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Minneapolis mayor's office blocks Townhall's Julio Rosas from scheduled ride-along with police

The office of Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blocked Townhall.com senior writer Julio Rosas from partaking in a preplanned ride-along with the Minneapolis Police Department. 

Townhall managing editor Spencer Brown wrote on Tuesday that Rosas had arrived in the Twin Cities after coordinating with the MPD beginning July 12 and that a ride-along was approved by the department for the week of August 22; he had even received confirmation that the ride-along was “good to go” on Sunday.

“But when Julio arrived in Minnesota on August 22, he received word that his ride-along with MPD had not been approved by City Hall — a requirement that surprised MPD as well as Julio after the trip had received a green light from the known requisite parties in July,” Brown wrote. “One of Julio’s MPD sources familiar with the situation told him that the denial for Julio to do a ride-along with the city’s police force came from Mayor Jacob Frey’s office, despite MPD’s desire for Julio to see and report on the challenges officers deal with on a daily basis.”

Townhall published a series of questions that were sent to Frey’s office including when the policy requiring City Hall approval for MPD ride-alongs was instituted and what is considered by City Hall when allowing a reporter to join on a ride-along. Townhall did not get a response from the mayor. 

AUTHOR JULIO ROSAS SAYS MEDIA IGNORES NEWS WHEN IT DOESN’T FIT AGENDA: ‘DELIBERATE COVERING OF THEIR EYES’

Brown noted that ride-alongs were approved as recently as June for Alpha News as well as for CBS affiliate WCCO last fall. 

“So why did City Hall change the policy between what was known to MPD at least as recently as August 5 and Julio’s visit on August 21? Why was Julio blocked by the Minneapolis mayor’s office from going on a ride-along with MPD this week? And what are Democrat leaders in Minneapolis trying to keep hidden from outside eyes?” Brown asked.

He added, “Is it because the reality on the ground doesn’t match the rosy picture painted by Democrat leaders who’ve overseen the city’s decline into chaos?”

JULIO ROSAS ON HIS NEW BOOK ‘FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL: THE 2020 RIOTS AND THE GASLIGHTING OF AMERICA’

Rosas told Fox News Digital, “It’s a shame, but not surprising, that the Mayor’s office doesn’t want the public to know what MPD officers are having to deal with on a daily basis. While Townhall got a story out of the trip, it wasn’t the story I wanted as it should’ve been about the brave men and women of MPD.”

Frey’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment. 

Frey was widely criticized over his handling of the civil unrest that broke out following the death of George Floyd. Minneapolis has not fully recovered from the 2020 riots as crime continues to plague the city. 

Critics point to a demoralized police force that does not have strong support from the mayor. 

CNN PANNED FOR ON-AIR GRAPHIC READING ‘FIERY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTEST’ IN FRONT OF KENOSHA FIRE

Rosas, author of the book “Fiery But Mostly Peaceful: The 2020 Riots and the Gaslighting of America,” was on the ground covering the George Floyd riots in Minneapolis and is one of few journalists covering crime in cities across the country as well as the migrant crisis at the southern border. 

In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Rosas said the riots have had long-lasting effects. 

“The effects of the riots are still very much with us today. We see that with high crime, we see that with progressive DAs not actually doing law and order in these big cities, and that all stems back to, unfortunately, what happened with George Floyd and I think we kind of lost the plot on that,” Rosas said. “Obviously what happened to him was not good, but then it shifted to the extreme on the other side, and we’re just like, ‘Well, we’re going to let a lot of people go because equity, or because racial justice.’”

He noted that crimes such as smash-and-grabs are on the rise, particularly in cities run by progressives.

“I think the lack of law and order is definitely one of those issues that people have at the top of their minds in addition to the economy, in addition to inflation and the border crisis. It’s being compounded from everything and a lot of it stems back to the lawlessness that I saw and reported on in 2020,” Rosas said. 

Rosas’ book title was inspired by the infamous CNN on-screen graphic that declared protests that had taken place in Kenosha, Wis., following the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake were “fiery but mostly peaceful.” 

Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report. 

How Your Business Office Impacts Fundability

Some fundability elements are impossible to control. For example, time in business. You can only change that by staying in business. However, others can be controlled by you as the owner. One of the things you can control is how you set up your business office.

Factors Affecting Fundability

Truly, it can be overwhelming when you start to realize just how much affects the fundability of your business. In fact, there are 125 factors that affect fundability. They can be broken down into 4 main principles.

  • Foundation
  • Business Credit Reports
  • Financial Statements
  • Application Process

Still, most business owners realize that their business credit reports and financing statements affect their ability to get funding. Yet, few realize the actual process of applying for funding can make a difference. While many may realize that some parts of the way their business is set up can affect fundability, most business owners do not realize the depth of detail involved.

Foundation of Fundability

Your business has to be set up in a very specific way to build fundability. Each step is vital, and if you miss one, it could do more harm than you may think. For example, you need an EIN and you need to incorporate. This may or may not surprise you, but it probably makes sense.

What does not make sense to a lot of business owners, is the idea that much of what has to do with their actual business office can affect fundability. Details such as business name, business address, phone number, even website and email address can make or break your ability to get funding for your business.

Your Business Office and Fundability

When it comes to your business office and fundability, here’s what you need to consider.

  • The name of your business and whether it is consistent everywhere it is used
  • Your business address
  • Your business phone number
  • Business website and email address

Business Name: Risk

Yes, the name of your business affects your ability to get funding. First, it should not indicate that your business is one that is risky. If you are opening a business that is considered to be high risk by the lender, for example a travel agency, do not name it “Carla’s Travel Agency.” You can name it Carla’s, or anything else that does not make it obvious that this is a high risk business.

Honestly, it’s just a way to ensure that you make it as far into the process as possible without being denied for funding. Depending on the lender, they could deny immediately if they can see at a glance that the business is in a high-risk industry.

Business Name-Consistency

Your business name has to be consistent. If you list it one way on your application and it is different anywhere else, whether on your business card, your phone listing, your website, or the Secretary of State’s office, enders will likely deny.

In fact, even seemingly small details like using an ampersand in one place and the word “and” in another can cause denial. Inconsistency throws up a red flag for fraud. Unfortunately, a lot of lenders will not investigate.  Instead, they will just deny.

Business Address

The actual physical location of your office doesn’t matter as much as the address. Lenders want to see a physical address where you can receive mail. That means no P.O. Box or UPS Box. If you are homebased and do not want to use your home address, a virtual office can work.

Here are three virtual office providers we love:

If you go this route, keep in mind some lenders and credit providers will not accept virtual offices.

What if Your Area Doesn’t Have Virtual Office Providers?

Get creative! Consider talking with local business owners to find out what they do. There may be options for shared spaces. It might help to talk to local computer user groups too, or consider going out of state if you are close to the border. They may open more options, but pay attention to tax laws.

For example, neither Tennessee or Texas have state income taxes, but Arkansas does. Some border cities in Arkansas have exemptions, but others do not.

Not wanting to use your home address is understandable. Still, realize your address isn’t hard for anyone to get regardless. As a result, a virtual address isn’t a lot of protection. They can be a good option, but using one could limit your funding options somewhat.

Business Phone Number

You need a dedicated, separate number for the business only. It should be toll-free and listed in the 411 directory. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is fine, and you can forward your business number to your personal phone if you want.

Business Website and Email Address

Stay away from free web hosting and email services. Your business website is your first impression on many, including lenders. As such, it should look good and work well. Of course, It should be user friendly also. It’s wise to hire a professional web designer.

Your business email address should have the same URL as your website. Often, email can be included in your hosting package. Do not use an account from Gmail, Yahoo, or any other free email service.

How Your Business Office is Set Up Impacts Fundability

How you set up your business office affects fundability. The good news is, this is a factor you can control. If you are already up and running, make any needed changes now. The sooner the better when it comes to building fundability.

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Set Up Your Office Space for Maximum Fundability

Your Office Space is Key When it Comes to Achieving Maximum Fundability™

Did YOU know that even the way you set up your office space can make a difference? You could achieve maximum fundability™ for business financing. Or you might end up settling for little to no fundability™ and little or no financing.

The good news is that most variables surrounding your office space are well within your control.

What’s Fundability™?

Fundability™ is the ability of a business to get funding. This is everything from getting credit to business loans. Since every business needs money, it pays to enhance your fundability whenever and wherever you can. A great place to start is your office space.

Online and Offline Business Fundability™

Fundability™ matters in both the online and offline worlds. The way you set up your business will affect your ability to get money. We’ve all seen the consequences when business owners aren’t careful. Haphazard is not a good look in either of these two worlds. Let’s start with the online world.

Fundability™ in the Online World

These days, a lot of businesses start online. It may be a side hustle or a passion project. But there comes a time when you need an actual website. And it’s got to be an email address that doesn’t come from Gmail or Yahoo.

Fundability™ and Business Funding Applications

The better your fundability™ is, the better your chances for business financing. Let’s look at your online presence. That is, your email address and your website.

Business Lenders Use Online Information When Evaluating Applications

One place where lenders and vendors will be looking for your business is online. Even if they’re not checking out your online presence, they may still need to know how to order your product or service, or where to send praise or complaints. Your online presence is where they will find that information—or not.

Your Business Website

What happens if your family member or a friend built your website? Maybe that person has talent. But business websites differ from personal ones. A business website must be easy to navigate. It must answer customers’ questions.

You need more than a listing on Yelp or a Facebook page. A business website can affect your ability to get funding. But a poorly put together website that appears unprofessional will not help you with customers or potential lenders. It can even be worse than not having a website at all. Spend the time and money necessary to ensure your website is professionally designed and works well.

Styles differ. Prom photographers and construction companies differ. They have dissimilar sites and design sensibilities. But they both have Contact and About pages. And they both have information about what they do.

Business Fundability™ and Your Business Website: Details

Make sure you own your domain. It’s better than having just your domain at Wix or WordPress or the like. You can do this by buying hosting. This is through hosting companies like GoDaddy or HostGator.

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Your Business Email Address

With more lending decisions going on online these days, your email address is an opportunity for your business to puts its best foot forward. Don’t squander this easy and free opportunity! General email addresses like admin@yoursite.com tend to be best.

With a general email address, if someone leaves your employ, another employee can seamlessly take over that email address. A username like admin, webmaster, or even hello is far, far better than cutiepie or the like, even if you’re in a playful industry that caters to kids. After all, your bank and banker aren’t.

Maintain Online and Offline Business Fundability™ with Better Records Congruency

Always keep your records consistent! This includes your online records. Inconsistent records will lead to a denial due to fraud because that’s how lenders interpret inconsistencies. This is a cause of denials which is in the business owner’s hands. You have the ability to change and correct this.

This means your business name, address, phone number—everything!—must look the same in these places and more:

  • Every place your business has an online presence (your website, Yelp, SoTellUs, etc.)
  • Your business’s records with Dun & Bradstreet, Experian, and Equifax
  • All licenses necessary to run your business
  • IRS records
  • Incorporation documents

Copy/paste this information; don’t chance it with retyping.

More Online Business Fundability™

There are some aspects of fundability™ where you should pay particular attention to what’s going on online. They include:

  • Business owners listed and listed ownership uniform
  • Business name and address uniform
  • Industry alignment
  • Company domain
  • Information uniform on all records

More Online Fundability™: Business Ownership Listings

Records consistency matters here, too. Your website should show who owns your business. And that information must be consistent. So if you call an owner Susan Johnson on your website’s About page, then you can’t put Sue Johnson on your Contact page. If your business ownership changes, you must show that here.

More Online Fundability: Business Name and Address Uniformity

Abbreviations can be your downfall here, as can punctuation like hyphens, commas, and colons. If your Contact page says your main office is on Main Street, then your About page can’t say it’s on Main St.

Decide if you want to use the word ‘and’ or an ampersand (&) or a plus sign (+). If you need something like that in your business name, then pick one and stick with it! Yes, even this will make a difference.

If your business moves, or you add subsidiaries and other locations, then you must update that information everywhere. This even means whether you use your 5-digit ZIP code, or a ZIP plus 4 code (9 digits).

More Online Fundability™: Industry Alignment

If your business is over the road trucking, then it must have that kind of listing. Pro tip: when there are several different names for your industry, like long distance trucking, try to mention those other phrases on your website.

More Online Fundability™: Company Domain

When your company domain matches your business name, it helps with fundability™. Pro tip: try to match what people will be searching for online. Here’s an example. If the word ‘brothers’ is in your company name, then determine if people will use ‘brothers’ or ‘bros’ when searching for your company online. Let’s move onto offline fundability.

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Fundability™ for Your Office Space in the Offline World

Records consistency matters with setting up an office from scratch, too. So does a professional appearance. You and your location can exude fundability™, or not. Let’s start with your phone number.

Your Office Space Set Up

The best home office setup makes your business a fundable entity separate from you, the owner. One early step is to ensure your business has its own phone number and address. That doesn’t mean you must get a separate phone line, or even a separate location. You can still run your business from your home or on your computer.

Business Phone Numbers and VoIP

You can get a business phone number that will work over the internet instead of phone lines. So use a VoIP, AKA a voice over internet protocol. The phone number will forward to any phone you want it to. So you can use your personal cell phone or landline if you want. Whenever someone calls your business number, it will ring straight to you.

Business Phone Numbers and the 800 Exchange

Lenders can see an 800 Number or toll-free phone number as a sign of business credibility. Even if you’re a single owner with a home-based business, a toll-free number provides the perception that you are a bigger company. It’s easy and inexpensive to set up a virtual local phone number or a toll free 800 number.

Business Phone Numbers and a 411 Listing

Your phone number must have a listing with 411. This is a prerequisite for most credit issuers and lenders to approve you. Check your record to see if you have a listing. Make sure your information is accurate. No record? Then use ListYourself.net to get a listing.

Your Business Address and Virtual Offices

One way to exude more fundability™ is with a separate site for your business, apart from your home. A UPS box or PO box will get your business flagged as unestablished. You need a brick and mortar address. But how do you get one for not too much money?

You can use a virtual office for a business address. A virtual office is a business that offers a physical address for a fee. They sometimes they even offer mail service and live receptionist services. There are some that offer meeting spaces for those times you may need to meet a client or customer in person. But keep in mind: not every vendor will accept a virtual address.

Virtual Offices

You can often get a great city address. There can be workspaces if you need them. And you might get access to conference rooms. Some plans include receptionists. A small business does not have to look small.

Our three favorite virtual office providers are:

What if Your Area Doesn’t Have Alliance Virtual Offices, Regus, or Davinci?

You may need to improvise. Consider talking with local business owners. Find out what they do. Perhaps there are shared spaces. It might be fruitful to talk to local computer user groups too.

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What if You Need or Want a Brick and Mortar Location for Your Office Space?

As they say in the real estate business, your top 3 concerns are location, location, location. For a business, you want to be where your customers are. And you want to match your location with your business, as well as possible.

Hence a luxury goods seller should be in the ritzy section of town. And the seller of athletic gear could do well with a store near a college. How does this relate to fundability™? If your location makes you more money, your business will be more fundable.

Setting Up Your Office Space for Maximum Fundability™: Takeaways

You can improve your business’s fundability™. Setting up your office space properly will go a long way. Pay attention to the details of your website, email address, phone number, and business address. And make sure your records get and stay consistent to prevent funding denials due to perceived fraud.

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70 Million Jobs (YC S17) Seeks Tech Lead for LA Office

70 Million Jobs, the national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records, is seeking an experienced engineer to oversee our technology stack (exact job title tbd). We’re looking for someone to work with us for about 20 hours each week, spending a couple of days a week in our Beverly Hills office office.

We need help with our websites, mobile app, e-commerce build-out and some other interesting projects.

Compensation includes salary and generous stock grant.

For more information, please check out the full job posting here: https://bit.ly/2YmyNvh. Please contact our Director of Operations, Aaron Friedman (aaron@70millionjobs.com) to discuss this opportunity in further detail.

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Relax with Office Comfort and More –10 Brilliant Business Tips of the Week

The Hottest and Most Brilliant Business Tips for YOU – Relaxing Office Comfort and More

Our research ninjas at Credit Suite smuggled out ten amazing business tips for you! Be fierce and score in business with the best tips around the web. You can use them today and see fast results. You can take that to the bank – these are foolproof! Get some office comfort in your life and more.

Stop making stupid decisions and start powering up your business. Demolish your business nightmares and start celebrating as your business fulfills its promise.

And these brilliant business tips are all here for free! So settle in and scoop up these tantalizing goodies before your competition does!

#10. Keep Rolling With Payroll

Our first jaw-dropping tip is all about easily managing payroll. The Self Employed says payroll can be a difficult task for many companies. Which is weird when you think about it. After all, unless a company is 100% volunteer (even nonprofits aren’t), then someone has to be paid, at some point in time.

You’d think businesses would be ready for that. But noooooo.

So this article had two tips which were pretty interesting.

Separate Bank Accounts Keep Everything Organized

It’s true, and it’ll probably help with your company’s bank credit score, anyway. The suggestion was for three separate bank accounts. One is for taxes to be withheld. That, we suspect, should be a savings account. Why not earn a smidgen of interest while setting aside the quarterly chunk of tribute to Uncle Sam?

The other two definitely need to be checking accounts – although we think there’s a possibility that this is a touch of overkill. Either way, the article suggests one for expenses and the other for payroll.

But no matter what, you need to work your payroll from a checking account.

Cards Versus Checks Versus Direct Deposit

The world of work, it seems, is divided into two camps – those who use direct deposit, and those who, for whatever reason, don’t. They might not live in the United States and so it’s too hard to do this. Or maybe they don’t trust the banking system or the like.

Or maybe they don’t have a bank account at all.

The article points out the sad truth – the last group of people in particular are perfect victims for 24 hour check cashing scams. The article had an interesting solution. But we feel it doesn’t go quite far enough.

The article’s solution was to use white label prepaid debit cards. It’s an interesting idea, and it can certainly work for a lot of people. Prepaid debit cards could turn out to be the perfect solution for employees who live outside the United States.

However, we thought up two more solutions to this vexing problem.

PayPal, Baby, Yeah!

How many of your employees have PayPal accounts? Why not direct deposit their checks there? Just like any electronic funds transfer to a bank, the transfer is as secure as PayPal can make it. PayPal is accepted in lots of places and that number is growing. You won’t earn interest with it but, let’s face it, interest rates for checking accounts are pretty abysmal these days. You’re probably not missing out on much money.

No PayPal? Then there’s Samsung Pay and Apple Pay. It seems to be easier to do this with Samsung Pay versus Apple Pay, though it’s not impossible.

Don’t like any of these solutions? Then say hello to Bitcoin. It could be another way to get around not being able to directly deposit.

But What About Paper Checks?

Paper Checks are kind of an idea whose time has passed; we feel. Still, there are some people who insist on still getting them. However, talk to your employees about paper before you say yes to it. for one thing, it’s obviously worse for the planet to cut checks made with paper. And the costs of processing are higher with paper. Plus there’s another issue with paper – it can be so much more easily lost or stolen.

Getting off the paper train is probably a good idea all around.

#9. Support Is So Sweet

The next awesome tip is about measuring your brand affinity. Wistia notes brand affinity is the extent to which your customers identify with and support your brand.

We love measuring stuff, because it’s the best way to see if you’re succeeding. If you can’t measure it, then you don’t know if something is working, or what to fix.

This article pulls together a number of metrics to get this figure and make it concrete.

Measure and Combine

Start with Google Analytics and look at your number of sessions and their average duration. That will give you an idea of how much time your customers spend with your content. Multiply the two together and that’s a number you want to strive to increase.

Another metric to look at – although it’s not as helpful – is Facebook Insights. You can look at minutes viewed for any videos you’ve got on your page. It’s in the aggregate, and it’s for every 5 – 10 second impression. That’s an issue because quickie ‘views’ by bots are going to inflate this figure.

Another metric to check is YouTube Analytics. Look at Watch Time and then segment it by traffic source. And look at Google Search Console as well.

We recommend looking at this article closely, as it includes helpful information on how to clean up the data and get rid of trivial fake interactions which don’t really tell you anything.

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#8. Hurry Up, Web Page!

Our following life-changing tip concerns speeding up your page for Google. Wordstream lays it all out for us. Because how fast your site loads isn’t just a concern for your customers and prospects. It’s also a concern for Google itself.

The faster, the better.

So, how do you speed things up? Stop having your website do things which aren’t necessary. Like what?

How about getting rid of plugins you don’t use if you’ve got a WordPress site? And even if you don’t, get rid of images you’re not using – and compress the ones you keep.

Check out the rest of the article for more helpful tips – it’s that good. And look at offerings from HubSpot – check out their Website Grader and their recommendations. Like this one – to reduce the number of HTTP requests.

Cut the fat and your customers and prospects will be happier to go to your website and hang out. And, we hope, buy something.

#7. Serve Your Customers, And They’ll Serve You

For our next sensational tip, we looked at providing excellent customer service, which never goes out of style. Fundera says that happy customers come back and buy again. And they’re more likely to spend more, too. Excellent customer service can put money in your pocket.

So why wouldn’t you do your best to do it?

Be Empathetic

There were a number of detailed specific recommendations which we loved. In fact, we strongly suggest reading the article in its entirety – it’s that good.

But most of the suggestions boiled down to one basic premise. Be empathetic. Bring some of your office comfort energy to them.

Listen to concerns. Communicate, but respect your customers’ time. Elicit feedback. Get to know your customers, beyond how they connect to you as customers.

In short, treat them like, you know, actual human beings.

What a concept.

#6. Be The Business With ALL The Answers

This tip is so cool, and it works! Buzz Sumo tells us all about creating a comprehensive knowledge base for your site.

The Twitter tip alone is worth the price of admission on this one, no lie.

Twitter Questions, Found

Got a keyword or keyword phrase and you want to see what people are asking? Then pop it into the search bar of Twitter in this format: [keyword ?]

Yes, keep the space between the keyword and the question mark. Hence a question about credit looks like this: credit ?

It works for keyword phrases, too.

Essentially what this query does is, it gets you the most popular tweets with both your keyword and a question mark. Naturally, this assumes everyone with a question uses a question mark (not always the case, given Twitter’s character limit).

The article has tips for finding other kinds of questions online. After all, if you don’t know what people are asking, how can you possibly know which answers they need?

#5. Relax With The Best In Office Comfort

Grab this mind-blowing tip while it’s hot!

Office comfort will make you so happy!

Noobpreneur says office comfort will help with attendance. After all, if your employees don’t like where they work, they aren’t going to want to come in if they can help it.

So, there are three great areas where you can enhance office comfort. But what we really loved was the first one.

First Stop, Ergonomics!Office Comfort Credit Suite

Seriously.

For those of us who are – ahem – pretty far past the latter side of 30, office comfort is a must because otherwise we throw our backs out.

High quality office furniture can make the difference between a good day at work and a not so good day. A bad day at work, where pain punctuates the hours, is a recipe for short tempers and a decided lack of concentration.

Do you want to invest in office comfort and buy good chairs? Or do you want to keep paying for the same reports and content to be corrected, over and over again?

Pro tip – invest in a decent chair for your home computer area as well. Office comfort doesn’t have to stop the moment you leave the workplace. And of course if you work from home, then office comfort by definition is a function of what you do at home.

True story – a better desk chair has improved your intrepid blog writer’s performance, no question.

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#4. Do You Feel A Sales Chill?

Check out this spectacular tip, all about using cold calling to get to sales conversations faster. Mailshake notes that you don’t want to just be cold calling anyone. You want to be calling prospects only.

The key to this form of calling is to understand your prospects’ problems. And you need to know how your product or service is the solution they need. Once these two things are known, the script practically writes itself.

Where’s the Priority?

For your prospects, ordering a paid solution, or at least taking a meeting to discuss such a thing, directly relates to priority. If they don’t think their problem needs to solved any time soon, then they won’t feel either activity is something they need to do any time soon. If ever.

See tip #3 for even more detail on how to nudge people from prospect to customer.

#3. Let’s Go Prospecting

It’s not your imagination: this winning tip can make your sales prospecting more effective. HubSpot tells us this form of outreach is absolutely essential when it comes to getting new customers.

Their tip about warming up prospects before contacting them is an oldie but a goodie. But there was one tip which we adored and think should be tattooed on any salesperson’s forehead in reverse script so it’s easy to see in a mirror. No lie.

Office Comfort Credit SuiteDon’t Sell!

Oh gosh this is perfect and is the answer to, we suspect, most prospects’ prayers.

For the first prospecting sales call, don’t try to sell anything. Why not? Because it’s off-putting. So don’t do that. The last thing you want to do is leave a bad taste in the mouths of your prospects. And nothing can do that faster than being nothing but a sales mouthpiece, 24/7.

Think about it. Your prospects probably fast forward through commercials on recorded shows. They might use popup and ad blockers on their computers and phones. They don’t read billboards for fun.

So what makes you think they want to hear you go on about your product or service every time they hear from you?

Hint: they don’t.

#2. Price It Right The First Time

Our second to last unbeatable tip can give you a new perspective on correctly pricing your products. Sleek Note reveals all about this essential skill. Many online customers value the ability to get better prices and compare prices easily as two of the most important reasons why they shop online in the first place.

How Do You Price Your Wares?

Just how much science goes into pricing? Or do companies just close their eyes and point, or spin a big wheel?

What if you could carefully put together your pricing so it would best serve you from the start?

Makes a lost more sense than just throwing darts at a board.

Compare and Analyze Your Key Competitors

This is a key tip. Consider how your customers are using the internet to seek your wares and decide if they’ll buy from you or your competition. They are likely doing some form of head to head price comparison.

So why not do one yourself? If you were looking at your prices versus your competitors’, would you choose to buy your stuff?

Tweak If It’s Not Working

This is maybe the most important tip of all. They’re your prices, not the Ten Commandments. If your sales are high or your reviews are off the charts amazing, maybe your customers will tolerate a slight increase. If your sales are low, then maybe a discount or some coupons are in your future.

Don’t be afraid to experiment and change. Words to live by in business!

#1. Get Moving With Emotional Motivation

We saved the best for last. For our favorite remarkable tip, we focused on motivating people to buy. Copy Blogger says feelings drive action. They are the very essence of motivation.

There are a number of emotions which will spur action. An approach motivation, for example, is a positive one, whereby people want to experience or discover more of something or other. Hence you can tap into this emotional well with blog posts and other content which justifies why your product or service is what the prospect needs.

Another emotional motivator is attacking. This is where people want to criticize, devalue, or attack something. Why not tap into this emotion with an ‘axe to grind’ style of post? Ask what your customers’ pet peeves are. Get to the root of what they want to get rid of, versus what they may be trying to avoid.

An emotions can drive our decisions. It’s more than a feeling.

And you just might have something there.

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