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Dear Friends and
Colleagues,
Happy New Year!!!
2009 is
going to be a great year for stamping business owners!
Now, it
may surprise some of you to hear me say that, but you have to
remember there are always opportunities in any economic climate
- good or bad.
The
important thing to be mindful of this year is the business
landscape. Just realize that it's always changing, and you
have to change along with it. If something isn't working
anymore, try something else. Don't give up! Just
change it up!
There
are going to be some amazing success stories in 2009... and you
could be one of them!
As
always, if I can ever provide some help with that, please don't
hesitate to contact me.
AND...
be on the lookout for a very special announcement in the next
week or so. If you want to hear about it before anyone
else, send me
an e-mail and let me know.
Warmest
regards,

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5 New Year's Resolutions for Your Stamping
Business (and
How to Make Them Happen)
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This is the time when we naturally take a moment to reflect on the year
we've just had and the year we'd like to have.
Many stamping business owners make resolutions to help
them focus on developing their business into a
successful one. Here (in no particular order) are
the 5 most popular New Year's Resolutions for stamping
business owners...and how to make them stick!:
1.
I'm going to recruit more downline
To
make this one happen, you have to make a list of
everyone you know and speak to them about your stamping
business. Don't pre-judge and decide not to speak to people
because you think they'll say no. Recruiting is a
numbers game, and the more people you speak to, the more
people will say yes. They'll be a lot of no's,
too, but they won't matter as much when you see how much
your network has grown. Try and speak to at least
one person per day in January.
2.
I'm going to book more workshops and events
Again,
make a list of all of your customers, old and new.
Then, call them. Touch base and see if they're
ready to host another workshop. If they're not,
see #3.
3.
I'm going to increase my customer sales
Even
if your customers aren't prepared to host a workshop
this month, they may want to purchase some product
anyway. Always ask. Never wait for them to
bring it up. As a rule, you should try and speak
by phone to every one of your customers once every three months.
4.
I'm going to be more organized
Find
a system and stick to it. If you like to use
Outlook to keep track of things, use it. If you
prefer a paper planner, use that. A good system is
one that you'll use. Just make sure it allows you
to keep track of all of your contacts, doesn't allow
things to slip through the cracks and provides a way for
you to make sure you're following up adequately.
5.
I'm going to make more money
A
little vague, but powerful nonetheless. 95% of you
are not earning what you could be through your stamping
business. How do you change that? Put
together your Business Plan! Take a good, hard
look at the different aspects of your business.
Build on your strengths and eliminate your
weaknesses. Set a financial goal for this time
next year and go for it! If you don't know how to
put together your Business Plan, the book,
"Stamping Is
My Business!", has an easy, 9-page Plan plus worksheets
specifically for stamping business owners.
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The first Boot Camp of 2009 could be the most important
one for your stamping business!
The Marketing & Advertising Boot camp will take place on
four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning January 13th.
If you're looking for ways to find new customers or get
your existing customers to spend more, this is the Boot
Camp for you!
For more information, or to sign up,
click here.
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Do You
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Over
the holiday break, I was reading the Warren Buffett
biography, "The Snowball," and came across an
interesting passage:
"The big question about how people behave is whether
they've got an Inner Scorecard or an Outer Scorecard.
It helps if you can be satisfied with an Inner
Scorecard. I always pose it this way. I
say... 'If the world couldn't see your results, would
you rather be thought of as the world's greatest
investor, but in reality have the worlds worst record?
Or be thought of as the world's worst investor when you
were actually the best?' If all the emphasis is on
what the world's going to think about you, forgetting
about how you really behave, you'll wind up with an
Outer Scorecard."
I know a lot of stamping business owners who are more
focused on how others perceive them, rather than on how
successful a business they're actually running.
Who are more focused on recognition than profit.
Now is a good time to take a look at your business.
If the things you're doing are motivated more by what
others will think and say, rather than how they help you
create a long-term, sustainable business, it might be a
good time to reprioritize.
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Book of the Month
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The
No Complaining Rule -
Positive Ways To Deal With Negativity At Work
by
Jon Gordon
You may have noticed there's been a wave
of negativity in the stamping world lately. I'm
not sure why, and I don't think its warranted, but it
can be difficult to deal with this kind of negativity
without feeling discouraged yourself.
To help cope with this, I would
recommend reading this book and employing some of the
techniques you find within. Staying positive is
always important, but as we go into the new year, it's
even moreso!
Select
here for more information from Amazon.com.
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Happy
New Year!
Time
to Raise Your Prices!
(really!)
If
you've been thinking about raising your prices, now is a
great time to do it!
Consumers
are conditioned to accept price increases at the
beginning of a new year more than any other
time.
And
raising prices means disproportionately higher profits!
Pricing expert, Rafi Mohammed, illustrates this in his
book, The Art of Pricing. He cites a study which
shows how raising prices 1% means an 11% average jump
in profits, while a 10% price increase causes an average
100% increase in profits!
And, believe it or not, raising prices is even more
important when the economy is bad because it allows you
to identify customers who put an emphasis on quality AND
have the money to spend on it!
(If
there's a question you'd like answered, or a topic you'd
like me to cover, feel free
to
send
me an e-mail)
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Testimonials... |
Thanks to you my sales have been great!
Your information is great and I try to get my recruits to take your Boot
Camps! -
JP, West Virginia
I have begun listening to the CD's I ordered from Stamping Is My Business
and I am very impressed. There is a lot of specific information that I
was looking for and I thank you for that. I was already asking my upline
for a formula that would show me how to make my workshops profitable. The
formula you give is exactly what I needed. Now I can crunch numbers and
focus on profits in 2009.
- JR,
Washington
Thanks again for being the BEST
stamping business owner's Coach and instructor!
- GG,
New Jersey
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