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Christmas is an amazing, wonderful, crazy, stressful time of the year, especially you run your own business. Many entrepreneurs have a hard time surviving the Holiday rush or slow down. It’s not too late to make a plan and keep your head in the game this Holiday Season. Here’s some helpful advice to survive and thrive during these last days of the year.

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Competition is not a bad thing, in fact, it’s great. Many of us thrive on it and may not even realize it. We love sports, music, talent, reality TV shows. Those are all competitions. So, why when it comes to starting a business or trying something new in marketing, are we afraid of competition? Why do we shy away from it?

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Are referrals to your business a necessary part of your business plan? Is repeat business a key to your success?

Referral marketing is a personable method of promoting products or services to new customers through referrals, usually by word of mouth or social media. Many times these referrals are spontaneous but businesses can influence their customers to “pass it on”.

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Sales funnels work much like a real funnel works. The top is bigger and can hold a lot of substance which filters down into a place where it is needed and used. In sales, something similar occurs. Consider your website or Facebook page has lots of visitors who come and look around.

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Competition is not a bad thing, it’s good. In fact, it’s great! Many of us thrive on it and may not even realize it.  We love sports, music, reality TV shows. Those are all competitions. So, why when it comes to thinking about starting or building a business or trying something new in Internet marketing, are

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Most anyone can build a website and make it look nice. There are plenty of online website builders that function well. GoDaddy.com, Wix.com, SquareSpace.com just to name a few. In three easy steps, you can build a website with most any host available. Buy a domain, pick your hosting plan, and use the online web design tool. These tools provide easy drag and drop features for filling

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Direct marketing through e-mail is still a good option for marketing. Think about it. How many spam or junk emails do you receive each day? The truth is, it works, or they would stop. Here’s a fun fact: there are 3x more email accounts than Facebook accounts and 6x more than Twitter. Plus, most anything you do on the Internet requires an email account. Even Facebook and Twitter require an email account!

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Many businesses build a website simply as a tool to publish information on the internet. It is a must for businesses today to gain visibility and brand recognition. However, a website is much more than an advertising tool. Making your website work for you, I mean actually doing some of the work for your business, is another reason to have a solid internet presence. Remember the saying, “Work smarter, not harder.” By automating some of your business processes online, you truly can work smarter, not harder!

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