Sheila Holt - Professional Business and Life Coach
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Top Tips for Entrepreneurs and Professionals

Following tip 7 (below) I regularly write tips sheets. I have extracted my top tips for you below. You can download the complete tips sheets by selecting the links.

1. Write things down and they become yours - Write tips sheets or fact sheets. Focus on your expertise and interests. Make them simple, easy to understand and follow. Distribute them freely, put your logo and details on so people know where to get hold of you.
2. Double your business each year - Go back to each customer twice a year and ask for referrals each time. Based on 20 customers and 4 referrals per year = 80 quality referrals per annum. At a conversion rate of 1 in 4 = 20 new customers per annum.
From "Tips for Building your Business". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format
 
3. Tell stories about the clients you've worked with and the benefits they've gained
4. Go corporate - option of the person or company paying - often the company will pay
From "Ways to Build a Professional Practice". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format
5. Run teleconferences or teleclasses on relevant subjects. Offer these free or for a very low fee.
6. Join other networks that your clients and customers belong to.
From "Get Your Marketing Engine Working For Your Business". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format
7. Gain leverage on everything - turn it into tape sets; articles; tips sheets; booklets; talks.
8. Put a referral sheet in everything - invoices; information packs; proposals; thank you notes.
From "More Tips on How to Get More Clients". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format
9. Start by developing a referral mindset - be worth referring, be confident in asking for referrals and be motivated to offer referrals.
10. A good time to ask for referrals is after you've done a GREAT job. Then ask them to put it in writing (the compliment) and then ask for referrals ie who else should I be talking to?
From "Building a Great Business Based on Referrals". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format
11. Someone's got to invent great stuff! It might as well be you
12. The choice is to get passionate or get out!
From "20 Thoughts to Help Grow Your Business". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format
13. Phrase your questions so that 3 "Yes" answers are given consecutively. This will keep the other person in your conversation in a positive "Yes" mind set
14. Walk at the same speed and in the same way as the other person. When sitting make the same gestures as that person. Allow a 30 second time lag between the gestures and movements.
From "10 Ways to Get Almost Anybody to do Almost Anything". Click here for more tips, in Microsoft (tm) Word format

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