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How to Make Great Sales Calls

November 17, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Working the phones is an essential part of making your weekly sales goals, but you need a process. Early on in business, I invested in sales training, and I found it incredibly valuable. Here are a few tips I learned back then that I still use to build my own business.  Here are SmallBizLady’s 6 […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration Tagged With: @gitomer, how to make a sales call, Jeffrey Gitomer

7 Ways to Attract Customers to Your Small Business

November 3, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

When it comes to doing business these days, the deal is – no one wants to be sold to. You must give consistently to eventually get business, especially if you are a professional service business. Here are my 7 ways to attract customers to a small business It’s all about service. You must first try […]

Filed Under: Customer Service Tagged With: Customer Relationship Management, customer relationships, Customer Service, Get more Sales in Business, Jeffrey Gitomer, sell more in business

How to REALLY Generate Sales

October 30, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jeffrey Gitomer, @Gitomer. Jeffrey is a creative, on-the-edge, writer and speaker whose expertise on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development is […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @gitomer, Jeffrey Gitomer, selling in small business, small business sales

How to Develop Sales Goals for Your Small Business

October 27, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Sales are the lifeblood of your business. Not only that: increased sales are what help you grow to that next level. But if you’re putting too much of your time into other areas of your business, you can’t measure or even strategize on how to improve sales. Let’s look at what you should be doing, […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business Tagged With: Jeffrey Gitomer, sales, sales goals, small business sales growth

How to Make More Time for Sales in Your Business

October 20, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re not making the sales you want for your small business, you should assess how much time you’re spending (or rather, not spending) on nurturing and generating sales. When you’re a solopreneur, it’s you who is responsible for not only sales, but also operations, marketing, admin… the whole gamut. While you can’t yet clone […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business Tagged With: Jeffrey Gitomer, www.getsales14.com

Who is on #SmallBizChat in October?

September 26, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.  Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter.  Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @brianmoran, @FARNOOSH, @gitomer, @kimydavis, @theRealKiyosaki, Brian Moran, Farnoosh Torabi, Jeffrey Gitomer, Kim Y. Davis, Robert T. Kiyosaki

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