Employment

Know your customer While food shopping last week, we came across a cart full of discontinued items. Prominent among them were a large number of boxes of Peace Cereal "Organic Hearty Raisin Bran with Crunchy Oat Clusters". My first thought was "Why are they discontinuing these and why haven't they sold?".
Who sees the elephant? For most businesses today, a website is very important. A good website can bring in a lot of business, and a bad website can cost you. A "good" website needs good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) good design, good content.. a lot to think about. Where does SEO leave off and Design start? Or vice versa, if you prefer. Where does Business Consulting fit in? What about Copywriting? Why I am asking these questions?
The Inside Track isn't always the right track Most salespeople know that an existing customer is more valuable than a prospect simply because they are more likely to buy from you. They already know that you aren't a fly by night charlatan, that your product was what you said it was, and so on. A lot of the hesitancy of doing business is already swept away.


Title Date Comments
The Looting of America
2009 07  2009/07/04 22:57 BrettLegree

Why aren't you doing that?
2009 07  2009/07/03 14:29 BrettLegree

FTC and Affiliate Links
2009 06 

I'm a lousy sales person
2009 06  2009/06/25 19:22 TonyLawrence

Tough Times
2009 05  2009/06/03 13:19 BrettLegree

Working at home: Vipdesk
2009 05  2009/06/23 19:10 TonyLawrence

The future of Working
2009 05  2009/05/19 13:59 TonyLawrence

Web Content Filtering
2009 05  2009/06/05 10:46 TonyLawrence

Communication
2009 05 

One in a Hundred Million
2009 05  2009/05/04 19:09 TonyLawrence

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
2009 04 

Corel Painter 11
2009 04  2009/06/18 14:17 TonyLawrence

 
 
April Doldrums
2009 04 

Spaghetti Dirty Horror Show
2009 04  2009/04/26 13:19 MartinBruce

Be Happy - Duh!
2009 04  2009/04/09 14:20 Friar

No Indian Support?
2009 04  2009/04/07 11:32 TonyLawrence

Billion dollar opportunity? Phooey!
2009 03  2009/03/31 17:37 drag

Reinvest in your business
2009 03  2009/03/29 00:52 TonyLawrence

Fear and Confidence
2009 03  2009/03/22 15:34 BigDumbDinosaur

Time to pony up
2009 03  2009/03/21 21:24 TonyLawrence

Laid off - so now what?
2009 03  2009/03/11 10:05 TonyLawrence

Goal Seeking
2009 03  2009/03/05 21:07 BrettLegree

I hate my job
2009 03  2009/03/04 16:16 BigDumbDinosaur

Sick Days for Freelancers
2009 02  2009/02/24 10:42 joe

Beauty Treatments
2009 02 

Down and Out
2009 02  2009/02/20 21:43 BrettLegree

Peddling Papers
2009 02  2009/02/22 23:15 Friar

Recession and Service Businesses
2009 02 

E-Book Updates
2009 02 

Programming the Turk?
2009 02  2009/02/08 11:34 TonyLawrence

Using Free Google Gmail with your Domain
2009 01  2009/01/29 15:26 NickBarron

You've Got (very little) Mail
2009 01  2009/04/13 12:42 LorraineBall

Micro businesses in a recession
2009 01  2009/01/16 18:27 TonyLawrence

Passive Income Smooths the Flow
2009 01 

The Internet isn't done with us yet
2008 12  2008/12/30 00:17 NickBarron

Review: Bait and Switch
2008 12  2009/03/30 14:36 TonyLawrence

Responsibility and Honesty- watch your
2008 12  2008/12/27 19:24 TonyLawrence

Where does the time go?
2008 12 

Psst - Wanna Work For Yourself?
2008 12 

Starting your first commerce web site
2008 12  2008/12/17 09:51 MikeHostetler

Are we there yet? Life and Business Goals
2008 12  2008/12/25 18:36 TonyLawrence

Fifty is nifty but twenty is plenty
2008 12  2009/05/28 14:12 Jukkapaulin

Wassup?
2008 12 

Updates to Psst book
2008 11 

The E-Myth Revisited
2008 11  2008/11/26 00:41 BrettLegree

Freebies
2008 11  2008/11/25 01:32 ScottCarpenter

E-Junkie Review
2008 11  2009/03/05 00:50 ManofPeace

Maybe I don't want to be rich
2008 11 

The Last Time I Climbed a Ladder
2008 11  2008/11/03 16:46 TonyLawrence

Costs of starting up a business
2008 10  2008/10/31 21:50 BigDumbDinosaur

 
 
 
 
First e-book
2008 10 

Is Self-Employment really for me?
2008 10  2008/10/23 10:30 TonyLawrence

Some questions about Self Employment
2008 10  2008/10/15 18:11 MikeHostetler

A game worth playing
2008 07 

What am I doing here?
2008 06 

Know your customer
2008 06  2008/06/25 22:44 TonyLawrence

Smart Linux Shop
2008 06  2008/06/19 14:37 BigDumbDinosaur

Interview at Yes To Me
2008 05  2008/05/26 22:51 AkemiYestoMe

Sound mind, sound body
2008 05  2008/05/21 19:27 JonR

Sales Calls for Tech folk
2008 05 

You sounded annoyed
2008 05 

Did you really lose half a million
2008 05  2008/05/05 16:17 drag

What's your game?
2008 04 

Small Business Advertising Advice
2008 03  2009/02/16 04:06 anonymous

Time and Billing
2008 03  2008/05/11 03:30 Matt

The R Word
2008 02  2008/02/16 03:42 drag

Who sees the elephant?
2008 01 

Jack of All Trades
2008 01 

On your own
2008 01  2008/01/05 02:12 Skellie

Focus, Focus, Focus
2008 01 

Master of All
2007 12 

Selling out - What do you really want?
2007 12 

Eggs
2007 10  2007/10/30 14:42 TonyLawrence

Accidental Entrepreneurs
2007 09 

The future of computer techs
2006 12  2009/03/11 10:22 TonyLawrence

 
 
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Job Satisfaction and Self-esteem
2006 07 

Preventing Discrimination
2006 04  2006/04/14 17:29 TonyLawrence

Autodidacts and computers
2006 02  2006/02/21 15:20 BigDumbDinosaur

Tired and stressed
2006 01  2006/01/24 15:38 BigDumbDinosaur

Podcasting as advertising
2005 12 

Get your own ball
2005 12 

Is it worth it?
2005 12 

Self Employed
2005 12  2009/05/04 11:11 TonyLawrence

You don't have to own the world
2005 12 

Self Employed
2005 12 

Websites for the self employed:
2005 12 

Websites for the self employed:
2005 12 

401K for sole proprietors
2005 12 

Squeezing time out of the day
2005 12 

Suspicion and fear about self
2005 12 

Sick Days
2005 12 

Showing up
2005 12 

Junk marketing
2005 12 

Setting hourly rates for Consultants
2005 12 

What's your business worth to you?
2005 12 

Self Discipline for the Self-Employed
2005 12 

Preparing for change
2005 12 

What's your web niche?
2005 12 

Retire to self-employment
2005 12 

Retainers
2005 12 

 
 
Auto FTP Manager
 
 
Coasting
2005 12 

Eyes wide open
2005 12 

Happiness is more than money
2005 12 

I hate prospecting
2005 12 

Prepaid hours
2005 12 

Raw volume vs. popularity
2005 12 

Web Businesses
2005 12 

Product Review: Staples One Touch
2005 12  2008/01/31 19:38 TonyLawrence

One foot in front of the other
2005 12 

Networking
2005 12 

Your skills aren't enough
2005 12 

Low end clients
2005 12 

Scheduling time loosely
2005 12 

FOO-SELF-EMPLOYED Links Page, resources
2005 12 

Look for the itch
2005 12 

IT workers unhappy; advised to consider
2005 12 

Your life partner
2005 12 

Bill Early, Bill Often
2005 12 

The Inside Track isn't always the right
2005 12 

IT can be a good choice for self
2005 12 

Difficulties of self employment
2005 12 

Avoiding Employee Classification
2005 12 

Incorporation
2005 12 

Opportunity
2005 12  2008/06/18 09:50 TonyLawrence

Fluctuating income
2005 12 

 
 
 
 
health insurance for the self employed
2005 12  2006/11/11 08:13 drag

You could have just asked us
2005 12 

Be Happy
2005 12 

Handling stress
2005 12 

Grow or die?
2005 12 

I'm not good enough
2005 12 

Getting more done
2005 12 

Life is not Fair
2005 12  2009/05/02 17:09 TonyLawrence

Embracing the unfamiliar
2005 12 

Where are you going to get the boxes?
2005 12 

The Windows back up most often forgotten
2005 12  2008/12/23 18:44 TonyLawrence

Self employment can be better than a job
2005 12 

Firing Customers
2005 12  2007/12/09 05:34 BigDumbDinosaur

Dreams of self employment
2005 12 

Attitudes toward self employment
2005 12 

Having Employees - or not
2005 12 

What did you learn today?
2005 12 

E-books for business promotion
2005 12  2007/11/27 23:53 TonyLawrence

What's your disaster plan look like?
2005 12 

Dirty competition
2005 12 

Do you wear a tie?
2005 12 

Don't make it hard for your customers
2005 12 

Contracting vs. self employment
2005 12 

Are you afraid of your competitors?
2005 12 

Communication Skills
2005 12 

 
 
 
 
Coaches and Mentors
2005 12 

Reporting Income
2005 12 

Champion of Capitalism
2005 12 

Choosing a name for your business
2005 12 

Broadband enables independence
2005 12 

Keeping sharp
2005 12 

Arrogance or confidence
2005 12 

Try it, you might like it
2005 12 

10 million strong
2005 12 

What do you do for a living?
2005 11  2005/11/23 20:28 orsenthil

Employees
2005 08 

Setting Project Exit Criteria
2005 07  2009/06/08 20:49 CMangos

Understanding Project Expectations
2005 07  2005/07/22 16:05 Kevin

Estimating for Consultants
2004 11 

Management, the Mother Science
2004 04 

Human Capital
2003 12 

Win-Win Negotiations in Program
2003 10 

Windows, Unix, and Linux- Which Earns
2003 10 

Successful Consulting
2003 09  2009/02/17 15:50 TonyLawrence

Social Skills of the Project Manager
2003 09  2005/07/31 20:29 BigDumbDinosaur

Analyzing Employee Productivity
2003 09 

They'll miss you when you are gone
2003 08 

Telecommuting
2003 07 

You're So Lucky
2003 07 

Technofable
2000 09 

 
 
 
 
Success at Last
2000 09 

Customer Service
2000 09 

Living in a Looking Glass
2000 09 

I am not a railroad
2000 02 

Self Employment
1998 12 

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