do is to absorb their sales training and sometimes to purchase a starter pack of goods to sell. The sales procedure has been written by experts, so if you follow the training you should, in theory, be able to make sales. Continue Reading »

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There are many definitions of service. To many, it means being friendly, delivering on time and attending promptly to the customer’s needs. While this behaviour certainly is a part of service, there is more to it. Continue Reading »

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There are still comparatively few shops where one can buy a wide range of fresh herbs.

Besides fresh herbs for use in cooking and alternative medicine, there is a demand for dried herbs for use in beverages, butters, vinegars and salts, as an ingredient in natural vegetable dyes, and making potpourri. Continue Reading »

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This home business involves doing the legwork on behalf of a client who is looking for a specific type of house. You are paid to visit each and any house for sale that conforms to the specifications laid down by the client. Continue Reading »

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Selling by Mail Order

People in small towns and outlying farming areas often have a great need for products that are not easily available where they live. Also products are sometimes only available in one particular city. Continue Reading »

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There are several ways of using your home as your sales outlet.

Home exhibitions and markets are becoming increasingly popular. They are a marvellous way of selling, particularly if you link them to a special occasion like Christmas or even Easter or Valentine’s day or Autumn or Spring. Continue Reading »

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These are very specifically targeted events that are held in high profile venues and will probably give you your greatest concentration of potential customers.

The organisers have the responsibility to advertise the event. This is one of the most important things you should ask about before signing up. Continue Reading »

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A business plan is simply a detailed explanation of your basic ideas, and it’s on the basis of this plan that you’ll be able to raise finance, and also clarify all aspects of your projected business before you spend too much valuable time and money on it. Continue Reading »

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