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Is Your Idea Rut Hurting Your Business? DO NOT reply with your Gourmet Food business or any other business that does not have anything to do with Candles or Children's Toys. She's already mentioned that she's interested in these types of products. Replying with anything other than what was requested can actually make you one look like a fool and two makes you look like you're not interested in anything else BUT recruiting. You didn't even take the time to see what she wIn both life and business, a great idea may be all that separates the winners from the also-rans, the remembered from the forgotten. Take two random business owners, each working all the hours they can and with similar expertise and resources. The only difference is that one of them earns about ten times as much as the other. The reason? Idea implementation. The rich guy has learned to leverage his business with new ideas and take action on them, while the poor guy slaves away with the same old processes and sys Big Dog and Business Negotiation Techniques This has always been a hot topic, so it's worth mentioning time and time again. There IS a right and wrong way to recruit on message boards, which goes far beyond just following spam rules.When negotiating a business deal with a smaller up and coming company the larger company may wish to consider their position in the game and what the end goal for the smaller company is. That is to say what is the little company trying to achieve. For instance the little company wants PR value from being able to say they have the larger company as an account or is partnering with them.Why? Well perhaps they wish to leverage this with a second round of venture capital funding or use it to sell more large a Scenario 1 A new mother has signed up to a message board you visit often. Her first post may sound something like this: "I'm looking for a way to work at home, can anyone help me?" Take a look at what you know about her. If she hasn't said anything but "I'm looking", then all you know is she is a mother in need of an income. That's it. So to reply with a plug for your business is not only rude, but also does not help you or the person posting the question. Get to know this person first. Find out what her interests are. Signing someone up that's not interested in your product is a waste of your time and theirs. By showing interest in this new person, you are not only proving yourself worth of friendship, but also laying the ground work for future recruits from those lurking. If they see you give a general interest in the person, and spot your signature line, they are going to much more likely to join should your business be what they are looking for. Also another point that needs to be made - never email or send private messages unless that person has specifically asked for this information. Word of mouth travels far, and people remember those that "spam" them. Remember: Quality Over Quantity! Scenario 2 A new mother has signed up to a message board you visit often. Her first post may sound something like this: "I'm looking for a way to work at home, can anyone help me? I might be interested in selling Candles or Children's Toys. Any suggestions?" First and foremost, DO NOT reply with your Gourmet Food business or any other business that does not have anything to do with Candles or Children's Toys. She's already mentioned that she's interested in these types of products. Replying with anything other than what was requested can actually make you one look like a fool and two makes you look like you're not interested in anything else BUT recruiting. You didn't even take the time to see what she wa Charismatic Communication - Discovering and Building a Mutual Space with Your Audience - Part Two she hasn't said anything but "I'm looking", then all you know is she is a mother in need of an income. That's it. So to reply with a plug for your business is not only rude, but also does not help you or the person posting the question.Inclusion and consensus-building are vital in gaining attributions of charisma and developing followers. Followers in the workplace are people who subscribe to your vision; who will invest energy, patience, trust, emotion and dedication in you and your goals. Emotional attachment to your vision and supporting values is essential if you want people to work as a team towards the missions you establish.Charisma and influence are the result of quid pro quo's. In discovering the values and needs of your stakeh Get to know this person first. Find out what her interests are. 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She's already mentioned that she's interested in these types of products. Replying with anything other than what was requested can actually make you one look like a fool and two makes you look like you're not interested in anything else BUT recruiting. You didn't even take the time to see what she w What Is a Blog - The History of Blogs for this information. Word of mouth travels far, and people remember those that "spam" them.What is a blog? A blog is a combination of a personal webpage and a journal – in some cases. In other cases, it is a way to get customer feedback. Others use blogs as a personal journal. There really is no answer these days to what is a blog, simply because a blog can be many different things, with many different uses – depending on the blogger who is blogging.Blogging officially began in 1994 when a student, Justin Hall, began his personal blog. He blogged for eleven years, and he is recognized as one of Remember: Quality Over Quantity! Scenario 2 A new mother has signed up to a message board you visit often. Her first post may sound something like this: "I'm looking for a way to work at home, can anyone help me? I might be interested in selling Candles or Children's Toys. Any suggestions?" First and foremost, DO NOT reply with your Gourmet Food business or any other business that does not have anything to do with Candles or Children's Toys. She's already mentioned that she's interested in these types of products. Replying with anything other than what was requested can actually make you one look like a fool and two makes you look like you're not interested in anything else BUT recruiting. You didn't even take the time to see what she w Blogging Made Better DO NOT reply with your Gourmet Food business or any other business that does not have anything to do with Candles or Children's Toys. She's already mentioned that she's interested in these types of products. Replying with anything other than what was requested can actually make you one look like a fool and two makes you look like you're not interested in anything else BUT recruiting. You didn't even take the time to see what she wanted in the first place. That doesn't seem like you care much about their wants/needs.Quick! What do live ducks, the Today Show, Nascar Standings, Al Jazeera, a planimeter and a small red ant have in common? Can't guess? Well, would it help if I added a few more links to the chain? How about space probes,Donkey Kong, tire size conversions, a planimeter and an anime podcast?Ah, now you have it, right? They've all been made into widgets that you can download and use on your desktop or in blogs or web pages.In case you've been watching "Lost" reruns for the last two years and don't know what Scenario 3 Message Board Post: "Hi, I'm interested in the Mary Kay business opportunity. Can someone please post a little more information?" As mentioned above, do not reply with ... You've got mail! OR I've PMed you! First of all it makes the business look "sneaky" like there's something secretive about the business. Secondly, she didn't request to be bombarded with emails or PMs. She asked that the information be posted there. Need I mention spam laws? Lurkers... There are way more lurkers on message boards versus actual posters. Some people just prefer to lurk and don't ever post. If you post the information right there, lurkers will see the information and also see the link in your signature line. If you send the original poster and email or pm; the lurker is most likely going to search elsewhere for the information. Potential recruit lost. Scenario 4 Message Board Post: "Hi, I'm interested in the Discovery Toys business opportunity. Can someone please post a little more information?" After the original post you see one or two posts. Maybe someone answered her question and they've been posting back and forth about it. Or maybe a couple of different reps have answered a couple of different ways. Do NOT jump in and say the same thing that's already been posted. Do NOT jump in and say something different and say ... visit my website or send me an email. This is just plain rude. If you can't say something different than what has already been said or nothing more than contact me ... don't bother posting. Another thing that is rude is to contact the ori
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