Make Sure You’re Talking to the Decision-maker

When considering communication and how to build your home business through the relationships we have with prospects, customers and clients, it is important to remember that we need to make the most efficient use of our time and energy. This means making sure that we are making our sales pitches and presentations to the individuals who actually have the power to say “yes” or “no” to doing business with us. Have you ever been in a situation where you have made your full presentation and pitch—pulled out all the stops and done your best job at trying to convince someone … Continue reading

Learning to be a Decision-Maker in Your Business

While some of us may be used to being in charge, some of us come to our home businesses without a lot of “boss” experience. Perhaps we have always worked under someone else who made all the decisions or we have very minimal supervisory experience. For some of us, it is this desire to be in control of our own work world that spurs us on to even starting our own small home-based business—but it can take some focus to learn how to make decisions and be a strong decision-maker. Several years ago I had a sales person call me … Continue reading