Your Guide To Proper Product Pricing And How To Tackle It

If you’re going to sell a product or service, you need to find the right price – and that’s not always straightforward. It needs to be high enough for you to make as much profit as possible and still low enough for your core clientele to afford it. It’s a balancing act. Add to that the competition of other companies who try to do the same thing, and it’s easy to see why management scratches its head over pricing.

If you’re going to sell a product or service, you need to find the right price – and that’s not always straightforward. It needs to be high enough for you to make as much profit as possible and still low enough for your core clientele to afford it. It’s a balancing act. Continue reading “Your Guide To Proper Product Pricing And How To Tackle It”

11 Best Places You Can Sign Up To Be A Human Guinea Pig For Money

Yes, I realize this is a bit out of the box. Either you consider this a viable option, or you think it’s crazy enough that you just have to know more. Either way, here we go. Let’s talk about how you can earn money for medical research.

Yes, I realize this is a bit out of the box.

Either you consider this a viable option, or you think it’s crazy enough that you just have to know more.

Either way, here we go. Continue reading “11 Best Places You Can Sign Up To Be A Human Guinea Pig For Money”

How To Turn Down Business Clients, Professionally

November 7, 2017 10 Comments This post may contain paid and/or affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Have you ever worked with a difficult client? (As someone who waited tables throughout college, I know I’ve dealt with my fair share of impossible-to-please customers!)But the beauty of owning your own business is you get to choose who you want to work with. Turning down work isn’t limited to rejecting “difficult” clients, either.

November 7, 2017 10 Comments This post may contain paid and/or affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information.

Have you ever worked with a difficult client? (As someone who waited tables throughout college, I know I’ve dealt with my fair share of impossible-to-please customers!)

But the beauty of owning your own business is you get to choose who you want to work with. Continue reading “How To Turn Down Business Clients, Professionally”

Expert Advice For Registering A Business In Oregon

Before we begin, realize the information going forward assumes that you have already decided that operating your business as a sole proprietorship or general partnership (if you will have multiple owners) is not for you. While sole proprietorships and partnerships come with the least complexity and costs as related to startup and ongoing compliance requirements, they’re not all they’re cracked up to be. Unlike LLCs and corporations in Oregon, these default business types are not considered separate legal entities from their owners. That means owners are held personally liable if someone sues the sole proprietorship or partnership.

Before we begin, realize the information going forward assumes that you have already decided that operating your business as a sole proprietorship or general partnership (if you will have multiple owners) is not for you. While sole proprietorships and partnerships come with the least complexity and costs as related to startup and ongoing compliance requirements, they’re not all they’re cracked up to be. Unlike LLCs and corporations in Oregon, these default business types are not considered separate legal entities from their owners. Continue reading “Expert Advice For Registering A Business In Oregon”

How To Earn Quick Cash For The Holidays

November 1, 2017 13 Comments This post may contain paid and/or affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. Every year my sister makes these beautiful hand-knit scarves, I pick out the yarn that I like (last year it was camel-colored cashmere), and she makes me a scarf for my Christmas present. I have also bought these fabulous scarves for other family members and friends who always LOVE them!My sister-in-law, on the other hand, makes gorgeous hand-beaded jewelry that she gives away to lucky family members and friends around the holiday season.

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Every year my sister makes these beautiful hand-knit scarves, I pick out the yarn that I like (last year it was camel-colored cashmere), and she makes me a scarf for my Christmas present. Continue reading “How To Earn Quick Cash For The Holidays”

What 10 Years Of Content Marketing Did For This Startup

AllBusiness. comTrue believers say content marketing has enormous long-term benefit. Skeptics say it’s just the latest marketing fad. As a startup or small business, do you go all in or go another route?If you’re not sure whether content marketing is for you, here’s the story of a startup that’s now 10 years into its content marketing campaign, a company that got into content marketing before anyone knew what to call it, a company that’s done very little online marketing other than content marketing since its inception.

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True believers say content marketing has enormous long-term benefit. Skeptics say it’s just the latest marketing fad. Continue reading “What 10 Years Of Content Marketing Did For This Startup”

Shopping Cart Abandonment Rates Hit 75% – Infographic

On average, three out of four online shoppers abandon their carts without purchasing. That means the global shopping cart abandonment rate is 75%. Making matters even worse for ecommerce brands is data showing that 90% of those leads go cold after just one hour!The infographic from FulleStop below shows these statistics and more. For example, did you know that 52% of shopping cart abandonments occur on mobile devices? Also, shopping cart abandonment is more common in some industries than others.

On average, three out of four online shoppers abandon their carts without purchasing. That means the global shopping cart abandonment rate is 75%. Making matters even worse for ecommerce brands is data showing that 90% of those leads go cold after just one hour!

The infographic from FulleStop below shows these statistics and more. Continue reading “Shopping Cart Abandonment Rates Hit 75% – Infographic”

The Ultimate Guide To Building Trust With Your Customers Online

AllBusiness. comBuilding a successful company depends on many different factors.  There’s your product, of course, as well as your ability to price it effectively, and position it so that it’s in front of your target customers when they’re ready to buy. But while product-market fit might get you sales, lasting business success comes down to more intangible factors, such as the way customers feel about your brand or how much they trust you to deliver what you’ve promised.

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Building a successful company depends on many different factors. There’s your product, of course, as well as your ability to price it effectively, and position it so that it’s in front of your target customers when they’re ready to buy. Continue reading “The Ultimate Guide To Building Trust With Your Customers Online”