Share info on Facebook that’s good for your customers
โHaving a Facebook presence as a real estate professional is vitally important. Buyers and sellers are there. Make sure you are sharing information that is great for the consumer, not just real estate people.โ Bill Harney, CEO, Keeping Current Matters
Twitter Provides Powerful Market Research
โTwitter is the best thing that ever happened to small business owners. You can listen to your competitors or customers, and they donโt even know youโre listening.โ Melinda Emerson, Author of Succeed as Your Own Boss
In Social Media, Be Where Your Customers Are
โKnow where your customers are hanging out online. You donโt have to be everywhere. Be where your customers are โฆ and communicate with them there.โ Laurie McCabe, Partner SMB Group, SMB-GR.com
Wearable Tech Keeps You Fit
โThe โwearablesโ tech trend is keeping people fit, keeping them active, and keeping them in toe with their fitness goals.โ Tishin Donkersley, Editor in Chief, AZTechBeat.com
Put Processes in Place in Your Business to Ask for Referrals
โPut processes in place in your business that ask for referrals. And make sure the customer experience is above expectations.โ Jonathan Graves, President, Graves Organization, Inc.
Never Stop Networking. Donโt Give Up
โNever stop networking, never stop pushing. Itโs easy to give up when everybody around you โฆ is telling you โyou canโt do itโ. You have to be around positive people. Then push on.” Tom Force, Owner, ICE Keytags
To Get PR, Offer Yourself up as a Thought Leader
โIf you are a local small business, look at local media for PR. Read those publications, forge relationships, find out what types of stories the journalists are covering, and offer yourself up as a thought leader on a topic.โ Laura Collins, PR at Infusionsoft
Itโs all About Mindset and Positive Thinking
โOur first three years were brutally toughโฆ every day was about survival. Then I remembered a lesson from my father. Your mind is everything, yet itโs not what you know, but rather how you deal with it. It is about your mindset and positive thinking.โ Clate Mask, Founder and CEO, Infusionsoft
Your Sales Pipeline Should Qualify Leads at Every Step
โYou need to set up a process to convert the most leads possible. Put them in a sales pipeline โฆ and add checkpoints to determine those who are qualified, versus those who arenโt.โ Justin Roberts, Infusionsoft Expert, Infusionsoft
A Handwritten Thank You Note Will Wow Customers
โOne simple way to โwowโ customers is thank-you cards โ a handwritten note, a thank-you card saying โthank you for buying from meโ.โ Ramon Ray, Technology Evangelist, SmallBizTechnology.com
Entrepreneurship is Lonely. Reach out to Mentors and Peers
โEntrepreneurship is one of the loneliest professions in the world. The entrepreneurs that are really successful reach out in networking groups and peer associations โ or just to one person. They need that thought partner.โ Jeff Mask, Vice President, Infusionsoft
(Thank you to SmallBizTrends for the quotes!)