Posts by Melissa Galt
Purposeful Priorities Learned from Loss
Do you ever find that you lose track of your most purposeful priorities in the crush of day to day operations? As I headed up to Highlands over Labor Day I was thinking of one of my neighbors who had just lost one of their pets. They have a pair of Wheaton terriers, Zooey and…
Read MoreWhat is Being Cheap in Business Costing You?
Being cheap in business is one of the fastest ways to attract cheap clients. These are the kind of clients that are never satisfied and will constantly demand more for less. Your money values are what attract your clients, when you are being cheap in business, you will attract like minded clients. Here’s an example.…
Read MoreForget Your Weaknesses: Focus on Your Strengths
One of the biggest keys to success is to focus on your strengths and let your weaknesses go. This means that you’ve got to know clearly (as in slap your face silly), what you are NOT any good at. And then making sure you either never do it or do very little of it. (Ideally…
Read MorePower Words to Grow Your Business: Are You Under Valued?
Words are a powerful tool to impact your business growth. Leveraging power words will grow your business and there is no better pair than price vs value. Understanding the key difference between price and value can add thousands of dollars of revenue to your business bottom line. Years ago when I was a Purchasing Agent…
Read More3 Real Reasons Your Business Is NOT All About Your Clients
I got an email from a client recently, bemoaning a client she had who was arguing over fee and suggesting her agreement wasn’t clear. My client was very upset and worried that her client would speak poorly of her and damage her reputation. She wanted to know what to do. Never Allow Your Clients to…
Read More10 Ways to Build Client Trust & Stay In Touch
The fastest way to build client trust in today’s high tech world is by being in touch. It’s ironic that in the age of endless channels of communication it is challenging to be remembered as meaningful and valuable. So how do you stand out? The key is to craft a touch campaign that is consistent…
Read MoreClient Attraction: 7 Sexy Stages to Client Courtship
A great business relationship is a lot like dating. If you are good at dating and courting, it is likely you are going to be good in business. You understand the nuances of client attraction (lead generation), how to warm them up, how to ensure they are qualified (you wouldn’t just date anyone, now would…
Read More5 Extremely Exciting Ways You’ll Grow Your Impact with More Income
Are you one of those talented professional service providers who gives yourself and your gifts away because you love what you do so very much that you’d do it for free? Are you struggling with the delusion that everyone deserves your help and that you’ll make the world a better place by accepting less compensation…
Read MoreLead Generation: 5 Hurdles to Getting Hired by Your Ideal Client
Business is about creating an indelible sensory connection with your exclusive clients. They need to be able to see you, hear you, feel you, taste you, and smell you above and beyond the many competitors who do something like what you do, but not exactly what you do (no one can be an exact copy.)…
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