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Another View On Pricing

While this link specifically talks about pricing for photographers, you could substitute almost any profession here.

On one hand, I agree with what they’re saying: Sell the emotional aspects of your service first.  If people decide they want the quality and peace of mind you offer, they’ll be more willing to pay a price that’s higher than they expected.

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Put Your Business Site To Work

Coding sites and how they look is of secondary concern.  If you have a site for your business, it needs to function &...

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What’s Your Social Media Strategy?

Are you promoting your business via social media?  Are you afraid of Facebook? Time to read through this article.

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Inverting The Sales Process

By becoming a RecEx, and producing Expert Proof Materials (EPM), our main aim is helping our clients to invert the typical sales process – or at least pave the sales path to make it smooth going.

What is the stereotypical sales process?  The first and most basic version is the lone salesman, out trudging the road and knocking on doors.  If Ms. Prospect has just a few minutes, we can introduce her to a product or service that will – ah, another door closed in our face.  We trudge to the next door and try again.

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Put Together Your Expert Proof Product

Every Recognized Expert should have an Expert Proof Product (EPP), or better yet – several that make up their Expert Proof Materials (EPM).  An EPP could be a book, or a DVD or an audio CD, almost anything that demonstrates that the person is an expert in a particular subject, has definite ideas and opinions, and can reasonably be considered an expert on their subject.

In creating a non-fiction book (a novel could be considered EPP if the person is establishing their credibility as a fiction writer, or perhaps as a creative writing teacher), you don’t have to start from scratch.  Putting together a series of articles or blog posts into a narrative that explains or explores the Expert’s niche is perfectly acceptable.  Adding in some charts, perhaps even a transcript of an interview or two is also a possibility.

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Online Learning Center Coming

I’m working on adding an online learning center to the Agile’ web site.  The first course is already in t...

Raise Your Prices Right Now

Let me be blunt: you need to start raising your prices.  However, this pricing must be in context.  Pricing, like eve...

Mine For Your Gold

How do most people find gold?  Well, they look at the ground and pick up shiny rocks.  They see another one a few fee...