Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/6-Things-Your-Mama-Taught-You-About-Business-Sales-and-Success.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/6-Things-Your-Mama-Taught-You-About-Business-Sales-and-Success.html What would happen if we apply some of mama�s insights to business, selling or success? Whether the wisdom was truth or not, the words in the way of mom�s axioms, proverbs or sayings are worth examination for their application to be successful whatever role we are taking in our business. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Top-Ways-to-Go-from-Overwhelmed-Information-Junkie-to-Enlightened-Release.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Top-Ways-to-Go-from-Overwhelmed-Information-Junkie-to-Enlightened-Release.html As an introvert it may be your preference to tend toward perfection - what we know will always elude us. But for several reasons that information is so readily available we can benefit quickly from cutting back on our information addiction to be of help on the way to an enlightened release. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/LinkedIn-Groups-Sex-Lies-and-Corrupt-Connections.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/LinkedIn-Groups-Sex-Lies-and-Corrupt-Connections.html How effective is your group time on LinkedIn? There are not so good and better ways to be a group member. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/How-Fast-Should-You-Follow-Up-For-Sales.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/How-Fast-Should-You-Follow-Up-For-Sales.html Do you ever wonder how fast is too fast or how slow is too slow for your sales, or networking follow-up? There is reliable enough data to help you gauge your speed for your next follow-up. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Top-Ten-Feeble-Followup-Attempts-to-Fathom.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Top-Ten-Feeble-Followup-Attempts-to-Fathom.html Whether you fail to follow-up or follow-up with fear, sales and networking that drops your new connection after that meeting, is letting both the customer down, as well as yourself. There are at least ten feeble follow-up failures. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/5-Networking--Sales-Mistakes-You-Dont-Even-Know-Youre-Making.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/5-Networking--Sales-Mistakes-You-Dont-Even-Know-Youre-Making.html With online social networking we now have even more opportunities to do well with our networking efforts or the opposite - continue to make the same mistakes in another environment besides face-to-face. Here are five top networking and sales mistakes you could be making. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/How-Fast-Should-You-FollowUp-For-Sales.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/How-Fast-Should-You-FollowUp-For-Sales.html Follow-up failure corrupts connections and leaves money on the table or worst - puts it in the hands of competitors. But just how fast is effective in sales follow-up? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Top-10-Pain-in-the-Business-Butt-Reasons-to-Collaborate.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Top-10-Pain-in-the-Business-Butt-Reasons-to-Collaborate.html Collaborating is done every day in corporate organizations. But what is holding back the entrepreneur, or the solopreneur from collaborating or creating joint ventures to help boost both their visibility and their business success? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Speed-Networking-6-Tip-Planned-Approach-to-Networking-Followup.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Speed-Networking-6-Tip-Planned-Approach-to-Networking-Followup.html The only thing “speedy” about speed networking is the number of people you meet. To increase your success of finding potential connectors, collaborators or customers, it’s crucial you follow-up. You opened the door and so it's up to you,not the prospect, to keep that door open. Here are the top six tips to consider in your follow-up planning: http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Speed-Networking-How-to-Plan-Your-Follow-Up-and-Follow-Through.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/164/Speed-Networking-How-to-Plan-Your-Follow-Up-and-Follow-Through.html Did you know that if you do not follow up with prospective clients, connectors and even possible collaborators, that you can leave up to 80% of your sales on the table? And when you struggle and aren't diligent with follow-up, you leave that prospect in the hands of competitors ready to turn your work into their sales success?