Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Pricing-Your-Service-or-Product-Things-To-Ponder.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Pricing-Your-Service-or-Product-Things-To-Ponder.html "How does someone price a product or service?" After teaching a class in 2000, I promised to write down a few things I used to determine my rates. And what I use to raise them year after year. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Business-good-but-you-want-GREAT-You-can-Kickstart-your-business-any-time-of-the-year.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Business-good-but-you-want-GREAT-You-can-Kickstart-your-business-any-time-of-the-year.html Business good, but you want GREAT? You can Kick-start your business any time of the year! Businesses can do well without planning, many do. However, to become a high performing organization, to grow rapidly, a company really needs a planning and monitoring process. Got yours? I sure do have mine! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Live-Life-Deliberately-Design-A-Vision.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Live-Life-Deliberately-Design-A-Vision.html Sarah Hughes, Gold Metal Skater, had hers at age six. Joseph Campbell, folklore author, found his after visiting the Museum of History in NYC. At age 4, Oprah Winfrey remembers watching her grandmother washing clothes by boiling them - Oprah "knew" then her life would be different. They all found something that raised their inner vibrations, their passion - and created a vision. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Reach--Attract-PreQualified-Prospects-with-Teleclasses.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Reach--Attract-PreQualified-Prospects-with-Teleclasses.html You are probably already using a variety of the tools in your marketing toolbox – a website with fresh content, regular emails campaigns, strategic media placements, quality networking. But have you considered the underutilized marketing goldmine of a teleseminar? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/9-Business-Building-Reasons-To-Join-a-Mastermind.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/9-Business-Building-Reasons-To-Join-a-Mastermind.html No one, no way, no how can be completely objective about their own business. Period. Now that we have that out of the way, let's look at it. You can't objectively look at your business, and neither can I look at my own business objectively. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/So-Whats-Holding-You-Back-Which-Excuse-Has-You-Stuck.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/So-Whats-Holding-You-Back-Which-Excuse-Has-You-Stuck.html I'm not sure what the history of "excuses" is, except to know that a majority of the time excuses equal some sort of self-dishonestly. They're part of what we thought we "should do" vs. being a "must do"! Excuses come from us not being able to take our own "no's". They're what we say to people so that we "don't hurt their feelings". Excuses are what we say so that others don't hurt us. Excuses are part of what we're tolerating in our life (that which draws out our energy and squashes it)! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/How-to-Position-Yourself-for-Future-Growth-by-Cutting-Back-Time-Wasters.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/How-to-Position-Yourself-for-Future-Growth-by-Cutting-Back-Time-Wasters.html Savvy business owners can not only survive bad times, but also position themselves for future growth and prosperity. How can you do it? In a word: focus. Focus your energy on trimming the fat in your business and measuring the value of how, and with whom, you spend your time. After you assess which activities add value to your business, eliminate time and energy wasters. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Speakers-Are-You-Leaking-Profits.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Speakers-Are-You-Leaking-Profits.html This article comes from all the mistakes I've lived and the money I've lost by not charging for what I should charge. I think of why I have not earned what I deserve in this area, and there is only one reason -- lack of knowledge of how things really work! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Economy-Proofing-Your-Business-It-Takes-a-One-Page-Business-Planreg.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/Economy-Proofing-Your-Business-It-Takes-a-One-Page-Business-Planreg.html Businesses can do well without planning, many do. However, to become a high performing organization, to grow rapidly, a company really needs a planning and monitoring process. Got yours? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/LinkedIn-Answers-Proven-Tactics-To-Get-The-Biggest-Bang-For-Your-Time.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Women-Entrepreneurs/2892/LinkedIn-Answers-Proven-Tactics-To-Get-The-Biggest-Bang-For-Your-Time.html Many of us can answer several questions in a variety of business arenas. However, since time is money, I'm sure you'll agree that doing so may take a few hours a day to do! What's a business owner to do? Prioritize. Use your Ideal Client Profile to determine which categories or sub-categories would best highlight your company and it's services, (once someone learns about you). Example: If I looked at my company, the two main services that bring me the most amount of clients in the least amount of time are business planning and pricing. So I joined those two ANSWER areas first.