Almost every company, whether they’re big or small, has a customer service department – or at the very least an owner who wears the customer service hat on a daily basis.

A small business can actually become big based on their customer service. Before you start laughing at the idea, let’s take a look at the differences we see in small business customer service versus the customer service we see in the larger companies.

The bigger they are – the harder they fall. This rings true with the larger companies and their customer service. Call a big company with a complaint and you’ll rarely get a satisfactory resolution. In fact, you might hang up before you even [click to continue…]

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Love Your Business or You’ll Hate Yourself

Business success has many variables. One variable that is especially important is your attitude. Many challenging situations will arise over the course of your business life and a positive approach can sustain you longer than you might think.

What is a positive attitude all about? It is not just seeing the silver lining in every dark cloud, but also being able to see the possibilities in each situation. These possibilities may not always be to your liking but they could be in the best interest of the business. You don’t relish building a profile on every social networking site, but you know doing so can increase business contacts and [click to continue…]

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Business Success Without the Stress

Business Success Without the Stress

August 28, 2009

It seems that business and stress go hand in hand. Many entrepreneurs expect some level of stress before they even get started. Well, that doesn’t have to be the case. Learn to be stress free as you achieve your success.
It is not a big secret that no one has discovered yet. Some people just don’t [...]

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Home Business Advertising on a Limited Budget

Home Business Advertising on a Limited Budget

August 27, 2009

Note: This is targeted towards readers who are trying to find out the basics of what they should be looking at in order to start advertising their new home business for free or on a limited budget. Intermediate to advanced readers should skip this one – or better yet, leave a comment with your [...]

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Why Mommy Bloggers Have Become So Popular

Why Mommy Bloggers Have Become So Popular

August 25, 2009

When moms first began blogging, barely anyone took notice. Now, even the captains of industry are taking notice. What is it exactly that has made mommy bloggers so popular?
Mom blogs have far reaching influence. Journaling was a way to relax and share stories. But, with the advent of social networking, moms began to connect with [...]

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Overcoming Your Mistakes

Overcoming Your Mistakes

August 23, 2009

We will always make mistakes. The keys to overcoming your mistakes are to:
• Learn the mistakes.
• Know what you did incorrectly.
• Accept that you made a mistake.
• Use the mistake to better yourself and your business.
Not until you are willing to embrace those things, will you be ready to find out the hidden treasures [...]

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How a Home Business Can Create a Big Brand

How a Home Business Can Create a Big Brand

August 21, 2009

Most home and small business owners will scoff at the mere mention of the word branding for their business. At a juncture in their business where every penny is being watched to ensure movement toward eventual profits, branding hasn’t even entered the equation.
The real truth is that all businesses – big or small – [...]

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The Blackberry Onyx 9700 is Bold

The Blackberry Onyx 9700 is Bold

August 19, 2009

Are you a Blackberry? I used to be until last year when I switched over to the iPhone 3g. I switched because of asthetics mostly, the web browsing is the nicest of any mobile device, and the application selection is, of course, by far the largest.
However, as I get deeper and deeper into [...]

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Creative Thinking to Boost Business

Creative Thinking to Boost Business

August 19, 2009

Ever heard the phrase, “When given lemons, make lemonade.”? Of course you have. This just goes to show even an unsuccessful venture in your business can be turned around to your advantage. A little thinking outside the box is all that’s in order to do it.
Every business owner develops a business plan. This plan is [...]

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Bloggers: Link Cloaking Plugin for Wordpress

Bloggers: Link Cloaking Plugin for Wordpress

August 18, 2009

I was recently searching out a plugin for WordPress plugin that just allowed me to shorten or cloak URLs. I knew I could use this to manage all of my affiliate links in one place. I found a few plugins, which worked okay – but there was one major drawback… NONE of them [...]

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