Weekly Tips to Promote Your Business – Part 2

1. Many churches hold festivals throughout the year, health fairs, and community projects! Contact them about getting a table or a booth. They will love to have additional information presented to the people!

Make sure you take products with you along with business opt fliers, plenty of catalogs; business cards etc. Make up entry blanks that gather the customer’s info so that you can initiate contact with them again!

2. Join your local area chamber of commerce! They are always holding local business events that you can participate in.

3. College Campuses! Dorms & Housing Students are always looking to spend money! A lot of college students are also looking for an extra income so target them with your Business Opportunity too!

Drop off fliers and business cards to the College Student Center! They usually have bulletin boards, tables and other things where you can leave your information at for FREE!

4. Contact your local area Welcome to the Neighborhood Group! Ask them about you leaving mini catalogs, fliers, business cards, discount coupons, freebie mini gifts, etc with them.

They are always looking for additional items to place in their Welcome Bags!

5. Contact your local area hospitals and ask for Human Resources Dept. The Majority of hospitals hand out New Mommy Diaper Bags filled with products, samples and other stuff for New Moms who just had a baby!

It's FREE for you to add in your information! You will receive new customers and new recruits by participating in these types of programs.

Weekly Tips to Promote Your Business

1. Take a small zip close baggie (snack sizes work well) and include the following in it:

Your Business Card, Business Opportunity Mini Flyer, a Piece of Candy such as hard candy or a lollipop, your specials or discounts etc.
Hand these out to the bank tellers, retail cashiers, at your kids sport events, every where you go!

You can also buy cute little beaded change purses at your local dollar discount store!

2. When staying at hotels & motels leave a mini catalog, business card & discount coupon and the mini coin canister for the maid! Put her tip inside the mini coin canister!

Be creative when you leave tips for Hotel Maids, Waitresses, Waiters, Hair Dressers, etc. Don't just hand them your business card, make it memorable!

3. Print out flyers with your contact info (not your personal address), your website address & email address along with any current specials you are offering.

Then contact local area mobile home park offices, apartment complex rental offices, housing developments etc and ask them if you can leave fliers in their office or hang on their tenants doors. Give the office employees a free gift or discount on their personal orders.

4. Contact local area bridal supply stores, bridal gown stores, caterers, tux rental centers, wedding DJ's etc. Ask them if you can leave your business cards & fliers about the great (Company Name) Bridal Gift Registry for them to give to their customers.

Offer store owners a free gift or a personal discount for helping you spread the word about your business.

5. Daycare Centers! They are excellent to contact and leave business cards and/or fliers at!

Find some items that cater to children or to moms and make up a flier!
Print out a flyer; attach your business card & a discount coupon.

Questions People Ask When Considering Starting Their Own Business

• Usually the first question is – “What could I do?”

The answer to this question will bring endless possibilities. There are hundreds of things among these possibilities that you could do, and even more that are unique to you. And, of course, whenever could comes to mind, couldn’t, rush in closely behind. You can come up with a long list of reasons of why you couldn’t do what you are considering. Don’t get caught up in could and couldn’t, try asking this question; ‘Do I want to?’

If your answer is no or not really, or not sure, look elsewhere. If it is yes, then explore it further.

• The next most common question people ask themselves is “What should I do?”

You may find that you and everyone else have different views about what you should do. Once you start thinking about should, shouldn’t - is right around the corner eliminating another deposit of possibilities. There are always reasons you shouldn’t do virtually anything you’ll ever think of doing. When you find yourself getting stuck in should and shouldn’t, immediately ask yourself “According to whom?” Then ask, “What is actually likely to happen if I do or don’t?”

• The next most common question people ask themselves is “What’s the best thing to do?”

The search for the perfect venture can be as immobilizing as the world of shoulds and coulds. What might look like the most lucrative choice, for example, might be at odds with what you would most enjoy. Or what you would enjoy most might look too difficult.

This question can lead you into seemingly impossible choices.

If you want to start on your own business, stop asking questions like “What can I do?” “What’s the best thing for me?” “What’s hot right now?” “Is this a good opportunity?”

• The question to ask is “What do I really want to do?”

Begin instead asking yourself what am I looking for in life. Where do I want my life to go? What’s my destination? What do I want? What is most important to me right now?
The answer to that question usually begins with “All I want is….” some peace of mind, a little money in the bank, a little time to myself, a little respect, a chance to show what I can do, to have a little fun, to get out from under my boss’s thumb.

And be totally honest. Because within the most honest answer to that question lies the path to what you were designed to do.

Although this is not all you want, but it’s what most important to you right now.
It’s what foremost in your mind. As soon as you attain it, you will quickly move on to all the other far more desirable things you want.