How to build a sales funnel

How to build a sales funnel

If you want to create an ongoing flow of leads, without spending all day doing cold calls, you need a sales funnel. Before you get too excited this isn’t some kind of magic spell – but it is a process that can be put in place.  It’s not an accident that people...
I love it when a plan comes together!

I love it when a plan comes together!

In any business planning is important – but while some business owners set goals, they don’t always translate those into specific activities. Creating goals is only the first step in achieving success.  You can’t ‘do’ a goal – it’s a result not an...
5 tools to help your business

5 tools to help your business

Whether you’re just starting your business or trying to grow the business you’ve got, there are a few things that are essential.  These are just a handful of business tools that will make your business stand head and shoulders above your competitors. 1:  A mobile...
Are you visible?

Are you visible?

When you’re running a business there is always a lot to do and marketing is one of those things that often gets pushed onto the back-burner. But what is marketing anyway? It’s not public relations (although that’s part of it) It’s not sales (although that is involved)...
How good is your business focus?

How good is your business focus?

If you’re about to set up in business it’s a scary step to take.  When you’re going from a reliable income as an employee to the captain of your own ship exploring relatively unknown waters with rewards that are, at best, projections, with no guarantees, it can be...
7 essential tips for working from home

7 essential tips for working from home

Suddenly everyone has become a home-worker – and struggling to get to grips with the difference it makes.  People who have previously worked face-to-face now have to find a way to function in a virtual world – so choirs, keep fit instructors, networking...