5 Tips To Boost Your Sales!

     1)  A good step to take for a person who runs businesses would be to join online communities or discussion groups that center around your area of interest in the business field. Becoming part of a business forum on the web will allow you to communicate with other business owners. You can get such people to help you out with your business and vice versa. However, as social loafing (decrease in individual effort as group size increases) becomes a threat, you can reduce anonymity and create some individual accountability.

       2) You can raise the productive level of your business by getting your family members to pitch in the work. Since they have complementary skills and a common goal, they will end up with much more output then hiring people you don’t know. For example, you can get your daughter with an artistic flair to design advertising banners for you, and your son with high knowledge in computer software’s to create balance sheets on Excel files.

          3) Set a consistent schedule for work. Write down the times that you plan to work, and this will help keep you from burning out. It is very important to have feedback about the work performed at the end of every day. This feedback can either come from you, from your coworkers and staff, or from the customers. It allows you at access your mistakes and then removes such flaws accordingly very quickly so damage is minimized. 

        4) You must work on creating skills such as impression management and persuasion and social influence in order to successfully and profitably run your business. Impression management is tactics designed to induce liking a favorable first impression by others. Social influence is the ability to change others’ attitudes and/or their behavior in desired direction. These skills will lead to a high level of charisma, something that inevitably leads to attracting more customers. A sales force team must be equipped with these kinds of skills.

 5) Playing a devil’s advocate is a good idea if you are confused between multiple decisions and scenarios regarding your business. This involves asking yourself to counter the proposition given in order to determine the validity of it. For example, if you want to expand your business, then playing the role of a devil’s advocate will allow you to assess whether you have enough financing, or market demand, and whether you should ultimately go ahead with the plan. 

5 Quick Tips To Motivate Small Business Owners

      Implement E-commerce: 

      Maintaining a website for your small business is an essential step to success because it allows customers to order online order online. Most small business owners make the common mistake of choosing to sell their products only from a particular physical location such as a home store, but what they don’t realize is that this is can cause great inconvenience to customers. Websites can be a good way to reach a broader audience and generate a higher number of sales.

Implement A Good Delivery System: 

      A good delivery system that allows products to be delivered to the doorsteps of customers will immediately lead to an increase in sales. Many people find it difficult to arrange for visiting your store and then taking the products home. For a rapidly expanding business, it would be a good idea to hire sales force team or even a delivery man who can deliver goods within the city or near your vicinity. This will jump up the number of your sales really quickly.

Create Backups Of Your Documents:

       Inexpensive, movable storage is one way to protect your significant business documents. Sacrificing some of your time by backing up documents and receipts will have a lot of potential of decreasing chances of losing the originals. This will also ultimately result in your peace of mind. For example, you should try buying USBs that have storage capacities like 4 GB or 8 GB always on hand. You can even get a different colored one for each type of work files you want to save so as to be able to access them quickly when you need to.

      Go Through Legalities:

      One of the most crucial aspects of the ground work you need to prior to setting up your home was to go through the legal stuff like legislation and rules involving your specific area of interest. As home business laws are more or less different from one state to the other, it is a good idea to hire or consult a lawyer who specializes in business matters before you start up a business of your own. You can hire such a lawyer on an hourly basis instead of fixed time periods like months or weeks to help cut down on expenses.

      Create A Catchy Brand Name:

      One of the most successful of marketing tips is to go for a brand name that is loud and clear, as well as catchy. It has to be something that can easily be retained by the customer. You should come up with a brand name that is both memorable and significant. Take Victoria’s Secret, for example. It is a catchy name that gives a subtle hint of the products it offers, and thus, almost everyone in a regular household is familiar with it. 

How to Write a First Class Business Plan Proposal

A business plan proposal outlines your business, your market and how you want your product or service to be delivered to potential customers. Think of it this way: It is a mix of both a business plan and a business proposal. While a business plan is used to sell your business to investors, a business proposal caters to a client. Ultimately, they are both used for sales. Much like a sales document, it is designed to persuade the client to hire your company instead of a competitor. The business plan proposal addresses a specific need of a specific client. These require careful attention. 

Getting started: 

The first steps of writing a business plan proposal involve introducing your company. This is quite similar to an executive summary, where you outline what you do and who you are. Here, you should focus more on establishing credibility, and how your business can fulfill the client's needs. It is also a good idea to let the client know about your history and what you've done before.

Researching and planning is always a pre-requisite. Spend some time and effort in researching what the client's actually needs in order to tailor your proposal according to what the client wants.

Paying attention to logistics is an absolute must. The client should be well informed beforehand on how, where and when the product will be delivered. The same case applies to a service delivery as well as a direct sales company. This clears up any confusions, and lessens the changes of lawsuits being filed when a client feels he has not been fully satisfied.

There is usually no hard and fast format specified for a business plan proposal, so feel free to tweak it a bit. Some of the areas that you must cover are the goals of your proposal, the time and cost requirements for the whole proves and the benefits the client will receive by taking up your recommendations. It should highlight the company's strengths and dispel and reservations the client may have.

At the end stage:

You can apply the finishing touches to your business plan proposal by making sure the information is arranged in a proper manner. You should also have someone proofread the proposal to catch spelling and grammatical errors. If you keep all of these pointers in mind, you will soon have lots of clients thanks to the best business plan proposal ever drafted!

Color Psychology on Sales : Red

If you want to catch your target audience's attention, using a spot of red just in the right place is the smartest way to go, especially when using with a neutral color such as white and black.
Red is also associated with celebrations about love and giving, such as Christmas and Valentine's day.

Color Psychology on Sales : Green

Green means health, environment and goodwill. It is the color of money, so it creates thoughts of wealth. It's a calming color, very pleasing to the senses. It is also the color associated with envy, good luck, generosity and fertility.

Color Psychology on Sales : White

 

In color psychology white is the color of new beginnings, clean slate, so to speak. It is the blank canvas waiting to be written upon. It isn't stimulating to the senses, but it opens the creation of anything the mind can conceive.

In sales, it can be associated with new products, new formulas, better formulas of existing products, especially within the beauty scope.

Color Psychology on Sales : Blue

From a color psychology perspective, blue is reliable and responsible. This color exhibits an inner security and confidence. This is a color that seeks peace and tranquility above everything else, promoting both physical and mental relaxation. It reduces stress, creating a sense of calmness, relaxation and order - we certainly feel a sense of calm if we lie on our backs and look into a bright blue cloudless sky. It's also a fresh and clean color, which associated with the "trust" meaning, makes it perfect to promote cosmetic products, especially when conveying the message about them.

Color Psychology on Sales : Yellow

Yellow helps with decision making as it relates to clarity of thought and ideas, although it can often be impulsive. Yellow helps us focus, study and recall information, useful when it comes to memorize some product description.

Color Psychology on Sales : Orange

Orange brings spontaneity and a positive outlook on life and is a great color to use during tough economic times, keeping us motivated and helping us to look on the bright side of life.
Orange is a color also associated with promos and special offers, when it comes to sales.

Use Color Psychology To Get More Sales

Ever wondered how advertisers and marketeers use colors to spread their message and get more sales? Every color is associated with different feelings, emotions and sensations and the trick is to explore these feelings, emotions and sensations in order to make a sale.
This week we're going to explore each color, stay tuned!

Closing The Sale

When you're selling something your customers will probably ask for something, whether it is information about the product, lower price, a product demonstration or customer referrals. A good rule to remember is to ask for something in return: for example, if the customer asks for a demonstration, ask them for a commitment to move forward with the purchase, if the demonstration proves that your product or service fulfill their needs and wishes.

Don't give in to temptation in promising something that you can't deliver. If a product needs time to be shipped, don't tell your client that you can get the product right away. Be honest and realistic.

Thought Of The Day: Are You Brave Enough ?

Are you brave enough to transform your passions into a job? Are you willing to pursue what you love and turn it into a living?
It only takes courage and bravery!

How To Sell Anything

Today we're sharing an infograpghy by Anna Vital on how to sell anything to survive as an entrepreneur, starting with trust: having a clientele that trusts you is vital for any sale, and it's something that should be built since the beginning, even if your client doesn't buy the product when you first approach him. 

Stand optimistic, yet transparent about your products, and be reasonable on where/when to approach your clients. Also make sure that you follow the sale (or prospective sale), whether you already made the sale, or not: always make sure the client is happy with the product, and be patient: you'll probably hear a lot of "nos" before hearing a YES.

The Importance of Visual Branding

 

In the direct sales business, visual branding is extremely important, as it will help you connect with your community, and express your brand's personality, making it memorable.

Here's a few tips on how to develop the Visual Branding:

• Set your color palette: a strong color palette is a key element of brand recognition; bright or pastel colors inspire creativity and dark blues and maroons inspire trust and insurance
• Determine your brand's fonts (and stick with them). This way, even before your clients read the message, they will recognize the font and associate it with the brand automatically;
• Be consistent with your design templates & structure.

Sales Techniques - That Actually work

 

Today we're showing an infography by the Professional Academy with some Sales Techniques. 

Sales can be competitive and demanding, but if you believe in yourself, if you're professional and trustworthy, and a great listener to your clients, your sales will definitely grow and most important: your clientele.

5 Rules To Get More Instagram Followers

1. #nofilter is the most popular hashtag on Instagram, and Mayfair is the most successful filter when it comes to user interactions;
2. Statistically, Sunday and Monday are the best two days to post on Instagram;
3. The more #hashtags you use, the more your follower engagement will increase;
4. Any time is good to post pictures, there is no better time of the day to post;
5. But if you're posting videos, the best hour to do so is after work hours, between 9p.m. and 8.a.m. to get the highest number of interactions.

Instagram VS Vine (Twitter)

Social Media is at war. Instagram has been growing more and more, while Twitter is still very popular. Instagram now allows 15 seconds of video, shareable to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, E-mail and so on. Vine, the Twitter video app, only allows 6 seconds of video, and only shareable to Facebook and Twitter, but it allows embedding to blog posts.
One thing we know for sure: short video usage in social media has become more and more popular when it comes to engaging with the community and clients.

Tips by Younique: Be Different Than Your Competition

Competition is tough, but if you keep copying the same techniques as the competition, if you don't stand out, if you don't think out of the box, you'll just be another small fish in the ocean.
This quote is an advice for those sellers who keep looking at the competition as role models. It's always good to have mentors when it comes to business, but copying every move will just tie your feet into the ground, when you are able to fly.

Social Media: Essential Tasks

1. Sign in, check messages, comments and replies;
2. Damage control if necessary;
3. Post fresh content;
4. Reach out to at least 3 of your followers;
5. Reach out to at least 3 new people;
6. Monitor the competitors and the industry reviews;
7. Brainstorm future posts based on your followers feedback;
8. Check out statistics

The Uses of Social Media (And How it Will Boost Your Business)

1. Know your audience;
2. Use multiple sites (don't just stick to Facebook and Twitter, explore the advantages of Pinterest, Instagram and Google+ as well);
3. Use a Social Media Manager (if you don't have the resources to hire someone, use sites like Ping.fm and HootSuite;
4. Post visual content (photos, videos...);
5. Interact and engage with your audience (followers);
6. Commit & be patient.