Welcome Small Business Owners

I have designed this blog with the small business owner in mind. I know that we all have budgets to work within and I want to help each and every business out there (who wants my help) to find a way to market their business effectively , efficiently, and inexpensively!

You will find that I will be posting free methods to use for marketing your business. I will be posting low-cost methods to use for marketing your business, but I will not post methods that are outrageously priced. Because I feel most of the time you can accomplish your marketing goals without spending a lot of money.

I will also be telling you about the different services that I offer to my clients and all of which are at reasonable rates. My specialty is small business marketing and virtual assistance. I will talk about each of my services individually to give you an idea of what it is that I do for my customers/clients.


Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Master Mind Groups

I am starting a Master Mind Group in January of 2011 for women who own and operate a small business!

This is going to be for serious business minded people who really want to grow their business and can committ to

a very intense schedule of meetings on specific topics tailored to help you grow your business within 1 year!

The basics:  We will meet 2 times per month and have 2 additional Networking events during the year.  I am still

working out all of the details and you can check back for updates or you can email me to be on my email list that

will go out to those who sign up for updates.

Email me at lynnmarketingconcepts@gmail.com and put Mastermind Group Updates in the subject line and I will

put you on a special list to receive updates on this from time to time.....I will not be emailing you weekly or give

out your email address to anyone.  This will strictly be for updates on the Mastermind Group and you can ask to

be taken off at anytime! 

Hope to hear from you soon,
Julie

Oh forgot to add that this group will be limited to 10 women and there will be an application process and fees involved.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Service Possiblities/Offerings

Here’s a list of the possibilities:



Consulting  with email marketing and survey business plans


New, customer-focused marketing programs


New lead nurture programs


Custom email designs to reflect their brands


Content/copy development


Set-up of  account (in cases you want to


“co-manage” your email marketing campaigns)


 Campaign review and analysis


 Research for online survey planning and execution
 
I use a service called :Constant Contact
 
You even get a Free Trial of 60 days , but if you want me to manage
 
your email campaigns for you,  please contact me before you sign
 
up because I will have to add you to my account!
 
Julie
 
LynnMarketingConcepts@gmail.com

Email Marketing is more cost effective than Direct Mail Campaigns

Do what you do, better:


Electronic channels like email marketing and online surveys enable

 you to deliver the same direct response marketing you’ve always

 done, but without the cost of printing and postage. Plus, our service

 is fast and easy, compared to more traditional channels, so you can

 be more productive - and even take on new clients without adding

staff.

Contact me for more details on the exact services that I offer:
LynnMarketingConcepts@gmail.com

Julie

Benefits You Provide Using Email Marketing

Here are just a few of the customer benefits you can deliver with email marketing:


 More cost-effective programs to fit tighter budgets


 Greater flexibility/faster program launches


 Stronger customer relationships


 Just-in-time promotions to build traffic/revenue

For help in setting up or starting your email marketing campaign contact me at:  LynnMarketingConcepts@gmail.com

Julie


 Increased traffic to client websites


 New business insights from online survey results

Email Marketing Strategies and Why They Work

Do more with the customers you already have! 



Email marketing gives you an opportunity to expand the services you deliver to your


clients - and to save them money on some of the services you may already provide.



The key lies in doing more with their customers and their prospect house lists.


Here’s why.  These two audiences are typically more responsive:  They buy more,


they buy more often, and most important - they refer new customers.   Second,


when you combine higher response rates with lower marketing costs, you’ve


got a real win-win - for both you AND your clients.
 
For more help contact me at LynnMarketingConcepts@gmail.com
 
Julie

Sunday, June 27, 2010

I have 5 Free Invitations to Lookville

Lookville??  What is it, you ask?

It is a social fashion network made up of people from all around the world answering each other's fashion related questions.



Think of it as a giant fitting room, with people to give you thumbs up or down on your looks. Our goal is to create a community where people can come and have their fashion related questions answered and a channel to share fashion tips and advice.


We are still in private beta. You will need an invitation to join, come in for a sneak peek. And I received an invitation and joined and they gave me 5 free invites to hand out to my clients.

So if you are interested in getting even more exposure for your website or blog, email me and the first 5 people to get in touch with me and ask for an invite, will receive one for FREE!

Oh, and the site is completely FREE as well at this time so get in while it's free.  Free advertising is never a bad thing!

Julie
lynnmarketingconcept@gmail.com

Thursday, June 24, 2010

What is the Real Value of a Customer?

It has been said that one customer is worth far more than $10,000 worth of advertising. That may or may not be exactly true depending upon what your business is but the true value of the customer is their unknown present and future spending power.



One of the main keys to getting customers to spend more of their dollars with you is to provide great customer service. If you take good care of them, they will open their wallets to you in future dollars. Good service leads to multiple sales.

Remember this. Whoever provides the great service that the client can’t get from others puts themselves in line for greater sales…greater wealth…greater satisfaction… and great referrals!


Wishing you massive profits and success,
Julie
P.S. You can also find an incredibly effective, yet inexpensive marketing tool that will make your phone ring off the hook with new customers on autopilot at:
Mobile Business Card Holders

For Now, a Low-Cost Marketing Resource

Here is an excellent source for you to get some low cost marketing supplies for your company until you can

afford to pay top dollar for a Marketing Consultant to design something for you.

This site even offers free business cards, all you pay is shipping and handling!

Try them out!

Vista Print

Free Marketing Resources

I will be posting a FREE Marketing resource every Friday, so be looking for that tomorrow on here!

See you then,
Julie

Just to name a few of the tasks that a VA can handle

Here is just a very short list of tasks that a Virtual Assistant might handle for you:

Answer phones
Business correspondence
Article Submission
Paperwork
Design marketing materials
Typing
Document formatting and clean up
Proofreading and editing
Marketing
Direct mail
Voice and e-mail monitoring
Research
Select and ship gifts
Travel arrangements
There is so much more that a VA can offer, and I will go into greater detail on each one of these subjects in future posts, so keep checking back!

If you ever have any questions, please email me at :
lynnmarketingconcepts@gmail.com

Cost Comparison of using A VA!

Full-time Employee vs a Virtual Assistant Cost Comparison

Want to SAVE over $60,000 in business expenses this year?
If you answered yes, read on ...

A cost comparison for a full-time employee
versus a Virtual Assistant

COST COMPARISON
Full-time

Employee
Virtual
Assistant
Hourly Rate of Pay
$20.00
$35.00
Fringe Benefits @ 35%

(Health/Dental/Life Insurance, Retirement Plans)
7.00
None
Overhead Rate @ 50%

(Office Space, Equipment & Office Supply expense, UI Insurance, Worker's
Compensation, Overtime Pay, Administration Costs)
$10.00
None
Total Effective Rate of Pay
$37.00
$35.00
**Hours Per Year
2,080 hrs.
480 hrs.
TOTAL Annual Labour Cost
$76,960.00
$16,800.00

Difference = $60,160.00 per year

By hiring a Virtual Assistant...

You SAVE over $60,000.00 per year!

Although the Virtual Assistant's hourly rate
is more than the employee's rate in the first place, you save the cost of benefits
and overhead that would have to be applied to the new employee's wage. And,
because Virtual Assistant's are usually more experienced, more efficient, and
better connected than the employee, you'll need to devote far less time to the
project to get the same results, only 480 hours a year versus 2,080 for the
new employee.

**Remember,
with a Virtual Assistant, you only pay for the time on task by the minute! No
more paying for socializing, hour long lunches or frequent trips to the washroom.

Your employee's 8 hour day can be
crunched into 3-4 hours with a Virtual Assistant.

Simply put, you should contract with a Virtual
Assistant because it's more cost-effective and Virtual Assistants go above and
beyond the normal assistant's duties to impact your own productivity. No task
is too big or small for a Virtual Assistant to handle. Even if you only have
1 hour of work a month for a Virtual Assistant to do, a VA can (and will) do
it.

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INFORMATION HERE

*Souce: Virtual
Assistant Networking Association
Cost Comparison

The Largest Global Network Online for Successful and Aspiring Virtual Assistants

The Definition of a Virtual Assistant

A Virtual Assistant (VA) is a highly-trained independent entrepreneur who provides a


myriad of business support services virtually via phone, fax and Internet based

technology to support and meet the growing needs of businesses worldwide.

Partnering with a VA reduces stress, protects cash flow, eliminates administrative

hassles, and enables business people to find the success they originally set out to

achieve.

A VA is your right hand person helping you to succeed in your business. The irony is

you may never meet your VA as odds are they live nowhere near you!