Archive for the 'Direct Sales Tips' Category
Money Saving Tips
Yazan: Administrator | 10 December 2006 | 1 Comment
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
I can across this on Cricket Bailey’s GNC Web Creations site. She has compiled some Frugal Money Saving Tips for Small Business Owners from various small business owners. One of the contributors writes: “Having a set location to keep your bills saves money – no late fees, lost or unpaid bills. We keep a notebook [...]
Tax Time – Tip Two
Yazan: Administrator | 04 December 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
If you haven’t done it already, set up a system for keeping track of receipts. I find this part very frustrating. I think I have receipts all over the place! I forget about them and then find them months later at the bottom of my purse. To make it easier, at first just make a [...]
Business Credit Cards
Yazan: Administrator | 29 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
Even if you work at home, it is best to have a business credit card that is separate from your personal credit card. It makes it so much easier to keep track of your expenditures. The business credit card I like is American Express Blue Cash for Business Credit Card. because it offers cash back [...]
Tax Time – Tip One
Yazan: Administrator | 28 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
It is almost the end of the year, and that means that the dreaded Tax Season is almost upon us. Start today thinking about what you need to do to get ready for tax time. If you follow one tip a month, you should be ready by the end of March. Here is tip number [...]
Holiday Selling Season – Mistake Four
Yazan: Administrator | 21 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
Here is the last Holiday Selling Mistake – forgetting about last minute shoppers! A lot of shoppers wait until the last minute to purchase holiday gifts. For my embroidery business, this is very hard. Since my items are personalized it is sometimes difficult to allow a customer to buy items last minute. However, I do [...]
Holiday Selling Season – Mistake Three
Yazan: Administrator | 20 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
Do you get email or phone calls from customers? Do you keep track of complaints and positive feedback? How are your ads doing? How about online sales? Each of these items can be tracked and then minor changes can be made to your selling style. If visitors come to your online store but fail to [...]
Holiday Selling Season – Mistake Two
Yazan: Administrator | 16 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
Another mistake that is easily made at the Holiday Season is doing too little advertising. If you are involved in online Vendor Fairs such as Expo Connector or The Velvet Box, make sure that you blast out emails and IMs as well as using space on your website for advertisements. Of course, you don’t want [...]
Holiday Selling Season – Mistake One
Yazan: Administrator | 15 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips, Home Businesses
It is finally the holiday selling season! I have been so busy with my embroidery business! It has been hard to keep track of all the orders, plus run a household. One mistake that is easily made by home business owners is discounting their merchandise too much for the holiday season. Offering some discounts is [...]
SU Regional Seminar – Tips
Yazan: Administrator | 06 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Business Basics, Direct Sales Tips
One of the direct sales tips that was mentioned at my Stampin’ Up! seminar was – think of your business as a three-legged stool. Each leg is necessary to hold up your business. You should spend equal time one all three aspects of your business – special events, recruiting and workshops. Workshops include making sure [...]
SU Regional Seminar
Yazan: Administrator | 04 November 2006 | No Comments
Categories: Direct Sales Tips
Yesterday I attended an Stampin’ Up! Regional Seminar for one of my home businesses! What a great opportunity to meet with other people that share similar interests with you and are trying to make their business work. After I gather together my notes, I will share more about what I learned that can help everyone [...]
