As a small business owner, you may be running into the up and down cash flow that most businesses run in to. This happens in almost any type of business. We have good months and then… Not so good months.

The best way to help eliminate this up and down issue is to set up a form of pre-paid program for your customers to help even out your cash flow and build a strong monthly base for your business.
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Businesses close up shop every day. There are a dozen reasons that your competition might be closing their doors. Economic changes, bad business operations, bad location or just a lack of a marketing plan (not you though, right?!)

As hard as it is for these businesses and their owners, most of them will still want to make sure that their customers are taken care of after they close their doors. This makes a great opportunity for you to not only get a new list of potential clients but make sure that those people are taken care of once the old business is long gone.
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So about 2 months ago I asked everyone to do me a favor…

Do you remember what it was?

Did you do it?

Well…if you did thank you and if you didn’t, now is your chance to redeem yourself.

I asked you to go and cast your vote for the 4 companies listed below (and anyone else you wanted to) for the Ranking Arizona Publication’s poll for 2010. Ahh, now you remember.

For those of you who don’t remember, or who maybe didn’t get the last request, here in Arizona (where we are based) there is a publication that comes out each year called Ranking Arizona. Here is their explanation of what they are, right off of their web site:

“Ranking Arizona is the outcome of the largest business opinion poll in Arizona. Each category is selected by the staff of Arizona Business Magazine for the general public to vote on and are based upon business and leisure activities of Arizona’s business professionals.”

So, we need you to go vote. There are a few businesses that they have listed that we would like to help get the mention in the 2010 publication.

Voting is really easy, you simply click the link, click search by name, enter the name, pick the right one from the list, enter your email address and click “Cast my vote”.  A few simple steps and you help a small business get a bit of publicity.

Cast Your Vote

Companies Looking For Votes:
Knight Tymes Designs (Advertising & Marketing/Graphic Design Firms)
Coyote Targeted Promotions (Advertising & Marketing/Promotional Products)
Westworld Paintball Adventures (Entertainment/Family Amusement)
Deborah Mitchell – West USA (Real Estate – Residential/Real Estate Agents)

Cast Your Vote Today!

If there is someone I did not see on the list, I’m sorry.  And if you know of another business in Arizona please vote for them too!

If you voted last time, THANK YOU! But you can vote again. Each person can vote once every 60 days. So please help us out by voting again.

Thank you everyone!!!

One very overlooked way that a small business owner can help to market their business is to volunteer in a community organization. As a volunteer with a local organization, you not only are helping out the community and making a difference for others in your community, but you also get to network with other business owners and prospects, building your relationships with them.

Community organizations are always looking for people to volunteer to help their organization. Many do look for donations for their fund raising events and such but many times, most of them really need people that would be willing to donate a few hours of their time to help with their events and causes.
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Okay everyone, we are getting down to the wire. And we need your help to make this happen. No..I have not lost my mind (well not about this anyway), I know that the Presidential Election is over. This is an entirely different vote…
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Testimonials are a a must in marketing or advertising you do. They are one of the best ways to put your prospects at ease to the credibility our company has and will boost the effectiveness of any marketing idea you use. You do need to keep a few things in mind to make your testimonials more believable and have a greater impact on your audience.
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Direct mail is one of the staples that should be in any small businesses marketing mix. IT is one of the most effective and easiest ways to promote your products or services to your local area quickly and actually see results in a short amount if time.

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