Heather Nelson, founder and owner of Champion Assistants, is excited for her trip to LA to speak at the NAOEM Success Summit on Thursday.
The Summit, which is put on by the National Association of Entrepreneurial Moms, will be a two day event designed to help “mompreneurs” find the tools and resources they need to help [...]

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What is it that makes rock stars different from musicians who can’t sell a CD? You might answer that it’s talent, but the real difference is “presence”, a pull that makes people want to stop and listen. It’s also what we hope occurs when someone reads about our products, but if we haven’t learned to sell like rock stars, that’s probably not happening.

Let’s look at some ways we can make our ads grab the customer’s attention. As we do, we’ll also look at some things we should all avoid in marketing.

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The hope of becoming a published author springs eternal for many online business owners. Your book could be the next great novel, or a publication aimed at increasing sales for your business. No matter what the reason for writing the book, though, it takes careful planning to successfully sell it online.

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Have you taken the leap into online networking? If you haven’t, you’re missing out on a great tool for building your online presence. Sites like LinkedIn, Ecademy and Xing offer professionals and business owners a chance to connect with thousands of other professionals. There are, however, some simple rules you MUST follow if you want to be a welcome presence in online communities.

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You’ve probably seen the ads yourself, “Quality Virtual Assistants, $3 per Hour.” Wouldn’t it be great if those ads were true? The truth, however, is that in outsourcing as in most other things, you get what you pay for.

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I have often been asked: “What is the quickest way to make money selling online?”
This is such a hard question to answer because it depends on each person’s ability, financial back up and knowledge. What I can do here is list some of the ways that do make money fairly quickly once it is [...]

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In the world we live in today it is very important that to keep in touch with clients. We live in a fast paced world and unless you are in touch with your clients on a regular basis you will be forgotten. We need to reach out to our clients rather than wait for [...]

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Defining a brand strategy is essential for all businesses and a task that many small business owners find daunting. To be successful in any economy or market, businesses need to have a defined niche and a sound strategy for how they are going to position themselves in the market place. Regardless of how [...]

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Now is the time to fulfill dreams and stay productive at what we all do best and are passionate about. Carpe diem! If you are one of the many being affected by restructuring and layoffs, now is the time to develop your ideas and sell online.

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You don’t need to invent a wheel to be an innovator. In fact, just creating a useful product or service makes you an innovator in my book! Innovators are those special people who are able to take an idea, test it, tweak it and put it out there for others to consume and criticize. Being an innovator is not for the faint or heart, but it is for the determined.

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