The Free Business Tools YOU Need Now – Part 2
September 18, 2007
Whilst I agree that free or cheap isn’t always best, there are some free business tools you’d be mad to miss out on. Here’s 3 of them that you can get now.
Free Business Cards
What are they? A small card with your contact details that you can give to people you meet.
Why You Need Them It makes it easier to remind people of who you are, and how to contact you. And it also makes it easy for them to refer you to others.
Where Can You Get Them? I got mine from Vista Print. They produce professional results; you can upload your own logo, or use one of their templates and they’re currently offering FREE business cards. Click here to get your FREE full colour business cards for your business or personal use -- an $85 FREE gift.
An Online Store
What is it? A professionally built, easy to use online store.
Why do you need it? If you want to sell several products online, this brilliant tool keeps it as simple as possible.
Where Can You Get It? Try it out first to see if it's right for you. Click here to get a one month free trial of ProStores.
Free – The 21 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Money CD
What is it? A free CD by Brian Tracy – international speaker and sales superstar. It is based on studies of successful business owners and self made millionaires. And it will show you: how to become a money magnet, increase your income immediately and learn the secrets to building wealth.
Why do you need it? The best way to learn how to build a successful business is from people who’ve already done it. Brian’s books and products are fantastic. I have several myself and I’m amazed that he’s giving this CD away free. Click here for your Free CD of 21 Success Secrets of Self Made Millionaires
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4 Responses to “The Free Business Tools YOU Need Now – Part 2”
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I have almost all of Brian Tracy CD and I really enjoy them a lot. I have a bunch of them on self-improvement
As for business card, I wouldn’t need them because I am not very social in the real world and don’t have “business friends”, just gamers!
Hi Cath,
Thanks for this helpful post. I’m definitely checking out the free CD. Like Sean, I’m not very social, so I don’t really need a business card either.
Thanks for visiting me on my blog recently too. And the tip on the Women Bloggers list.
Jocelyn
I need business cards and I personally advocate getting out and about in the real world.
I had never been to a sales meeting before. I had never spoken in public. I was a shy hermit.
Then I was invited to a business breakfast. I thought there’d be a couple of people there and I knew the guy who invited me.
Turns out there were 30 people. And everyone had to stand up and talk about their business for 1 minute.
I s*it my knickers if you’ll pardon the French.
And I was stuttery, incoherent, and struggled for about 10 seconds to think of something intelligent.
I was red-faced, ashamed, and dreadful.
I decided to confront my own fears and go back the following week. This time I prepared a script, and shakingly read it out – still stuttery, unconvincing, but marginally better than the week before.
I got better. Soon I didn’t need a script.
I got better when I met clients. I started going to networking events. I’m still to this day not an agressive networker – prefer to meet 3 ot 4 people and have a quality chat. I don’t sell, I try and make an acquaintance – even completely unrelated to what I do.
Once you’ve done networking – and I recommend the breakfast meetings – you develop as a person. You develop confidence.
You get better – even when it doesn’t come natural.
After 4 years of doing this, I arranged a seminar in aid of a charity I liked, got together with a guy called Andy Bounds and a couple of others, and got 70 paying guests to a seminar on “Cause Related Marketing” at Goodison Park.
To go from stuttery, shy to addressing an invited audience of professionals – and sharing the same stage as the legnedary Andy Bounds was an achievement.
I now make sure I do at least one “scary” event a year. I’m usually not the best presenter, but it really helps you develop.
Business cards are a must. At some events, they encourage business card swapping as a massive 2 minute exercise. Getting 70 business cards at an event building your database.
Always worthwhile – particularly with a business card scanner so they’re popped straight into your database.
That’s a long way to say business cards are useful – if you meet people, you’ll get one in return and your database will grow.
Hi Sean – I absolutely love Brian Tracy to. His book on time management is brilliant. I’m naturally unorganised and it’s even helped me. And his sales stuff is excellent. We get his DVD’s as it’s far cheaper than going on training courses.
Jocelyn – you are welcome. And do get the free CD. I know I’m going to.
Ian – like you, I couldn’t live without business cards. I even leave them when I pay in a restaurant. I don’t know who does yours, but I’ve tried a lot of places and Vista Print has been the best quality. I also get leaflets and postcards from them, as you can use their layouts and designs and tweak bits to suit yourself. It’s dead easy. And they always seem to have offers on!