http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”—George Eliot I was introduced to networking by my insurance agent, the late Sharlee Bishin. She came by my office one day, when I had only had my bookkeeping business for about a year. W... http://www.financealley.com/article_562989_15.html 25th June 2008 “Why do some people always see beautiful skies and grass and lovely flowers and incredible human beings, while others are hard-pressed to find anything or any place that is beautiful?”—Leo Buscaglia There are three kinds of fish in the sea: ... http://www.financealley.com/article_562983_15.html 25th June 2008 I was speaking at a 12-step meeting recently, and this Twelve-Step program for Financial Stressaholics suddenly came to me. 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I’m all for the jury system, mind you, but those of us who aren’t on co... http://www.financealley.com/article_562932_15.html 25th June 2008 “Chellie, an editor is interested in your book!” my agent, Lisa, exclaimed happily. “I sent her a bunch of proposals, and she returned all of them to me except for yours! Now she wants to talk to you.” My heart was thumping and my breath ... http://www.financealley.com/article_562921_63.html 25th June 2008 “After you’ve written your book, found an agent, gotten a publisher, and your book is finally in the bookstores, five percent of your work has been done.”—Jack Canfield You learn that, in the book world, PR is everything. When you walk... http://www.financealley.com/article_562918_15.html 25th June 2008 If you are in business for yourself and working from home, you are likely to get lonely sometimes. You have no office cohorts, no company cafeteria, no water-cooler or lunchroom to hang out in and chat with folks to ease a stressful day. The evil temp... http://www.financealley.com/article_562915_15.html 25th June 2008 When you’re working from home, running your own small business, it is vital to understand the difference between marketing and selling. I found this out when I hired a woman to help me make sales in my workshop business. She was bright, fun, and energ... http://www.financealley.com/article_562912_64.html 25th June 2008 By Chellie Campbell “To do good marketing, you want to attract the people you want…and repel the people you don’t want!”—Unknown If there’s one thing I’ve learned traveling along this life’s highways and byways, is that in all... http://www.financealley.com/article_562907_64.html 25th June 2008 “I don’t care how many degrees you have on the wall, if you don’t know how to sell, you’re probably going to starve.”—George Forman So you’ve decided to start your own home-based business—congratulations! Welcome to the world of s... http://www.financealley.com/article_562904_64.html 25th June 2008 “Hi! Welcome to our networking group,” I said to the guest, a tall gentleman in a business suit who had introduced himself as a financial planner. “I’m glad you could join us this morning.” “Thank you,” he replied with a smile. ... http://www.financealley.com/article_562901_63.html 25th June 2008 Here’s how to calculate the amount of money you’ll need at retirement: 1) Whatever you have now; plus 2) Ten million dollars. That sounds like enough to make you feel safe, right? Financial advisors estimate that the percentage of Ameri... http://www.financealley.com/article_562899_63.html 25th June 2008 Entrepreneurs love to get new clients for their business. You work hard developing your skills and marketing yourself and the payoff comes when someone says, yes, they want to hire you. Then comes the negotiation regarding fees. 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