http://aweconnect.com/blog Your Global Resource for Building Profitable and Ethical Online Businesses Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:19:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When the market tightens, bargain shoppers come out strong, and it seems that every prospect wants a discount from you. It's tempting to relent, just to get the deal done. How do you respond when someone doesn't want to pay your price? Your reaction depends on three things: your motivation, your ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/when-the-price-isnt-right-how-to-respond-to-bargain-buyers-by-vickie-sullivan/ Published Lewiston Chamber of Commerce Newsletter July 2006 Word choice can change the perception and value of your business communications. Each piece of correspondence, promotional, marketing and advertising material your company produces is an investment in your success. Are you investing wisely? Think about the words “old” and “experienced”. They have similar ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/what-are-your-words-worth-by-lisa-manyon/ Good writing requires concentration. Interruptions often occur when you are deep in thought and producing your best work. Emergencies such as earthquakes, fire, and flood are interruptions we can accept. We may even weave the unexpected experience into our future work. Telephone calls, visitors and unnecessary questions are interruptions that may ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/writing-without-interruption-by-dan-poynter/ Techniques to Help you Plan Throughout my career in the marketing, advertising, customer service and social service arenas, one thing sticks out foremost in my mind: the lack of advertising and marketing planning for businesses and non- profits alike. I cannot count the times that I have seen intelligent and passionate people ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/marketing-plans-help-you-make-your-mark-and-increase-success-from-the-start-by-lisa-manyon/ What makes potential clients check out your website? What drives reporters to call you and feature your comments? What is that first spark that compels people to act? Curiosity. In this crowded marketplace, it's not enough to be different. You have to stir the pot, sound the alarm, and drive home ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/creating-curiosity-three-ways-to-be-compelling-by-vickie-sullivan/ My colleague and dear friend, Erin Blaskie, is hosting the first annual Summer Speaker Series featuring an amazing line-up of speakers including James Roche, Christina Merkley, Alexis Neely, Allana Pratt, Lou Bortone, Viki Viertel, Lynn Scheurell, Kathie Thomas, Debbie LaChusa, Wendy Weiss, Terri Z, Donna Gunter, Diana Ennen and so, ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/summer-speaker-series-forty-two-speakers-in-one-month/ Figuring out what to say on your Web site can be a challenge. For many business owners, talking about themselves is difficult. However, coming up with good Web content is easy if you keep your customer and the search engines in mind. Whether you write the text for the Web ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/how-to-write-compelling-web-site-content-that-gets-read-by-susan-daffron/ ”Geez I hope I can make my business a success” “I sure hope we can afford to buy a bigger house”. “I hope I can get a new car.” Does any of this strike a familiar chord? For most of us we have all been there, you know where we dialogue; ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/hope-is-not-a-strategy-by-viki-viertel/ Have you ever heard the saying, “A good apple gone bad?” I think it typically applies to humans but in this case, I’m going to talk about Spam Filters. I know that there are a lot of annoying people out there who create questionable emails and somehow blast it out to ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/spam-filter-blues-by-melanie-benson-strick/ It’s a brand new year. And in January, the news media trots out the different experts to talk about goals, aspirations and new year resolutions. I totally believe in the ability of people to change their lives (if I didn’t … it really wouldn’t sense for me to ... http://aweconnect.com/blog/frontier-tools-to-wake-you-up-by-christina-merkley/