Attracting More Clients
Do you enjoy the people you work with? If you don't, start focusing on their best aspects or start focusing on all the other aspects about your work that you love. What you'll find is that they'll start to shift.
Do you enjoy the people you work with? If you don't, start focusing on their best aspects or start focusing on all the other aspects about your work that you love. What you'll find is that they'll start to shift.
Karen Leland | Posted 10.25.2011
How exactly does a small business secure a magical stable of superstar clients? It starts by defining what makes up your unique ideal client profile.
Henry Gornbein | Posted 10.04.2011
I was in court this morning on a hotly contested divorce. We had been in mediation the night before and it looked like everything was blowing up. I ...
Karen Leland | Posted 09.27.2011
It really comes down to the classic 80/20 rule: 20 percent of your clients will cause you 80 percent of the grief in your business. Smart small business owners know how to identify trouble clients right away, head off problems early on and, when necessary, cut their losses.
Denise Vivaldo | Posted 08.16.2011
Making deals, retaining clients and getting referrals is the life blood of any business, big or small. But I must warn you that handling clients will be much harder than your actual work.
Ty Fujimura | Posted 08.08.2011
Respected entrepreneur Jason Fried once wrote that the notoriously hideous Drudge Report is actually well-designed. He was right, and he still is. The...
Terri Weiss | Posted 07.11.2011
The decision and order are out. Your lawyer flips to the last page, the only one that really matters...
Michael Port | Posted 05.25.2011
Many professionals fail to build thriving businesses because they struggle to articulate exactly what they can offer. You know, that 30-second commercial that's supposed to wow.
Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011
From what I gathered during our interview, the law firm industry is making a fundamental shift. They are modernizing the shop, using social media to engage communities and demonstrate their legal expertise.
McClatchy | Greg Gordon and Chris Adams | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- In December 2006, Goldman Sachs embarked on a frantic effort to shed billions of dollars in risky mortgage securities and purchase exoti...
Liz Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011
Good salespeople don't assume that there's anything wonderful about their offerings at all, until they know what makes the buyer's heart beat faster (and what keeps the buyer up at night).
Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.17.2011
The next time you are working on a project, ask yourself, "What would happen to my level of commitment if I knew that I was only going to be paid if I achieved results?"
Karen Luniw | Posted 04.16.2012