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Top Speaker Says: There Are 5 Reasons Selling Comes First & Customer Service Second! advantages. A smart small business could join the blogosphere today, while it still may take a year for their larger competitor to analyze the blogging scene.Why there is a nearly unlimited budget available for pampering salespeople, while the customer service department suffers budget cuts and downsizing at the first signs of a business slowdown or recession?There is a simple, brutal and realistic answer to this question.Salespeople Myth #3) "I can’t blog, The Basics of Starting an Online Business (Part 1) Myth #1) "Blogs are only for individual."The main thing about starting an online business is having a product to sell that customers want to buy. You can spend all the money you want setting up an elaborate website with colourful graphics. If the product is not enticing to customers or if you don't advertise it in the appropriate way Technorati.com currently tracks about 50 million blogs, 10% of which are commercial or business blogs. The majority of blogging is still being done by love sick teenagers or others writing about their own viewpoints of what’s happening in the world. However, with over 5 million businesses already blogging, it is too big to be ignored. Myth#2) "Commercial blogging is only for big businesses." While smart business powerhouses like Microsoft, IBM, and NBC have been blogging for a while, big business in general still does not "get it." In a recent survey, only 5% of the Fortune 500 companies blog. Blogging today is compared to where the internet was 10 years ago. First movers always have advantages. A smart small business could join the blogosphere today, while it still may take a year for their larger competitor to analyze the blogging scene. Myth #3) "I can’t blog, Business Opportunities & Franchises - Get All the Facts Before You Commit ng done by love sick teenagers or others writing about their own viewpoints of what’s happening in the world. However, with over 5 million businesses already blogging, it is too big to be ignored.A franchise opportunity may be the right business for you if you want to be your own boss but do not want to take the risk of starting a new business on your own. Make sure you get all the facts before you buy into a franchise.Before you decide on which franchise you want to buy look at Myth#2) "Commercial blogging is only for big businesses." While smart business powerhouses like Microsoft, IBM, and NBC have been blogging for a while, big business in general still does not "get it." In a recent survey, only 5% of the Fortune 500 companies blog. Blogging today is compared to where the internet was 10 years ago. First movers always have advantages. A smart small business could join the blogosphere today, while it still may take a year for their larger competitor to analyze the blogging scene. Myth #3) "I can’t blog, Promotional Polo Shirts Give Your Business An Identity ignored.We usually think of promotional items as something that businesses give away to promote their company and products, but promotional polo shirts can be used in another way to help give your company an unmistakable identity. Promotional polo shirts can identify your staff at events, give them a Myth#2) "Commercial blogging is only for big businesses." While smart business powerhouses like Microsoft, IBM, and NBC have been blogging for a while, big business in general still does not "get it." In a recent survey, only 5% of the Fortune 500 companies blog. Blogging today is compared to where the internet was 10 years ago. First movers always have advantages. A smart small business could join the blogosphere today, while it still may take a year for their larger competitor to analyze the blogging scene. Myth #3) "I can’t blog, Power Selling with Word Choice general still does not "get it." In a recent survey, only 5% of the Fortune 500 companies blog. Blogging today is compared to where the internet was 10 years ago. First movers always have advantages. A smart small business could join the blogosphere today, while it still may take a year for their larger competitor to analyze the blogging scene.The Law of Verbal Packaging states that the more skillful a person is in the use of language, the more persuasive they will be. People are persuaded by us based on the words we use. Words affect our perceptions, our attitudes, our beliefs, and our emotions. The words we use in the pers Myth #3) "I can’t blog, Consider Consumer Psychology advantages. A smart small business could join the blogosphere today, while it still may take a year for their larger competitor to analyze the blogging scene.In your marketing efforts, be they on or offline, it’s wise to consider the psychology of the consumer you are targeting. If you’ve done your homework you’ve developed a profile of your ideal customer and how your unique selling point speaks to them. Now, as you begin to develop a marketing Myth #3) "I can’t blog, I'm not a good writer." One of the major advantages small businesses have is customers perceive them as having personalities, hearts, and souls. All one needs to do is write a few paragraphs every week. Write like you were writing a fun letter to a friend, don’t be formal and use lots of business jargon. Hopefully, customers already know the business has a personality, so let them see more of it. Myth #4)"Business blogs are boring." 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