Laurie McNaughton
14315-118 Ave #132 T5L 4S6 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Business "Tip: How you do anything is how you do everything"Business "Tip: How you do anything is how you do everything"

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Business Tip: Eat the frog first. No one at least that I know likes to eat frogs. There are plenty of things you don't like to do in your business. Do those first thing in the morning. After that, everything will seem easy.

Business tip: DxV+FS>R What are you most Dissatisfied with about your business? What is the Vision of what it would look like if it worked the way you want it to? What are the first steps you need to take to move beyond your resistance? This is also a sales formula. ... What don't you like about _________? What would you like to see in your new _______? Why don't you try it out for ________ FS to overcoming their resistance to change. See more

Business tip: Team, Together Everyone Achieves More ... No one and, I mean no one succeeds on their own. Make sure everyone knows they are appreciated. See more

Business tip: Your website is not a lead generation tool, it is a conversion tool. What have you got on your page that would convert someone from a prospect to a lead?

Bonus tip from reading Marshall Goldsmith: An Equation for Life: Less Me + More You = More Success

Business tip: You can't fix what you don't measure. If you never keep score, how do you know if you are improving or getting worse? There is a reason they keep stats on professional athletes. What should you measure you ask? How much you spend on marketing each month. How many leads or new customers come in as a result of your marketing. What marketing source did the lead come from. What was the conversion rate? How many transactions happened that day, week, month quarter? What were the average dollar sales of all those transactions? Let me ask you this? What would you learn from this and what could be a course of action from your learnings?

Business tip: "Begin with the end in mind." Stephen Covey. Do you want to start a business that consumes your entire life and you are paid a pittance for doing it? Or are you starting a business to create an amazing lifestyle for you and your family. The latter I hope. You might be chuckling. If you don't have a clear vision you are much more likely to create more of what you have because your mind keeps bringing the familiar past into an unfamiliar future.

Business tip: What products or services can you add that are complementary to your product or service? You can use these to cross-sell to add to the sale. Before doing this remember the most important thing. Love your customer more than you love your product or service. Never and I mean never sell something to someone they don't need or want. This will kill your business over time. It is never about a one-time sale. To build a successful business you need customers either coming back or referring you to others. Marketing is a big expense. Don't waste it on a one-time sale.

Business tip: Don't compete on price. Add more value than your competition and make sure you communicate that to your customer. Competing on price is like a slow death. If you don't know how to start, begin with the question. How can I add more value with little or no extra cost. Come up with a least 10 ideas and then figure which is best.

Business tip. Love your customer more than you love your service or product. If you want exponential growth you need to keep your customers. Get referrals from your customers. You must be their most trusted advisor. I worked with a manufacture who spoke derogatorily about customers. Do you think they felt the love or the disdain. Guess what. These customers didn't trust them, always priced shopped them and gave work to the competition before them. When the economy was hot it didn't matter because sometimes they were the only ones who could get it done but as soon as the economy cooled they were the first to get dropped. LOVE your customers.

You don't get what you want, you get what you are. What does that mean to you?

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You can't solve a problem with the same thinking that created it.

All things being equal people will buy from people they like. http://www.actioncoach.com/What-is-Rapport-and-How-Do-You-C

I am having a blast working with like minded business owners who are looking to maximize results and live an extraordinary life!!

Top Tips for Effective Networking! http://www.actioncoach.com/Top-Tips-for-Effective-Networkin

Barcelona with my beautiful wife

Business Is Booming Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brad-Sugars-Business-Is-Booming-2010-Seminar-Tour/238980922445

Business owners and entrepreneurs... Brad Sugars is in Edmonton Sept. 14th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQPyN5F9Cgc

What more sales? http://www.actioncoach.com//How_Sales_Pros_Distance_Themse

This is a great read about personal accountability. http://www.chapters.indigo.ca//Qb/9780399152337-item.html

Lead your team and manage your systems. Once you do that your time will begin to free up. http://www.actioncoach.com//view/cat/inde/Build_Your_Team/

If you wish to earn more, you need to spend some time learning more. What books are you reading, what business leaders are you listening to? Earn only comes before learn in the dictionary.

Vision without action is merely a dream. What is it you really want (clarity) and what are you prepared to do to make it a reality? http://www.actioncoach.com/business-coa/Pursuing_Excellence

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