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Your Business Card Making It Making the Most of It - Click To Read Article
Your business card is an important marketing tool. This article explains how to make the most of it.

You’ve Submitted the Proposal…Now What?
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Submitting the proposal isn't the final step in acquiring new business. There are important steps that should be taken after the proposal is submitted. And these steps can be the deciding factor in whether or not you get the job.

Will You Ignore The Stranger Next To You?
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The best way to get new clients is to always be expanding your network. This article will show you how -- because you never know where it will lead.

Who is My Market Its Smaller Than You Think
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Many designers believe that marketing the widest range of services to the largest possible group is the path to success. You’d rather be a generalist because you think you’ll get more business. But in reality, it doesn’t work that way. In fact, success comes to those who focus on the smallest number of activities most likely to yield the quickest and largest return. What really lets you dominate the market and get more business? Specializing.

What Should I Charge? First Understand What You’re Selling
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Designers spend an inordinate and disproportionate amount of time determining pricing and fretting over it. But there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to pricing. This article helps designers figure out a pricing structure that works for them.

What Should Be In My Contract? A Contract And Why You Need One
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You’ve submitted your proposal, you’ve answered your prospects’ questions about it, you’ve waited for them to make a decision and finally, the call comes: You got the job! It’s not time to celebrate just yet. Not without a contract!

What to Do When a Prospective Client Doesn't Respond
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It happens to everyone. You reach out to a prospective client, and then... nothing. What should you do when a prospective client doesn't respond? This article gives you some tips.

What To Do When Things Get Slow
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Things don't look good on the economic front, that's true. But my business has never been better. And the clients I work with - designers, copywriters, consultants and other solopreneurs - are all continuing to get new work, new clients, new opportunities.

What Exactly Are You Selling?
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Are you cheating yourself by pricing by the hour? By determining exactly what you're selling, you'll better be able to determine your price.

The Look Of A Letter
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Many people never even read their mail. How can you make your letter stand out so that it gets opened?

The Follow-Up Process, Step by Step
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Many valuable relationships with contacts and clients never reach their full potential because of poor follow up. This article describes the follow up process, step-by-step, so that all those meetings can turn into productive, ongoing relationships.

Money Management With No Excuses
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The way you deal with personal money, business money, and the attitude you have towards money-matters are important factors in the success of your business. This article speaks to the self-employed individual or small business owner about money management.

Making the Most of Networking Events
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Many people attend networking events, but they don't necessarily make the most of them. This article shows you how to make every networking event a success.

How To Tell Your Story In The Media
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Publicity is one of the most effective marketing tools you can use- but how do you promote yourself to the media so they will give your business the spotlight it needs? Read on to find out.

How To Use Tip Sheets To Promote Your Business
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Your prospects just want to trust you. Here's how tip sheets can help you gain that trust.

How To Make Your Dream List A Reality
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How much would you be willing to pay for a list of people who need what you have — and know it — and who are so close to being ready to buy that they've already made the effort to contact you? Wouldn't that be worth a lot of money? Or maybe even invaluable? Well, you can have that list, for free. Here's how.

How To Make The Most of Your Business Card
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Business cards won't do you any good if you don't use them to your advantage. Here's how to make the most of your business card.

How Can I Find Clients and Prospects Use An Effective List
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When you introduce yourself to a new market, the most important tool at your disposal is a list of your prospects. Without that list, there’s very little you can do. But where do these lists come from?

How Should I Present Myself By Picking The Right Name for Your Business
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This article explains how to name your business, keeping in mind that your business name needs to work from a marketing standpoint.

How Should I Grow My Business? By Avoiding Overwork
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It’s surprisingly easy to work too much when you run your own business because there is certainly always something that needs to be done. There always will be. With so much virtual working, BlackBerries, laptops and other technology that allows us to work from anywhere, it’s easy to do so. But you mustn’t. Here's how to avoid overwork...

How Not To Network
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Networking is all about meeting people and making conversation, but there’s much more to it than that, or there could be, if you do it right. This article will prevent you from making networking mistakes by explaining how not to network.

Don't Freak Out During Follow Up
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What they say... what you hear... what they mean. This article will help you clarify the sometimes crazy process of follow-up.

Can't - Miss Marketing
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Whether you call it marketing or not, every single contact you have with a client or prospect is a marketing opportunity, as is every email message you send. So whether you're researching a prospect, following up after a meeting or delivering a proposal via email, treat this correspondence as a marketing tool and it'll have a stronger impact.

Can You Read Me?
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This article explains how e-mail marketing campaigns can have a seriously positive impact on your business.

Buildling Buzz For Your Business
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Buildling "buzz" is an excellent way to market your business. This article pinpoints the art of buzz building.

Answers To The 3 Big Advertising Questions
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Does advertising work? Isn't it expensive? Where Should I advertise? Find the answers to these questions in this article.

A Simple Formula For What to Say When You Follow Up
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Follow-up doesn't have to be difficult. This article shows you simple follow-up techniques that will help you get more responses.

10 Things You Need to Know About Your Prospects
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It's important to understand your prospects, but it can be hard to get inside their heads. Here are 10 things you need to know.

10 Reasons To Publish A Newsletter
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Here are 10 reasons why, as a small business owner, you should publish a newsletter.

10 Good Reasons To Turn Down A Job
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Should you take every job that comes your way? No. Here are 10 good reasons to turn down a job.


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Ilise Benun
(Visit Ilise's Website) Ilise Benun is an author, consultant, national speaker and co-founder of Marketing Mentor. Her books include “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing" (HOW Design Books, Spring 2008), “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive” (Career Press 2006), “The Art of Self Promotion” (2007) "Self-Promotion Online" and "Designing Web Sites:// for Every Audience" (HOW Design Books). Her work has been featured in national publications such as HOW Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Nation’s Business, Self, Essence, Crains New York Business, Dynamic Graphics, The New York Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, The Denver Post and more. Benun publishes a blog www.marketingmixblog.coman d a weekly email newsletter, Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor! which is read by 8000+ small business owners. Benun started her Hoboken, NJ-based consulting firm in 1988 and has been self-employed for all but 3 years of her working life.

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