August 15th, 2008
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Susan Gunelius, author of Harry Potter, The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon, will visit Home Biz Notes, on Tuesday, August 19, the day her book is launched in the United States.
You won’t want to miss this upcoming interview with Susan, also a b5 blogger at Brand Curve. We learn how and why she wrote the […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
August 13th, 2008
The Power of a “Smiley Face” in Business
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As I stood in line at the grocery check-out today, I observed the power of a “smiley face.” The couple ahead of us had a little girl with them, about five years old, I’d guess. She was well-behaved, but chatty and wiggly.
As her dad taked with the bag boy and her mom wrote a check, the cashier […]
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August 4th, 2008
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Networking, in today’s world, whether you’re focusing on online business, walk-in clientele, or a combination, has power in moving you forward.
The b5Business Channel bloggers present their takes on networking in this Promo Day post, The Power of Networking.
Home Biz Notes chimed in with The Power of Networking (”Making Friends”) for Your Home Business.
You’ll also learn […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment
August 3rd, 2008
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Networking has become a buzz word in today’s business world. Depending on whether you’re talking about the Internet or having a traditional business.
However, even though the word is taking on a new meaning, the good old-fashioned term, “making friends,” covers it all.
When we network, we experience the enjoyment of meeting people, finding their interests, […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments
June 24th, 2008
A Quilt for my Social Media Photo
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The big question mark looms there instead of my photo on social media sites. So my granddaughter is helping me rectify that.
As she showed me the pictures she’d taken of her quilts, I thought, “That’s it! I’ll have a quilt photo instead of the question mark. This is characteristic of me because I […]
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June 20th, 2008
5 Tips for Better Customer Relations in Your Home Business
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Customer service and customer relations are very important for maintaining your business.
*Encourage customer feedback and learn to handle it in a diplomatic way.
*Sometimes, no matter what you do, you won’t satisfy a customer and are better off without them. However, try, as much as possible, to have the parting amicable.
*Develop […]
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June 20th, 2008
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It’s difficult to go it alone when building a home business. We can gain experience through trial and error, by attending workshops, talking with others, listening to audios, and reading books.
Here are 5 books on my shelf. Some are for building business. Others are for building me.
*Success One Day at a […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
June 6th, 2008
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Has this become a trend? Criticism of those who weigh more, as emphasized through a so-called test or mock ad about the advantages of flying with Derrie-Air Airlines? Overweight people apparently are now not just endangering their health, they’re endangering the planet, according to this spoof.
This tongue-in-cheek fake ad has caused a flurry […]
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May 31st, 2008
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E-cards and postcards…do you use them? A discussion evolved about this at a blog I read regularly.
I used to open e-cards and enjoyed receiving them. Then spammers and hackers began using them for their own reasons, even to infect our computers with viruses. So there is only one person whose e-cards I’ll open. (Some say […]
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April 11th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
Press releases “shout” the news about your business and provide free promotion. However, there are various techniques for writing press releases that catch attention and gain you recognition.
So…how do you produce press releases for various occasions that will be most effective?
Joan Stewart, at The Publicity Hound web site, provides a series of tutorials and tips for writing […]
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