Comments on: Does practice pay off for a small business owner? http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/ Strategic, common sense marketing, operations and tech advice that will strengthen your business - today! Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:16:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tiffany http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 Tiffany Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:19:56 +0000 http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/#comment-2496 Thanks for the advice. I will have to go check it out.. Thanks for the advice. I will have to go check it out..

]]> By: Mark http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Mark Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:29:20 +0000 http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/#comment-2495 Tiffany, Thanks for your kind words:) When you are ready to ramp up your marketing, I suggest taking a journey over to John Hartman's site - especially if you are trying to make a name for yourself in the senior portrait market. http://www.jhartman.com/general/index.php Tiffany,

Thanks for your kind words:)

When you are ready to ramp up your marketing, I suggest taking a journey over to John Hartman’s site – especially if you are trying to make a name for yourself in the senior portrait market.

http://www.jhartman.com/general/index.php

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 Tiffany Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:35:43 +0000 http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/03/06/does-practice-pay-off-for-a-small-business-owner/#comment-2494 I just wanted to say that I loved your article. I too believe that it is very important to be an expert at the fundamentals. I'm a photographer who decided to start a small business. Actually I wouldn't even call it a small business yet, it's just been started and I’m still learning how to attract clients and keep them interested in my work. I decided that in order to stand out and be different from the other photographers in my area that I would give the customer the option of shooting the pictures indoor with a background, or taking them into the outdoors and let nature be the background. I'm still learning, that's for sure. The other thing that a small business owner needs to know that I wasn't told about before hand is how important it is to have a company logo. I've recently found out that some people call it corporate branding. A symbol that sets your company apart from others seems to be important. It was suggested to me, by a fellow blogger, that I visit a website called www.pixellogo.com and choose a logo. I did, and I must say that I’m very happy I chose to do so. I can now make all my advertising from my brochures, to my business cards and letters heads look more professional. It’s one small thing that I have chose to do, to try and set my small business apart from these larger, impersonal companies. I love the last paragraph you wrote in this article, and it is sooo true. We have to practice to perfect the skills needed to perform at our best!!! And keep fighting for what we want. I always say "nothing worthwhile in life is easy..." I just wanted to say that I loved your article. I too believe that it is very important to be an expert at the fundamentals. I’m a photographer who decided to start a small business. Actually I wouldn’t even call it a small business yet, it’s just been started and I’m still learning how to attract clients and keep them interested in my work. I decided that in order to stand out and be different from the other photographers in my area that I would give the customer the option of shooting the pictures indoor with a background, or taking them into the outdoors and let nature be the background. I’m still learning, that’s for sure. The other thing that a small business owner needs to know that I wasn’t told about before hand is how important it is to have a company logo. I’ve recently found out that some people call it corporate branding. A symbol that sets your company apart from others seems to be important. It was suggested to me, by a fellow blogger, that I visit a website called http://www.pixellogo.com and choose a logo. I did, and I must say that I’m very happy I chose to do so. I can now make all my advertising from my brochures, to my business cards and letters heads look more professional. It’s one small thing that I have chose to do, to try and set my small business apart from these larger, impersonal companies. I love the last paragraph you wrote in this article, and it is sooo true. We have to practice to perfect the skills needed to perform at our best!!! And keep fighting for what we want. I always say “nothing worthwhile in life is easy…”

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