Customer Relations

It's great and important to reach the masses, but never under estimate the real value of reaching out and getting to know your individual customers! -GEM Founder

Making Deals!

Always seek Win-Win situations!

Do your clients or customers own a business? Do you have a sales reps under you, such as a downline or sales team? Refer just two of them to GBAN and get your business back in THE GEM SPOTLIGHT for two more days!

PLUS, they will get their business in THE GEM SPOTLIGHT for two days which HELPS your business, right? Better yet get your whole team in GBAN and THE GEM SPOTLIGHT and really leverage this concept! -GEM Founder

Your Business Longevity

Don't ever be satisfied or content with the way you're doing business. Always seek to do better and improve. This mentality will make your customers happy, put more cash in your pocket, and ultimately keep you in business for a long time! -GEM Founder

New business idea???

Starting a new business? You really have to give it you all. There is no get rich quick ideas. You must put most of your available time and money in it and be truly committed. Make sure you have a viable business idea first. Not sure? Join GBAN and ask our members what they think of your business. Whoever you decide to ask, make sure it's not someone who is just telling you what they think you want to hear. Ask several people and adjust your plan accordingly. -GEM Founder

Target Market

In order for your business to be successful, you must correctly identify your target market and then effectively reach that market. If not, your business is doomed to fail. Need help? Contact me for a free consult TODAY! -GEM Founder

Small Business Categories

Which category do you and your business fall into?

• The Pipe Dream: Your efforts are half-hearted, your business is a mythical get-rich-quick scheme or just a half-baked idea, and you do more wishful thinking than serious planning.
  
• The Life-Style Biz: You're mostly committed and have proven your business can make money, you get a regular income from it but nothing very big, just enough to help out with the bills or give you a little extra pocket money, your business has plateau'd, meaning there is no longer any significant growth.
• The Life-Changing Business: You're fully committed to huge success, you have a great business model with serious potential, you know there is still much to accomplish, but you're willing to assume the risk and drive forward. The future success of your business will not only greatly change your life, but will improve the life of many others for many years to come!
  

No matter how you answered this question, it's never too late to change or improve your business. In fact, changing and improving your business is a must for most businesses nowdays to keep up with or out-do the competition. Need help? Contact me today for a free assessment OR click aound our site for useful ways to improve your business. Better yet, do both! I look forward to hearing from you. -GEM Founder

Business Reputation

"The credibility of you and your business means everything! Don't do anything to jeopardize it, but do everything to demonstrate it." -GEM Founder

Marketing Your Business

"Marketing can make or break your business. To get customers in the door, you've got to let them know about all the wonderful things your business can do for them." -www.uschamber.com

Pursue Your Dreams

"Set huge, ridiculous goals, create a roadmap, and bulldoze your way there!" -(source: The Google Story, David Vise & Mark Malseed)

Building Your Team

"Recruit subject matter experts, do your best to attract the BEST! A winning team wins!" -(source: The Google Story, David Vise & Mark Malseed)

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Start-up Advice

"Master the mundane, but also tackle those intriguing challenges" -(source: The Google Story, David Vise & Mark Malseed)

Focus on your product or service...

"Be innovative, unique, put most all of your effort and resources into your product and service, in order to be the best and lead in the industry" -GEM Founder

Advertising on the Internet

"As far as internet advertising, stick with targeted textual ads. Banners have very low click-thru rates." -GEM Founder

Your Marketing Plan

"A thorough marketing plan should consider all of the following: television, radio, print, web, direct mail, trade shows, public relations, promotional materials, telephone sales, on-on-one sales, and strategic alliances. To limit your marketing possibilities means to limit your sales potential" -GEM Founder

Joint Ventures

"Consider using a joint-venturer in the foreign country for supervising the importation of goods, as well as marketing and selling in that country."
(source: , eBay Global the Smart Way: Buying and Selling Internationally on the World's #1 Auction Site, Joseph T. Sinclair and Ron Ubels)

Foreign Market Strategy

Develop a startegy for marketing your merchandise in foreign markets, particularly taking into account language differences." (source: eBay Global the Smart Way: Buying and Selling Internationally on the World's #1 Auction Site, Joseph T. Sinclair and Ron Ubels)

Go global!

"What an exciting opportunity to expand your sales! Simply sell in other countries. Your potential market is bigger, and consequently profits can be greater."
(source: eBay Global the Smart Way: Buying and Selling Internationally on the World's #1 Auction Site, Joseph T. Sinclair and Ron Ubels)

Identify Your Customer's Needs

"Develop and commit to memory ten questions that will help you identify a customer's needs." (Source: The Book of Excellence, Baggett)

Satisfy Your Customer

"Sell your customers what they want, not what you think they need."

(Source: The Book of Excellence, Baggett)

Sell, Sell, and Sell!

"A good marketing plan without sales and profits is guaranteed failure, don't get the cart before the horse." (Source: The Book of Excellence, Baggett)

Distinguishing Your Product

"Should you sell on price or value-add? There are two main ways to distinguish your products from your competitors. The first is by price and the second is by adding value. Selling on price is simple-and the least expensive. But you can charge higher prices and still get the sale by adding value to your product offering such as good customer service, guarantees, easy exchange policies, or overnight delivery." (Source: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an Online Business, Frank Fiore)

Don't Give Up

"Persistence pays off, so never quit!" (GEM Founder)

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