http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Kelly+Biedny Marketing Kelly Biedny Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=35032&ca=Marketing Marketing is essentially project management. A marketing plan consists of several projects designed to promote your small business using various methods. There are five basic steps to follow when putting together your marketing plan that will ensure you get the most marketing bang for your buck. Ste... Business Management Kelly Biedny Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=30076&ca=Business+Management Getting Customers First, three great ways to get customers to come to you: 1. Get Visible *Join a Local Business Association Many communities and/or neighborhoods have business associations. Investigate to see if your area has one and if it does, join it. Get your face and your small business known... Internet Kelly Biedny Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=29158&ca=Internet Is your small business web site ineffective as it is? Or, are you taking the leap onto the world wide web for the first time? Either way, you're searching for the answer to the question, "what does an effective website contain?" Well, there is no simple answer to this question, as I'm sure you alrea... Marketing Kelly Biedny Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=29161&ca=Marketing Continuous communication is an important part of keeping your small business at the top of your customer's minds. Your marketing plan should contain various types of customer communication--one inexpensive type is postcard marketing. Postcards are excellent communication tools for many reasons: they... Marketing Kelly Biedny Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=29162&ca=Marketing One key to keeping clients coming back for more is to make sure that they don't forget about your small business and the services it provides. This doesn't mean barraging customers with junk mail or spam, but by balancing your marketing efforts to provide value. One great way to do this is with news... Internet Kelly Biedny Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=29163&ca=Internet Your small business doesn't have a website, or perhaps the website you have is effective and you want to start over--how do you start or start over?. The truth is, there are several ways to "get a website" for your small business (for the first or second time around). The good news is that by follow... Marketing Kelly Biedny Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=29159&ca=Marketing Some small businesses believe that business is only about making money—the sale is all that matters. Making money and sales are important—no money, no business—however; the relationships you build with your customers influence future sales. And it's a fact that a second sale from an existing custome...