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Want to Get More High-Paying Clients Without Doing More Selling?
Posted by: | CommentsWanna learn a proven effective approach for attracting your ideal (and highest-paying) clients, without feeling like a slimy, pushy salesperson?
Or how ‘bout systems for running your business that let you consistently make more money—without running yourself ragged?
Who wouldn’t, right?!?
For most small business owners, the two hardest jobs are:
1) Getting new clients in the door
2) Finding time to get everything done
The thing is, once you know how to attract your ideal client, you really don’t have to do much selling. In fact I’ve found it’s easier to target my ideal client, and get paid what I’m worth, by using “Pull” style marketing focused on helping and building relationships instead of “Push” style marketing that’s focused on making sales.
Pull marketing draws your idea clients to you like bees to honey, instead of forcing you to chase them like a lion on the hunt. And it’s especially easy to do these days thanks to the Internet.
You don’t even have to do all the work yourself (nor should you)! That’s one of the beauties of attracting clients instead of going after them—especially on the Web. You can automate or outsource a lot of it.
While I’ve learned a good bit about all this by doing it myself over the past few years, I’ve found someone else who’s actually developed an entire “Client Attraction” system—Fabienne Frederickson. This month I’m going to be interviewing her on my regular Small Business Success Teleseminar!
Join us for FREE by going here to reserve your spot on the call:
http://www.success-stream.com/teleseminar-17.htm
Fabienne has promised to share her secrets and system for:
- How to break down the marketing process into easy steps
- Using the secrets of PULL (versus push) marketing to get clients effortlessly
- Getting clients who happily pay you what you’re worth
- Delegating, automating and systemizing every aspect of your business (so it runs without you!)
- Your chance to ask Fabienne your own Client Attraction questions live!
Fabienne has a reputation for turning her clients on to resources they’d never even heard of in their fields. And those solo-entrepreneurs that follow her advice end up standing out in even overcrowded marketplaces and snagging the best clients and customers.
The teleseminar calls are no-charge, but phone lines are limited. So be sure to reserve your spot right now while you’re thinking about it:
http://www.success-stream.com/teleseminar-17.htm
Got any specific questions about client attraction you’d like Fabienne to answer? Leave your question as a comment below and I’ll make sure we cover it on the call.
Got Questions About Small Business Bookkeeping? You’re not Alone!
Posted by: | CommentsDo you hate doing your own bookkeeping for your small business…?
Does QuickBooks drives you crazy because the data always seems to be messed up, or you don’t really know what to look at in there anyway…?
Did you hire an accountant or bookkeeper but find your books are still confusing…?
If so, you are so not alone!
Before I hired my current Virtual Bookkeeper, Jen Petersen, 3 years ago I’d been through 2 bookkeepers and years of bookkeeping hell. First because I did my books myself in Excel, which meant I ended up spending about 10 hours a month just doing invoicing!
I came to hate bookkeeping (and I don’t use that word lightly!!). So I decided to get QuickBooks, and even hired a bookkeeper to get it all set up for me. When I finally made time to look at my books after 3 months they were a total mess!
I found duplicate entries, missing entries, and almost nothing in the right categories. Then, to add insult to injury, it took me months to get all my files back from that bookkeeper. And she came via referral, mind you.
My next bookkeeper made some headway in straightening out my books. But then she handed my files off to another woman at her firm who did a terrible job. So I was paying them, then spending 5-6 hours a month finding all the problems and having them fix everything.
During those years I literally had no idea how much money, if any, I had in net profit from month to month. I was pretty much going off gut instinct and my total receivables. So I never knew what I could invest in my business. Or if I had the money to, say, replace a computer that died suddenly.
Plus, as a marketer, it drove me nuts because it was really hard to track the return on investment of many of my marketing strategies. Or the value of a customer. Or which products and services were most profitable. And it was sure hard to plan for future initiatives.
Not having a handle on my bookkeeping was really, really stressful and held my small business back in a big way.
Then I found my wonderful Virtual Bookkeeper, Jen Petersen. She straightened out my books in a jiffy.
Finally, for the first time in almost 3 years, I actually knew what was going in my business financially at any given moment (instead of just at tax time)!
She also gave me a tour of QuickBooks, explaining which reports and numbers were important to me and why. And she’s been invaluable in helping me keep everything straight as my online business has diversified and grown.
As a result I’ve been able to invest more money in the right aspects of my business. And I stress about my cash flow WAY less!
That’s why, for this month’s Small Business Success Series teleseminar I’m interviewing my own Virtual Bookkeeper and QuickBooks expert Jen Peterson.
Jen is going to show you everything you need to know to get the bookkeeping for your business under control so it’s no longer a headache, hassle, and huge time-suck. And so you can actually use the info to grow your business.
Best of all, you can listen to the call for FREE and ask Jen your specific bookkeeping questions! Or request a recorded copy of the call if you can’t make the call live.
http://www.success-stream.com/teleseminar-16.htm
Here are just a few of the things that Jen has promised to share on this call:
#1 Do you really need a bookkeeper, and if so, how do you know when you’re ready to hire one?
#2 The difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant, and when you need each.
#3 Many small business owners start out doing books in Excel…When and why to use QuickBooks.
#4 Should you go virtual? The pros and cons of hiring a Virtual Bookkeeper.
#5 Critical areas of your books and budget you should be keeping your eye on in order to maximize cash flow, grow your business and pay yourself a good salary!
#9 Tips for organizing your bookkeeping files to make life easier for you, and your bookkeeper.
And much more!
If you’re still doing your own books, find you get overwhelmed or confused anytime you open the QuickBooks, or are thinking of hiring a Virtual Bookkeeper, this free call is for you.
While it’s free to join us on the live call, you do need to register because phone lines are limited. Even if you can’t make the call live, you can request a copy of the interview audio.
Go here for all the details:
http://www.success-stream.com/teleseminar-16.htm
Got questions about small business bookkeeping or Virtual Bookkeepers? Leave them in a comment below and we’ll make sure to cover them on the call!
Can You Build Your Own, Highly Successful Small Business Blog?
Posted by: | CommentsIf you don’t have a blog yet, there’s no time like the present to get one started. Blogs are simple to build using customizable templates and search engines love them. Plus they’re a terrific way to get more prospects for your business.
I’ve had my own blog for a while now, and just love it. It’s a perfect place to post my articles and audios, announce upcoming events and teleseminars, and get feedback from my readers.
I’ve also had the good fortune of having my blog syndicated by two different organizations. Plus I regularly submit posts to blog carnivals. That helps spread my gospel, creates links back to my site, and drives targeted Web traffic my way.
Can you say killer marketing?!?
Nowadays, thanks to the myriad blog templates it’s not too hard to get your own blog up and running (if you’ve got the time and desire). Of course getting your own blog off the ground can be frustrating and overwhelming…Until you know a few insider tips and tricks.
I can tell you from experience a little bit of professional blog building advice goes a long, long way to helping you create a professional-looking blog that gets you noticed.
Lucky for you, you don’t have to waste time fumbling around with creating your blog, or trying to make it effective.
Discover everything you need to know to:
- Create your own great-looking blog…
- Get tons of readers…
- And grow your business…
On this month’s teleseminar when I (Stacy Karacostas) interview business blogging expert Mark McLaren of McBuzz.com.
Mark has promised to share the specifics, tips and tricks you need to know to create a killer blog… Even if you’ve never built a blog before in your life!
Here’s just a sampling of what he’s promised to cover:
- Why is blogging so important?
- How to use blogging to grow your business
- Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress…Which hosting platform is right for your business?
- What widgets, plugins and other tools that every successful business blog should have.
- How to craft blog posts the search engines will love
- You’ve got a blog, now what? Steps for promoting your blog
- Want to create a full Website using your blog? We’ll cover how to create static pages for your blog/site
- Plus you’ll get the chance to have him answer your specific questions live!
If you’ve ever wanted to create a blog for your business but could never figure out how—or you’ve started a blog but don’t know what to do next—get the info you need to get started on this call.
Click the link below to reserve your spot on the call:
http://www.success-stream.com/teleseminar-15.htm
Do you have any specific questions about blogging you’d like Mark to answer? Leave your question as a comment below and I’ll make sure we cover it on the call.
[tags] Small Business, Blogging, Build, How to, marketing, Mark McLaren, expert [/tags]


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