23 Sep 09 Approaching A Business Client

Whether you own a personal business, or work for a company where independent clients are your target, you need to know how to approach them. By not knowing how to approach a client, you run the chance of ruining a potential business relationship, through a lack of knowledge. That’s no reason to lose out on potential business, so do your research and make sure that doesn’t happen. It’s not too hard to develop your relationship building skills, you just need to know where to start.

Firstly, do what research you can about your potential client. Find out what you can about them, before making your approach, so that you can formulate a strategy specific to them. By doing your research you already know what parts of your business apply to them, and you can focus on highlighting those positives. Tailoring a pitch to each potential client gives you a better chance of getting their attention, and capturing their interest.

Whether you are approaching through a phone call, or an in person meeting, make sure that you stay professional. Keep positive and courteous, through your speech and demeanor. That will reflect in your pitch, and the potential client is more likely to respond positively in return. Never underestimate the power of positivity.

Finally, make sure that you know your stuff, concerning your own business. It’s not enough to highlight the points that apply to a potential client, you also need to know the answers to their questions. You never know what they’re going to think of, so keep a broad range of knowledge on hand about your business. By knowing the facts, and even having a guide for yourself, you can quickly supply the answer to any questions they may have. This helps to show that your business is organized, and helpful in working with a client to get them the solution that they need.

Tags: Better Chance, Business Client, Business Relationship, Business Work, Demeanor, Independent Clients, Lack Of Knowledge, Own Business, Personal Business, Phone Call, Pitch, Positivity, Show Business, Target

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15 Mar 09 Techie Advice | Go Green Technology!

As much as technology is great for using the internet, running a personal business, or just being socially knowledgeable in this day and age, many IT professionals do not consider the ecological drawbacks of their industry. Little by little, however, inventions are coming out in the market that can change this. If you want to get an idea of what is out there, here are two energy efficient pieces of technology:

MSI has an eco-friendly MSI Wind Nettop CS120. The size of this desktop PC hard drive is about 11.1 x 9.45 x 2.56 inches, while including a slot-load DVD burner, an Intel Atom 230 1.6GHz processor, a 160GB hard-drive and a 1GB of DDR2 SODIMM memory. This desktop PC is reported to save about 90% on energy costs!
Marvell Technologies has a plug in computer that is about the size of an adapter! It is called the SheevaPlug and it also saves on 90% of electricity use. It has a 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of DRAM and 512MB of flash memory storage. It connects to the world-wide web through Gigabit Ethernet or through a USB port. For all you Linux fans, this mini-computer support Linux 2.6 distributions. For $99 this turn you into a green techie in no time. Considering the amount of plastic that it takes to build a regular sized computer, energy efficiency is not its only highlight!

These two are not as eye-catching as the technology projects featured on the Greener Gadgets Design Competition website. The SheevaPlug reminds me of Blink, a photocell controller for outlets. I know, I know! Blink isn’t a mini-computer for your entertainment needs. But it sure acts like one by giving users the opportunity to program their media centers, security programs, or even their lighting and housing temperatures. Basically, Blink blinks. Its infrared photocell acts like an eye that reacts to natural light. Its “eyelid” adjusts to what it “sees”. I could really use a product like this that would reduce the large amount of energy I waste after writing these blog posts!

However, my all time favorite “Go Green!” technology is the ASUS Bamboo laptop. This is something you have to see to believe! It reminds me of the old “woodie” cars of the 1950s. The ASUS touchpad for this laptop is bamboo themed too. I wonder though if Bamboo laptops will be as popular when they have a hefty price tag of more than $3,000? Maybe they’ll have a cheaper bamboo desktop in the future. They already have a bamboo mouse!

Tags: 160gb Hard Drive, Array, Competition Website, Computer Support, Design Competition, Desktop Pc, Energy Costs, Energy Efficiency, Flash Memory Storage, Green Technology, Inventions, Mini Computer, Nettop, Personal Business, Photocell Controller, Security Programs, Sized Computer, Sodimm Memory, Support Linux, Technology Projects, Usb Port

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