Build a relationship with your consumers. Under promise and over deliver. Gain their trust, because when you do, you’ll have a long term customer who can continue to buy from you. Getting the quick buck usually involves using shady business practices and offering bad products/services. By being up front and honest, you won’t make money quickly, but will make much more in the long run.
Are they annoying or are they helpful? Sneaky business tactics or just good business? We all know that getting business from a customer is tough enough, so the goal should be to get the most you can out of that person. Instead of just selling them a $3 burger, add some fries and a drink for only 3 more dollars. The other kind of upsell you see is this one “People who bought X usually liked Y also”. This one is tailored to the likes of your visitors based on previous experiences. As long as these tactics are clearly labeled only as additional options, it can increase your sales/revenue drastically without being a nuisance.
The early bird gets the worm, buy it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese.
Sometimes it’s best to let others ahead and see what they do before trying it yourself, you just might find out the rewards are sweeter.
In life it’s usually the hard workers who get ahead, while the slackers keep performing beneath their potential. But there is still hope for procrastinators. While most people get into panic mode trying to get things done, slackers know how to fulfill their obligations, get acceptable marks and enjoy a relatively stress-free existence. Being a slacker isn’t necessarily a good thing, but it’s nice to find a balance between being laid back and being a high strung worker. Here’s a few ways how you can integrate the slacker lifestyle into your life and benefit from it.
- E-mails: you don’t need to reply to emails as soon as you get them. As long as you get to it within 24 hours, you should be okay. So handle your other tasks first and put email on the backburner for a while.
- Take a break: While others are hard at work, it’s okay to take a break and relax. You’ll come back re-energized, re-vitalized and will be more productive even though you’ll be working less.
- Don’t multi-task: Often times when you try to do too much at the same time you end up not doing any of those tasks correctly. So take your time and get things done right the first time.
Yahoo Hot Jobs posted a some common sense rules on how to avoid sabotaging your job. Most of these are easy, but those with a carefree attitude might want to take heed to this advice, because there’s plenty of uptight people at the workplace.
- Keep your focus on the networking part of social networking
- Avoid sending a tweet in the heat of the moment
- Finding friends at the office is fine — but don’t look for love
- Appearances count around the office
- Practice proper email etiquette
- Think before you speak
- It’s good to be heard — but not all the time
- Just say “no” to complaining
- Handle alcohol with care
- Know the difference between sharing and oversharing
Don’t ruin someone’s business, even if you think it will help yours. Lend a helping hand instead. What comes around goes around.
Every night there are those late night “shortcuts to making millions online” infomercials. Ever notice how they never tell you how to make money. The only way to make money is by selling something. They never tell you what to sell. They say they create a bunch of sites for you and then you sit back and watch the money roll in. The only way to make money from those sites is to drive traffic to them. Without traffic you have nothing. They don’t give you the traffic either, that’s where your work comes in. Frankly, that’s the hardest part in the equation. So when you see one of those commercials that seem too good to be true, it usually is. There’s no elevator to success.
You can always tell when someone is being paid by commission or by the hour by how annoying and aggressive they are. The place you see them most often is at those kiosks at the local mall. Most of these so called marketers have it all wrong. Begging, pleading or being overly aggressive won’t get the job done. What they need to realize is that few will buy out of pity or an obligation. Instead, take it easy and market a product so good it will sell itself.
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