In my own words!

You dont have to get it right! You just have to get it going!
You can change things along the way!

Motivation Quotes

If you are resolutely determined to make a "lawyer" (replace with title of your choice) of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.... Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.

Abraham Licoln

Do NOT - give up after one nor one hundred defeats.

Theredore Roosevelt

The Certainty of Reward!

Let no youth have any anxiety about the upshot of his education, whatever the line of it may be.  If he keeps faithfully busy each hour of the working day, he may safely leave the final result to itself.  He can, with perfect certainty, count on waking up some fine morning to find himself one of the competent ones of his generation, in whatever pursuit he may have singled out.

Professor William James, Harvard Psychologist

In almost any subject, your passion for the subject will save you.  If you only care enough for a result, you will amost certainly attain it. If you wish to be rich, you will be rich; if you wish to be learned you will be learned; if you wish to be good, you will be good. Only you must, then, really wish these things and wish them with exclusiveness, and not wish at the same time a hundred other incompatible things just as strongly.
Professor William James, Harvard Psychologist

Marketing Presence Tip - Be Interviewed!

A marketing strategy that can should also be considered is – Being Interviewed

The benefits of being interviewed include:

1. Get the word out about who you are and what you do,

2. Share your experience and wisdom.

3. Connect with your customers and develop relationships.

4. Increase your visibility and your reach by tapping into new audiences

5. Get a chance to spotlight and talk about yourself.

6. Your interview will be posted on the interviewer’s website which would increase exposure and links back to your website.

7. The complete interview can be added to your arsenal of marketing materials or media packages.

8. Be perceived as an expert or an authority figure.

9. Interviewees are usually considered important and worth talking about.

10. Share your completed interview on your blog, or social networking sites etc. and increase your buzz!

Tip: New Haven County Women in Business is accepting interviewees to be considered, please visit ww.newhavencountywomeninbusiness.com and contact us there.

Tomorrow we will share more tips on how to find opportunities to be interviewed, and tips for a successful interview.

Please share your thoughts or experiences about being interviewed.

Recommended Resource - An 800#

I wanted to share with everyone, a resource I have researched and recently signed up for, that provides a 1800 # complete with multiple lines, fax, and voicemail boxes, including on hold music or messages like 'thank you for holding a representative will be with in a moment and MUCH, MUCH MORE!! It is incredible! It’s only $15 a month. I arranged to have special links on this blog that offers 15% off or a free 1 month trial!


You can even setup departments or separate businesses on the ONE account!
I urge everyone to take a look at this, try the FREE 30 day trial.
There are so many more features, but I won’t spoil the surprise, check it out.

Let me know how this works for you. - See the links to the right.

Nikki.
 

Powerful First Impressions Tip # 3, 4 - Web and Print Impressions

If your potential client stumbled upon your website or marketing literature, this would be their first impression of you, to ensure you are making the best first impression, view your website and marketing literature through the eyes of your potential clients, does it answer all the questions that they would need to make an informed decision, contact you, email or call you or even make a purchase? 

For indepth tips on this check out the following articles:
21 Factors that Influence the First Impression of Your Website’s Visitors

What's your web and print first impression? Is it powerful?
Website and print marketing need not be expensive to be high quality, contact Nikki Auguste for more info.

Powerful First Impressions - Tip #2 - Voicemail Professionalism

Sometimes, your voicemail greeting will be the first impression of your professionalism with a potential client, what impression does your voicemail give?

The effectiveness of your greeting can influence the caller to leave you a message … or not — it could even help the caller determine whether they will be doing business with you … or not. What you say and how you say it, has a direct impact on your client’s feelings, decisions and actions.

Tip 1: Don’t use the bland generic voice messages provided by our phone company.

Tip 2: Use your voicemail greeting as an opportunity to remind and/or inform your caller of pertinent information:

You can use voicemail to:

• Announce a new website, product or service

• Offer an alternate method for people to contact you, an email address perhaps.

• Let callers know when you will return calls.

Sample Greeting:

“Hi, this is Jane X with ABC Acme. Please leave a message. I am either with an appointment or just away from my phone. Please visit my website ABCacme.com or email me at Jane@abcAcme.com . (Pause) Once again, that’s Jane@abcAcme.com. (Pause) Thank You and I look forward to connecting with you soon!”

What impression does your voicemail give?