Income Opportunities - Are You Ready For Them When They Come?

Opportunity Knocks Daily

You've heard people say that opportunity only knocks once. I say it knocks a thousand times, or at least it can. The problem is, we often don't listen, we don't see, or we don't want to work. The biggest problem, though, is that opportunity really isn't opportunity, if you're not ready for it.

A couple I know had a business handed to them for free. The owner didn't want to deal with it anymore, even though it made money. He had other things going on in his life. He couldn't just call it quits, however, because the lease on the building had nine months to go. This is where my friends enter the story. Why did they have a business given to them?

They listened, and let the man tell his story. They looked at the business, and saw the opportunity. They worked, doing what it took to benefit from their "good luck." The owner agreed to give them the business if they would simply take over the lease on the building.

Get Ready For Opportunity

The biggest reason "opportunity knocked" however, includes the others, and goes beyond them: They were ready. They had a little bit of money to handle the transition, they had previous experience with a small business, and they were willing to learn what they needed to learn.

A friend once said that our mutual acquaintance John was "so lucky" to get a $6,000 car for $2,000 at an auction. I mentioned that John went to the auction regularly, that he had made himself familiar with car values, and that he always kept some money available for such opportunities. It didn't seem to register with my friend.

He could have been "so lucky," too, but he had to be ready. He could have saved $2,000, or obtained a credit card with a high enough limit, or arranged with someone to borrow the money and split the profits when deals like this came up. Not having done any of these things, there was no opportunity here for him.

When you want opportunity to come knocking, aren't there always ways you can prepare? If you want to be lucky in love, you comb your hair, right?

If you want opportunities in the stock market, start studying, setting aside money to invest, and exploring the possibilities.

Get ready for opportunity, and it will come more often.

By Steve Gillman

Steve Gillman writes on many self help topics including boosting brainpower, losing weight, meditation, habits of mind, creative problem solving, learning grattitude, generating luck and anything related to self improvement.

You'll find more at: http://www.selfimprovementnow.com

Want To See The Top 50 Business Plan Posts Of The Year?

Hi Everyone, I was just taking it easy this morning, browsing some forums, blogs, sites, etc. I came across a gem for business people looking for information on how to form business plans for their company. And everyone knows how important it is to have a business plan, right?

Once you set your business goals, why, you must make up plans to achieve them, right? You would be surprised how many people just skip over this step. (Are you one of them? I have been guilty of this myself. GRINS.)

Anyway, back to the point. Here is a post outlining The Top 50 Business Plan Posts Of The Year on Evan Carmichael's site. They have literally searched through the internet and came up with what they thought were the best business plan posts created.

So if you are looking to be successful in business of any type, go over there and check it out. Nuff said. See you later.

Al

Private Label Rights Content Strategies From Joseph Ratcliff

Last month I posted an article about Private Label Products.

One of the blogs I follow from Joseph Ratcliff, posted a series of articles about PLR Content and how to make money with it, and includes some pretty solid strategies in using PLR (PLR = Private Label Rights) content.

Here are the links to his PLR series. Take some notes. This guy really knows his stuff.

How To Make Money With PLR Content - 1

How To Find The Best PLR Content - 2

How To Create Unique Products Using PLR Content - 3

OK, I am taking the rest of the day off . . . didn't I just say that earlier?

See you soon.

Al

FREE Sales Letter Template And Checklist - Alice Seba is an Internet Marketing Sweetie

I just wanted to share a great chance to download the copy for a sales letter template and checklist from Alice Seba.

Hurry over to Free Download: Sales Letter Template & Checklist before she changes her mind, comes to her senses, and starts charging for this awesome information! LOL!

Just that for today folks. A quickie from Al.

Relationships First, Sales Come Later . . .

Take The Time To Create Lifetime Customers For Long Term Sales And Profits.

As a business owner, you know how important your customers are. Customers are the lifeblood of a business. Without them, you wouldn’t have an income. Once someone becomes your customer, they are more likely to purchase from you again in the future.

It is a smart business move to take the time to build long lasting relationships between yourself and your customer. Creating lifetime customers will net you more profit, than constantly seeking out new one-time customers.

Creating quality products is definitely the first step in developing your customer relationship. If your products are anything less than great, your customers will not see a reason to order from you again.

However, if you give them something beyond their expectations, they will want to try out more of what you offer.

The next step in relationship building is providing good customer service at all times. When a customer contacts you, especially if it is with a problem, it is important to respond back in a timely manner.

If your customer contacts you, they are not thinking about all the other people who are requesting your attention. They are only thinking about the reason that they contacted you, and they want you to give them your full attention.

Staying in regular contact with your customer will ensure that they remember you and the other products and services you offer. People get busy and have a lot of things on their plate.

They may have intended to order an additional item from you, but it just slipped their mind. You may want to send out a monthly newsletter to keep them updated on new items or any specials you are offering. Don't assume that they will look further or remember to shop you first.

Speaking of specials, you may also want to consider having a few “customer only” sales each year or offering some other customer only incentive to motivate a repeat purchase.

You may also want to send them an occasional freebie that coordinates with an item they already purchased, or an item that you will be launching in the future.

For example, if you sell day planners and you are coming out with a time management audio, send the customers who have bought a planner a free small report that covers some basic information about time management.

Let them know you are coming out with an audio that goes into more detail. Including a special “pre-launch price” on the audio will encourage further sales.

Creating a lifetime customer doesn’t happen overnight. It is a process that takes time. If you consistently show your appreciation and respect to your customers, you will be well on your way to creating lifetime relationships with them.

People will always buy from someone they know and trust before looking elsewhere, all things remaining the same. Stay sharp and keep your customers best interests at heart.