Establishing customer trust (1)
Posted on April 29, 2007 - Filed Under Business Management, Customer Service, Lessons in Business - 6 Comments
In online business dealings, establishing trust is not something that happens overnight. Often it’s something you need to work on over a period of time to prove yourself.
One of the things I do is to ensure that I deliver on what I promise. That’s my way of proving to my customer that what I say counts and [...]
A comfortable home office
Posted on April 28, 2007 - Filed Under Home Office & Supplies, PU, Zzub - 4 Comments
I’m constantly adding on to my home office with odd pieces of furniture that I find here and there. I’m trying to keep within my slim budget so I can’t buy everything at once.
Yet my ultimate goal is to have a cozy home office that I would absolutely love working in, that would inspire me [...]
Making a business out of home catering
Posted on April 28, 2007 - Filed Under Business Ideas, PU, Zzub - Leave a Comment
More and more people I know of are opting to eat out instead of cooking at home because of their busy schedules.
One enterprising neighbor of mine has started a home cooking business to tap on this emerging market. Brilliant idea!
She’s investing in new cookware and setting up her kitchen to cook for the masses. She [...]
Formatting your ad to specification
Posted on April 27, 2007 - Filed Under Advertising, Lessons in Business - 2 Comments
I’ve noticed that one of the most common mistakes made by over-eager advertisers is not following ad guidelines and submitting their ads in the wrong format.
If you’re going to be spending good money on advertising, I would recommend taking some time reading the ad guidelines before submitting your ad.
Ad specifications differ vastly between sites and publishers. [...]
If you build it, will they come?
Posted on April 26, 2007 - Filed Under Advertising, Business Management, Marketing - Leave a Comment
I got an email today from a long-time fellow work at home mom selling her handmade soaps on the internet. I remember visiting her brand new website in 2004.
Today she wrote to say how dejected she is that she hasn’t sold a single piece of soap online since then. This brings us to the question, [...]
