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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

10 Golden Rules For Small Business Success




1. Do not promise what you cannot deliver

2. Do not overextend your resources and get a reputation for poor performance.

3. Do not tell the customer what he or she wants to hear. Tell them what they need to know. They will respect you for it.

4. Network constantly on professional sites such as Linked InQuora, Alignable and others.  Use Groups and Q&A 
features to accumulate an "Expert" rating from  peers in your field. 

5. Blog like there is no tomorrow. A blog is quite different than a web site. Provide good, solid information free of charge and use blog searches for synergistic businesses to team with. Teaming is an absolute necessity these days.

6. Be prepared to provide information, samples and valuable service gratis as a marketing tool. Introduce yourself and then immediately engage the client with your presentation tools available to bring your expertise to whatever topic they are interested in. Let them take you where they want to go with their concerns and their needs. Apply your presentation tools and expertise dynamically on the fly in a sincere manner to those concerns and needs and you will be in demand for follow up business.

7. Quote and bill what the client can afford and grow with them (in content and resources).

8. Be dedicated to working yourself out of a job with a specific customer and having your client take over by training. They will remember you and recommend you to 10 others.

9. Remember growth is a function of persistence and foresight. Know where your market is headed and get their first - then write and speak about your success indirectly by helping others. Demonstrate humility and a satisfaction in helping others succeed. They will find ways to give you credit. There are ways of tooting your horn without making peoples' lights go out.

10. Word of mouth advertising from pleased clients is a sure ticket to success.

20 comments:

Sarah Temitope Isokariari said...

I love these steps
Thank you Mr Larson.

Unknown said...

This is helpful

Mia said...

Very nice tips. Thank you for the information it was really worthwhile.

bilhajoy said...

Wow! This is all I wanted to hear especially at this moment. Thank you for this nice piece. It is really useful.

Unknown said...

Great lesson, thanks my mentor.

Colleen said...

Wise advice. Some of which I had not thought of before. Thank you.

Unknown said...

Thank you, wise advice, and you have opened my mind to how to go forward

Win said...

I really like this advice...
It's very helpful.

Thanks

Unknown said...

Rule No. 9 is so true

Unknown said...

Very nice and insighful points. Thank you Kenneth.

Austine Odiwuor said...

Just what i needed.
Thanks for these

Unknown said...

Informative and insightful..Thank you sir.

Anonymous said...

This steps are very helpful.

Anonymous said...

Very insightful

Dorothy Tunji Olatunde said...

Thanks for this, really helpful tips sir

Anonymous said...

Very helpful

Anonymous said...

Thanks .This a lovely Article.very lovely and helpful

Anonymous said...

Excellent

Unknown said...

Thank you so much for the insghtful post.

Anonymous said...

Thank you Kenneth, the rules are really insightful.