The Right Staff

The right staff are crucial for the long term success of your business. Watch this video for a simple formula for judging if you have the right people in the right roles.

The 5 Typical Time Pitfalls

Need more time? See how many of the 5 most typical time pitfalls you fall into, and simple solutions to avoid them.

How To Make 2012 Your Best Year Ever – 5 Fundamental Shifts That Will Ensure You Hit The Ground Running In The New Year

FREE WEBINAR- Monday 19th December 2011 5pm start GMT - Make 2012 your best year yet!

SuperCharge Your Sales Webinar – Wednesday, 25th January 2012

FREE WEBINAR - Learn how to implement a low cost tactical measurable marketing plan to increase profits exponentially. Learn how to "recession proof" your Sales Engine. We share the secrets that have helped some of our clients who had been in business for years and years double their sales in as little as 4 months. A few of the things we’ll share with you:

• Discover the hidden goldmine in your business that you can immediately profit from.
• Despite the 'recession' you'll learn that it is possible to grow any business without having to invest in expensive marketing.
• We’ll also uncover the 5 key activities to low cost marketing.

We'll show you how to implement a measurable marketing plan to produce

• a predictable number of leads,
• improve conversion rates,
• increase the average revenue per transaction,
• and increase the transactions per customer
• so profits increase exponentially.                       

SuperCharge your Sales! This webinar shows business owners what they Kan Do now to implement a real marketing plan that works and ensures profits grow exponentially - even during a recession. To register for this event fill in the form to the right and a member of our team will contact you to confirm your seat.  

Who doesn’t wish they had more time?

Here are my top 5 culprits – and what you can do about them...  1       Trying to do everything yourself. It is impossible. Aim to delegate, particularly the following: Jobs which are routine, require no special skills or are time-consuming, and regular tasks planned in advance. Jobs which someone is keen to take on — delegation can be good training. 2       Failing to brief people properly. Explain the objectives before you explain the task. Encourage ‘ownership’ of the project by whoever is taking it on. Agree support and deadlines. Arrange procedures for monitoring. 3       Aiming for unnecessary perfection. Most customers would rather have a good job, completed on time, than a perfect job, three weeks late 4       Agonising over toss-up decisions. If the balance of arguments is in favour, go ahead. If the balance of arguments is against, do not go ahead. If the balance is even, all the available information has been considered, and there is no alternative, do either. There is an equal chance of being right, and no point wasting time deciding. 5       Chaotic filing systems. Set aside time, on a regular basis, to throw out all general information over one year old, and to make sure files are in order. If any of the above ring true for you, then pick just one action for yourself over this coming week – write it in big bold letters and stick it up somewhere where you will see it. And over this coming week – focus on overcoming just that one Big Culprit.  This will make a big difference for you. To your success Rudi        

How to get Testimonials…and what to do with them!

Testimonials are an incredibly powerful tool – they often make the sale practically by themselves – but many of us overlook their value. Consider how you use Ebay. Would you buy from a seller who has had a lot of negative feedback?  Are you weary of a new seller who has not sold anything on Ebay before? The power lies in the fact that other people have given the seller feedback – and if we notice a lot of positive feedbacks, then that is probably a good sign. We live in a world where there are so many options. And so little time.  One of the ways we use to make up our minds is to look for SOCIAL PROOF. If someone else has tried something and say it is okay, then it probably is. And this is where testimonials come in.  A powerful testimonial does half the selling for you. When you actually weigh up the effort involved in gaining testimonials with the potential impact of using them it quickly becomes obvious that it is a really worth while use of your time.  Testimonials are a quick way to build your credibility and are crucial in a market where customers have endless options available to them. As with any marketing prong the most difficult bit is getting started.  To make this as easy as possible for you I have put together a quick start guide which you can find in the ‘Money Challenges’ section of the Tools and Resources page.  In this I cover not only the best way to gain testimonials, but also what to then do with them for maximum impact!  Testimonials will help pave your way to a successful business. It really is worth the effort. To your success Rudi