Pioneer Speaks to Women Business Owners About Imbalance of the Sexes

Posted by Jeannine Clontz | Business Tips,Working with clients | Wednesday 4 January 2012 11:48 am

This is going to be a great NAWBO St. Louis meeting – and you get a FREE book with your registration – hope to see you there! ;)

 

The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), St. Louis Chapter, is pleased to announce their January program featuring Susan Elliott, one of the first female programmers at IBM and later founder and chairman of SSE, a national firm recognized globally
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Goals: Measuring Your Progress in 3 Easy Steps!


Let’s say you hop on a plane with your significant other for a long-anticipated vacation in Bermuda. Your pilot gives you the standard greeting at take-off, and you enjoy the rest of the flight munching peanuts, and watching a movie. Fifteen minutes before your scheduled landing, your pilot comes back on the intercom and says, “Sorry, folks. I forgot to check the navigation, so instead of

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Six Mistakes We Make When Setting Goals (Part One)

Posted by Jeannine Clontz | Business Tips,Goals,Marketing Tips,VA,Virtual Assistance,Virtual Assistant,Working with clients | Monday 27 September 2010 11:38 am

In my experience, these are the main mistakes we make when setting goals.

Not realistic.
 
Sometimes, you set goals that are perfectly reasonable – until you set a timeline on them. For instance, losing 20 pounds. is great. Doing so by next Friday? Probably
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How to Set Attainable Goals

Posted by Jeannine Clontz | Business Tips,Goals,VA,Virtual Assistance,Virtual Assistant,Working with clients | Tuesday 21 September 2010 6:31 am

Unfortunately, not every goal is a good goal. Goal-setting is a skill which can be broken down into three easily defined, concrete steps:

Brainstorm your big objective.
 
What are you trying to accomplish professionally or personally? Create a new
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Top Ten Marketing Mistakes to Avoid (Part Two)


Last time we discussed the top five mistakes to avoid when marketing your business, here are the final five!

6.   Your message isn’t clear. Always test it out on current clients, peers, or family/friends to be sure it’s not confusing or misses the point you’re trying to make.
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Customer Service Revival


I’ve decided to start my own ministry, and my first order of business will be a customer service revival. Will you join me?

Funny as that may seem, the exodus of customer service has been evolving for several years. The latest downturn in the economy has simply caused a bigger impact on customer service, I believe, due to lay- offs and cut backs in middle management
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Are You Like a Salmon When Looking for New Clients?


In my former life, I was a purchasing agent for a seafood company. This time of year reminds me of the salmon runs. During the summer months, many wild salmon species take the journey back to their birthplace to spawn and ultimately end their lives. 

Their upstream journey is a challenging one, swimming against rugged rapids, leaping over rocky waterfalls, traversing fish
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Why Reveal Your Prospect’s Objections?


One of the questions I ask during the prospect interview process is, “Have you ever worked with an independent contractor before?” – the response this elicits helps me to determine if there are any negative past experiences that might present itself as an objection throughout the interview process.

Objections are an important part of the process and create opportunities for
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