referrals

Nov 23 2011

How to observe Thanksgiving

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.
Let Us Be As Thankful…
Let us be as thankful as
The pilgrims at their feast.
Embrace our families and our friends.
Be kind to man and beast.
Let us share the harvest and as we go our way,
Be thankfully rejoicing on this, Thanksgiving Day.

By Jeanette • business • 0 • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Aug 3 2010

Starting a new business is like getting a new pet

Do you want a pet that learns just the basics (a dog who will “sit”), or are you willing to invest daily time in training your pet to be extraordinary? The same is true of a business. Do you want meager earnings, and little pleasure – or do you want to build a business that is extraordinary?

Goofy, I know, but the key point is, I learned as I went — I improvised. I did not try to figure it all out before I brought the doggies home.

And, just like a good team member, they added some new tricks of their own (unbelievable!). Your team will do as you do. You work hard, you are dedicated, you follow a daily plan, and you will be amazed when your team acts like you!

When starting a new business, you are the one who has to determine what your ultimate goal is for your business and set a daily schedule that you absolutely adhere to.

Are you a part timer who is happy with a one trick pony? Or, are you determined to have a rich business that is built slowly over time with much dedication? It is possible to have a business that will give you riches and pleasure beyond your wildest dreams.

Some people just aren’t ready for a new pet or a new business — and others will find the greatest rewards in business and pet ownership. Which one are you?

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By Jeanette • start home business, work-at-home moms • 0 • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Feb 24 2010

How A Business Can Get Referrals By Using Greeting Cards

If you have a business of any type that depends on repeat business from your customers or that would benefit from referrals, you’re going to enjoy this story. . .

A friend of ours was telling us about how his business wasn’t doing all that well and he was thinking about getting into a new line of work. He’d had to layoff some of his staff due to lack of work and was discouraged by the effect the economy was having on his business.

I suggested that he send a thank you card to his customers after completing some work for them and maybe even include a box of brownies as a thank you for their business.

I stressed the importance of making the message in the card one of appreciation and not including any marketing or sales messages – just one of sincere appreciation.

Unlike most people I give marketing advice to, he actually did it!

He had been getting one referral from every 10 or so jobs he did, but after starting to send cards and gifts as thank you’s, he started getting 8 referrals from every 10 jobs instead of only one!

The referrals from one customer alone brought him $3,500 of new profit and he has had to hire his people back.

All from just saying “Thank You” in a sincere appreciative way with cards.

To try out this system for yourself, just click on the link on the right to send a free card!

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By Jeanette • business, referrals • 0 • Tags: , ,