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Marketing tips on a budget

1. Don’t waste money on advertising…for 95% of the business population this is a pointless exercise in terms of lead generation and also carries a huge cost.

2. Use your current client list…most of you won’t know that you can actually achieve more from existing clients. Be honest with yourself, do all of your clients know everything that you do?

3. Give your clients news of your business that is progressive. For example, “Hi John, just thought I would give you a call to see if there is anything else we can do for you at the moment – whilst I am on the phone, we have just installed a new widget machine to bring the cost of widgets down for our clients.” If you tell your target market that you are investing in new people/kit/expansion then they will have an impression that you are a stable and successful company.

4. Editorial…lots of local news and trade magazines will take good quality copy from you and publish it in the business news section for free. If you can strike an ongoing relationship up with editors and you always submit good newsworthy copy that is not a big sales pitch for your business then you will eventually get them calling you for you to help them fill a space! Remember, there are 1000’s of trade magazines in the UK – most sectors have 4 or 5.

5. Networking…still one of the best ways to get business locally and spread the word cost effectively about your business. There are lots of local networking meetings and some National ones too. Costs are very low, normally between £10-20 and you get to meet lots of business people, who in turn become your sales people.

6. Letter campaigns…for the cost of a few stamps you can send out relevant information to prospects. Don’t dismiss this activity – a client of our marketing agency won Coca Cola as a client from this activity. Keep the letter one page maximum and remember to tell the prospect what is in it for them – not just you.

City OKs new labor attorney retainer agreement

With some positive comments about the lawyer, the Yerington City Council at its December 14 meeting approved a new hourly retainer agreement with Charlie Cockerill, who provides the City with labor relations consulting services.

Client Builders vs. Form Letters

The number one reason why any one of us are in business is to make money, if you’re not making the money you thought you would in your Network Marketing Business, or in any business for that matter, you need follow these simple rules. Stand back and take an objective look at your businesses, what was the profit you decided you wanted to make when you started your business? “What”, I hear you say “I can’t decide what profits I want to make until I’ve been in business for a while”. What profit you want should the starting point in any business, without that how will you know what activities and decisions you need to make to achieve your profit goal. I suggest you write down how much profit you want in the next month, three months, six months one year, five years and ten years. Break that down to how much profit you want every week and then every day.

Now work backwards and realistically list all the actions you need to do every day to achieve that profit margin. How many Pay Per Click PPC adverts do you place in a day for example, how many articles/press releases and videos do you need to generate the profits you desire? What decisions do you have to make to achieve these actions, for example turning off the ‘electronic income reducer’ in the corner, spending those hours’s a day on your business instead. Your actions will produce leads, and inevitably sales will come from them, which will lead to more cash in your business. Those that are successful in creating profits then use that cash to purchase assets. These assets could be more PPC advertising or maybe in conventional business as an example, another van to transport your goods to your customers. The five things you need to know about your business for it to grow are:

1. What is your Profit Margin %?

2. Where is your break even point?

3. What are your conversion Rates in % Leads:

* Where do they come from?

* How many can you convert?

* What is their overall value to your business?

* How many customers do you need to talk to?

4. Repeat business, buying from you again and again or up selling your product

5. What is the value of each transaction you make in $ I hope this quick overview helps you look differently at your business and where you could improve to increase your profits.

If your traditional Network marketing Business is not growing as fast as you would like and you would like to learn the secrets of using the power of the internet to generate 100’s of leads a week for your Business, by using a proven system used by hundreds of successful online entrepreneurs, check this out. The author Sharon Shirley gives permission to copy, reprint and publish this article on your web site or Blog. So long as the article and the links are not changed in anyway and includes this permission for others to copy and reprint.

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New Elma Business Association Leaders Take Office

The Elma Business Association welcomed its new officers at a luncheon held Thurs., Dec. 10 at the Elma Towne Grille. The officers were sworn in by Elma Town Supervisor Michael Nolan.

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