In today's busy and confusing world of high tech gadgets and self-parking cars, it can be frustrating to figure out what is best regarding your image for a business meeting. You want to make a Confident Lasting First Impression, not just a good impression. But how do you start to figure out what is appropriate for your market and stay within your budget? I have listed a few simple rules to follow.  Remember, competition is strong and you need to stand out from the others and you want Your Style to Match Your Ambitions.

Topic: Building An Extraordinary Business: Do You Have What It Takes?

Duration: 8 minutes

Hosts: James Nemley, Janice Gentles-Jones

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Your website is a marketing tool and with any type of marketing having a strategy prepares you for success. When preparing to put up a website the first thing to consider is not what your website will look like but how will your website resonate with your target audience. Here are four key elements that must be a part of your website marketing strategy for online success:

1. Know Who You’re Selling To. The most important question you need to answer in your website marketing strategy is “Who am I selling to?” The “who” is your target market. Think of them as the group you’re willing to spend money and time on to get their business. It’s important to understand that even if your services or products can benefit many types of individuals, it is a lot easier to focus your marketing efforts when you have a target audience in mind. In order to do that successfully, you’ll need to know who you’re talking to, what problems they have and what benefits are they seeking.
Tip: Don’t skip this step. It’s an integral part of any marketing plan.

Here's How To Use The Better Business Builders Online Community To Promote Your Business:

Be in business for yourself not by yourself, join a business community to learn and share your experience with other likeminded business owners and future owners.

Yes business owner this website is for you.

Imagine logging into a website where you can: 

• Create a profile to let everyone know who you are (your picture is optional) 
• Describe your business, what problem you solve, who is your best customer 
• Connect with other business owners so you can e mail each other on the website 
• Post your products and services on the Market place to attract new business
• Create blogs and articles to let everyone know you are an expert
• Export your blogs and articles to other networking communities 
• Make the BBB Community part of your marketing plan
• List questions on the Forum that you want answers to 
• Start a conversation about a topic you want input on

7 Steps to Join The Better Business Builders Community:

Yes Virginia there is a better way to fund your small business other than maxing out your personal credit cards, borrowing from parents, cashing in your IRA, taking a second mortgage or any number of insane funding plans.  Of course you have to know another way of getting money or you will fall into the trap of using your personal credit and short changing your business to the point of killing it.

Drowning in your to-do list, but can’t afford the full-time help? Try a Virtual Assistant!

Your to-do list looks like the Manhattan telephone directory, and you know you desperately need some help. You not only have no space in your small office for another person, you don’t have the cash flow to add a full-time staffer to your payroll. What’s a business owner to do?

Consider hiring a virtual assistant. A virtual assistant (known as a VA) is a professional service provider who specializes in remote administrative office support (a VA doesn’t even need to be in the same time zone as a client). He or she is an independent contractor who can offer you key support without ever needing to set foot inside your office. A VA’s skills are varied and can include everything from administrative tasks to data management and customer support. In many cases, a VA can also provide additional specialty services such as human resources, accounting or marketing. A superior virtual assistant will come well equipped with a phone system, Blackberry, high-speed Internet access, fax, scanner, printer and whatever office systems and software are required for his or her specialty.