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ARTArticleWhat is FHA Loan Insurance?What is FHA loan insurance exactly? When it comes to FHA loan insurance, or FHA loans in general, there seems to be some misconceptions. It won't take long but I'd like to clear some of them up for you.
First, it's important to understand a few things about FHA. FHA is short for the Federal Housing Administration which is under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It was created during the depression as a way to stimulate homeownership.
One of the biggest misconceptions out there is that FHA loans are loans issued by the federal government.ARTArticleWhat is Life?Yesterday I had a pretty severe “Mohs” surgery on the left side of my face! Yes, it turns out that a lifetime of surfing comes with a downside. Having my face directly exposed to the sun for five decades is a lot like sticking your head in a microwave. When I started surfing in the 1960’s, there was no such thing as sun block. Coppertone was for sissies. So I was tattooed with non-malignant skin cancer on my left temple which if untreated would take over my face like a wine stain on a white linen napkin.
“Mohs” surgery is a lot like “mowing” the skin off your face.ARTArticleWhat Is Your Goal?At the start of every year, we tend to look forward and set both personal and professional goals for the year. Take a moment and think back. Did you reach the goals you set for yourself last year? If not, it’s probably because you did not develop a plan of action to achieve them.
When you are in a performance-based career like sales, goal setting is vital to your success. Vital yes, but without a plan of action on how to achieve your objectives, the annual ritual of goal setting is just an exercise in futility.
So what are your goals?ARTArticleWhat Is Your Headline?When people read the newspaper, it is very rare they read every line of every article. There are just too many articles and too little time! In reality, people only have enough time to scan the paper, reading only the articles where the headline has caught their interest.
Similarly, it is rare for prospects to meet with every sales representative who calls. There are just far too many sales representatives and too little time!ARTArticleWhat Really Happens When You Land a Book Deal: Publishing Myths and Realities You Need to KnowFor many aspiring authors, the prospect of landing a book deal sounds like the ultimate ticket to success. And while a contract with a major press can come with some perks, there can be some unexpected surprises along the way. Here’s what you need to know to get into the game with your eyes wide open.
Myth: Once you hand over your manuscript, your book will be on bookstore shelves right away.
Patience is essential when working with a traditional publisher. It takes most major publishers about a year to complete your book and put it into distribution.ARTArticleWhat's In the Way of Your Career?A roadblock is something that blocks progress or prevents accomplishment of an objective, according to Merriam-Webster. With regards to our career, roadblocks are things that keep us from new opportunities, advancement, raises and bonuses, new jobs and recognition. These obstacles keep us from getting the rewards we seek. They can be internal or exte
al. Some we can see. Some we don’t.
One year ago we began to take a look at the roadblocks many of us face in reaching our career goals.ARTArticleWhat's My House Worth - Figuring Value in Today's MarketWhat's my house worth? That's a questio
I'm asked every time I meet with a home seller for the first time. My immediate thought is, "Whatever a buyer is willing to spend and whatever you're willing to sell it for." Of course, I would never say it like that even though it's the best answer anyone can give.
Instead, I'll answer with something like this, "I'm not really sure yet.ARTArticleWhat’s Your Sauce?Yesterday I went to a funeral. Mary was the 94 year-old grandmother-in-law of one of my best friends, Michael. Mary is a fearless soul that left a big impression by simply being herself. Her life was the great American Dream. Italian immigrant. Little education. Came to San Diego from Chicago with her husband, Tony, in the 1940’s with zero money. Despite her and Tony’s lack of education, they did what they shined at. Cooked. They opened and ran Italian restaurants. Mary’s secret was her sauces.ARTArticleWhen you love what you do so much your sides could split, money comes easy. I know some of you are already discounting this aft"Don't chase the paper- chase the dream" P. Diddy
This year as I begin to reflect on all that we have done at Help More People, the hundreds we have served, the businesses launched, stretched, and grow
I am really grateful and a bit curious. I get asked all the time- how did you do it? Here's how:
When you love what you do so much your sides could split, money comes easy. I know some of you are already discounting this after just my first sentence.ARTArticleWhere Do You Prospect?Have you ever been told, “Here’s your business cards, there’s a street. Now go and bang on some doors.”? Or how about, “Here is the phone book, start dialing!” Although these shotgun methods of prospecting may produce results, it really is sheer luck if they do. The chances that you happen to knock on the right door, or dial the right number, at the exact time when a prospect is ready to buy are actually quite slim.
Granted, sales is a numbers game, requiring you to make a certain number of calls to find one prospect, but what if you could improve the odds?ARTArticleWhy A Solopreneur Can Offer Less But Make MoreOne of the most surprising things for solo professionals to find out is that their prospects (potential customers) actually will buy more often when they have less choice about what they can buy. It seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it? I've seen more than one solopreneur run herself ragged, trying to finish many different "product lines" because she believed it was the way to make more money. In other words, if you have 3 e-books to sell, 12 e-books is better because there are four times as many chances that you will make a sale.ARTArticleWhy Every Great Email Includes These 5 ThingsGreat email marketing isn't a mystery. While we may never know why some YouTube videos go viral and others don't, it's easy to tell why some emails succeed and others get sent straight to the trash folder.
Great emails - the kind that get opened, clicked, shared and saved to read again - always contain these 5 crucial elements. Do yours?
5. A subject line that stands outARTArticleWhy Every Life Coach Needs a Business PlanLife coaching is a wonderful profession where you have the ability to change people's lives, make a difference in the world, and earn a decent living. Imagine that! Being a coach is not a "job" it’s a credible vocation that is in great need, yet most coaches have never learned how to manage their practice like a business by writing a Life Coaching Business Plan.ARTArticleWhy Write a Mini Business Plan?Why write a mini business plan over a long drawn out thirty page document? Because it's easier and you are more likely to do it! Think about things you would rather do every day. Email – you respond to emails that are easy to get out of the way. Phone Calls – you call the people that don't require a complicated thirty minute conversation. Mini business plans are easier to put together and move you to action faster than traditional business plans.ARTArticleWhy Your Headshot May be Your Best Client Attraction Tool5 Tips for getting professional headshots done that will build your personal brand
When you are attracting customers in a digital world, first impressions are important.
Many times with a quick glance at your website and photos, people make a judgment about you… and if your headshot is bad, you look bad.
You want to be seen as a pro, not an amateur, so the way you present yourself in your picture is everything.
After reading this article, I hope I’ve convinced yrARTArticleWhy Zig Instead of March in LineSometimes the most out-of-the-box thing a company can do is look outside for help in creating new ideas. Not just outside the company, but outside the industry.
Every industry and company has its own culture, and that culture often produces a kind of "traditional target blindness". The same ideas keep coming up because the same people are tasked with coming up with new solutions to old problems. But, eventually a company either innovates its way to the top of the industry or it stagnates its way into bankruptcy.ARTArticleWrite Your Own Check! - How Article Marketing Can Explode Your Online BusinessArticle Marketing is one of the best ways to promote yourself and your online business. Wondering what you should write about? Hot topics are a good place to start. You can find out what is hot at the moment by looking into which keywords and phrases people are entering into search engines. You can also go on to YouTube.com and find out what others in your niche are doing videos on.ARTArticleYear End Promotions Your Customers And Clients Will LoveThere's nothing small about the revenue potential of year-end (or holiday) season when it comes to small businesses.
It's the time of year when your ideal clients are spending big, and - if you've got the right plan in place - primed and ready to spend with you.
As the season approaches, it's important to identify factors that could influence your audience's purchase decisions. Keep these trends in mind as you start this year's planning and promotional strategy.
1. Your audience has gone mobile
Here's a snapshot of what happened in the world of mobile this past year:ARTArticleYour Legacy is at StakeSubmission guidelines: You are welcome to publish this article in your opt-in newsletter or on your website provided it is published in it's entirety, including the resource box. Please email suzanne@helpmorepeople.com of your intent to publish this article.
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In this article I will show you the most simple path to marketing your business you may have ever experienced. When you woke up this morning what did you think first? What was the first thoughts that ran through your mind? (OK, now we are all human- mine was Nooo!ARTArticleYour Legal Rights after a Vicious Dog (pitbull) AttackPitbull attacks (And dog attacks in general) can be a difficult topic to address. Dogs are such an integral part of our society and are often considered a member of the family. Yet every year 4.7 million people are victims of dog attacks in the United States, and routinely the pit bull is either #1 or #2 when it comes to breeds most responsible. This is a trend that isn't going away, and it is our responsibility to know how to defend ourselves, and how to pursue legal recourse.
Let's start off by talking about the idea of self defense against a pit bull.ARTArticleYour Next Client Might Be In Your Back YardYou say that you want more clients. Is that really true? Examine your marketing efforts over the past six weeks. What have you done to actually enroll new clients? Perhaps you sent a few emails out. Maybe you made a few new connections on LinkedIn. What have you really done? I want to challenge you to take a different look at getting new clients.ARTArticle***Getting People to BuyWhat do people want when they come into your place of business or contact you? What makes them choose your product over someone else’s? The specific answer to those questions can only come from your satisfied clients. However, I can address the general answers to help you get started on acquiring satisfied clients in the first place.ARTArticle***How to Handle an Angry ClientToo many people, when faced with clients who range from dissatisfied to downright angry, choose the loser’s path by postponing handling the situation. Worse yet, they handle it inappropriately. Postponement doesn’t make the problem go away. It results in one of two things happening. Either the ...Too many people, when faced with clients who range from dissatisfied to downright angry, choose the loser’s path by postponing handling the situation. Worse yet, they handle it inappropriately. Postponement doesn’t make the problem go away. It results in one of two things happening.ARTArticle#1 Secret of The World's Greatest CopywritersOK, let's get get right to it:
The "#1 Secret" of ALL great copywriters is they never try andnre-invent the wheel. nnn(In a moment I'll give you a tip on how you can take advantage of something they ALL do.)
Again, they never try and re-invent the wheel.
Do you believe that?
The "great ...ARTArticle10 Helpful Tips for Using Google PlusGoogle Plus is a social networking site launched by Google in 2011. It now has approximately 250 million users and is growing in popularity. Google Plus is similar to Facebook but yet different in several ways. One major difference is that you can organize your friends and followers into separate “Circles” so you can post appropriate messages to the right people. It is not just one mass posting.
With its many features and differences, Google Plus can seem a bit complicated and confusing so below are ten tips to help you use Google Plus to its maximum efficiency.ARTArticle10 Reasons to Love Being an Entrepreneur1. Blaze your own trail.
Employee Life: Get an education in order to get a job, work tirelessly until retirement and HOPE to have a few good years left for traveling and enjoying life.
Entrepreneur Life: Start with a dream, work your tail off early on to build your empire, hire, outsource, ...ARTArticle10 Steps to Effective Relationship MarketingRelationship marketing is a much more effective method of building a business than the typical pushy salesman approach. Making the sale should not be your immediate goal. Connecting with your prospect and building a relationship is what should be foremost in your marketing strategy. You want to accomplish a long-term relationship with your customer not just a quick sale.ARTArticle10 Tips for a Spider Friendly WebsiteWhat exactly is a spider? Electronic spiders, also known as bots or crawlers, are how the search engines find your site. These spiders are sent out on a mission to find information on the millions of websites that exist. These spiders crawl through the web making lists of words found on websites. These words are the key to people finding the information for which they search.ARTArticle10 Tips for More Resource Box ClicksFor article marketers it’s all about providing helpful quality information so people will want to visit our sites for more of the same. But, if we don’t also produce an effective resource box, we could lose a lot of those clicks.
The resource box, which can also be called About the Author or Author’s Bio, is the snippet of information at the end of the article. Unfortunately, many times the resource box is not given the attention it needs. To get the traffic you are seeking, your resource box needs to be as powerful as the article itself.ARTArticle10 Ways to Build Your Author Platform Online: Get Published, Sell More Books and Be an Online SuperstarWhen I ventured into the publishing world like an eager puppy in 2003, agents and editors asked me the same old tired question: “What’s your platform?” As one agent told me, “You need to have an audience of thousands that want to buy your book.”
Because the ...