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Will You Add? - Should A Writer Grow Internet Presence - Pros And Cons
If you are like many small businesses, even a few late payments on your accounts receivable can seriously crimp your cash flow. It is vitally important that you take immediate and systematic steps to limit the number of past due receivables that you have at any time. The number one strategy is to have a system in place that limits the number of accounts that go past due in the first place. There are numerous tools and strategies for doing just that. However, today, we will concentrate on how to deal with the past dues once they appear.Here are some tips that will help you to reduce your outstanding receivables:· Address the issue immediately. Never wait more than 3 business days past the due date to contact the customer. This allows for mail delays, but is early enough to catch a situation before it becomes worse.· When you contact customers, don't give them an excuse to use ("Did you receive your invoice?"). Rather, ask them, "When did you send your payment?" If they tell you it hasn't been sent, ask them if they intend to send it today. If they say "no," ask when they expect to send it. Get a commitment from them and follow up if the commitment is not honored.· Ask your customers why they haven't paid your bill. Remember, if they are honest with you, you should treat them with the utmost respect. Everyone has cash flow issues from time to time and your t
If you can do this, you don't need to build a fan following first. If you can't do this, all the fans in the world aren't going to help.
-THIS ARTICLE WRITER’S OPINION-
I just started with myspace and don't know wha
Taking the plunge is not a decision to be made lightly. My motivation came from the desire to spend as much time as possible with my son. What your motivation may be is up to you, but it must be strong. Owning your own business is hard work, and you must be sure you really want it. I’m not going to talk here about the qualities needed for success, and many other people wax lyrical on what is needed. I’ll give you an indication of how I got here, and where I’m going next, as a guide to how it can be done. It’s not the right way, or the only way, it’s my way. So far it’s going well.There are few things as heart wrenching to a new mother as the choice between staying at home with the baby, and losing income, social input, the esteem of a career and contact with the world at large, and going back to work, being well off, but coping with the guilt of separation and the fear of missing so many important developments in your child’s life. This is the choice I faced two years ago when pregnant with my first child. My choice may have been easier as I was disillusioned with my career and wanted a change of direction, but the fear of going it alone and severing the ties to financial security just when you need it most was no less real.At the time, I had a hobby. I liked making jewellery from beads. The beads in my home town were poor quality and expensive. Initially, I didn’t set out to s
Should you spend all your time possible on ‘writing a damn good novel?’ Or should you also spend time to see if you can develop a following in one of the Internet venues, such as MySpace, youtube, podcasting or writing an almost daily blog?
Should you start getting a following now on the Internet of those who like what you say? Or wait possibly years while you write and rewrite an eventually successful novel, should that ever truly happen?
We see from the following excerpts from comments on a writer’s forum the issues highlighted in the commentator’s own words.
-FROM A WRITER’S FORUM-
A Wanna-Be-Published Writer: I have a page on myspace which we know is huge and can be a very valuable networking resource. I am trying to build a fan base even before I become published, that way if publishers see I already have a following they may be more likely to offer a contract. I post excerpts and works in progress as blogs. Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to generate more traffic to my page especially to my blogs? And also how I might attract a few celebs to my page. Thanks in advance. -- A REPLY: MySpace is not a good place to build a fan following of the kind publishers really care about.
Then again, neither is anyplace else. Publishers aren't really interested in fan following, they're interested in books that are well-written, that have good, memorable characters, and great dialogue.
If you can do this, you don't need to build a fan following first. If you can't do this, all the fans in the world aren't going to help.
-THIS ARTICLE WRITER’S OPINION-
I just started with myspace and don't know what
One of the most important activities for all eBay sellers is locating products that they can resell on eBay. Those products must fall into the right market niches, they must be readily available, and they must be priced so that a profit can be made. After all the sellers’ businesses are being operated to make money on eBay.Yet locating suppliers that will provide pricing that allows for a profit can be a real challenge. There are some simple truths about wholesale suppliers. One of those truths is that to buy at their lowest prices, wholesalers will expect eBay sellers to make purchases of larger quantities of items.For many eBay sellers the quantity requirements will simply be too great. The wholesaler will expect so many to be purchased that the eBay seller will be unable to make the purchase.Limitations might be in the total dollar investment required to purchase the items. It might be in the total quantity and the storage that comes with that quantity. It might be the estimated size of the market and concerns about being able to sell out of the items. No matter what the reason, many sellers will simply be unable to make the purchase. That puts them in the position of being unable to make money on eBay because they have no products to sell.The good news is that there are other options. The first option should be to renegotiate the order size. Possibly the whole
We see from the following excerpts from comments on a writer’s forum the issues highlighted in the commentator’s own words.
-FROM A WRITER’S FORUM-
A Wanna-Be-Published Writer: I have a page on myspace which we know is huge and can be a very valuable networking resource. I am trying to build a fan base even before I become published, that way if publishers see I already have a following they may be more likely to offer a contract. I post excerpts and works in progress as blogs. Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to generate more traffic to my page especially to my blogs? And also how I might attract a few celebs to my page. Thanks in advance. -- A REPLY: MySpace is not a good place to build a fan following of the kind publishers really care about.
Then again, neither is anyplace else. Publishers aren't really interested in fan following, they're interested in books that are well-written, that have good, memorable characters, and great dialogue.
If you can do this, you don't need to build a fan following first. If you can't do this, all the fans in the world aren't going to help.
-THIS ARTICLE WRITER’S OPINION-
I just started with myspace and don't know wha
More than 70% of the people in a recent survey said that they wanted to turn their small business ideas in to a business of their own. What stops most of them is the lack of business experience.Here we will examine what's most important, and what type of qualities you'll need to have or gain. Before you enter the road towards realization of your small business ideas.The biggest asset, and by far the most important in the event of become a successful small business owner, is to have or develop a positive attitude. A wise man once said "your attitude will determine your altitude". When you pursue your dream and reverse it into reality, you'll need a positive attitude. You also must be able to commit and be willing to do what ever it takes to make your dream come true.Many people start their small business with high motivation. Only to loose all of it at sight of the first obstacle. Don't fall into that trap. Prepare yourself with a big portion of positive attitude. If you do, it will take you through all the humps and temporary setbacks you're bound to face.A majority of people with small business ideas and dreams of an own business. Are not prepared to face any of the problems they will reach. Therefor they look for an easy way out. They quit. Which also means their dreams are crushed. To avoid this scenario, you need to de
Then again, neither is anyplace else. Publishers aren't really interested in fan following, they're interested in books that are well-written, that have good, memorable characters, and great dialogue.
If you can do this, you don't need to build a fan following first. If you can't do this, all the fans in the world aren't going to help.
-THIS ARTICLE WRITER’S OPINION-
I just started with myspace and don't know wha
Did you ever wonder how you can build an empire online? If you think that starting a business online is difficult, it may be because you are thinking bout offline business…Today, it is possible to build an empire online with the fast growing market of audio. As you already know, MP3 and Ipods are everybody’s favourites in our busy world.People realize that they can learn and discover new things while working, or on the road, in the train… at the beach! Why should you waste those valuable minutes or hours doing nothing, or sitting at home, reading your preferred book?Here is a little secret that will enable you to build your empire online fastest than you can ever think: downloadable audio ebooks. It is the fastest growing multi-billion dollar businesses on the Internet.Better, MP3 is a very hot market, and it will continue to grow for years to come. The good thing is that downloadable audio ebooks will grow with MP3 and ipods.If you carry out a little research with Google, you may think that this market is over saturated since you see million of results for this term… Do not let this stop you. It is still possible to have an extremely lucrative business and even build your empire.You may not be aware about Mc Donald’s business model, it is a system of franchises. Why am I talking about Mc Donald’s here? Simple. Paul Smithson is a highly successful en
Then again, neither is anyplace else. Publishers aren't really interested in fan following, they're interested in books that are well-written, that have good, memorable characters, and great dialogue.
If you can do this, you don't need to build a fan following first. If you can't do this, all the fans in the world aren't going to help.
-THIS ARTICLE WRITER’S OPINION-
I just started with myspace and don't know wha
Most business owners strive to increase profit, while decreasing cost. If they don’t do these two things, they probably won’t be in business very long.But, there’s a third component to making your business successful. That component is: efficiency.If your business isn’t efficient, then eventually your profits will decrease, your expenses will increase, and your business will fail.When it comes to the janitorial expense, most business owners simply go with the lowest bidder, thinking that they’re keeping their cost low. However, ask yourself a question: how does the lowest bidder do it? How can they do what other companies do, while being 25-50% cheaper.I know, and soon you will too. Consider the following:1. The lowest bidder never intends to clean your facility at the level s/he tells you they’ll clean. In other words, they plan to “over-promise” and “under-perform”.2. The lowest bidder may be planning to do a great job for the first couple of weeks or a month, and then come to you and ask for more money. After all, if you want the excellent quality and dependability to continue, you should be willing to pay more for it, right?3. The lowest bidder plans to use illegal or criminal workers to clean your facility. Illegal workers will clean for far less money than legal workers will, usually because they’re paid in cash (thus they don’t
If you can do this, you don't need to build a fan following first. If you can't do this, all the fans in the world aren't going to help.
-THIS ARTICLE WRITER’S OPINION-
I just started with myspace and don't know what will happen. But I have eight months with Libsyn.com doing around fifty podcasts and getting after eight months 40,000 listeners. The rate of increase is 1000 a week and rising. At this rate I will have anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000 listeners by the end of next year.
I continue my comments, trying to stay with my actual experience.
The question still is: should a writer who wants to be professionally published spend time developing a fan presence for his expression and views on the Internet?
The point of view of a long-time commentator, who also works as a editor: he considers developing a strong presence on the Internet a waste of time for a serious novel writer.
Is it? And how can we evaluate the issue and decide for ourselves as writers? I continue my remarks:
-WHY I NEED AN INTERNET AUDIENCE EVEN IF I PUBLISH BOOKS-
While I realize that my novel or memoir has to be well-written, the fact that 100,000 to 200,000 actual people will have listened to me one year from now does count for something.
I have read statistics that one out of ten published fiction books sells and makes money? Is this because publisher-editors can't tell what good, readable fiction is? I just don't know. Or are the figures off?
COMMENT: Here in the above I suggest that publishers and their editors are not so hot.
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