No One Should Pay Five Dollars For A Cup Of Coffee

Starbucks

Every time I have ever gone to Starbucks I feel important, I feel like a unique and special part of the Starbuck’s world. . . . → Read More: No One Should Pay Five Dollars For A Cup Of Coffee

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Launch Your Website Today For Just $56 Dollars

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In years past, launching a website required thousands of dollars, and highly qualified engineers to do so. Today Open Source technology allows us to launch a site in just hours. . . . → Read More: Launch Your Website Today For Just $56 Dollars

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Why Being First Matters

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If you can’t respond to your prospect’s impulse first, then you are not in the game. . . . → Read More: Why Being First Matters

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Why Excel Is The Perfect Tool For

Motivation!

Well to be more clear, any type of spreadsheet software will work.  When you use a spreadsheet to calculate target goals, you can measure results by day, week, month, year, and 5 year increments like this:

Here is a copy you can edit or you can download the Sales Target Breakdown Sheet in Excel format.

Sit down and discuss what you believe is possible with your team.  Set the goals and measure results daily, weekly, and monthly.  When you create a visual representation like this for yourself and your team, you have the opportunity to succeed.

“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who . . . → Read More: Why Excel Is The Perfect Tool For

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Measure Results, Not Promises

Do you customers pay you for your good intentions? If they don’t, then it’s time to measure all members of your team internally and externally by their results. . . . → Read More: Measure Results, Not Promises

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I Know Your Mom Told You That You Are, But You Really Aren't That Special

I know you might be surprised at first, but that are hundreds, most likely thousands, and possibly millions of other people that do what you do. . . . → Read More: I Know Your Mom Told You That You Are, But You Really Aren't That Special

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If You Are Stuck Change Your Scenery

If you are stuck on something, get up, walk around, call up a client you have been putting off seeing and go meet with them. . . . → Read More: If You Are Stuck Change Your Scenery

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Copycat! Copycat!

You can probably remember as a kid hearing one of your friends yell out “Copycat! Copycat!”. At that time it was just annoying when someone did what you were doing. You were probably trying to be original.

Now we try to be so very original that we don’t always see the value of imitation. Don’t mimick someone to the point that they notice, but do realize that if you model your mannerisms and actions after them you will subconsciously make them like you.

People like others who are similar to them. Pay attention and learn to observe what your prospect is . . . → Read More: Copycat! Copycat!

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Non-verbal communication

A lot of our success or failure depends on our ability to communicate. This series explains a lot of simple ways that you can pickup on the underlying messages that people are communicating when you are face to face with them. . . . → Read More: Non-verbal communication

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Legal and free torrent sites

In a follow up to my last post I wanted to share some of the legal torrent sites out there:

http://www.clearbits.net/

http://www.legittorrents.info/

http://www.publicdomaintorrents.com/

http://www.jamendo.com/en/

http://linuxtracker.org/

Here are a few brilliant artists taking advantage of the economy of free:

Nine Inch Nails

Beastie Boys

Angels & Airwaves

What can you give away to drive sales?  That is the question to consider.

For more reading check out:

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free

http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/is-free-really-the-new-economy-chris-anderson-thinks-it-is-3/

http://www.amazon.com/Free-Future-Radical-Chris-Anderson/dp/1401322905

http://thelongtail.com/

Share . . . → Read More: Legal and free torrent sites

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