How-To
Nightmare Layoff
Wonder if this is legal anywhere else in the world. The Singapore way! A fire alarm rang at 4PM when almost all shift employees are in office (approx 5000). As usual entire office was evacuated within 3 mins & every employee gathered outside office. 10 mins passed ………. 5 more mins passed………. 5 more mins [...]
101 Setting Up a Home Office
While working from home has its perks, not everyone is capable of doing it. The following advice, provided by Linda Novey-White, a member of the SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) board of directors, will help you avoid many of the common pitfalls. Once you get yourself started, you’ll be — pardon the pun — [...]
5 Steps to Deal with Difficult Employees
Ignoring a problematic staffer could jeopardize the success of the entire organization. Naturally, no one wants to work with difficult people. When dealing with problematic employees, productivity decreases, frustrations rise, morale goes down and customers and vendors get upset. How to Handle Them Don’t ignore the problem. Intervene as soon as possible. Research the problem [...]
How to rank the quality of your leads
By Rob Minton at rismedia.com Lower-quality leads are attractive because you don’t have to spend a lot on the “front side” to generate the leads. However, you end up having to spend more on the “back side” trying to convert these lower-quality leads into clients. The “back side” is the marketing you deliver to the [...]
What to Say When Your Prospect Says ‘No’
If your prospect’s perception is that the reason you’re calling is either to sell something over the phone or schedule a meeting to sell something, you’ll likely hear the following: It’s not in our budget. We’re not making any purchases now. We don’t have any money. We’re not in the market. Our budget has been [...]
How to Select the Right Collection Agency
Collecting receivables is an important step in ensuring a healthy cash flow for a business, and more so for a home-based business or solo entrepreneur. But how do you choose the right collection agency? American Profit Recovery suggests making sure that the qualities are factors when deciding to retain a third-party collection agency: Member of [...]
How to Earn from Stock Photography
If you are an amateur photographer or simply someone who loves to dabble in photography, you may be able to earn money from your images. The business of stock photography has grown significantly on the Web, which in turn has allowed photography enthusiasts to find a marketplace for their images. If you have good images, [...]
