If you’re an attorney, designer, coach, accountant, consultant or other professional service provider, chances are you do some sort of free consultation. And if you’re doing a free consultation, chances are, unless you’ve worked at this, that you are giving away a whole bunch of information your prospect needs, perhaps to the point of “easing… Continue reading Are prospective clients slipping through your fingers?
Author: Susan Martin
NYC based Business Coach, Consultant and Strategist Susan Martin is no stranger to entrepreneurship, as she spent the first 25 years of her career running her own successful companies before deciding to dedicate her work to helping others achieve "Business Sanity."
A professionally trained business coach, Susan is a popular business workshop facilitator and speaker at events and professional groups in and around New York City. She helps business owners, executives, managers, salespeople and independent professionals stop struggling and learn how to run their businesses easily and effectively so that they can make more money, have less stress and more quality time to enjoy life.
Susan's clients want to increase sales and profits, boost productivity, manage their time, motivate their employees, increase performance and leadership skills, plan strategically and have balance in their lives. She provides the guidance, support, encouragement and accountability needed to achieve their goals.
If running your business is a struggle, contact Susan to find out how she can help.
When employees disappoint…
Ron’s small firm was involved in a lengthy bidding process for a major, high profile project. There was a lot riding on it. They wanted and needed the business and Ron invested quite a bit of money and other resources into it. Initially his staff was excited about it, but the enthusiasm quickly dwindled after… Continue reading When employees disappoint…
More on breaking through the “procrastination zone”
Image credit Jacqueline, www.chibird.com Procrastination help: A few weeks ago I outlined some strategies to break through the “procrastination zone”. Here are some additional solutions: As you may recall, I suggested that you pinpoint your priorities and then break down the prioritized tasks into simple, manageable chunks, that can each be accomplished (easily) in one… Continue reading More on breaking through the “procrastination zone”
Can you pass this simple marketing test?
Now this may seem like an oversimplification, but in my experience, most effective marketing boils down to being able to answer the following 5 questions. Take this simple marketing test: 1. What do you do? Not everything you do, but the stuff that most excites you and solves a significant problem for a specific group… Continue reading Can you pass this simple marketing test?
Action or Re-Action?
Action Equals Business Results If you want business results you must take action, because action (at least the right kind of action) leads to business results. Managing by crisis keeps you on the defensive and leads to re-action. It stymies forward movement and wastes precious time, energy and money that could be invested in positive… Continue reading Action or Re-Action?
Want more clients? Don’t overlook the basics
The marketing space is so overloaded with talk of social media tactics. And yes, social media is certainly one way to get the word out about your business, just like having a website is. But social media doesn’t work magic, websites don’t bring in business all by themselves and new media is not always the… Continue reading Want more clients? Don’t overlook the basics
Which Wolf Are You Feeding?
When you run a business or work for yourself, it’s essential to be as productive and clear headed as possible, so you can manage the day to day as well as focus on moving the business forward. As you may know, it ain’t always easy. But it’s even more difficult when there are internal obstacles… Continue reading Which Wolf Are You Feeding?
The Perils of Undercharging
Lisa runs a solo massage practice in Brooklyn NY. She puts her heart and soul into her work and cares very much for her clients. Although she started about 5 years ago, she was still struggling financially, and recently had to take on a part time job, because she simply does not charge enough for… Continue reading The Perils of Undercharging
Will 2015 be any different?
Happy New Year! How did this year go? Were you able to achieve business goals you set earlier in 2014? If so, congratulations, it’s time to celebrate and set some new goals that will bring you even more of what you want for your business and life this year. But if you’re not quite there… Continue reading Will 2015 be any different?
Are you covered?
What comes to mind when you hear the word insurance? Mine automatically goes to the stories of small businesses and individuals in NYC who lost their businesses and homes to hurricane Sandy. One of the most universal issues I heard around Sandy were the sad stories of business owners and individuals who “assumed” that certain… Continue reading Are you covered?