Cure for Boredom

Cure for Boredom

Now this is amazing, my son Nathan took some 22 gauge wire and used a 6 in 1 European pattern to make himself this really cool ring. It all started years ago when his brother decided to order a bunch of rings to make his own chain mail for Canterberry tales at their high school. [...]

Twitter Customer Care

Twitter Customer Care

Does it really matter how much your virtual stock is selling for on Empire Avenue? Who has the biggest fan base on Facebook? the most followers on Twitter? Sure, if you are connecting with more people, chances are more people may be taking note of your business, what you are doing. My youngest calls followers, [...]

But Words Will Never Hurt Me

But Words Will Never Hurt Me

Sticks and Stone will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. . . But is that really true? Yes, words may not cause your physical body harm. Words do hurt, whether they be the words out of your mouth, something you wrote, or what others say about you. Look at the past US [...]

Virtual Stock Trading

Virtual Stock Trading

{EAV_BLOG_VER:b12feb8ce2614f31} Ok, I’ve been hearing rumors of this social media place where you can buy stock in people’s social media stock. Sounded interesting, but I’ve been busy, getting a new wordpress tutorial blog up and running, watering my plants in this hot Texas heat so they don’t die, eye surgery (cataracts – sure go ahead [...]

Using Animoto to Create Videos for SOC Video Cards

Using Animoto to Create Videos for SOC Video Cards

I always like playing with new tools. One of the newest is SendOutCards video cards. You take a video, place it on youtube, create a card in the cool SendOutCards (also known as SOC) system. Your Youtube link is turned into a QR code which is printed on your greeting card. After sending the card, [...]

Celebrate Easter

Celebrate Easter

Traditions, Easter egg hunts. I imagine we’ll always have them as long as we have kids home or visiting. Never too old to find and hide eggs. Yet Easter is so much more than chocolate, sweets, and games. Family time- a great time to spend outdoors together, work on that garden, laugh and play, visit, [...]

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 I Love Referrals

I Love Referrals

  • "Can I recommend a good plumber?"
  • "Who do you use for your doctor? Do you like him?"
  • "Who did your web design? I love it!"

Is it just me, or are word-of-mouth referrals THE BEST way to find good help? No other form of advertising works as well. As business owners, we know this, too. We want to be remembered for the great service we provide, and we cherish the referrals that others send our way. Simply put: referrals really help us out. But how do we encourage people, without seeming pushy or overbearing, to remember our names and recommend us to their friends?

What if there were a strategy for "helping along" those referrals that you need to grow your business? So that when The Question gets asked: "Who do you know who can help me with..."

Your name pops up in the conversation.

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