Three Ways to Improve Your Business

As a business owner, I am always trying to find
ways to make my business run a little smoother.

You will find thousands of articles and books
that talk about the subject. Most of the time,
you will find the same solutions rehashed over
and over.

Here are three that might not be on every list
you see.

I imagine it is because they are so simple, but
if that's the case why are they ignored so
often?

Take a look, just might be the little nudge
your business needs.

1. Answer Your Email Promptly.

It is totally amazing the amount of time it
takes for many to answer their mail. I'm
talking about some of the so called Gurus in
their field.

I write a question asking about their product
or service, I expect the answer in a reasonable
amount of time. They don't have time to answer,
I guarantee you, there are a hundred other
people working the same type business that would
love the chance to have my business.

I don't care how great your product or service
is, you don't respond to people and they will
take their business elsewhere.

2. Keep Testing

Things start working fairly well and many
business owners become content.

Business changes continuously, as do your
customers. You have to change with them.

The best way to keep changing and stay up with
the changing needs of your customer is to test
on a continuous basis.

Keep testing ad copy.

Keep testing your website design.

Keep testing your products.

Keep testing your guarantees.

I think you get the picture. The business world
will never stop changing and to be successful,
you have to change with it.

3. Ask for Criticism

I could have said, ask for feedback. The problem
with that is many will just write and tell you
what is good.

Even though that is helpful, the feedback
that helps the most is constructive criticism.

Find out what it is your potential customers
dislike about your product or your newsletter.
Find out what you can change to make them more
likely to buy or subscribe, etc.

In fact when you do surveys, ask what they
like best and what they think is the worst
about you, your product or service.

You will be amazed at what you find out.

These are three very simple things. But you will
be amazed at the end result you can achieve by
making them as important as they should be. Too
many businesses will ignore them and their
business will start to be ignored as well.