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    Rod Moore
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    "Most small business owners are so busy working in their business that they never take a minute to stop and work on their business. The result is usually ineffective sales and marketing and a lack of profits.

    At Profit Minute™ we work with you to ensure your business is aligned to your vision, and you have effective sales & marketing strategies to lead you to PROFIT!"


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    • Silicone Wristbands As An Advertising Tool
      You can't walk down a street these days without seeing one of those silicone wristbands with some kind of writing on them. You may be wondering how in the heck they even got started at being an advertising tool. It's not as odd as it may sound. How Did It Start? There are many ideas how these wristbands came about. Many people will remember when th […]
    • All You Wanted To Know About Pay Per Click Jobs
      When it comes to enjoying a successful online career, nothing can beat pay per click jobs. There is already lots of pay per click (PPC) professionals who are earning good incomes from the comfort of their homes. However, newcomers to this internet marketing niche still seem confused about how to become PPC professionals on their own. What Is Pay Per Click Al […]
    • All You Wanted To Know About Internet Marketing Jobs
      Internet marketing jobs have become the favorite choice after technological advancements came up with the advent of the Internet. The Internet has transformed the traditional marketing into a vibrant form and has made online marketing a very successful and steadily growing industry. It has opened doors to many job seekers who are keen to show their creative […]
    • Why We Need Renewable Energy Courses?
      Solar energy is finally coming into its own after more than 40 years of virtual stagnation. Public awareness of pollution and drastically increasing climate change has compelled governments' world wide to institute many new incentives for both homeowners and learning institutions to go green that include economic stimulus plans that focus on renewable e […]
    • Web Design for Small Businesses
      Why do some small business owners still insist they don't need a website? The evidence against this position is overwhelming and easy to research. Somehow, in the business owners mind, the World Wide Web ranks below local newspaper advertising or a leaflet drop. They might not say it but that's where their advertising budget has gone. What is the r […]
    • A Checklist For Farm Diversification
      Having endured a sustained period of economic instability, many modern businesses - farms included - have been forced to reassess their position going forward. While times have been tough, it's nothing that farmers haven't been through before. Major incidents from BSE to foot and mouth mean that farm owners have been dealt crushing blows before. A […]
    • Wear a Wristband to Show Your Beliefs
      There are many people today that want their voice to be heard on certain issues, and they are concerned with making sure the beliefs they have are recognized. If you are interested in having something to display a belief that you support, silicone wristbands are definitely something you should look into purchasing. Wearing a silicone wristband can help bring […]
    • Online Brand Management: Optimizing Facebook
      We've previously discussed the Web's amazing tendency to take very good ideas and adapt them to techniques largely unrelated to their original intent. Nowhere is this more currently prevalent than in the realm of Social Media Networking. SM sites were intended to allow people to present a profile and keep in touch with interested parties. In essenc […]
    • Introducing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
      The word is out: ‘Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express' (CUCME) is Cisco's new ‘Call Manager Express system' (CME). Both concepts are pretty much identical, with the slight difference that the IP Telephony software now runs on Cisco routers; the software is installed in the router's flash memory. The CUCME system serves as the cal […]
    • Melbourne - the perfect location for your green screen video production
      Through technology, the business world has opened up and today, anyone can sell and trade anywhere in the world. As a result, competition is strong, and companies have to come up with more modern ways to attract consumer and fans. A modern way to advertise is by posting short video ads on the web. People like to watch little clips, especially if they are fas […]

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Marketing Strategy Vs Tactics!

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Will Smith – Power of Choice

In small business we have a choice. A choice to embrace possibility and go after our dreams and pursue the vision we have for our business, or a choice to accept the negative media rubbish on recession and the like.

Listen to what Will Smith has to say … powerful words indeed:

and there is more …

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Fear of Loss Versus Possibility of Gain

Which is a more powerful motivator?motivated

The fear of loss … or … the possibility of gain?

This is a really important question to ponder. It can impact all of your marketing materials.

Knowing which to include into your marketing materials (and when) is one of the keys to writing persuasive sales letters, motivating emails, and cash creating web sites.

Most people who do not understand the unconscious motivating triggers will usually not include either of these which is a mistake.

So which is the more powerful motivator?

According to persuasion expert, and author of the book ‘The Science Of Influence’ Kevin Hogan it is the fear of loss that is more motivating for people.

Kevin says …

‘Fear of loss is a much greater motivator to most than the possibility of gain’.

I think it is important to note though that the possibility of gain is also a powerful motivator to many people.

The key is to build both into your sales letters and websites.

With the fear of loss you want to create a sense of urgency. You can do this by limiting the supply of your product or service. Get creative with this and think about ways that you really can restrict the supply of what you are offereing.

This creates a fear of loss in the reader.

Careful though … it has to be genuine … you can’t create the impression that you are going to limit the supply of your product or service if you clearly are not going to do that.

Make sure you also use the possibility of gain in your sales letters.

This can be as simple as mentally taking your reader into the future and asking them to imagine how great life will be when they are using your product or service.

As an example …

Imagine how different your business will be when we work together to set up the right marketing system for your business and attract a steady stream of new clients to you.

This is a great example of the possibility of gain.

Challenge is … I can only work with 10 clients at any one time ( I have a couple of openings right now) … this is the fear of loss.

If you want the opportunity to take up one of these openings then click here.

You need a balance of both the fear of loss and the posibility of gain in all of your marketing materials. Learning how to use these powerful motivators in an elegant way takes time, trial and error and refinement.

Go back over all of your marketing materials and look for opportunities to build in the fear of loss and the possibility of gain.

You will see improved results when you do.

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400 New Businesses A Day

400 New Business Start A Day!A few days ago I was in the Victorian Business Names Registry updating some details. It was a lot quieter than usual so I started chatting with the gentleman who was helping me. Out of curiosity I asked him how many new business names get registered every day.

The answer …

400!

That is 400 new businesses being registered every single day!

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