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The Web Design Business Kit 2.0
Index Listing
Index
A
- abusive behavior
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- dealing with, (Not Burning Bridges)
- example of, (Embracing Business Problems)
- accountability
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- defined, (Implementing the Plan)
- accountants
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- advice from, (Finding Good Advice)
- accounting reports
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- frequency, (The Financial Impact of Expansion)
- ACT! client database software, (Develop a Client Database)
- action to goal
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- defined, (Implementing the Plan)
- activeCollab project management software, (Using Project Management Software)
- add-on sales, (Put yourself on a Fast Track to Sales)
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- explained, (Add-on Sales)
- limits to, (The Value of your Client)
- advantage (see competitive advantage)
- advertising
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- for contractors, (Locating Candidates)
- Imagination Plus case study, (Magazine Ads, Lots of Leads ... and Conversions!)
- McDonald's example, (Benchmarking)
- options for, (Assessing your Advertising Options)
- Yellow Pages, (Conducting Surveys)
- advertising case study, (Newspapers: a Great Way to Advertise)
- advice
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- obtaining for startup, (Finding Good Advice)
- Adwire case study, (Seven Keys to Success: Adwire)
- agendas, (Summary)
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- (see also hidden agendas)
- for meetings, (Making the Pitch)
- aggressive behavior
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- dealing with, (Not Burning Bridges)
- example of, (Embracing Business Problems)
- agreements
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- legalities, (The Elements of the Agreement)
- signing, (Making the Pitch)
- analysis (see needs analysis; risk analysis)
- anecdotes
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- telling in selling process, (Telling Stories and Anecdotes)
- anticipating
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- questions and objections, (Making the Pitch)
- apologizing
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- to clients, (Saying Sorry)
- articles
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- writing, (Writing Articles), (Doing Business)
- asking
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- for the job, (Making the Pitch)
- assessment
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- projects, (Project Assessment)
- attitude
-
- for success, (Arming yourself for Success)
- for success, (About You)
- awards
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- importance of, (Entering Awards)
B
- back-up plans (see contingency plans)
- balance of payment owed
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- collecting, (Receiving the Balance)
- balance sheets
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- explained, (The Balance Sheet)
- bankers
-
- advice from, (Finding Good Advice)
- Basecamp project management software, (Using Project Management Software)
- benchmarking, (Benchmarking)
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- importance of, (Doing Business)
- benefits
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- "pesky" clients, (The Benefits of Keeping the Pesky Client)
- of customer service, (The Benefits of Great Customer Service)
- of qualifying clients, (Quantifying the Benefits)
- quantifying, (Doing Business)
- Berrigan Doube
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- on business legalities, (Business Legalities with Berrigan Doube )
- big business
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- Reactive Media case study, (Landing the Big Clients)
- selling to, (How to Catch a Big Fish)
- body copy
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- media releases, (Contents of a Media Release)
- bonuses
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- staff, (Rewarding your Staff: Bonuses and Options)
- borrowing
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- in advance of needs, (Borrowing Money When it’s Not Needed)
- boss
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- being your own, (Why Be your Own Boss, Anyway?)
- Brag Walls, (Doing Business)
- branded merchandise
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- using, (Using Branded Merchandise)
- breakeven analysis
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- explained, (The Breakeven Analysis)
- breakeven point
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- knowing, (Money Matters)
- "bribery"
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- in client relationships, (Bribery: Keep it Subtle)
- brochures
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- printing, (Printing Brochures)
- using, (Reaching your Target Market)
- brokers (see list brokers)
- budgets, (Budgeting for Expansion)
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- for advertising, (Sticking to your Budget)
- financial impact of expansion, (The Financial Impact of Expansion)
- importance of, (Understanding the Financials)
- measuring costs, (Measuring your Costs)
- needs analysis questionnaire for, (The Needs Analysis)
- project cashflow, (Preparing to Quote)
- bundling services
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- for add-on sales, (Increasing Add-on Sales by Bundling Services)
- business, (Summary)
-
- (see also big business; case studies; examples; legalities)
- asking for, (Asking for the Business), (Key #7: Go Back to Clients and Ask for More Business)
- benefits of, (Freelance or Small Business?)
- building from one client, (Build a Successful Business on Just One Client)
- dealing with client difficulties, (When the Good Client Turns Pesky)
- defining for you, (What Business are you Really In?)
- how big operators work, (Looking at What the Big Operators Do Differently)
- networking, (Networking for Business)
- practice of, (Doing Business)
- solving problems, (Embracing Business Problems)
- starting, (Starting the Business)
- structure, (Choosing the Right Business Structure)
- what not to do, (What Not to Do in Business)
- business cards
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- design of, (Presenting Yourself)
- business names
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- selecting, (Doing Business)
- business partners
-
- valuing, (Valuing your Business Partners)
- business people
-
- advice from, (Finding Good Advice)
- business philosophy
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- focus on right clients, (Keeping the Right Clients)
- business plans
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- process for, (Do you Really Need a Business Plan?)
- writing, (Doing Business)
- buy signals
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- detecting, (Making the Pitch)
C
- calling (see cold calling; warm calling)
- calls
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- about media releases, (Receiving the Call)
- campaigns (see postcard campaigns)
- candidates
-
- finding, (Finding Candidates)
- capabilities, (Summary)
-
- (see also skills)
- knowing you own, (Knowing your Capabilities)
- cards
-
- sending, (Client Relations)
- case studies, (Summary), (Practical Applications: Case Studies), (Case Studies with Matt Mickiewicz)
-
- (see also examples; scripts)
- Adwire, (Seven Keys to Success: Adwire)
- Christmas cheer, (Christmas Cheer!)
- CrashShop, (Five Minds are Better than One: CrashShop)
- Digital Creative, (Community Portal Boost: Digital Creative)
- Digital Skyline Studios, (Expand Without Offices or Staff: Digital Skyline Studios)
- exhibition map, (Making a Fortune from a Fifty-cent Map)
- free speech, (The Concept of Free Speech)
- housewarming gift, (Buy a Housewarming Gift in One Easy Step)
- Imagination Plus, (Imagination Plus: Building a Business—Twice!)
- keeping in touch, (Why to Keep in Touch with People who Say “No”)
- LrpDesigns, (Win New Clients Through Direct Mail: Lrpdesigns)
- Mr. Nice Guy, (Just Call Me Mr. Nice Guy)
- networking lunch, (The $15,000 Lunch: Networking for Success)
- newspaper advertising, (Newspapers: a Great Way to Advertise)
- outsourcing, (Some Case Studies)
- Reactive Media, (Starting Small, Growing Big: Reactive Media)
- referred prospects, (Why Referred Prospects are the Best Clients)
- sales pitch, (We Made the Perfect Pitch ...)
- Walmac Interactive, (Struggle to Success: Walmac Interactive)
- WebProjects, (Web Design Clients on Retainer: WebProjects)
- cashflow, (Summary)
-
- (see also money)
- forecasts, (The Cashflow Forecast), (Money Matters)
- importance of, (Get the Money In)
- issues, (Cashflow, Expenses, and Minimizing Risk)
- project budget, (Preparing to Quote)
- charging (see pricing)
- charities, (Summary)
-
- (see also donations)
- donations, (Offering a Token of Appreciation)
- sponsoring, (Reaching your Target Market)
- checklists
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- client complaints, (Covering the Complaints Checklist)
- office lease, (Understanding the Lease)
- Christmas Cheer case study, (Christmas Cheer!)
- classified advertising
-
- cost of, (Classified Advertising)
- client management
-
- Reactive Media case study, (Secrets of Successful Client Management)
- client service, (Providing Excellent Client Service)
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- benefits of, (The Benefits of Great Customer Service)
- distinctiveness, (Providing Distinctive Service)
- excellence in, (Excellent Client Care)
- needs of, (What Clients Really Want)
- value of, (The Value of your Client)
- clients, (Summary)
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- (see also complaints; "pesky" clients; prospects)
- big business, (How to Catch a Big Fish)
- building business from, (Build a Successful Business on Just One Client)
- contacting, (Weapon Number Two: Contacting), (The Key to Repeat Sales)
- database of, (Develop a Client Database)
- finding the right ones, (Keeping the Right Clients)
- giving gifts to, (Treating them Right)
- importance of finding the right ones, (Find the Right Clients)
- keeping control of, (Don’t Ever Lose Control of the Client)
- keeping in touch, (Keeping in Touch)
- listening to, (Listening to Learn)
- lunches with, (Client Relations)
- maintaining, (System 5: Maintaining Client Contact)
- making offers to, (Put yourself on a Fast Track to Sales)
- qualifying, (Quantifying the Benefits)
- relationship, (Love at First Sight), (Client Relations)
- reporting to, (Client Reporting)
- researching, (Following the Process for Success)
- rewarding, (Ten Courses of Action), (Client Relations)
- rewards for, (Using Weapon Number One: Rewards)
- risk assessment, (Conducting Risk Assessment)
- staying in touch, (Client Relations)
- surveying, (Getting your Name in Print)
- winning your first one, (Pitch, Quote, and Win your First Client)
- coffee
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- accepting, (Doing Business)
- cold calling
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- about, (Cold Calling)
- Imagination Plus case study, (Cold-call Rejection Can Pay Off Big!)
- communication
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- skills for, (Communication Skills)
- within teams, (Planning Team Communications)
- companies
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- legalities, (The Company)
- company culture
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- developing, (The Team)
- staff issues, (Considering your Personnel)
- competitions
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- running, (Reaching your Target Market)
- competitive advantage
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- customer care, (Your Competitive Advantage)
- developing, (Developing your Competitive Advantage)
- everything you do, (Building your Competitive Advantage into Everything you Do)
- using, (Putting your Competitive Advantage into Action)
- competitors
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- benchmarking, (Benchmarking Within your Own Industry)
- differentiating from, (Making the Pitch)
- information about, (Competitor Information)
- knowing, (Doing Business)
- market demand pricing, (Competition and Market Demand Pricing)
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- praising, (Praising your Competitors)
- relationship to, (Developing your Competitive Advantage)
- complaints, (Handling Client Complaints)
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- apologizing, (Saying Sorry)
- asking for, (Asking for Complaints)
- benefits of, (Loving Complaining Clients)
- dealing with, (Dealing with Complaints)
- completion dates
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- estimating, (Estimating Completion Dates)
- compliments
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- giving, (Client Relations)
- confidentiality
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- outsourcing, (Counting the Disadvantages of Outsourcing)
- consistency
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- importance of, (Doing Business)
- Constant Contact newsletter editor, (Put yourself on a Fast Track to Sales)
- contacts
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- client follow-up, (Weapon Number Two: Contacting)
- making, (Ten Courses of Action)
- Walmac Interactive case study, (Key #3: Use Existing or Past Contacts)
- contingency plans
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- contractor work, (Starting Small with a Contingency Plan), (Having a Backup Plan)
- contractors, (Summary)
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- (see also outsourcing)
- assessing, (Assessing Potential Contractors)
- finding, (Finding the Best Contractor for You)
- legalities, (The Contractor Relationship)
- management of, (Management Tips and Tricks)
- quotes from, (Preparing to Quote)
- working with, (Working with Freelancers and Contractors), (Working with your Chosen Contractor)
- contracts (see agreements)
- control issues
-
- outsourcing, (Counting the Disadvantages of Outsourcing)
- conversion rates
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- inquiries to sales, (Doing Business)
- copy
-
- media releases, (Contents of a Media Release)
- copyright
-
- legalities, (Copyright)
- cost per thousand (CPM)
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- analyzing, (Analyzing the CPM)
- costs, (Summary)
-
- (see also fixed costs; overhead costs; variable costs)
- for advertising, (Considering the Real Costs)
- classified advertising, (Classified Advertising)
- controlling, (Keep Costs Down)
- measuring, (Measuring your Costs)
- office space, (Conducting a Cost Comparison)
- outsourcing, (Counting the Advantages of Outsourcing)
- reducing, (Reduced Costs), (Doing Business)
- CrashShop case study, (Five Minds are Better than One: CrashShop)
- credibility
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- demonstrating, (Demonstrating Credibility)
- establishing, (Establishing your Credibility), (Establishing Credibility)
- culture (see company culture)
- current assets
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- defined, (The Balance Sheet)
- current liabilities
-
- defined, (The Balance Sheet)
D
- databases
-
- of clients, (Develop a Client Database)
- nursery example, (Conducting Surveys)
- dates (see completion dates)
- deadlines, (Summary)
-
- (see also milestones)
- working to, (Working to Deadlines)
- decision-makers
-
- selling to, (Selling to the Decision-maker)
- delegating
-
- leverage using, (Having Others Do the Work)
- saving time with, (Delegating)
- tasks, (Delegating Tasks)
- demonstrating
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- credibility, (Demonstrating Credibility)
- expertise, (Demonstrating Expertise)
- deposits
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- demanding in advance, (Demanding the Deposit)
- development (see expansion)
- differentiation
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- from competition, (Standing Out: your Options)
- importance of, (Find your Point of Difference), (Marketing Tips)
- difficult clients (see "pesky" clients)
- Digital Creative case study, (Community Portal Boost: Digital Creative)
- Digital Skyline Studios case study, (Expand Without Offices or Staff: Digital Skyline Studios)
- direct mail campaigns
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- exhibition case study, (Background)
- dismissing
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- "pesky" clients, (Making the Decision to Cut a Client Loose)
- distinctiveness
-
- client service, (Providing Distinctive Service)
- delighting your clients, (Delighting your Clients)
- distributing
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- media releases, (Distributing your Release)
- documentation
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- project management, (Documentation)
- domain names
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- selecting, (Doing Business)
- donations
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- to charities, (Offering a Token of Appreciation)
- in gaining recognition, (Delighting for Wider Recognition)
- DVDs
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- preparing, (Preparing Videos or DVDs)
E
- emergency "pesky" client type
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- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- managing, (Resolving the Emergency)
- employees
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- legalities, (Employee or Contractor?), (The Employment Relationship)
- empowering
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- team members, (Empowering Team Members)
- enthusiasm
-
- in selling process, (Selling Enthusiasm)
- equipment
-
- renting, (Managing Expenses)
- saving expenses on, (Saving on Equipment)
- equity (ownership), (Summary)
-
- (see also retained profit)
- sharing, (Sharing Ownership)
- estimating
-
- completion dates, (Estimating Completion Dates)
- evaluation
-
- projects, (Project Evaluation)
- examples, (Summary), (Managing Expansion)
-
- (see also case studies; scripts)
- 12 week marketing campaign, (Do Something!)
- add-on sales, (The “Right” Time to Sell Additional Tools or Functionality), (Making the Add-on Sale)
- announcing the donation, (Delighting for Wider Recognition)
- bike shop, (The Perfect Salesperson)
- breakeven analysis, (The Breakeven Analysis)
- café, (Narrowing the Field)
- charity donations, (Offering a Token of Appreciation)
- client service, (The Value of your Client)
- complaint resolution, (Covering the Complaints Checklist)
- contact + care = profits, (Your Competitive Advantage)
- Dell, (Standing Out: your Options)
- domain name show, (Putting On a Show)
- eighth-day letter, (Receiving the Balance)
- electronic messenger, (Spam)
- family business postcard, (Your Own Postcard Campaign)
- final letter, (Receiving the Balance)
- freelance brief, (Writing the Project Brief)
- helicopter rescue service, (Providing Free Samples of your Work)
- interviews, (Delighting for Wider Recognition)
- it's an ill wind ..., (Embracing Business Problems)
- koala idea, (Stealing: the Good Kind)
- leverage what you learn, (Leveraging What you Have)
- losing control, (Some Case Studies)
- luring the big fish, (Pitching to the Big Fish)
- mailout with testimonial, (Thinking Outside the Box)
- McDonald's, (Benchmarking)
- media release, (Commencing a Media Plan)
- Nike products, (The Reasons People Buy)
- no-decision client, (Stirring No-decision into Action)
- nursery, (Conducting Surveys)
- poster asking for complaints, (Asking for Complaints)
- quantification, (Selling Superiority)
- quantifying email to client, (Reporting Success)
- rejection letter, (Keeping in Touch)
- repeat sales, (Repeating Sales)
- Rolex watches, (Valuing your Knowledge)
- setting up a business, (Managing Expansion)
- showing you care, (The Value of your Client)
- Tailored Consulting, (Writing Reports)
- thanking the media, (Thanking the Media)
- too busy for new clients, (Some Case Studies)
- ultimate objection, (Fielding Objections from Clients)
- warm calling follow-up letter, (Warm Calling), (Really Warm Calling)
- warm calling icebreaker, (Warm Calling)
- web design woes, (Trademarks)
- exhibition case study, (Making a Fortune from a Fifty-cent Map)
- expansion, (Preparing for Expansion), (Managing Expansion), (Expanding Staff and Office Space)
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- Digital Skyline case study, (Expansion—Virtually)
- first steps, (First Steps to Being Big)
- foundations for, (Laying the Foundations)
- growing faster, (The Three Easiest Ways to Speed Growth)
- how big operators work, (Looking at What the Big Operators Do Differently)
- management principles, (Management Principles Matter!)
- money issues, (Money Matters)
- office space, (Finding an Office)
- organization for, (Organizing for Expansion)
- overview, (So, you Want to Be Big)
- pitfalls of, (Avoiding the Pitfalls: Top Ten Tips)
- staff issues, (Considering Expansion of your Staff)
- team motivation, (Motivating your Team)
- WebProjects case study, (Expansion)
- expectations
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- exceeding, (Exceeding Expectations Pays)
- expenses
-
- managing, (Managing Expenses)
- planning for, (Expenses and Eventualities)
- expert clients (see web developer "pesky" client type)
- expertise
-
- demonstrating, (Demonstrating Expertise)
- eye contact, (Handshake and Eye Contact)
F
- failure
-
- accepting, (About You)
- feelings
-
- warning signs for "pesky" clients, (Conducting Risk Assessment)
- financial issues, (Summary)
-
- (see also cashflow; money)
- in business expansion, (Understanding the Financials), (The Financial Impact of Expansion)
- firing
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- employees, (Firing)
- first impressions
-
- importance of, (Presentation, Perception, Perfection!)
- fitness
-
- importance of, (About You)
- fixed assets
-
- defined, (The Balance Sheet)
- fixed costs
-
- defined, (The Breakeven Analysis)
- flyers
-
- delivering, (Delivering Flyers)
- follow-up
-
- client complaints, (Covering the Complaints Checklist)
- to client meetings, (Following the Process for Success)
- sales process, (Ten Courses of Action)
- system for, (System 2: Following Up)
- forecasting
-
- cashflow, (The Cashflow Forecast), (Money Matters)
- formula
-
- for pricing, (The Pricing Formula)
- forums
-
- finding contractors, (Locating Candidates)
- online, (Online Project Forums)
- franchises
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- defined, (The Trust, the Joint Venture, and the Franchise)
- free samples
-
- providing of your work, (Providing Free Samples of your Work)
- freelancers, (Summary)
-
- (see also contractors)
- working with, (Working with Freelancers and Contractors)
- freelancing
-
- benefits of, (Freelance or Small Business?)
- friends
-
- advice from, (Finding Good Advice)
- as contractors, (Locating Candidates)
- rates for, (Networking for Business)
G
- Gantt chart
-
- milestones, (Estimating Completion Dates)
- gaps
-
- skills, (Filling the Gaps)
- gifts
-
- to clients, (Treating them Right)
- compared to recognition, (It’s Not All About Gifts)
- housewarming gift case study, (Buy a Housewarming Gift in One Easy Step)
- selection of, (Client Relations)
- goals, (Summary)
-
- (see also objectives)
- business planning, (A Goal)
- defined, (Arming yourself for Success)
- identifying yours, (Identifying your Goal)
- goatees
-
- perception of, (How Do Other People See You?)
- growth (see expansion)
- guarantees
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- offering, (Offering a 100% Money-back Guarantee), (Offering Guarantees), (Doing Business)
- "guerrilla" attitude, (Marketing Tips)
- guest speaking
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- as a promotion, (Guest Speaking)
- gut feelings
-
- listening to, (Conducting Risk Assessment)
H
- handshakes, (Handshake and Eye Contact), (Doing Business)
- headlines
-
- media releases, (Contents of a Media Release)
- health
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- importance of, (About You)
- hidden agendas
-
- finding, (Finding the Hidden Agenda)
- high school motto, (My Old High School Motto)
- hiring
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- staff, (Hiring)
- hourly rates, (Naming your Price)
- housewarming gift case study, (Buy a Housewarming Gift in One Easy Step)
I
- image, (Presentation, Perception, Perfection!)
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- elements of, (Do you Measure Up?)
- perception and reality, (Perception is Reality)
- selling yourself, (Selling Yourself)
- Imagination Plus case study, (Imagination Plus: Building a Business—Twice!)
- implementing
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- projects plans, (Implementing the Plan)
- impressions (see first impressions; image)
- initiation
-
- of sales pitches, (Following the Process for Success)
- intellectual property
-
- legalities, (Protecting your Intellectual Property)
- protecting, (Doing Business)
- internal reporting
-
- project management, (Internal Reporting)
- interviews
-
- in gaining recognition, (Delighting for Wider Recognition)
- potential employees, (How Can you Find the Truth During the Assessment Phase?)
- invoicing
-
- ensuring payment, (Receiving the Balance)
- process for, (Don’t Put Off Invoicing)
J
- job candidates
-
- finding, (Finding Candidates)
- joint ventures
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- defined, (The Trust, the Joint Venture, and the Franchise)
- junior staff
-
- paying, (How Much Will you Pay?)
K
- keeping in touch
-
- with clients, (Keeping in Touch)
- key differentiators, (Standing Out: your Options)
- knowledge
-
- value of, (Valuing your Knowledge)
L
- leading
-
- versus management, (Leading and Managing)
- leads
-
- generating, (Generating the Perfect Lead), (Doing Business)
- leases, (Summary)
-
- (see also renting)
- office space, (Understanding the Lease)
- legalities, (Business Legalities with Berrigan Doube )
-
- agreements, (Trading on your Terms)
- business structure, (Choosing the Right Business Structure)
- contractors, (Employment and Contractor’s Agreements), (The Contractor Relationship)
- employees, (Employee or Contractor?)
- intellectual property, (Protecting your Intellectual Property)
- outsourcing, (Counting the Disadvantages of Outsourcing)
- privacy, (Privacy and Spam)
- spam, (Spam)
- staff, (Employment and Contractor’s Agreements)
- letters
-
- of thanks, (Following the Process for Success)
- rejection letters, (Keeping in Touch)
- warm call follow-up, (Warm Calling), (Really Warm Calling)
- leveraging
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- extra services, (Delivering Extra Services)
- process for, (Learning to Leverage)
- liabilities (see current liabilities; long-term liabilities)
- list brokers
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- using, (Develop a Client Database)
- listening
-
- to clients, (Listening to Learn)
- locations
-
- office space, (Location, Location, Location)
- logo
-
- design of, (Presenting Yourself)
- long-term liabilities
-
- defined, (The Balance Sheet)
- loving feeling
-
- in client relationships, (Love at First Sight)
- Lrpdesigns case study, (Win New Clients Through Direct Mail: Lrpdesigns)
- lunches
-
- case study, (The $15,000 Lunch: Networking for Success)
- with clients, (Client Relations)
- for marketing, (Reaching your Target Market)
- "lying"
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- to your clients, (Lying: a Key to Success)
- to your clients, (Client Relations)
M
- magazines
-
- ads, (Magazine Ads, Lots of Leads ... and Conversions!)
- writing for, (Writing Articles for Submission to Industry Magazines)
- mailings
-
- example with testimonial, (Thinking Outside the Box)
- Lrpdesigns case study, (Moving with the Times)
- using lists, (Develop a Client Database)
- maintenance
-
- clients, (System 5: Maintaining Client Contact)
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- malls
-
- office space, (Types of Office Locations)
- management, (Summary)
-
- (see also business plans; goals; objectives; operational plans; planning; project management)
- contractors, (Management Tips and Tricks)
- expenses, (Managing Expenses)
- principles matter, (Management Principles Matter!)
- time, (Managing your Time), (Managing your Time)
- versus leading, (Leading and Managing)
- manners
-
- importance of, (Client Relations)
- market demand pricing, (Competition and Market Demand Pricing)
- marketing, (Summary), (Marketing your Business)
-
- (see also niche marketing; target market)
- advertising, (Assessing your Advertising Options)
- controlling cost, (Why your Marketing Should Be Very, Very Cheap)
- evaluation, (Evaluating the Market)
- free samples, (Providing Free Samples of your Work)
- message, (Your Marketing Message)
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- planning, (A Plan of Action)
- promotion, (Which Promotional Option Suits You?)
- public relations, (A Public Relations Primer)
- strategy, (Your Marketing Strategy)
- taking action, (Do Something!)
- tips, (Marketing Tips)
- McDonald's
-
- marketing success story, (Benchmarking)
- measuring, (Summary)
-
- (see also benchmarking)
- benefits, (Doing Business)
- costs, (Measuring your Costs)
- marketing results, (Measurement)
- ROI, (Don’t Neglect to Measure ROI)
- success, (Measuring Success)
- media
-
- interviews with, (Delighting for Wider Recognition)
- plan, (Commencing a Media Plan)
- receiving coverage, (Commencing a Media Plan)
- media releases
-
- contents of, (Contents of a Media Release)
- sending, (Ten Courses of Action)
- what not to do, (What Not to Do with your Media Release)
- meetings
-
- agendas for, (Making the Pitch)
- delivering proposals, (Following the Process for Success)
- with potential clients, (Following the Process for Success)
- project management, (Meetings)
- mentors
-
- seeking, (Doing Business)
- merchandise
-
- using branded, (Using Branded Merchandise)
- message
-
- in marketing, (Your Marketing Message)
- Mickiewicz, Matt
-
- case studies, (Case Studies with Matt Mickiewicz)
- Microsoft Office Project project management software, (Using Project Management Software)
- milestones, (Summary)
-
- (see also deadlines)
- Gantt chart, (Estimating Completion Dates)
- mindset
-
- for starting business, (Forming the Right Mindset)
- mistakes
-
- admitting, (Client Relations)
- money, (Summary)
-
- (see also cashflow; financial issues)
- borrowing, (Borrowing Money When it’s Not Needed)
- focus on, (Focusing on Making Money)
- issues, (Money Matters)
- tips about, (Money Matters)
- motivating
-
- your team, (Motivating your Team)
- motto
-
- from high school, (My Old High School Motto)
- Scout motto, (Client Relations)
- Mr. Nice Guy case study, (Just Call Me Mr. Nice Guy)
- multiple projects
-
- managing, (Managing Multiple Projects)
- MySpace magician "pesky" client type
-
- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- managing, (Treading Carefully with the MySpace Magician)
N
- names, (Summary)
-
- (see also business names; domain names)
- getting yours in print, (Getting your Name in Print)
- needs analysis, (The Needs Analysis)
-
- for systems, (System 1: Conducting the Needs Analysis)
- networking
-
- for business, (Networking for Business)
- finding contractors through, (Locating Candidates)
- promoting your business, (Networking)
- news stories
-
- interpreting, (Demonstrating Credibility)
- newsletters
-
- producing, (Producing Newsletters)
- use of, (Ten Courses of Action)
- newspapers
-
- advertising in, (Newspaper Advertising), (Newspapers: a Great Way to Advertise)
- niche marketing
-
- WebProjects case study, (Niche Marketing: it’s a Classic!)
- no-decision "pesky" client type
-
- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- managing, (Stirring No-decision into Action)
- nursery
-
- business marketing example, (Conducting Surveys)
O
- objections
-
- anticipating, (Making the Pitch)
- fielding from prospects, (Fielding Objections from Clients)
- raising your own, (Raising your Own Objections)
- objectives, (Summary)
-
- (see also goals)
- marketing, (An Objective)
- in needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- project management, (Project Management)
- offers, (Summary)
-
- (see also proposals; quotes; sales pitches)
- making, (Put yourself on a Fast Track to Sales), (Repeating Sales), (Reaching your Target Market)
- office blocks
-
- office space, (Types of Office Locations)
- office space
-
- Digital Skyline case study, (Expand Without Offices or Staff: Digital Skyline Studios)
- finding, (Finding an Office)
- image of, (Presenting your Office)
- saving expenses on, (Saving on Office Space)
- online list databases, (Develop a Client Database)
- online project forums
-
- project management, (Online Project Forums)
- operational plans
-
- developing, (An Operational Plan)
- options (stock)
-
- staff, (Rewarding your Staff: Bonuses and Options)
- organization, (Summary)
-
- (see also planning; project management; teams)
- for expansion, (Organizing for Expansion)
- importance of, (Be Organized)
- keeping on track, (Keeping On Track and Organized)
- outsourcing, (Summary), (Outsourcing for Great Profits)
-
- (see also contractors)
- explained, (Defining Outsourcing)
- finding contractors, (Finding the Best Contractor for You)
- management of, (Management Tips and Tricks)
- working with contractors, (Working with your Chosen Contractor)
- overhead costs
-
- minimizing, (Money Matters)
- ownership
-
- sharing, (Sharing Ownership)
P
- parties
-
- throwing, (Client Relations)
- partnerships (see business partners)
-
- legalities, (The Partnership)
- patents
-
- legalities, (Patents)
- payment
-
- "pesky" clients, (Conducting Risk Assessment)
- contractors, (Being Clear About Payment)
- payment reminders, (Don’t Put Off Invoicing)
- payroll
-
- issues, (Discussing Payroll Practicalities)
- perceived value
-
- versus price, (Doing Business)
- perception
-
- personal, (Perception is Reality)
- performance reviews, (Sharing the Spoils)
- personal presentation
-
- elements of, (Presenting Yourself)
- importance of, (Personal Presentation)
- personnel (see contractors; staff)
- "pesky" clients, (Dealing with Pesky Clients)
-
- avoiding, (Avoiding the Pesky Client)
- dismissing, (Making the Decision to Cut a Client Loose)
- from good to bad, (When the Good Client Turns Pesky)
- reason to avoid, (The Reason to Avoid Pesky Clients)
- solving, (Solving Peskiness)
- types of, (Peskiness: Let me Count the Ways)
- philosophy
-
- focus on right clients, (Keeping the Right Clients)
- phone calls, (Summary)
-
- (see also cold calling; warm calling)
- in meetings, (Doing Business)
- returning, (Client Relations)
- pitches (see proposals; offers; quotes; sale pitches)
- pitfalls
-
- avoiding, (Avoiding the Pitfalls: Top Ten Tips)
- planning, (Summary)
-
- (see also business plans; contingency plans; operational plans)
- client management, (Creating a Plan)
- defined, (Arming yourself for Success)
- for expansion, (Planning for the Future)
- for marketing, (A Plan of Action)
- getting started, (Ten Courses of Action)
- goal setting, (Making a Plan)
- media, (Commencing a Media Plan)
- role in project management, (Planning)
- for success, (Planning to Achieve)
- portals
-
- Digital Creative case study, (Community Portal Boost: Digital Creative)
- postcard campaigns
-
- Lrpdesigns case study, (Your Own Postcard Campaign)
- PR Agencies
-
- using, (Is there an Advantage in Using a PR Agency?)
- PR campaigns
-
- starting, (Reaching your Target Market)
- preparation
-
- importance of, (Client Relations)
- prequalifying
-
- prospects, (Prequalifying)
- presentation, (Summary)
-
- (see also first impressions; image; personal presentation; sale pitches)
- personal, (Doing Business)
- presentations
-
- proposals, (Making the Pitch)
- press (see media)
- press releases (see media releases)
- pricing
-
- big business clients, (What Should you Charge?)
- contractor work, (Assessing Potential Contractors)
- multiple prices, (Offering Multiple Prices and Solutions)
- outsourcing and, (Charging Plenty)
- policies for, (Naming your Price)
- value and, (Dealing with the “P” Word)
- versus perceived value, (Doing Business)
- principles
-
- in management, (Management Principles Matter!)
- printing
-
- brochures, (Printing Brochures)
- priorities
-
- identifying for expansion, (Identifying your Major Priorities)
- setting, (Setting Priorities)
- privacy
-
- legalities, (Privacy and Spam)
- productivity
-
- about, (Ensuring Productivity)
- profit, (Summary)
-
- (see also retained profit)
- "pesky" clients, (Conducting Risk Assessment)
- importance of, (Money Matters)
- project briefs
-
- writing, (Writing the Project Brief)
- project forums
-
- online, (Online Project Forums)
- project management, (Managing Web Projects)
-
- assessment, (Project Assessment)
- multiple projects, (Managing Multiple Projects)
- organization, (Keeping On Track and Organized)
- overview, (Project Management)
- time frames, (Working with Time Frames)
- promotion
-
- options for, (Which Promotional Option Suits You?)
- proposals, (Summary)
-
- (see also offers; quotes; sales pitches)
- delivery of, (Following the Process for Success)
- presenting, (Making the Pitch), (System 4: Presenting the Proposal)
- system for compiling, (System 3: Compiling the Proposal)
- Walmac Interactive case study, (Key #6: Spend Time on the Proposal)
- prospects, (Summary)
-
- (see also clients)
- case study, (Why Referred Prospects are the Best Clients)
- characteristics of, (Defining your Market)
- fielding objections from, (Fielding Objections from Clients)
- finding, (Finding Prospects: What Works, and Why)
- hidden agendas, (Finding the Hidden Agenda)
- identifying problems, (Client Relations)
- learning about, (Reaching your Target Market)
- prequalifying, (Prequalifying)
- spending time with, (Spending Time with your Prospect)
- public relations
-
- explained, (A Public Relations Primer)
Q
- qualifying
-
- benefits of, (Quantifying the Benefits)
- quality
-
- outsourcing, (Counting the Advantages of Outsourcing)
- of staff, (Finding the Right Staff Qualities)
- quality assurance
-
- outsourcing issues with, (Counting the Disadvantages of Outsourcing)
- quantifying (see benchmarking; measuring)
- questionnaires
-
- needs analysis, (The Needs Analysis)
- questions
-
- anticipating, (Making the Pitch)
- quotes, (Summary)
-
- (see also proposals; offers; sales pitches)
- preparing, (Preparing to Quote)
R
- radio
-
- advertising on, (Radio Advertising)
- rates
-
- setting, (Networking for Business)
- Reactive Media case study, (Starting Small, Growing Big: Reactive Media)
- receivables
-
- system for, (Planning a Better Receivables System)
- recognition factor
-
- in client relationships, (Positive Recognition)
- records
-
- employment, (Acknowledging the Importance of Records)
- red flags
-
- "pesky" clients, (Spotting the Red Flags)
- reference checks
-
- new contractors, (Assessing Potential Contractors)
- referrals
-
- asking for, (Asking for Referrals), (Reaching your Target Market)
- client service, (Referrals)
- Walmac Interactive case study, (Key #3: Use Existing or Past Contacts)
- referred prospects
-
- importance of, (Focusing on Referred Prospects)
- referrers
-
- thanking, (Following the Process for Success)
- rejection
-
- accepting, (About You)
- dealing with, (Don’t Let Rejection Get to You), (Handling Rejection)
- Imagination Plus case study, (Cold-call Rejection Can Pay Off Big!)
- letters, (Keeping in Touch)
- relationship databases
-
- Christmas Cheer case study, (Background)
- importance of, (Client Relations)
- relatives
-
- advice from, (Finding Good Advice)
- reminders
-
- invoice payments, (Don’t Put Off Invoicing)
- remuneration
-
- staff, (Remunerating your Staff)
- renting, (Summary)
-
- (see also leases)
- equipment, (Managing Expenses)
- repeat sales
-
- explained, (Repeating Sales), (The Key to Repeat Sales)
- reporting
-
- finances, (The Financial Impact of Expansion)
- project management, (Reporting)
- success, (Reporting Success)
- reports
-
- as lead generators, (Doing Business)
- writing, (Writing Reports)
- request for proposals
-
- CrashShop case study, (A Different Approach to Selling)
- researching
-
- marketing information, (Market Information)
- potential clients, (Following the Process for Success)
- your market, (Defining your Market)
- responsibility
-
- for tasks, (Developing a Good Plan)
- retained profit
-
- defined, (The Balance Sheet)
- reviews, performance, (Sharing the Spoils)
- rewards
-
- client complaints, (Covering the Complaints Checklist)
- clients, (Using Weapon Number One: Rewards), (Client Relations)
- staff, (Rewarding your Staff: Bonuses and Options), (The Team)
- risk
-
- attitude towards, (“There's No Risk in My Business”)
- risk analysis
-
- projects, (Undertaking a Risk Analysis)
- risk assessment
-
- clients, (Conducting Risk Assessment)
- ROI (return on investment)
-
- measuring, (Don’t Neglect to Measure ROI)
S
- sales pitches, (Summary)
-
- (see also proposals; offers; quotes)
- benchmarking for, (Following the Process for Success)
- to big business, (Pitching to the Big Fish)
- case study, (We Made the Perfect Pitch ...)
- CrashShop case study, (Making the Pitch)
- improving, (The Pitch)
- making, (Making the Pitch)
- Walmac Interactive case study, (Pitching to Perfection)
- salespersons
-
- perfect example of, (The Perfect Salesperson)
- samples, (Summary)
-
- (see also examples: free samples)
- payment reminder email, (Don’t Put Off Invoicing)
- schedules (see deadlines; milestones; time frames)
- scope creep
-
- learning about, (Project Management)
- Reactive Media case study, (The Biggest Lesson: Learned the Hard Way)
- scope-creeper "pesky" client type
-
- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- managing, (Optimizing the Scope-creep Opportunity)
- Scout motto, (Client Relations)
- scripts, (Summary)
-
- (see also case studies; examples)
- sales calls, (Selling Yourself)
- secret weapon
-
- recognizing your own, (Recognizing your Own Secret Weapon)
- self-belief
-
- for success, (Arming yourself for Success)
- selling, (Honing your Sales Skills), (Making Repeat, Add-on, and Large Sales)
-
- add-on sales, (Add-on Sales)
- to big business, (How to Catch a Big Fish)
- business of, (Realizing that you’re In the Business of Selling)
- conversion rates, (Doing Business)
- explained, (The Beginning)
- fast track to, (Put yourself on a Fast Track to Sales)
- the finish, (The Finish)
- follow-up, (Ten Courses of Action)
- goal setting for, (Sales)
- process for, (Making Sales)
- reasons people buy, (The Reasons People Buy)
- repeat sales, (Repeating Sales)
- sales pitch, (The Pitch)
- upselling, (Upselling: is it for You?)
- your image in, (Selling Yourself)
- seminars
-
- for promotion, (Holding Seminars)
- services, (Summary)
-
- (see also client service)
- outsourcing, (Counting the Advantages of Outsourcing)
- shopping centers
-
- office space, (Types of Office Locations)
- signage
-
- McDonalds example, (Benchmarking)
- signals (see buy signals; image)
- signing
-
- contracts, (Making the Pitch)
- site maintenance
-
- add-on sales, (The “Right” Time to Sell Site Maintenance)
- site marketing and maintenance
-
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- site objectives
-
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- site review
-
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- site testing
-
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- situation analysis
-
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- skills, (Summary)
-
- (see also capabilities)
- analysis of, (The Importance of Skills Analysis)
- for communication, (Communication Skills)
- outsourcing, (Counting the Advantages of Outsourcing)
- for projects, (Preparing to Quote)
- slow "pesky" client type
-
- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- small business (see business; case studies; examples)
- software
-
- client databases, (Develop a Client Database)
- newsletter editor, (Put yourself on a Fast Track to Sales)
- project management, (Using Project Management Software)
- sole proprietorships
-
- legalities, (The Sole Proprietorship)
- solicitors
-
- advice from, (Finding Good Advice)
- solutions approach to selling, (Selling Solutions)
- sorry
-
- saying to client, (Saying Sorry)
- spam
-
- legalities, (Spam)
- speeches
-
- as a promotion, (Guest Speaking)
- case study, (The Concept of Free Speech)
- sponsoring
-
- charities, (Reaching your Target Market)
- sponsorships
-
- providing, (Providing Sponsorships)
- staff, (Summary)
-
- (see also contractors)
- building, (Build the Right Team)
- business expansion, (Considering Expansion of your Staff)
- company culture, (Considering your Personnel)
- Digital Skyline case study, (Expand Without Offices or Staff: Digital Skyline Studios)
- legalities, (The Employment Relationship)
- qualities of, (Finding the Right Staff Qualities)
- remunerating, (Remunerating your Staff)
- rewards, (Rewarding your Staff: Bonuses and Options)
- starting
-
- business, (Starting the Business)
- "stealing"
-
- in client relationships, (Stealing: the Good Kind)
- stories
-
- telling in selling process, (Telling Stories and Anecdotes)
- strategy
-
- marketing, (Your Marketing Strategy)
- success
-
- attitude for, (About You)
- building from one client, (Build a Successful Business on Just One Client)
- definition, (Defining Success)
- in any environment, (Stepping Out on your Own)
- in running your own business, (Defining Success and Failure)
- "lying" as a key to, (Lying: a Key to Success)
- nothing succeeds like, (Nothing Succeeds Like Success)
- planning for, (Planning to Achieve)
- process for achieving, (Following the Process for Success)
- projecting image of, (Projecting an Image of Success), (Aiding a Positive Perception)
- secrets of, (Secrets of Success)
- summary for achieving, (Arming yourself for Success)
- sunglasses, (Doing Business)
- superiority
-
- feeling of in selling process, (Selling Superiority)
- suppliers, (Summary)
-
- (see also contractors)
- remembering, (Remembering your Suppliers)
- terms from, (Managing Expenses)
- "surprise"
-
- in client relationships, (Surprise to Delight)
- surveys
-
- conducting, (Conducting Surveys)
- needs analysis questionnaire, (The Needs Analysis)
- prospects, (Defining your Market)
- using, (Reaching your Target Market)
- SWOT analysis
-
- business planning, (A SWOT Analysis)
- systems
-
- deliverables, (Planning a Better Receivables System)
- for growing your business, (Putting Systems in Place)
- importance of, (Creating Systems)
T
- talent
-
- valuing, (Undervaluing your Talent)
- target market
-
- reaching, (Why your Marketing Should Be Very, Very Cheap), (Reaching your Target Market)
- tasks
-
- delegating, (Delegating Tasks)
- responsibility for, (Developing a Good Plan)
- taxation
-
- business structure, (The Tax)
- issues, (Considering Taxation Issues)
- teams, (Summary)
-
- (see also contractors; staff)
- communications, (Planning Team Communications)
- motivating, (Motivating your Team)
- tips about, (The Team)
- working with, (Giving Team Members Ownership)
- telephones (see cold calling; phone calls; warm calling)
- testimonials
-
- using, (Using Testimonials and PR)
- thank yous
-
- client complaints, (Covering the Complaints Checklist)
- exhibition case study, (Action)
- importance of, (Client Relations)
- letters of thanks, (Following the Process for Success)
- the media, (Thanking the Media)
- referrers, (Following the Process for Success)
- time frames
-
- defined, (Implementing the Plan)
- no-decision "pesky" client type, (Stirring No-decision into Action)
- working with, (Working with Time Frames)
- time management, (Managing your Time)
-
- explained, (Managing your Time)
- timing
-
- add-on sales, (Any Time’s a Good Time to Add On)
- advertising, (Timing your Advertising)
- media releases, (Contents of a Media Release)
- trademarks
-
- legalities, (Trademarks)
- trial period
-
- new staff, (Utilizing a Trial Period)
- trust
-
- in selling process, (Selling Trust)
- outsourcing issues, (Counting the Disadvantages of Outsourcing)
- trusts
-
- defined, (The Trust, the Joint Venture, and the Franchise)
- truth
-
- importance of, (Client Relations)
- in client relationships, (Lying: a Key to Success)
U
- unavailable "pesky" client type
-
- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- managing, (Reaching the Unavailable)
- unique selling proposition
-
- identifying, (Identifying your Unique Selling Proposition)
- upselling
-
- explained, (Upselling: is it for You?)
- urgency
-
- creating a sense of, (Client Relations)
V
- value, (Summary)
-
- (see also perceived value)
- charging for, (Money Matters)
- of clients, (The Value of your Client)
- value-based pricing, (The Best (and Only) Way to Charge)
- variable costs
-
- defined, (The Breakeven Analysis)
- videos
-
- preparing, (Preparing Videos or DVDs)
- virtual expansion
-
- Digital Skyline case study, (Expansion—Virtually)
W
- wages
-
- paying, (Paying Wages)
- Walmac Interactive case study, (Struggle to Success: Walmac Interactive)
- warm calling
-
- how to do, (Warm Calling)
- web developer "pesky" client type
-
- described, (Defining the Characteristics of Peskiness)
- managing, (Taking Control of the Web Developer Expert)
- web projects (see project management)
- WebProjects case study, (Web Design Clients on Retainer: WebProjects)
- writing
-
- articles, (Writing Articles), (Writing Articles for Submission to Industry Magazines), (Doing Business)
- business plans, (Doing Business)
- project briefs, (Writing the Project Brief)
- reports, (Writing Reports)
Y
- Yellow Pages
-
- advertising in, (Yellow Pages Advertising)
- nursery example, (Conducting Surveys)
Customer Reviews
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| Edition: |
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| Price: | $247.00 |
| Shipping | FREE (Limited time) |
| Pages: | Folder 1: 509
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| ISBN: | 978-0-9802858-3-3 |
| Last Updated: | Aug 2007 |
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