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How To Avoid Social Media Wipeout

July 9, 2010

Donna Maria shares three sure-fire ways to avoid getting sucked in and wiped out by social media!

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4 Simple Strategies That Will Make Your Cash Register Ring More

July 8, 2010

Donna Maria shares simple strategies and action steps to maximize efficiencies and increase sales.

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On The Indie Business TV Set

April 21, 2010

Donna Maria shares a behind the scenes look at the Indie Business TV set.

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The Sale Is Made Before People Get To Your Website

April 21, 2010

I talk to many people who are investing a lot of resources in their websites. Since you cannot sell anything without a good website, this is a good thing. What many people don’t embrace, however, is the fact that e-commerce at a website happens after a sale is made. In other words, a sale is [...]

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The Importance of Owning Your Core Marketing Outlets and Content

April 20, 2010

Donna Maria reminds small business owners not to rely on third parties like Twitter, FaceBook, Posterous, YouTube, etc., for their core marketing outreach.

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Blogging Brings Home The Business

December 27, 2009

This is the third in a series of posts featuring small business owners’ suggestions for things you can do to be successful in 2010. Last week, I told you about Joan Morais, an IBN member who increased her productivity and profitability this year by hiring a virtual assistant. I also told you about Marla Bosworth, [...]

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Radio Show and Book Review: My Interview With Michael McLaughlin

November 20, 2009

This week’s Indie Business Radio, show features Michael McLaughlin, author of Winning the Professional Services Sale: Unconventional Strategies to Reach More Clients, Land Profitable Work, and Maintain Your Sanity. Michael is a management consultant and speaker with more than twenty years in the professional services industry. He is the founder and a principle of MindShare [...]

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3 Steps To “Yes!”

October 21, 2009

A salesman once told me that he had to get through an average of 11 “no” responses before he got to one “yes.” He defined “no” responses as more than just the word. Also included, he said, are things like body language (excessive fidgeting, arms folded across chest, furled brows, etc.) and being easily distracted [...]

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A Fun, Easy Way To Increase Newsletter Subscribers

August 13, 2009

Easy, fun and fast!

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Get paid for what you deliver

April 4, 2009

Donna Maria shares how easy it is to charge a flat fee for some products and services to create more efficiencies for buyers and sellers and new mutually beneficial business relationships.

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