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Sample Voice Mail Templates

Ian's Messy Desk

Voice mail is one of the most frustrating aspects of telephone communication; just below navigating automated phone menus. Leave the humourous messages for your home phone. Today is, I am in the office, but I’m either on my phone or away from my desk. If voice mail is used properly, it can be a highly effective tool.

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3 Simple Steps to Start Your Side Hustle

Success

Whenever they release a new product, they stick a person in the front of the store with chicken on a stick, offering free samples. Then, when we get them on the phone, we have the chance to work with them and customize a plan. . Provide your service for free until it is so good people will pay you for more of it.

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10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Want To Be a Freelancer? Here’s How to Get Started

Success

Because freelancers work with multiple clients, they have to be skilled communicators—whether they’re meeting in person, discussing a project over the phone or clarifying expectations via email. Build your portfolio and showcase your work samples on LinkedIn, your website and freelance portfolio sites.

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Why Surveys Show Wide Differences in Small Business Social Media Use

Small Business Labs

 The answer lies in methodology and sampling techniques.     The Citibank survey was done using a random sample and by phone.  A   A random sample draws their respondents to reflect the overall population being studied.   In  

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27% of Small Businesses Using Facebook

Small Business Labs

  Most small business social media surveys use online surveys and don't attempt to create samples that statistically represent the entire small business sector.  The State of Small Business survey uses phone interviews and samples in a manner that insures the survey respondents are representative of the entire U.S.

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QR is here, are you ready?

Office Dynamics

Users download a QR reader to their smart phone and use that application to scan or "read" these QR codes on business cards, printed materials, and a variety of other formats. We've included a sample here for you to practice scanning once you have downloaded your own QR scanner. Here is what I learned. QR stands for "quick response.".